Terrifying moment referee sprints to help unconscious MMA star and urgently calls for help after sickening KO
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AN MMA referee had to sprint over and help an unconscious fighter after he was brutally knocked out.
Amir Hossein took on Abdelkrim Zouad at UAE Warriors 62 in Abu Dhabi.
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A ref had to sprint over and help an unconscious fighter after he was brutally knocked out
And the bout finished in the third round when Hossein unleashed a flurry of punches with his finishing right hand dropping Zouad.
Hossein managed to land just one blow while Zouad was on the floor as the quick-thinking ref ran over to end the fight.
It saved Zouad from taking any unnecessary damage - with Hossein improving to 4-1 in the cage.
But refs do not always get it right.
UFC boss Dana White criticised official Kerry Hatley after he allowed Jalin Turner to land a succession of unanswered blows against Bobby Green in December 2023.
Turner landed blows for ten seconds before Hatley intervened.
White called the stoppage: 'One of the worst I've ever seen."
He added: 'The difference is we've had some refs say some dumb s*** in the past like, 'Oh, I allowed her to be a warrior tonight,' and goofy s*** like that.
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'He knows that he made a mistake tonight and he does not feel good about it. So it's unfortunate. Definitely a bad stoppage. Very bad.'
UFC legend Daniel Cormier - now a commentator - had a similar sentiment.
He called it: "One of the absolute worst stoppages in MMA history."
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