↵“It’s only fair to get this overturned to a no contest or draw,” Bonnar said. “In the rules, if after two rounds a fighter suffers a cut from an illegal blow, they go to the scorecard. The judges had it one round a piece, which would have made it a draw.”
↵Bonnar said the fight’s referee, John Sharp, missed the head butt and claimed the cut came from a legal strike.
↵“Right after (it) happened, I pointed to my head and told him, ‘Head butt,’” Bonnar said. “Why he didn’t look up at the replay, which they showed about 30 times, I have no idea.”
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↵Getting the fight changed to a no contest is the correct thing to do. It was a clear headbutt that caused the cut. I’m not sure what the availability of instant replay at this event was. In Nevada a ref can review the end of a fight to see if an illegal blow caused a stoppage and then make the determination, but with the fight in Australia I’m assuming it was not something that was available.
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