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I feel really sad.
Davis wasn't even trying to fight in the third
I'm a huge "Just Bleed" guy, and I love the old IVC fights in Brazil with groin strikes, head-butts, and virtually no ref stoppages, and wish downward elbows, soccer kicks, head-stomps, knees to the head of downed opponents, etc. were all legal...but yeah, I think that fight should have been stopped about 1.5 rounds earlier.
I think he would have happily cruised it out if his corner weren't screaming at him to finish.
Yeah, that's the kind of shit that stops MMA being truly accepted.
MMA isn't truly "accepted" because it's the ultimate meritocracy and the most brutal and individual of all sports. No one to blame or hide behind for any of your failings.
For the record, there were a lot of beatings back in boxing in the 40's and 50's that were on the level of what Gifford suffered.
Although yeah, that ref shouldn't ever work again.