Veteran MMA referee Marc Goddard sees no controversy in the stoppage of Ricky Simon vs. Merab Dvalishvili . Goddard’s only issue is that Simon’s win was classified incorrectly as a TKO instead of a submission that resulted from a guillotine choke in the final minute of the UFC Fight Night 128 bout Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. “(The win) actually should be recorded as a submission – a technical submission,” Goddard told FS1 reporter Heidi Androl backstage after the event. Related Twitter reacts to confusing Ricky Simon-Merab Dvalishvili finish at UFC Atlantic City Goddard was cageside for the FS1-televised fight and watched the stoppage. He said Dvalishvili potentially went unconscious multiple times – potentially several seconds before the end of the third round, and for sure when the final bell sounded.
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