I get it. Dan didn't see if the knees we're legal, it was really close.
But why not allow the fight to to continue after realizing it was the wrong call?
Sucks. Was an awesome fight till tha point
Faggotry of the commission
Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Exactly. Wtf? Why not just continue? Why does moose win from that? Sucks for both fighters
If there's no replay in NY, you have to go with the refs original decision, no?
gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
Because Weidman acted like he'd been shot. Then took 5 minutes to recover from a legal strike. How can you possibly start that again.
If Weidman was as hurt as he acted after the knee, he was finished.
Absolutely no reason to restart the fight.
Slapsymaxi -If there's no replay in NY, you have to go with the refs original decision, no?
This is what I don't get. How do you lose a fight after they see it was legal on replay, in a state that doesn't allow replay?
MasterofMartialArts -gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
Seems legit.
MasterofMartialArts -gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
But it wasn't illegal and hurt Weidman enough for him to need almost 5 minutes to recover. He was done.
Weidman was fucked up so the doctors stopped the fight. The ref ruled the strike illegal so it should have been Weidman via DQ or a NC. Mousasi via instant replay makes no sense.
TheDecider -Weidman was fucked up so the doctors stopped the fight. The ref ruled the strike illegal so it should have been Weidman via DQ or a NC. Mousasi via instant replay makes no sense.
And BTW, Weidman got his ass kicked fair and square.
Bigtrain2681 -MasterofMartialArts -gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
But it wasn't illegal and hurt Weidman enough for him to need almost 5 minutes to recover. He was done.
Then if it's legal the fight should continue. Taking five minutes is not illegal. So there was no grounds for stopping the fight.
One bad decision after another.
MasterofMartialArts -Bigtrain2681 -MasterofMartialArts -gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
But it wasn't illegal and hurt Weidman enough for him to need almost 5 minutes to recover. He was done.
Then if it's legal the fight should continue. Taking five minutes is not illegal. So there was no grounds for stopping the fight.
Er, taking 5 minutes is not illegal? What??
Mousasi was on the cusp of finishing. 5 minutes recovery and starting from a position where his skull isn't getting bounced by knees is hardly a fair conclusion. Getting rocked so bad you need 5 minutes to recover is a good sign you're not fit to continue.
It might have been the commission that decided it, but as soon as the knees were known to be legal Mirgalotta should've informed Chris and told him we restart right now or the fights over and you lose. My guess is the commission decided. Hoooorrrrible decision!!!!
MasterofMartialArts -Bigtrain2681 -MasterofMartialArts -gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
But it wasn't illegal and hurt Weidman enough for him to need almost 5 minutes to recover. He was done.
Then if it's legal the fight should continue. Taking five minutes is not illegal. So there was no grounds for stopping the fight.
The fight couldn't continue no matter what. Probably the fairest way would have been a NC. Which it'll likely become on appeal.
It ended When Wiedman acted hurt.
Bigtrain2681 -The problem is he was told he could take 5 min to recover from the ref call. Then they go back and penalize him with a loss for the time he took? Not to mention there are no video replays in new york so how does the ref call get overturned?MasterofMartialArts -Bigtrain2681 -MasterofMartialArts -gentle_wookiee -Because Chris looked like he was all fucked up after the knees so they rightly assumed he would have been finished following those knees.
Order of events according to you:
1. Knee thrown
2. Ref stops because he thinks it's illegal
3. Doctor comes in to check
4. Wild "assumption" is made and TKO is called
5. All of this happened in spite of the fact that if the knee was actually illegal, it would have been a point off or DQ
But it wasn't illegal and hurt Weidman enough for him to need almost 5 minutes to recover. He was done.
Then if it's legal the fight should continue. Taking five minutes is not illegal. So there was no grounds for stopping the fight.
Er, taking 5 minutes is not illegal? What??
Mousasi was on the cusp of finishing. 5 minutes recovery and starting from a position where his skull isn't getting bounced by knees is hardly a fair conclusion. Getting rocked so bad you need 5 minutes to recover is a good sign you're not fit to continue.
My opinion is the fight should have continued, not sure why they can give chris a loss by tko. Maybe he would have lost in a few more strikes but that is mere speculation