Mike Pantangco Loses MMA Fight on Purpose for the Most Amazing Reason - See His Shocking Act of Sportsmanship (VIDEO)
In this MMA match out of the Prison City Fight League in Michigan, Mike Pantangco is laying a serious beatdown on Jeremy Rasner, who has no answer to a flurry of punches and kicks. Pantangco, a Filipino fighter now living in the U.S., delivers a crushing right to the jaw, leaving Rasner barely able to stand.
Then Pantangco surprises everyone by kneeling on the mat and tapping out, the signal that he's quitting the fight. But why would he intentionally lose a match he was clearly dominating?
"We're amateur fighters. We don't get money. We don't get paid," the Filipino fighter explained. "...And I know that the only ting I'm going to finish the fight is him to go in the hospital or get hurt. I just feel terrible so I'm just going to give him the win."
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Here are highlights of the fight, including Pantangco's stunning act of sportsmanship:
