We as MMA fans can be fickle at times as far as the officiating and the judging goes, Its a tough job, I am not taking any credit away from those who put themselves in a position to where they have to make a split second decision.
Yves Lavigne was slammed by many critics after the Mac Danzig-Matt Winman fight, deservedly so, he stopped a fight prematurely and it was clear to most that Mac was still conscious as Winman attempted to choke him out.
Last Saturday at UFC 118 Marcus Davis was put to sleep by a Nate Diaz beautiful guillotine choke. Yves was slow to stop the fight, checking Davis's arm twice before he waved off the fight. I still think that you need to faster rather than slower to stop a fight. Protect the fighters, we want these guys healthy, to fight longer and live better when they leave fighting. Give them some rope, but when you believe in your eyes that the fighter has gone to sleep or is no longer defending him/her self stop the fight, protect them. I would rather a fight be stopped too early rather than too late.
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Aaron, perfect call on the officiating. You hit it right on the head, it's a tough job, but better to be safe than sorry. I'll be following your blog.
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