My Concussion at SuperGrands 2008

This cheap shot was thrown in the last 2 seconds of the match. The judge had called break, and as I was reaching for my shoe that came off during the match, and my head got punted like it was a football. The worst part is that no medic was called and I continued fighting, which was very dangerous.

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[Shindanika]

Hey there, I did apologize for my shin hitting your head because it wasn't done on purpose. Your reply was "that was not nice" I then said it was an accident & I hadn't meant to hit your head & you replied "that wasn't nice". Our match was then restarted, you were mad & tried to take me down at that point. My attempt was to kick your body & I sincereley apologize for making contact with my shin to your head. I am sorry!

[BlitzKick]

Ms. Sandra Farnsworth,

I don't know if that counts as a sincere apology, but I'm surprised to even get half of that considering all the "unflattering" emails/comments you've been sending me over the past month and a half.

[BlitzKick]

I believe you are distorting the facts...

1. All you said to me after the incident was that my butt wasn't down. Now it looks like the story has changed.

2. Both before and after the match, I never did anything outside of the rules to you. Proof of this is in both full versions of the fight that I have publicly posted on here.

3. Saying "that's not nice" after receiving a concussion, which caused me serious injury for up to a month afterwards, is really nothing.

[Hoeftleo]

It seems to me if you look at the kick,

she was kicking to the body..

Her foot is at the middle of the body and the shin hit her on the head.

[BlitzKick]

I guess it's possible.

But if that were the case, you'd think she would have pulled the kick or at least apologized.

[BohemianDre]

i agree with all points in your video... but another lesson to referees... if they see a fighter taking a cheap shot like this after the judge calls break, that fighter need to be DQd. I've seen way too much of this unsportsperson cowardly conduct in my time and it often goes unchecked and it is disgusting. A lesson to you as well, never EVER trust the other person. ALWAYS guard your grill and keep the other person in your sight.

[BlitzKick]

What's hard to see in the video is that my protective foot gear came off during the exchange. I was reaching for it to put it back on when she punted me, which is why I was in such a vulnerable position.

[RisingPredator10]

That takes heart.. You kept on fighting..

[7rancisco1]

Are these girls? All girls that do man sports are short-tempered... I guess it's their sort of way of becoming more competative?

[L3sl131995]

a sneaky move, that was mean ;o

[mrmuthafucka1]

talk about a lack of control. it's sad that some fighters in this sport still don't have the self discipline that this sport is supposed to teach.

[ninjahendza]

what a scumbag move. If I was a spectator, I would roundhouse kicked her fat ass out of the ring.

[pliskin67]

Aka, hansoku chui

Aka, shikkaku

Man if this was the usankf that girl would be disqualified for life. its a good thing they video tape a lot of the fights now so we can see all the dirty things competitors do. if all competitors knew thier underhanded unsportsmanlike behavior would be viewed by all i bet they would all fight a little bit more fair.

[apharot]

I believe the issue here was, and correct me if I'm wrong, Jess, but you showed a rather strong lack of control in there. When the fight is stopped, you do not, under any circumstances, strike the other person. In addition, in the video, you see she is clearly on the ground, backside included. That is something that I, as a judge, would have immediately dq'ed you for.