A fight breaks out at UFC 91. Big throw by the cop at 30 seconds.

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I approve of the throw.

by IHateMMA on Nov 24, 2008 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

that was some good judo shit right there...

i hope that civilian sues that cop.. a little unnecessary if you ask me

by steveoc24 on Nov 24, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Not if you're trying to restore the peace. And certainly not if the guy was fighting.

by IHateMMA on Nov 24, 2008 8:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

maybe the guy was trying to restore the peace and wasn’t involved in the fight.

by steveoc24 on Nov 24, 2008 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Cops wouldn’t know that — that’s why it is best to not do anything if a fight like that breaks out.

by IHateMMA on Nov 24, 2008 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

really?

I thought it would be best to try and break up a fight so nobody continues to get hurt or gets in trouble. Unless of course, a cop is nearby and then you have to worry about him picking you up and almost breaking your neck.

by steveoc24 on Nov 24, 2008 9:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You can get caught up in the fight if you decide you’re going to try and be a hero.

by IHateMMA on Nov 24, 2008 11:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Unnecessary? Definitely Not

I would do what I could to prevent another fist thrown. And from the cops vantage point he had no choice but to grab and throw. I hate the hurry up and sue mentality it makes it harder for cops to do their yobs.

by lordnoble on Nov 25, 2008 7:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

cuz cops never do anything wrong.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUkiyBVytRQ

by mythbuster on Nov 25, 2008 10:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Do you have any context to this incident? Or do you just assume that the cops do this randomly for no reason?

by dualdiagnosis on Nov 25, 2008 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2008/07/28/2008-07-28_rookie_cop_in_hot_water_after_video_show.html

“The cop claimed Long deliberately drove his bike into him, sending both of them falling to the ground. Pogan [the cop] claimed to have suffered cuts from the impact.”
The context is that the cop was an asshole who decided to attack someone (and arrested the guy for assaulting a police officer). Thank god for video cameras.

A bit off the topic here, but my point was that, while most cops are good people, sometimes they (and security people) are just jerks who like to abuse their position.

by mythbuster on Nov 25, 2008 5:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I saw this entire thing. It was insane. The girl starts screaming at the guy above her for calling her white trash. Then her boyfriend punches the guy, so the guy, who I just learned is a fighter, threw a right and sent him flying. He kept ducking her punches, and finally pushes her down. Boyfriend comes back and wants to fight more, and then ANOTHER guy comes down and puts a RNC on him to stop the fight! This is the guy who got slammed. This video does not capture the insanity of the friend of the first guy who tackled the girl down over 3 rows of chairs.

by Michael Rome on Nov 24, 2008 9:05 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

LOl…The tackle is in there. It was pretty funny.

by IHateMMA on Nov 24, 2008 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If you’re going to start a fight at a football game, know how to tackle and block. If you’re going to start a fight at a baseball game, mind the old people.

If you’re going to start one at a UFC event, know what the fuck you’re doing.

by subo on Nov 24, 2008 10:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

hahahaha! Loving your work of late Subo.

Love how the guy gets slammed and the people around are saying “he was helping her, he was helping her..”

by Benicio on Nov 24, 2008 11:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's basic ...

you can NEVER start a fight at any sort of sporting event when you are BELOW the other person. I’ve never seen the “winner” come from below.

The cop throw was a bit of a show though.

by !claw on Nov 25, 2008 4:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wonderful point!!

you can NEVER start a fight at any sort of sporting event when you are BELOW the other person. I’ve never seen the "winner" come from below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVAoL0i2W58

by mythbuster on Nov 25, 2008 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Looked like they went sliding down the stairs a bit.

by mythbuster on Nov 25, 2008 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Ray Sefo

And his little brother – The broad was trying to attack Ray Sefo lol

by skwirrl on Nov 25, 2008 3:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Tight Judo throw. I can’t really see if the guy that got ragdolled really did anything, but it was a tight slam. The guy tackling the girl was a little overboard. Every UFC event I’ve attended I have waited for a fight to break out. Too many hammered fans all pumped up.

by umphreezing on Nov 24, 2008 10:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

btw some one needs to make a .gif of that throw, and the tackle.

by umphreezing on Nov 24, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

prime example of why i’ve never bought tickets to a ufc show (aside from not living very close to a majority of them). seems like it would be drunken d-bag central.

by woooburn on Nov 24, 2008 10:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I went to UFC 84 and the guys two rows in front of us started spitting on the guys one row in front of us.

