NSAC: Instant Replay's a go go.

[damo[23]]

The Nevada State Athletic Commision has given the go ahead for ref's to use an instant replay at the end of fights to determine the legality of it (should there be any questions in their minds):

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/tem ... 0&zoneid=2

A referee may now use instant replay to determine whether the action that caused the injury was legal or a foul and make a decision on the fight’s result. Only a referee can decide whether to order a replay.

In one of the most prominent examples of the need to address injury stoppages, UFC welterweight Anthony Johnson was unintentionally poked in the eye by Kevin Burns at UFC Fight Night 14 last July and was denied an appeal to his TKO loss due to the commission’s “lack of remedy” on the incident.

Its an interesting addition, and wonder how and when they will exercise it.

[CPT]

That's a good move. When the fight is already over, they can just use it to see whether or not it was ended by an illegal blow. Could avoid situations like Burns-Johnson, as mentioned, or any fight stopped by cuts that were actually opened by a headbutt or other illegal blow.

[Shaazzam]

Like that Huerta fight I just saw again on unleashed where he knocked the guy out with a knee to the head.

What happens then, sorry link doesn't work for me, is it a no contest or a DQ?

[Nemesis21]

[CPT]

Not 100% sure (didn't read the article either), but I think the NC or DQ decision comes down to the ref's interpretation of intent.

[damo[23]]

I am just wondering in the case's of say Crocop's last fight - where the beginning of the end was started with an eye poke which was missed, and through that CC just capitlized and finished the fight while the guy couldn't defend himself properly - since should the ref have seen it, he would have given the fighter a pause to recover.

Do you think that would be covered by this "replay rule"?