Posted on 08/03/2022 1:41:46 PM PDT by grundle
A Filipino American mixed martial artist reportedly stopped an attacker after witnessing him hit another man in an unprovoked attack in New York City.
Ro Malabanan, a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, was heading to work when saw a homeless man, later identified as 28-year-old Samuel Frazier, sucker-punch a construction worker in SoHo on July 27, according to reports.
Witnesses informed Malabanan that Frazier had also attacked other men before the construction worker, prompting the mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter to chase after the man.
“My jiu-jitsu instincts just kicked in. I jumped on his back,” Malabanan said in a video posted to his Instagram. “He tried to swing me off then, but a seatbelt position dragged him down to the floor, and I immediately took his back and pinned him to the ground.”
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Frazier reportedly assaulted six men along Broadway. While he was pinned to the ground, some of his victims started attacking him, according to Malabanan. However, the MMA expert asked them to stop and call the police instead. He reportedly subdued the attacker until police arrived.
The New York Police Department eventually arrested the attacker, who has been charged with two counts of assault.
Malabanan, who was born in the Philippines, migrated to the U.S. with his family when he was 9 years old. He currently studies jiu-jitsu and teaches boxing in New York. Malabanan said he turned to martial arts after previously experiencing harassment due to his race. He added that he is grateful he was able to use his training to stop an individual from harming other people.
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“Lives in NYC. I wonder who was harassing him about his (asian) race?”
Surprised the media didn’t double down label him a “white” Filipino
You guessed the MMA fighter was a Filipino? You are good.
Awesome!! But — as others here have already said — this thug will be back on the streets in less than 24 hours. :-(
My sister in law is Filipina. Ironic that his last name MALABANAN..
In Tagalog/Filipino, LABAN means FIGHT. Ma’ is a pronoun so it sounds translated in English as “Ready to fight”.
Yeah.....they could've included him in the foundation pour......
There are going to have to be protection gangs that clean things out.
Like the Italian mobsterss the Irish gangs.....
Since he will be back on the street without bail, avoid NY like the plague.
At the very least, NYC (and other woke liberal cities) needs an army of MMA fighters like Ro Malabanan to put some fear into these thugs and keep 'em in check.
Some Roof Koreans would be great, too...
So, has the negro been set free yet?
This is NYC after all, so he cannot be guilty.
The usual suspect.
Great post. Wish it weren’t so true these days.
Looking at his phone without a care in the world lol.
It sure does!
I like the way the guy still had time to look at his email.
Is it racism if an asian does it?
Good man yourself..
I will shake his hand and buy him a drink.
No pussified fist bumps, either.
My first thought as well.
Well, the Filipino guy was a gimme.
The other guy was almost as easy given the MO.
Isn’t it interesting that Yahoo was able to identify the MMA guy as Filipino in the headline, but had no clue that the thug was black.
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