Brazilian Athletic Commission overturns Dober/Silva to a No Contest

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This is great news. That was a bullshit call and everyone knew it. The way Silva paraded around after it was awful. Glad Dober gets that loss off his record


EDIT: John Morgan of MMAJunkie says that a new policy was written in that allows them to declare the fight a No Contest.
 
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Wow.

I think Hell just froze over.

It feels like Christmas... *sniff*
 
Great move by them. I hope that sets a precedent.
 
...wow! They actually did something about it. I'm surprised as hell.

Now they need to fire that ref.
 
Wow. Even most American commissions would not have done that. Must have thought the bad press was worth overturning.
 
Meh we all make mistakes at least it was an overly cautious mistake. Stupid, yes, but not as bad as when a ref lets a fighter get punched for way too long after being knocked unconscious. Or when the ref doesn't stop a fight when the fighter has clearly been choked unconscious.

Good that they made it a no contest. A horrible call in the first place.
 
Wow. Even most American commissions would not have done that. Must have thought the bad press was worth overturning.

They must have been under tremendous pressure.

The fight stoppage wasn't even remotely controversial as far as the press, they all pretty much considered it simply wrong. The most favorable comment was that the stoppage was bizarre.

It's nice to see a bogus call properly reversed for a change.
 
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this may have been the one time where assaulting the ref was justifiable
 
Good. That shit is so retarded.

Guys like Mac Danzig permenantly have a "loss" on their record for literally the ref just fucking up and then the commission goes "Yeah we were wrong but oh well too bad." Fucking idiots.
 
Here is a link:

http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/3/2...eandro-silva-vs-drew-dober-overturned-ruled-a

The Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission (CABMMA) has done a relevant research and analysis of precedents involving government and independent regulatory bodies to decide on how to proceed in Leandro Silva-Andrew Dober ́s case. There was no international jurisprudence found and record of overturned result based on an incorrect judgment call of the referee, when specifically not related to misinterpretation of the rule.

After receiving a detailed technical report from Mr. Eduardo Herdy, referee in charge of the bout mentioned in the case, which in the end clearly states that his stoppage was to preserve the fighter ́s integrity, being that his highest responsibility when it comes to the duty of a referee, he has admitted his professional mistake and is willingly in favor to forgo his authority in the bout.

Due to the factors involved and after receiving Mr. Andrew Dober ́s formal appeal, CABMMA has defined a fourth provision regarding the change of decision after contest or exhibition, which follows below."The Executive Committee may, on an exceptional basis, revert a decision to "no contest" if it determines that a good faith judgment call of a referee was mistaken and therefore considered a self-evident error. Such decision may be taken provided (i) an appeal is filed with the commission within 72 hours of the relevant bout, (ii) the appeal is accompanied by a video (or link thereto) of the bout showing the challenged judgment call, (iii) upon request by the Executive Committee, the relevant referee presents a written justification of his judgment call and (iv) after analysis of the relevant video and justification , the Executive Committee determines that the judgment call was in good faith but considered a self-evident error."

In addition, based on the success of the New Jersey State Athletic Commission and its resource to help prevent similar cases by the usage of instant reply, CABMMA will study the possibilities of using this same resource in future events where promoters have the infrastructure to provide so. New protocols are, as of this moment, being analyzed with the purpose of identifying such palpable errors during the events. It is important to state that Mr. Larry Hazzard, Sr. (Commissioner) has shown CABMMA a new perspective of conducting events in Brazil, creating a safer and fairer environment for MMA.

Regarding Mr. Eduardo Herdy, CABMMA is thankful for his professionalism in recognizing this error, helping the entity evolve in its regulatory affairs in Brazil by seeking the development of higher standards and demonstrating his commitment as an official referee of the sport.

Consequently, after reviewing the case, the Executive Committee presided by Mr. Rafael Favetti (Chairman & CEO) and Mr. Cristiano Sampaio (COO), has decided to overturn the result of Leandro Silva vs. Andrew Dober bout and is officially determining it as a NO CONTEST.
 
...wow! They actually did something about it. I'm surprised as hell.

Now they need to fire that ref.

No need to fire that ref when there's a much more interesting opportunity: have this ref fight Cecil Peoples under UFC 1 rules.

Everyone wins.
 
Common sense prevails...

Is this real life?
 
I support that motion. Also CABMMA > NSAC from now on.

EDIT: Good that Herdy acknowledges his mistake.
 
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