Herd Dean must be sanctioned.

As the biggest Bisping fan since that bird with the huge knockers that Twitter stalks him, I have to say that it was Mike's fault.

I do agree that it was poor refereeing from Herb but not because he didn't allow him to replace his mouth piece - that's his call and he didn't think the break was significant enough; that's fair enough.

What got me was the gesturing with his hands, in the midst of battle that looked like he was going to break up the fight; especially when you consider the sheer volume of the crowd.

A stronger and more vocal referee would have left both fighters in no doubt.

Personally, I think when Mike freed himself from the clinch that was the opportunity to allow him to replace his gum shield. However that is Herb's call and you can't really argue against it - given the time left in the round.

It was naive of Mike to allow himself to distracted and someone with his experience should know better.
 
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