Big Match #7 - Malice A Forethought? Harman Degun vs Neil Spiring

Jumping up before slamming someone to escape a triangle will result in a headbutt; that fact reflects simple mechanics.

The referee ruled this an accidental clash of heads. The referee was from the same club as the headbutter. Neil Spiring was totally cool about the incident.

Was malice a forethought?

Was the referee correct to rule this an accidental clash of heads?

Should slamming be allowed in amateur submission grappling tournaments?

Harman Degun vs Neil Spiring SAS trials. Finals match under 77kg division.

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[neilf06]

slamming your opponent while you are inside a triangle is not allowed in most jiu-jitsu comps.

[therealgeeza]

@neilf06 slamming out of a submission was allowed at this tournament. but headbutting was not allowed.

[BoratNo1]

@blunardi Erm watch it again, the force of what he did made it accidental, it was unintentional. Stop being so pathetic. Nevertheless good performance from both, well done Harman! Done the school proud mate

[blazesingh]

yess harman thats my boy

[tommccawley]

Thanks for this, Pak Geeza.

On the rules - Aren't there other venues for slamming, kneeing, & the raw side of JJ like MMA ? Shouldn't a pure BJJ match be focused on finesse & technique ?

[Lendo75]

The guy tried to slam his way out a few times. Bad technique, the guy should've been dq'ed.

[novan08]

you're not allowed to slam/spike in most competitions.

[blunardi]

Definitely not accidental, IMO. From what I see, he DOVE headfirst into Neil's head.

[havoc720]

that was basically common assult, there was no skill envolved with what that guy done what so ever.i still to this day fail to understand as to why slams are aloud in these comps??jiu-jitsu is a skillfull art and as shown here this makes it look like a blood sport done by amatures.

[tooflessdan]

guard slamming bitch!! Cant pass the guard? go back to beginners' class..

[manz1991]

i thinks theres nothing wrong with this and its not the fighters fault and the person in the brown was awesome !!!:D