were PRIDE refs protecting japanese fughters?

Haliacmon · 10-23-2006, 02:32 PM

Nishijima didn´t tap, verbally submitt, even didnt scream, and Randleman screamed in pain, 3 different subs were applied to his leg, and the ref waited till he tapped cos he could no longer absorb the pain, what happened there?

DeadlyHobo · 10-23-2006, 02:34 PM

I don't think so. It's usually the other way around.

Remember Saku vs Royler compared to Saku vs Arona?

gomiddag · 10-23-2006, 02:34 PM

So are the japanese fighters protected when the fight is stopped or are they protected when the fight isn't stopped? Somebody have to make up their mind.

Nishijima or Sakuraba.

samianssi1 · 10-23-2006, 02:36 PM

They dont protect their health, they protect their chances to win.

PrideOwnsYou · 10-23-2006, 02:40 PM

I don't know about all this Bias refereeing stuff, the most blatent example i have ever seen is Ken/Tito 2 Dean looked like he would stop the fight after the takedown (he flinches toward the two fighters numerous times) then he stops after some weak bows, and BOOM we have a third "fight" (money) weeks later on Spike.

On the real topic, i thought the refereeing was decent, Randleman didn't want to tap, until Kneebar, had he not tapped i think the ref would have stopped it. As for Nish i think it was more that the referee realized he wasn't going anywhere, and stopped the fight.