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Published 15:08 15 Jan 2017 GMT
Updated 15:12 15 Jan 2017 GMT
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The real controversy came in the 11th hour of the third and final round when Haga choked Montenegro out cold before the final buzzer sounded. Montenegro was clearly unconscious face down on the canvas after the fight, but referee Greg Franklin did not award the submission.
Instead, the fight went to the judges scorecard where Montenegro was declared winner by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). The highly contentious result saw Haga's four-fight win-streak come to an end.
According to the official rules, if a fighter in a submission is unconscious at the bell, the result should be decalred a submission win.
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During her post-fight interview, Montenegro addressed the dodgy call in the final round.
"Well, I heard the 10 second bell and I felt a lock on the choke and obviously I was thinking, 'Hold on, hold on, hold on.' You know, whatever happened happened and I'm sorry to whoever is unhappy that it went to decision. but I think that the ref called it after the 10 second happened so it is what it is." "Remember her tapping at the end of round one, so it could have happened either way with either of us. So it was one of those things. It was a well even match "Rematch?
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