I took my little sister to Twilight on Saturday and a fight broke out.

So, people don’t have to be wearing Tapout to be of questionable character. They can be goth, as well.

by Eugene Schelfaut on Nov 24, 2008 10:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

well yeah… but at least twilight only cost you 10 bucks.

by woooburn on Nov 24, 2008 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ve been to many UFC events and have never witnessed any fights. You will always have one or two knuckleheads in every crowd. And if you want to talk about douche-bag central, go to a Raider game. I can’t wait till they come to San Diego next month. Nothing like beating the shit out of black and white.

by steveoc24 on Nov 24, 2008 10:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Nothing like beating the shit out of black and white.

wouldnt that make you part of the problem?

by Benicio on Nov 24, 2008 11:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

lol..

I meant the Chargers beating the Raiders..

by steveoc24 on Nov 24, 2008 11:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Thanks

This comment made me laugh!

And no I’m pretty sure I will never go to a Raiders home game. There is a few college towns I will always steer clear of also.

by natyong on Nov 25, 2008 3:27 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Morgantown?

"I'm a man who discovered the wheel and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's what kind of man I am." - Ron Burgundy

by monkeyfightclub! on Nov 25, 2008 9:01 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Holy crap that was worth my dialup patience.

by Slica on Nov 24, 2008 11:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I read on UG forum that the guy in the suit is Ray sefo and in the yellow t shirt is his "little " brother! lol talk about barking up the wrong tree…..

by ATLien420 on Nov 24, 2008 11:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

It does resemble him from the back and the old guy with him is trying to usher him out, as if to say ‘you shouldn’t be seen around this situation. We don’t want any negative press.’

by Discman2 on Nov 25, 2008 1:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently Ray was the picture of a gentleman putting up with her dumb ass for the entire event and after finally asking again and again for her to sit down so they could watch Randy fight (he trains at Extreme couture) when she said fuck you again, he called her fat white trash. (Or somethign very similar.) Her man had earlier told Ray that he was a pro fighter too after she recognized him as a fighter (LOL) and at this point Ray sent his ass for a ride I guess. Then she wigged out. Apparently it was all worked out. There is a reason everybody is pointing at that drunk broad and witnesses sorted it all out with everybody later.

by skwirrl on Nov 25, 2008 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Talk about Judo chop!

by pud333 on Nov 25, 2008 2:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Amazing she stayed in that dress.

by dualdiagnosis on Nov 25, 2008 2:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

“C’mon titty…..c’mon tittayyyyyy.”—Dave Chapelle

http://eliotmarshall.com/

by BJJDenver on Nov 25, 2008 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I heard the cop is going up for the next season of the ultimate fighter, the force Vs the public?
D
Big John & Chuck to coach.

by qwerty2323 on Nov 25, 2008 4:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

For the bleeding hearts.....

I run security for a pretty big nightclub in philadelphia and if you have never been a bouncer or a cop, you will never know how hard of a job it truly is. While I never condone damaging a patron with unnecessary force, you would never know how hard it is to deal with an intoxicated person who does not want to listen. Sometimes it is literally for their own good to cause them a little pain and remove them from a situation instead of letting them cause a bigger incident. And the safety of my guys comes ahead of a drunk patron.

In this case it seems everyone did the right thing and kept it from escalating further. What happens if the security official does not throw that man out of the crowd and another friend of the girl or worse yet a member of the crowd who decides to be a hero wants to settle the dispute right there. and they may have 10 friends there, and it all of a sudden lights off into a full blown riot. I have seen it happen and it is not a good thing.

If a fight happens near you, do yourself, the people involved, and the security a favor and stay out of it and support them in stopping it.

“I thought it would be best to try and break up a fight so nobody continues to get hurt or gets in trouble. Unless of course, a cop is nearby and then you have to worry about him picking you up and almost breaking your neck.”
This is the type of thinking that gets people hurt, not what the security officer did. You end up being the problem, not the solution.

by Nick Travaglini on Nov 25, 2008 5:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs