AJ Wow.. couldn't have scripted it better!

[BigZ44]

This win took incredible balls and guts. I thought he was done after the KD. Very few men could have gotten up from that monster Steelhammer that WK landed. Fantastic fight to reinvigorate the HW division

[stiff_back]

Honestly, my first thought was it was an early stoppage, but that doesn't seem to be the majority view, clearly...

[elfag]

That's how I saw it, but I don't think Wladimir or his corner protested the stoppage.

yeah wlad was still very hurt from the last time he was dropped, so he likely would have been stopped that round but should have been given the chance, i think they know that so thats why they didnt protest

[FeFist]

wlad really wasnt taking any shots when the ref stopped it, yeah he wasnt throwing back but nothing was landing. bad stoppage on the ref's part

The point is to stop the fight before they get seriously injured. He had nothing left to give and it was only a matter of time until he yook an unnecessary punch.

[Larry the boss]

that uppercut was brutal

[Mr.Fantastic]

Great post fight interview.

[Japanese Badass]

Great win.

[Godsfly]

wlad really wasnt taking any shots when the ref stopped it, yeah he wasnt throwing back but nothing was landing. bad stoppage on the ref's part

you're on drugs man...wlad before that had his head almost decapitated from his shoulders and was in serious threat of being hurt. even wlad himself didn't argue against it because he had nothing left. ref stops it.

[Godsfly]

The point is to stop the fight before they get seriously injured. He had nothing left to give and it was only a matter of time until he yook an unnecessary punch.

this is how fighters seriously get brain damage or even die in the ring. we are looking at wlad who has nothing left. i mean nothing. the guy had it all beaten out of him and he's stumbling around in risk of being seriously hurt the way joshua was bombing uppercuts. wlad himself didn't complain against the stoppage. but people are saying early stoppage? seriously how u get a fighter killed in the ring.

[moochi]

And the script still has that AJ still has a lot of questions about him... Stamina, movement, chin, etc...

That felt like 4 fights in one and he better have learnt from those experiences.

The stoppage was a little premature but considering Wlad was KD'd twice in that round and wasn't throwing back, you could understand the ref.