The recently conducted UFC Fight Night 128 turned out to be a highly entertaining event with plenty of memorable moments for the fans to talk about. It also gave the pundits plenty of moments to discuss and critique about as well. From Kevin Lee’s total domination of Edson Barboza to David Branch’s sensational knockout of Thiago Santos. Fans were constantly on the edge of their seats, but no other fight excited them as much as the bantamweight bout between Ricky Simon vs. Merab Dvalishvili. The finish of the fight was highly controversial. Popular MMA referee ‘Big’ John McCarthy has now given his two cents on the finish of the fight.

The veteran referee was seemingly a bit incensed by the controversial finish and gave his opinion of the bout’s ending. He tweeted the following:
Right outcome with Simon winning, wrong call as far as TKO
How do you have a TKO on a Submission win??? Come on @arielhelwani you know that can’t be right.
Frank trust me he went out twice. First time when he slammed his head into the mat on the takedown at 56 sec left and then on the neck crank at the bell
At the 56 sec mark the fighter is knocked silly if not out by his own takedown. That is why Simon moves to mount and the neck crank so easily. At the end the fighter is out for a second therefore he has been submitted and loses as such. It should never be ruled as a TKO
Saved by the bell was a shitty sitcom and a term that is associated with old boxing. It does not apply to this and MMA with submissions. Man was out at the bell and several times before. Why is it you want someone to win a fight they were submitted in?
You can read his tweets below:
Right outcome with Simon winning, wrong call as far as TKO #AskBJM https://t.co/IuxZ4n1wHd
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) April 22, 2018
How do you have a TKO on a Submission win??? Come on @arielhelwani you know that can’t be right. https://t.co/2biQh5mkzi
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) April 22, 2018
Frank trust me he went out twice. First time when he slammed his head into the mat on the takedown at 56 sec left and then on the neck crank at the bell https://t.co/wOHlPXjAEx
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) April 22, 2018
At the 56 sec mark the fighter is knocked silly if not out by his own takedown. That is why Simon moves to mount and the neck crank so easily. At the end the fighter is out for a second therefore he has been submitted and loses as such. It should never be ruled as a TKO #AskBJM https://t.co/6rOLeSBSn7
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) April 22, 2018
Saved by the bell was a shitty sitcom and a term that is associated with old boxing. It does not apply to this and MMA with submissions. Man was out at the bell and several times before. Why is it you want someone to win a fight they were submitted in? #AskBJM https://t.co/Q4cH4Aoi4z
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) April 22, 2018
You can watch the finish of the fight below:
Somehow he didn't tap 👀 pic.twitter.com/tBk6I2db3u
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) April 22, 2018
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