Watching the full version of a recent amateur bout in Michigan, it’s a little harder to see the benevolence of a winning fighter’s tap-out. Highlights of the bout, which took place May 17 at a Prison City Fight League in Jackson, show amateur Mike Pantangco thoroughly dominating Jeremy Rasner before tapping out in the waning seconds of the fight’s first round. Pantangco, whose amateur record now stands at 1-1, was lauded for his restraint in the bout and said he submitted in order to save Rasner from undue punishment. The highlight video, which was shown on AXS TV’s weekly “Inside MMA” news program, had received 1.4 million views as of this afternoon and was reposted by dozens of news sites. But a closer examination of the full-length video, which is shown below and was pointed out by BloodyElbow.com ‘s Brent Brookhouse earlier today, may explain why Rasner reacted to Pantangco’s tap-out with confusion. While he sustained several heavy blows that left him wobbly, he also was able to land a takedown, achieve mount and land a leg kick during the bout
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Sportsmanship, or weirdness? Viral MMA video comes with confusion – MMA Junkie