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Most of the time mixed martial arts events go smoothly. Minus a few small snags, most shows go off without a hitch, but occasionally there is controversy.

Such was the case at the July 19 Ultimate Fighting Championships’ Fight Night 14 event at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada.

During the welterweight bout between Anthony "Rumble" Johnson and Kevin Burns, it had appeared as if Johnson was well on his way to earning a decision victory over Burns when with just over a minute and a half left in the third and final round, circumstances came together to cost Anthony the fight.

After an exchange on the ground, the two fighters were stood back up. Kevin struck Anthony in the head, and Johnson fell to the ground, in obvious pain. Thinking it was a clean strike the referee declared the fight in Burns’ favor via TKO, but the replay showed otherwise.

What apparently happened was that Anthony was struck in the eye by a finger, with the strike not actually landing beyond that point of contact.

With Johnson’s camp currently busy protesting the fight’s outcome, the UFC welterweight spoke the match-up, as well as gave an update on the condition of his eye.

“I had surgery.” he said. “It was pretty intense for me.”

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