stoppages are generally way to quick or way too slow, and occasionally just right...tonight we had some of each
a stoppage that was way too slow: Shank over Koch...dozens of additional undefended shots continued for maybe 30 seconds longer than necessary to see that Koch was absolutely without defense...that fat-assed referee kept circling and looking and circling and looking...when a defenseless fighter needs protecting is when the referee decides to show the world how "observant" and "deliberative" they can be...
a stoppage that was way too quick: Philippou over Larkin (if you don't think so, watch the replays of Koch...and then Larkin, one after the other and compare them in any way that makes sense to you...)…Shank was way too slow, reminiscent of Weidman almost killing Munoz…but Larkin was too quick...not given any time to weather the storm...knocked down, then instantly "protected" from any follow-up
a NON-stoppage that was just right: NOT calling out Brown early in the first round--which VERY easily could have happened (especially in Brazil, as Kermit pointed out in the event thread)--rest of the fight showed it was the right call...pisses me off when, early in the fight, the ref is WAY to quick to "defend the fighter" and doesn't even give them a chance to weather the storm (both McMann vs. Rousey and Faber in his last fight were counted out WAY to fukkin' early)
a stoppage that was just right: the KO of Potts (too "soon" or "late" are not evaluated objectively with time on the clock...Potts was very fast on the clock, but the ref did exactly the right thing in noticing that "no one was home")
a dangerous NON-stoppage watch the last minute of R2 with Brown flailing away with HARD punches/elbows on Silva's head from the mount with Silva doing nothing consequential to defend himself …Dean (one of the VERY best in this aspect of the job)…should have called off the carnage at some point here…would have been better for everyone (especially Silva) if R3 never started
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