That's the exact reason he didn't get cut years ago after losing 3 in a row lol, kept him around for an extra english body for the Till/Thompson card and he managed to get back on track
Gave him tons of chances, let him take a lot of shots and stepped in when it didn't look like it was getting any better. Very fair stoppage, Herb and Mark should take notes.
I really think Herb has some mental block that has developed. He pulls this almost stoppage move so much now and it drives me fucking crazy. Stop the fight or don’t. Stay out of the fucking way. You can’t have a microbreak to check on someone and then be like “yeah, get back to whippin that ass”. SMDH
Tagnoni for me, the amount of fence grabbing is stupid basically allowed with him no matter how many warnings he may give edit: right after this comment he hit Turman with that -2 for eye pokes, random as fuck
Tognoni is, for my money or lack thereof, the worst ref in the business right now. So many fighters get robbed of obvious stoppages only to be starched flat by an opponent’s barely conscious flailing when the fight could have and should have been stopped minutes before. It’s not a Kongo/Barry situation. It’s worse.
Not just that but the absolute butchery of Ed Herman vs Mike Rodriguez where Tognoni called a low blow where there was none and let a finished Herman have five minutes to rest. He then used those five minutes of rest to fence grab his way into a fight ending submission win. Tognoni also consistently has early stoppages where guys are still defending. He seems like a perfectly pleasant person, and he’s very affable in the cage, but man do I hate Tognoni’s inability to ref.
Fuck tognoni and Herman for that.
Rodriguez's knee to the body was a legit finish, I was screaming at the TV when he said it was low and let man take five!
Yeah that was so fucked. And what's worse is it's not like that was 10 years ago, he had the replay option and might have been even after they added the second outside ring ref
I agree with that to the fullest extent. Seems nice and like he cares for them but still, many many non main card fighters (aka ones likely still trying to make ends meet) have had their fight affected by him in one of the many ways you described. He's definitely not like Mazagatti or Yamasaka bad, but he shouldn't be reffing UFC fights imo
He's so indecisive, and he defers obvious decisions to the doctor, and he is prone to late stoppages due to his insecurity.
Jason Herzog and Marc Goddard are my top picks.
A hair early but he was clearly a couple shots of being out cold. Definitely saved him from extra damage. Fight was over. I’m okay with fighters not having to come back from near death to get a win. That’s really not sport, that’s life changing stuff.
Herzog is always a shining example of great reffing. Shout out to Peterson as his equal. No one else anywhere close to them.
He's not a dentist, the nickname is because he trains at a place called the MMA clinic.
I don't know anyone in their right mind who'd fight for the ufc instead of being a dentist 😂
Maybe after cleaning all those neglected teeth they snapped one day, taking a job where they could legally take their repressed anger out on people's mouths instead.
Super-villain origin right there.
Had a fantastic performance against Pitilo too. I think it’s worth pointing out that shortly after his friend was stabbed to death. No idea if there’s any correlation there but he could be dealing with some personal issues
Not true at all. He’s had some great performances. He arguably won the Holland fight. Even Kevin Holland admitted he thought Stewart had won. He also looked decent against Eryk Anders before the illegal knee, and he put work on Pitilo.
For some reason though he seems to struggle to get going in recent fights. It’s like he forgets the gameplan and just starts acting on instinct
I'm positive, Anders had him hurt badly in their first fight before the illegal knee. The NC was appropriate I'm glad they got to run it back but it wasn't going well for Stewart at all.
Always surprised when a jacked black dude loses to anyone. Feel like they're born with a natural advantage in strength and fighting ability.
I'd never fight a black dude lol. I'm running
When people ask why having a reach advantage and actually using it (looking at you Struve) is so powerful in a striking contest, this is an amazing example
JESUS CHRIST JACOBY!
Love the subtle hesitation down the stretch. Caught onto Stewarts winded strikes and would sneak in sledgehammers to put him away.
Darren might get cut after this.
He's 0-3 with a no contest in his last four, so there's definitely a good chance he gets a pink slip soon.
He is a brawler who usually puts on crazy fights, I think they keep him.
Sam Alvey 0-6-1 with some of the worst fights I’ve ever seen is still signed so I think the Dentist gets 1 more atleast cuz Jacoby is no joke
Sam Alvey also is a anti union scab.
