Comments on: Bad Stoppage, or Great Acting Job?

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:35:17 +0000

Maybe he was just being a REALLY good sport, but the body language he presents when he starts clapping does not give off any thought of the idea that he thinks the fight should have been over or that he wanted the fight to resume. I feel like if anyone would have said, “Hey, Drew, they changed their mind. Get back in there,” he would have shit his pants. I don’t see how a fighter who feels he was just robbed could have that mentality or radiate that demeanor.

…that’s just my take on that.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:28:13 +0000

Hey, yeah, it looks like a terrible stoppage at first.

But after watching Fickett’s demeanor after the fight, I see that as him saying, “Yeah, I lost”. Whether or not it was just an act of respect and appreciation is unknown, but it appears that he isn’t going to do any arguing. (Normally a winning fighter can act as cocky as he wants, and the loser doesn’t protest because hey, he just lost. But a loser who thinks it was unjustified will protest immediately and usually aggressively).

It’s possible that he gave a verbal submission, or that there was some kind of body language that could only be seen by the ref…but it appears that Fickett was just happy the fight was done. If you think about it, the fight was headed in the direction where he was about to be pounded for however long until the ref stepped in (I thought differently at first because I thought he was defending well; but again I revert to the fact that if you watch his relieved reaction after the fight he was just glad the ref stepped in. He knew where it was going; he had already given up and was just looking for a way out). This is why I feel it was a good stoppage.

I think it’s the first time I’ve been this side of the argument of a controversial early stoppage, but I do agree with the decision. Well done ref, well done.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:33:34 +0000

I still can’t believe that bullshit… Fickett is CLEARLY kneed while both knees are on the ground.

Yeah, maybe I hate the guy who won just a little bit because of his annoying as shit corner, but Fickett was still completely and totally robbed. He should petition for that fight to be a no contest, due to the clearly illegal knee.

By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:02:35 +0000

shutupandfight,
maybe i should’ve said “shove” instead of “push”..
he didn’t aggressivly push the guy away, but he was like.. keeping him from hugging, like.. shoving him away..

hard to explain..
but..
i’m right..

By: Jonathon Pay

Jonathon Pay — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:31:23 +0000

terrible stoppage, Fickett was still fighting and wasn’t hurt at all. There’s no defense for that call.

By: Pretty Gay

Pretty Gay — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:25:15 +0000

Gay stoppage. Where do they get these refs? There should be only one ref and thats Big John.

By: Anonywuss

Anonywuss — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:40:15 +0000

Wow, that screaming woman sounded like a deaf chimpanzee on helium with a megaphone in hand. If I were the ref, I woulda stopped the fight too.

By: ballzak

ballzak — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:47:23 +0000

fickett blows dick who cares.

By: stuckpixel

stuckpixel — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:40:52 +0000

Horrible stoppage. Watching the video, you can clearly see that the majority of the strikes aren’t getting through to deal any real damage. He was obviously looking to catch him in a sub, and wasn’t dazed at all.

Terrible stoppage.

By: Darkside

Darkside — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 12:11:08 +0000

CP is usually pretty spot on about stuff, but really? Ficket was down when he was kneed, and he never took any serious shots. Plus, he was still defending, and even going for subs. Horrible decision.

…and yes, that woman yelling in the background was freaking annoying.