Originally posted by: Reckin007
Date: January 19, 2012 at 02:51 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/fast-standups-in-rio-potential-impact-on-sonnen-vs-as.44809/
These fast stand-ups are completely overblown.
(a) it's really the first time it's happened where it's popular to *think* the stand-ups were fast
(b) if you watch the fight a second time you realize what AJ was doing (like how the ref saw it) and that they weren't that fast, he was resting (laid on him for about 45 seconds both times and only landed a few weak *** punches, and then the ref warned him the second time to "keep busy" about 10 seconds before he stood them up).
(c) this is actually how a fight SHOULD be reffed when takedowns are involved - it ends this whole "lay and pray" ridiculousness once and for all. Maybe Mirgliotta is the only one that actually knows what he's doing.
(d) Chael Sonnen is one of the most active fighters from a GNP perspective - this won't happen in that fight
Mirgliotta interview:
"If there's two guys on the ground that aren't doing anything or if they're in a takedown position and they're just very tired so they're leaning against each other and they're not going for a single-leg or they're not trying something different to change their position, I give them some time," Miragliotta today told MMAjunkie.com "I warn them, and then I'll separate them."
"(Anthony Johnson) established position and then just held his wrist and laid on top of him. He had that one real nice, heavy punch that kind of busted up Vitor's face in the very early beginning of the first round, and then after that his takedowns had just kind of stopped."
"Honestly, the way the fans were screaming and hollering for the fight, I don't think it would have mattered if it was up or down. They were just into the fight. I don't listen to the crowd. They don't bother me."
"The UFC never talks to us. You go out there, and Marc Ratner is the one that's responsible for us. We never talk to Dana or Zuffa or any of the other guys. I may have talked to Dana once or twice since I've been doing this. They don't bother us."
"Never, ever have you ever heard the UFC grab an official and say to them, 'Let's change the criteria,' or, 'Let's do something different because we need to keep the fans happy.'"
"Neither corner came up to me and said anything negative. I rode with Anthony Johnson's corner in the bus on the way to the airport, and he thanked me for giving his guy a chance to fight. He never said, 'I wish you would have let them stay on the ground a little longer,' or, 'I wish you would have stood them up faster.' "
"I don't care who wins the fights. I'm honored and privileged to be there. I'm not interested in who wins. I just enjoy doing what I do."
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