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Alex Izzy 1 was definitely stopped a lil early

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EDIT: For those of you who think that a weave pattern while looking down isn't a form of defense. This exact movement made his head a very difficult target for Daley's hands. That split second Daley used to try and aim gave nick enough time to get up.


I do not know if Izzy could have survived the rest of the round, there was a bit of time left in the round. I'm simply being objective about the fight being stopped at that moment. If you play the finish back at .25x speed, you clearly see Izzy glance up at Alex to try and anticipate how to roll with the next punch right before the ref steps in. Izzy wasn't out, and he was moving and dodging in a weave pattern while aware enough to find times to glance up to figure out how to roll with the next incoming punch. The ref definitely missed that in the moment. If hindsight is 20/20, quarter speed replays are probably omnipotence. The ref's job is difficult so im not mad at him I'm just being objective about whether or not that's a good stoppage.

EDIT: I wonder if people can admit now that the ref could have let this fight continue a little bit longer. Izzy is still dangerous even when he’s very hurt with his back against the cage.
 
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I thought so at first. But watching it back he is almost out. You can see it in his eyes and the way his body is moving.

The more I watch the more legit I think it is. He would’ve been out cold shortly after had it not been stopped. His movement and defenses were gone
 
Izzy should thank the ref, a few more seconds than this would have happened
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Enigma87 said:
I thought so at first. But watching it back he is almost out. You can see it in his eyes and the way his body is moving.

The more I watch the more legit I think it is. He would’ve been out cold shortly after had it not been stopped. His movement and defenses were gone
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Welterskelter said:
It was an excellent stoppage. Adesanya had every opportunity and was spared unnecessary damage while no longer defending himself. Let the fighter live to fight another day.
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In hindsight, Adesanya might have been better off falling to his back and letting Pereira decide whether or not to jump in his guard.

Even if the ref stood him up, that would have likely given him just enough time to recover.
 
nostradumbass said:
He could have survived another 10 seconds, not another 3 minutes.


Well if that's all their job is, they should just jump in as soon as the first strike lands in every fight.
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You know what I meant. Protect the fighters when the fighters can't protect themselves. From the ref's POV, Izzy was completely compromised and Pereira was going to land anything he threw while Adesanya wasn't returning fire or defending.
 
I’m a fan of Poatan, but I agree… especially when it’s a fight between two rivals where the belt could potentially change hands. If the fight was a prelim or 3 rounder, then I’m good with the stoppage, but a championship fight between two of the most experienced fighters in the sport, it was weak.

Honestly we’ve seen guys come back from worse off to win on several occasions. Refer to Barry vs Congo, hell we had a fight not too long ago where the guy looked done and his opponent gassed pressing for the finish.

Maybe it’s just me, but I’m under the impression that the venue being in NY may have effectively influenced Goddard to not allow the fight to continue until the point where Izzy was stiffened
 
GoshiShun17 said:
In hindsight, Adesanya might have been better off falling to his back and letting Pereira decide whether or not to jump in his guard.

Even if the ref stood him up, that would have likely given him just enough time to recover.
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I think Izzy was going out on his feet and had nowhere to land but stand against the fence.
 
LMAO, NO

"15 unanswered blows, and some of them very hard. 15 that touched him that he did not respond in any type of offensive manner. 15 shots from a guy that's a professional fighter like Alex Pereira that's got power and everything, that's a lot of damage. Josh you know that. There's a whole lot could he possibly have taken more? Yes, I'm not going to sit there and say that he couldn't he possibly could have, but the referee's job in that is to say, 'can you intelligently defend yourself at this time,' and Mark Goddard made the decision that, no, at this moment now you are nothing more than a punching bag and a sitting target."

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Dionysian said:
In a perfect world the fight would have gone a few more seconds and the insta-rematch wouldn't be happening. But it is Disney promoting MMA, so yeah, we aren't in a perfect world sadly.
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Usman was KOed cold and we got an instant rematch.

Anderson was 38 and flatlined in under 2 rounds while putting up very little effective offense and we got an instant rematch.

Safe to say Izzy was getting his rematch even if he got slept. Money talks.
 
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