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2bad4u25
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Some of you may of heard but a Cuban figher named Angel Matos got angry becuse he got a disqualification. There are two side of the story. One side is the fighter needed medical attention. Which there is a time limit of 60 second.
The time limit had ran out and the ref had saw that the cuban fighter Angel Matos may have a broken leg or something. However Angel Matos decide to fight use his actions not his words. Which got him a life time ban from the Olympic. There could have been a postive outcome if Angel Matos just went uo and talked to the Olympic community that he was unfairly treated. He would then given another chance.

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InTheZone
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It's sort of like manslaughter, but in this case, it's 'man assault'. Angel Matos did it out of rage, he really didn't mean to bust the referee up!

armorkas
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I think he could still control himslef. But I guess people have to let out rage every once in a while. I let mine out by running until i fall over because i somehow find it amusing to run.

Zootsuit_riot
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I let mine out by running until i fall over because i somehow find it amusing to run.


Endorphins. Every distance runner's best friend.

I agree that he should have controlled himself and taken a little bit of time to think about it, but the judge had it coming one way or another. Personally, I would have rather seen real justice take place.
woody_7007
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He was angry becasue he was cheated out of an olympic medal. Imagine training your whole life for something and then being disqualified for an invalid reason. I say fair play really.

Strop
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LOL I SAW THIS. I was like OMFG :O

Unfortunately while Matos may have been angry, the commentators said it all right: It's unacceptable to be unaware of the rules for tournament at the highest international level. Therefore the disqualification was fair play and kicking the ref in the face is utterly against everything that martial arts stands for.

Therefore it is only appropriate that Matos received a lifetime ban for his actions at this event- which is the representative of the epitome of sporting competition. I would not expect any possibility that this ban ever be overturned.

justgotpwned
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Didn't they get banned for life?

masta_cheef
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Didn't they get banned for life?

Dude, Strop said that Matos got a lifetime ban. Did you miss that part?
Ricador
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Well if he did it purposefully, yes ban him for life.

Although that's pretty funny though =D

If i had been the ref i would have just been like "whatevs"...

Strop
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I bet the ref was like "goes with the territory!" But as a sport...

What's important to note is that the ban is not a vindictive measure but rather a symbolic one.

woody_7007
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Well if he did it purposefully, yes ban him for life.


Itd b quite hard to fly kick a ref in the face by accident.
WeeMan147
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Yes, the dude who trains to kick people in the face should not have kicked the ref in the face when he got mad. That makes boat loads of sense. I completely agree that the guy that trains to use his anger and beat the holy hell out of other people should have magically found control and not used his training.

ialwayswin
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Lmao I missed that one Well its a good thing he didn't do something stupid because of his anger..oh wait...

dizzyk
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I read that the guy's coach was unapologetic.

InTheZone
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It's quite a funny thing to see. Angel pauses for a moment, literally for a few seconds to think or something, then BIGGITY BAM, RIGHT IN THE FACE.

justgotpwned
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Must've been real mad.

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