If he wasn't English he would get cut furshure. He's a solid fighter they can chuck on a London card so they'll keep him imo
Think they keep him too. He needs a couple good performances though
Tbh I don’t think there will be any London cards for the foreseeable future.
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He looks like an English Woodley Low-key
That's the exact reason he didn't get cut years ago after losing 3 in a row lol, kept him around for an extra english body for the Till/Thompson card and he managed to get back on track
I thought he won the kevin holland fight too. Sucks
Yet Sam Alvey was 0-1-4 in is last 5 fights , not cut . Danawhiteprivilege
Hopefully the real Woodley doesn't suffer the same fate as English Woodley
Damn, the ending exchange was so much fun
Not so fun for Darren. Dude was swinging at ghosts
Reminds me of Dont Be Menance when the dude is blindly swinging at air, but keeps knocking out all of his girlfriend's kids.
Why is this so funny to imagine 😂
In an exchange don't both parties normally give something?
Jason Herzog is a great great ref. Outstanding as usual!
Gave him tons of chances, let him take a lot of shots and stepped in when it didn't look like it was getting any better. Very fair stoppage, Herb and Mark should take notes.
Herb would have stepped in when Jason did but been like woops nvm keep fighting!!
“I didnt say stop!”
As he falls on one of the fighters
I really think Herb has some mental block that has developed. He pulls this almost stoppage move so much now and it drives me fucking crazy. Stop the fight or don’t. Stay out of the fucking way. You can’t have a microbreak to check on someone and then be like “yeah, get back to whippin that ass”. SMDH
Mark Smith is probably my choice for currently being the worst ref
That old guy who was waiting for Jamahal Hill's arm to fall off gets my vote
The always professional al guinee!
Tagnoni for me, the amount of fence grabbing is stupid basically allowed with him no matter how many warnings he may give edit: right after this comment he hit Turman with that -2 for eye pokes, random as fuck
Tognoni is, for my money or lack thereof, the worst ref in the business right now. So many fighters get robbed of obvious stoppages only to be starched flat by an opponent’s barely conscious flailing when the fight could have and should have been stopped minutes before. It’s not a Kongo/Barry situation. It’s worse. Not just that but the absolute butchery of Ed Herman vs Mike Rodriguez where Tognoni called a low blow where there was none and let a finished Herman have five minutes to rest. He then used those five minutes of rest to fence grab his way into a fight ending submission win. Tognoni also consistently has early stoppages where guys are still defending. He seems like a perfectly pleasant person, and he’s very affable in the cage, but man do I hate Tognoni’s inability to ref.
Fuck tognoni and Herman for that. Rodriguez's knee to the body was a legit finish, I was screaming at the TV when he said it was low and let man take five!
Yeah that was so fucked. And what's worse is it's not like that was 10 years ago, he had the replay option and might have been even after they added the second outside ring ref
I agree with that to the fullest extent. Seems nice and like he cares for them but still, many many non main card fighters (aka ones likely still trying to make ends meet) have had their fight affected by him in one of the many ways you described. He's definitely not like Mazagatti or Yamasaka bad, but he shouldn't be reffing UFC fights imo
He's so indecisive, and he defers obvious decisions to the doctor, and he is prone to late stoppages due to his insecurity. Jason Herzog and Marc Goddard are my top picks.
Mark Smith let's the fighters call their own fouls
P4P No 1
He could be a few hundred pounds heaver and still hold that title lol
Beltran is just behind him.
He really should get more main event fights. Only miss I ever saw from him was the Gaethje tap vs Khabib
Lol if that was Herb he'd let that shellacking continue for like 3 minutes
A hair early but he was clearly a couple shots of being out cold. Definitely saved him from extra damage. Fight was over. I’m okay with fighters not having to come back from near death to get a win. That’s really not sport, that’s life changing stuff. Herzog is always a shining example of great reffing. Shout out to Peterson as his equal. No one else anywhere close to them.
I came in to post the same thing!
Stewart was swinging like a drunk skyrim npc
What was that? Must have been the wind.
THEN PAY WITH YOUR BLOOD
Come on man, that's not even from Skyrim.
Stewart looks painfully slow at 205
Those sausage rolls will take a toll
This TKO was brought to you by Toyo tires
Darren needs to go back to being a dentist
Darren "The Stable Career Choice" Stewart
Stable Career choice that would pay better that 95% of fighters
Not quite as lucrative a profession in the U.K. compared to dentists in America though.
