Congenital amputee loses mixed martial arts fight on judges' decision

[Dasher]

Kyle Maynard, left, trains with R.C. Hagans in Auburn in the week leading up to Saturday's mixed martial arts match.

You suck as a wrestler if you have to wear head gear whilst grappling with a man with no hands or feet.

Congenital amputee Kyle Maynard lost his first mixed martial arts fight to Bryan Fry on a 30-27 judges' decision Saturday night in Auburn. One of his corner men carried Maynard to the ring on his shoulders, with the camera crew from his documentary in tow, to the cheers of the highly partisan crowd.
Those cheers grew even louder when Maynard propelled himself up the steps and into the ring.
Chants of "KYLE" erupted throughout the match as well as calls for Fry to "WRESTLE" Maynard and get down to his level.
But Fry stayed upright and was able to ward off Maynard's many attempts to take his legs out from him.
Maynard used the ring announcer's microphone after the match to thank the fans for coming out to support him and Fry for agreeing to give him his first MMA fight.
The 23-year-old former high school wrestler from suburban Atlanta, was denied a license to fight in Georgia in 2007.

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/04/...ses_mixed.html

[The Magic Man]

Lol, this is the kinda sh*t that makes me hate humans sometimes. The picture just makes this even more ridiculous.

[MarloStanfield]

Guarantee he could beat up a lot of ISHers

[Dasher]

I am pretty sure he is a good enough to be Canada's 50 KG Olympic Freestyle Wrestling representative.

[The Magic Man]

I wasn't gonna entertain this but after looking at the pic again, I have to wonder something. What the hell was his plan if dude did straight up wrestle him? How the f*ck can he grapple his nuts, let alone a grown a$$ man? Lol, this is so stupid. The money that went towards that event coulda fed like 5 African babies for a month i bet.

[Dasher]

Originally Posted by The Magic Man

Lol, this is the kinda sh*t that makes me hate humans sometimes. The picture just makes this even more ridiculous.

You are supposed to be inspired by his courage and unwillingness to give up on his dream of being a professional fighter.

[The Magic Man]

Originally Posted by Dasher

You are supposed to be inspired by his courage and unwillingness to give up on his dream of being a professional fighter.

Indeed. I instantly started to hear the Eye of the Tiger when I saw that pic.

[JayGuevara]

Originally Posted by Dasher

You are supposed to be inspired by his courage and unwillingness to give up on his dream of being a professional fighter.

The whole wanting to be a MMA fighter seems like takin it a lil too far, but he's a helluva lot stronger person than most of us. 9 outta 10 ISHers probably won't even approach girls for fear of failure/rejection, let alone have the motivation/dedication/etc etc to do anything like this dude.

I'd shake his hand. If he had one.

[Skywalker]

I am pretty sure he is a good enough to be Canada's 50 KG Olympic Freestyle Wrestling representative.

[MarloStanfield]

here are pics from the fight:

http://sherdog.com/pictures/event/1/...an-fry-17208/2

[TheGreatDeraj]

This guy went to my high school he is legit he won state championships in wrestling.

[Real Men Wear Green]

I'd hit it.

[CasterL]

what the **** is up with the non amputees right foot, looks like his ankles on the wrong way round

[jbot]

Originally Posted by Real Men Wear Green

I'd hit it.