I really don't know or care why this is being argued so much.
Yes, I did realize that he was LD before I killed him. No, I wasn't sure whether it was legit, or intentional. But at the time, without any real in depth analysis it looked really fucking suspicious.
But let me ask you a question. If he did drop link at, say 300 HP (when I'm sitting at 700 or so), and the game recognized it, what would have happened when I prayed? You think the Imms would tell me "No.. he was going to make a comeback and you would have died. You were lucky". They probably would have slayed the dude. Same ultimate result.