{"id":110736,"date":"2014-09-02T17:43:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-03T00:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=110736"},"modified":"2014-09-02T17:43:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-03T00:43:45","slug":"mccarthy-defends-bendo-stoppage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/mccarthy-defends-bendo-stoppage\/","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy Defends Bendo Stoppage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/referee-john-mccarthy-has-choice-words-for-nsac-director-keith-kizer\/big-john-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69930\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69930\" title=\"big john\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/big-john.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/big-john.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/big-john-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/big-john-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Benson got hit with several things that hurt him, and when Benson is just a tough fighter. When he got hit with a left\/right hand that hurt him, and he stood his ground and started firing back, and then he got hurt with a knee that ended up putting him down and when he tried to get up he got hit with the left hand, and when he got hit with the left hand, he went unconscious. I saw him go unconscious, and that was the reason the fight came to an end and I would make the exact same decision 100 times.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Popular MMA referee, Big John McCarthy recently went on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/9\/2\/6098229\/john-mccarthy-on-benson-henderson-stoppage-id-make-the-exact-same\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The MMA Hour&#8221;<\/a> to discuss several topics, one of which was his controversial stoppage in the Benson Henderson vs. Rafael dos Anjos bout.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Benson got hit with several things that hurt him, and when Benson is just a tough fighter. 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