What is wrong with ref Mazagatti?

Question

I first noticed is lack of jugement in the Mir-Lesner fight and it's been downhill since. Last weekend at Elite XC in the women bouts?? Is he on a power trip??

Answer 1

hahaha..stevey you gatta love that little mexican mustache though...they need to get back big john, and big dan mirgliota

Answer 2

He hasn't done anything really bad, with the exception of the Anthony Johnson/Kevin Burns fight.

That was atrocious.

Answer 3

i dont think he has been making any bad calls at all.... in the mir lesner fight he called the illegal back-of-the-head punches very tightly because when heavyweights of that size punch, their strikes have much more power than in the other weight divisions... and for the women's bout, i dont understand how that was his fault??? cyborg assumed that because she saw shayna drop and mazagatti approach closer that the fight was over, that was her fault,not his

Answer 4

He's on the take.

Answer 5

skahoj, do you mean when he was telling Shayna to fight back?  That's normal for referees.  It's how they tell the fighter that they are about to stop the fight if they don't show that they are defending themselves intelligently.  

As far as the Johnson call.  He definitely missed the call, but that's it.  He was out of position and didn't see the finger go in the eye.  All he saw was Johnson fall to the mat after the other guy appeared to land an uppercut.  I missed it the first time when I was watching it on TV, and Mazagatti doesn't have the benefit of instant replay.  I hope that Johnson wins his appeal and the fight becomes a No Contest.  However, Johnson could have just backed up and put his hand to his eye without falling to the ground.  If he had done so, Mazagatti probably would have gotten the call right.

Mazagatti is no Big John, but he is definitely one of the top tier active referees right now.

Answer 6

I didn't think the Lesnar- Mir fight was lack of judgment. The back of the head strikes call was a good call. Also yeah, Saturday night what are you talking about? If it was when Cyborg thought she won, that wasn't really his fault and another she doesn't speak english.

Answer 7

yes, mazagatti is a douche, and I think he smokes crack before matches.

Answer 8

I noticed during the women's fight he was telling them what to do as if he was their corner or coach, but he didn't make any bad calls. What specifically are you talking about?