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The fight was called a KO, not a TKO. There is a big distinction here and I'm going to explain below.It was stopped ostensibly for a TKO
There is no 10 count in MMA. When a fighter is deemed unconscious by the referee at any point in the fight, regardless of their state of consciousness after the call was made, the fight is to be ended by way of knockout. This isn't boxing.Dan should have let the fight go for as long as Overeem was in no immediate danger.
Dan was looking directly in the direction of Overeem while the knockout was happening. He was in a perfect position to see if Reem was conscious or not conscious while he was falling down. He believed Reem was unconscious on contact of that punch, and so do I considering his entire body goes fully limp while he was dropping. By the rules of MMA the fight is supposed to be stopped. Anything afterwards is academic. The fight is already ruled a knockout while the fighter is still in the air.
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