Nice save by Maragliotta

[Koro_11]

It was blatantly obvious he stopped the fight, then changed his mind when he saw the crowd reaction and called the low blow.

In hindsight, it probably would have been better for Holland if it was stopped right there as it would have spared him from unnecessary punishment, but it definitely would have left a lot of people complaining so it’s better this way.

But yeah, Dan was definitely off tonight, he also failed to restart the fight on the ground in the Elkins fight when he had his cut checked.

 

[Yep]

He should’ve stopped the fight. He is a dunce

 

[Fahcough]

The truck kept showing the wrong moment. It wasn't the belt punch, when they 1st clinched Holland took a knee right up the middle. It was a few seconds before the punch.

@KazDibiase caught it in his gif lord thread

 

[Jinx_AA]

True that he changed his call

But it didn’t look like an illegal strike to me

fantastic fight - props to both for putting on a show

 

[MadNIghtKing]

Felt bad for Holland when Dan restarted the fight. Should’ve just stuck with his original call. Referee needs to be decisive and not worry about fan reaction.

 

[DestinedAussie]

Felt bad for Holland when Dan restarted the fight. Should’ve just stuck with his original call. Referee needs to be decisive and not worry about fan reaction.

Holland did the standard complain, but I think he was actually okay with it ending at that point.

 

[Nathan LaMontagne]

The truck kept showing the wrong moment. It wasn't the belt punch, when they 1st clinched Holland took a knee right up the middle. It was a few seconds before the punch.

No shit? Thank you for notifying me. I thought the punch may have hit the cup but didn't look hard.

 

[MMAProfessional]

Holland did the standard complain, but I think he was actually okay with it ending at that point.

Looked clean to me. Coupled with the fight finishing body kicks I think Holland milked that.

 

[DestinedAussie]

Looked clean to me. Coupled with the fight finishing body kicks I think Holland milked that.

I don't if he did or didn't, but he was done and his corner stopping at the end of the round said as much.

 

[MGS]

I actually liked to see a ref change is mind, for once and allow the fight to continue. Way too often you see refs fuck up, wave a fight and be like "yeah I waved it, it is what it is" ( Herb Dean is good at that ) At the moment I thought it was a lowblow, Holland was grimacing like he got punched there, it was a bad stoppage to stop the fight on a lowblow, I liked that Dan acknowledged it, and let the fight continue. Now if Holland faked a lowblow, that ain't Dan's fault, he was doing his job. And of course people will shit on him for actually being a good ref here, it is what it is.

 

[DoctorStoppage]

Dan is such a terrible ref

 

[Poirierfan]

That wasn't no low blow unless Holland had his dick tucked in his beltline.

 

[TCE]

This the same Dan that saw Holland KO'd by a head clash from Daukaus, let the fight go on for Daukaus to submit Holland, then call it a N/C after all that play.

The refs outside the cage told Dan he fucked up, and to call it a no contest. Dan wanted to give the win to Kyle.

 

[KOPPE]

Dan is such a terrible ref

he was enjoying the fight too much

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Dan is one of the better refs imo but yeah, certainly wasn't all there tonight.

 

[amok attitude]

Dan is one of the better refs imo but yeah, certainly wasn't all there tonight.

Seriously ? The guy is not focused enough, he is slow and changes his mind all the time when it comes to stop a fight.
I know it is not an easy job but i dont get how that guy has not been put in the "mazzagatti and co" category yet

 

[FlyingDeathKick]

Seriously ? The guy is not focused enough, he is slow and changes his mind all the time when it comes to stop a fight.
I know it is not an easy job but i dont get how that guy has not been put in the "mazzagatti and co" category yet

I mean herb is 10x worse from what I've seen

 

[amok attitude]

I mean herb is 10x worse from what I've seen

I dont think so but Herb Dean is not great either.
Goddard, Peterson, Herzog, Beltran appear more reliable to me

 

[checktheknuckles]

True that he changed his call

But it didn’t look like an illegal strike to me

fantastic fight - props to both for putting on a show

Holland isn't the type of guy to fake groin strikes like Usman. You see in the replay that Holland immediately grabbed his groin. Also gotta remember these cups are bigger than the package it is covering, so shots just to the side of junk can still hurt if it hits the cup. Also another person mentioned a groin strike possibly a few strikes before that one where it was stopped.

 

[Jackonfire]

Big Dan is the worst. I loved how Poirier called him out for letting Chandler fish hook him. Dan just stood their denying it with a shit eating grin.