Fightjunkie.com: Hamman Speaks On Rematch with Po'ai!

When Jared Hamman and Po'ai Suganuma first locked horns at the April ShoXC, the fight was fast, and many found the ending controversial. Heading into the important rematch, Jared took some time to speak to ProElite.com regarding his thoughts on the first fight, what he expects in the rematch, and his shot at redemption this Friday at ShoXC. Q: Let's start off talking about the first fight. It ended in controversy, so I want you to tell me your thoughts about what happened in that first fight. Hamman: Well, people keep saying controversy and what not, but in the mind of an athlete like myself, or a fighter... No matter what you put behind that loss... meaning, "I lost, but this"; or "I lost, but that"; or "I lost in controversy"; blah blah blah... It's still a loss. In my mind, whether it was a situation where the ref stopped it short or whatever, it's still a thing where I have to go back and remedy that situation. The only thing I'll say about the situation is that I could have kept on fighting no problem. I was still coherent; I was still ready to go. He did land a good shot, but I was still ready. I was going for a take down on his leg. So when I saw the ref in my face, I was like, "what are you doing?" And if you look in the fight, I wipe my face because I thought maybe he cut me & that's why they stopped the fight. I didn't see any blood, and I was like "uhhh, what are you doing? What's going on?" So that's the way I feel about that. I can't blame it on the ref, the ref is doing his job, but, I could've kept on fighting. But that's the end of that story. To read the entire article please click on the link below.