Heck. 10/10 responseBrexit apparently.
Because Colby got dropped, was getting the shit beat out of him and ate 10+ full blast hammerfists with pretty much no defense.
Looking back that was early, Colby still would have lost on points for getting dropped but fights have gone on for longer than that in similar positionsBecause Colby got dropped, was getting the shit beat out of him and ate 10+ full blast hammerfists with pretty much no defense.
"“(It was a) difficult fight. I know I handled it on the money, to a T,” Goddard said. “I’m seeing things unfold, and I see Colby put down twice in rapid order – plus 24 minutes of back-and-forth before that. So there’s a lot of damage sustained. Then I see him go down, and obviously he stays in that turtle position started on the double, then pulling his hands back. This is where everything will narrow in for me. I’m now firmly put in the spotlight. I have a decision to make and I’m trying to assess this. I have to assess this, real-time, with everything I saw, etc."
I think Marc's explanation on Dan Hardy's channel was really good
Not sure where it is in this video though.
Really good as in really awful.
Bad stoppage.
Goddard has quickly become the worst ref in MMA.
And Herb Dean is right up there in second place.
Looking back that was early, Colby still would have lost on points for getting dropped but fights have gone on for longer than that in similar positions
MacDonald did a terrible job there. He looked 'panicky' through the whole sequence.I don't see the argument for it being early honestly. Have a lot of fights gone later? Sure. Could this have gone later? Yeah, it could've and it would've been fine. But bias aside, I don't think it's an early stoppage, it's a totally acceptable one for me. TJ vs CCC was an early stoppage by Goddard imo, not this one. Here TJ barely gets hit with 2 or 3 ground punches and is actively moving and turning around, plus it's the 1st round. In that fight Colby got dropped hard twice, it was the 5th rd, visible damage and fatigue, was completely static, and just eating 12 undefended punches. I don't get the argument for early stoppage.