Late stoppages are one of many worst issues that may occur in MMA.
A referee is tasked with the duty of defending the fighters by recognizing the suitable time to cease a contest when a competitor is not intelligently defending themself. When a referee fails at that responsibility, a competitor might be significantly damage as a result of pointless harm.
That’s precisely what occurred when referee Kerry Hatley was late to cease the onslaught of offense by Jalin Turner on Bobby Inexperienced at UFC on ESPN 52.
Turner badly rocked Inexperienced on the ft, after which unloaded quite a lot of unanswered strikes on Inexperienced as he adopted him to the bottom. Inexperienced was out and facedown on the canvas, nonetheless receiving stikes whereas Hatley watched on.
The stoppage eventually came, however the timing instantly drew criticism. Hatley himself acknowledged the error whereas nonetheless contained in the cage, however the harm was achieved.
How ought to Hatley be held accountable for the late stoppage?
Our “Spinning Again Clique” panelists Dan Tom, Matthew Wells, and Brian “Goze” Garcia talk about the scenario with host “Attractive” George Garcia.
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