It's nice to hear from a Sumo stylist. I don't think I've ever conversed with one before -
But I disagree about Telia Tuli. If anything the ref stepped in too quick and saved Tuli from a serious beating. Look what that guy did to the big kickboxer in a later round. I thought he had crunched his ribs like potatoe chips.
The ref made a mockery of the "There are No Rules" by calling a time out. What the hell is time out in the early UFCs? Maybe that's why Big Jon McCarthy was called in for later events.
Imagine if he had let the fight continue after the time out? A recovered Tuli may then have beaten a man who had just beaten him, if you see what I mean.
That ref was way out of his depth.