Notice the smilarities between the knockdown in the Herring-Nog fight
and the KO in the Hansen-Imanari fight. Imanari and Nog both looked in
the same condition but one was stopped and one wasn't.
A ref can make all the difference.
Imanari was more out I think.
"Imanari was more out I think."
See, I have to trust the ref, I suppose. He can see the fighter's eyes more
clearly than we can at home.
I think the big difference is that Hansen walked away immediately rather
than pounce on Imanari and put him away. Had Hansen reacted like
Heath, Imanari might have been hurt bad. Heath really did pounce and
try to finish but even a half alert Nog is tough to finish off.
When Imanari got dropped though, he just layed there on his back with his arms laying on the mat past his head. Not at all a defensive posture. When the ref saw Hansen rush in he had no choice but to intervene despite Imanari suddenly coming to life. Nog on the other hand tried to defend from the moment he hit the ground, despite being very shaky.
Nog just is a horse and always stays in the fight. Heath could have very well gotten the stoppage but it woulda been a shame since Nog showed he's clearly the superior fighter.
^yes and his reaction right after is PRICELESS