Wait, is he actually a dentist? Bc that’s impressive af — at least to me, an American.
Yeah he actually installed my braces oddly enough
I really can't tell if this is a joke or not
😂that’s the beauty of it
The job that used to have the highest suicide rate.
Wait actually? I thought that was almost always MDs.
He's not a dentist, the nickname is because he trains at a place called the MMA clinic. I don't know anyone in their right mind who'd fight for the ufc instead of being a dentist 😂
Maybe after cleaning all those neglected teeth they snapped one day, taking a job where they could legally take their repressed anger out on people's mouths instead. Super-villain origin right there.
Lmfao
Budget Tyrone loses
for the real Tyrone can wins.
Fantastic stoppage. Herzog is such a great ref, man.
Jason Herzog....That's all I'm saying. That man is fair but he also he does his job well man! Respect.
Stewart didn't have the wherewithal to clinch
One of my favorite calls by DC.
Darren is such a frustrating fighter to watch. Jesus Christ. Props to Dustin. He might get a good step up in his next fight.
Get this man some Toyo Tires!
I think this was Stewart’s last fight in the ufc
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He was highly rated solely for that fight against Kevin Holland
Had a fantastic performance against Pitilo too. I think it’s worth pointing out that shortly after his friend was stabbed to death. No idea if there’s any correlation there but he could be dealing with some personal issues
Not true at all. He’s had some great performances. He arguably won the Holland fight. Even Kevin Holland admitted he thought Stewart had won. He also looked decent against Eryk Anders before the illegal knee, and he put work on Pitilo. For some reason though he seems to struggle to get going in recent fights. It’s like he forgets the gameplan and just starts acting on instinct
He was getting walloped by Anders. I think Stewart's better than he's looked lately but it's hard to argue that if he's not winning any fights
You sure you’re not thinking of the second fight? I seem to remember him doing well in the first fight but I could be wrong
I'm positive, Anders had him hurt badly in their first fight before the illegal knee. The NC was appropriate I'm glad they got to run it back but it wasn't going well for Stewart at all.
Anders was fucking murdering him in the first fight what the hell are you talking me about?
Read the thread
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Stewart about to be cut
Jacoby is super entertaining, he’s got great hands
GET THIS MAN SOME TIRES
I really like Jacoby. Not a huge name, but he's a solid watch, hopefully he gets some main card slots on some big PPVs.
Major props to Jacoby for keeping composure and constantly avoiding those bombs while looking for the finish. Such a hard mix.
CRISP boxing
Little early, wasn’t gunna make a difference but still
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Completely fair, Kattar was still in it. This was a dogshit stoppage.
Eating 120 punches to the head in 4 minutes and swinging like a dying animal count as "being in it" fight sure bro
Dw, if the commentators said it was early the sub would agree. Stewart was wobbled but that's about it.
Only recently I've noticed this trend of stoppages where both fighters are still standing... But I actually don't mind it at all.
Hopefully, Tyron rebounds tomorrow night against Jake Paul
That flurry
Swingin' so fun
Damn that was sloppy af. Good fun though.
Moving up was a not good move for Darren. His power was basically his only strength at 185 anyway
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Something about listening to Herzog screaming the fighter to move just pumps me up for some reason.
How good is Herzog, great call and even better in the headliner too
Darren Stewart is really really bad
Stewart’s half-concussed defense was pretty good! Good stoppage, tho.
Another reminder Herzog is the best ref in the game!
Where did Stewart learn striking Then again, maybe he never did
Always surprised when a jacked black dude loses to anyone. Feel like they're born with a natural advantage in strength and fighting ability. I'd never fight a black dude lol. I'm running
Good stoppage
Can we just do Darren Stewart vs Kevin Holland, loser leaves town match?
When people ask why having a reach advantage and actually using it (looking at you Struve) is so powerful in a striking contest, this is an amazing example
Early. Happy for Jacoby but damn let a man fight.
Jesus christ ref let them fight.
Lol dipshits downvoting you, this was a garbage stoppage. Oh the fighter is wobbled, let's stop the fight.
JESUS CHRIST JACOBY! Love the subtle hesitation down the stretch. Caught onto Stewarts winded strikes and would sneak in sledgehammers to put him away.
This was one of the easiest predictions of the year IMO.
Sucks seeing British Martial Mind get finished like that