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Ratner said Nevada rules don't call for an immediate disqualification.
"I read the rule with my attorney general and, to paraphrase it, it says a referee 'may' disqualify a fighter if someone from his corner enters the ring," Ratner said. "There is no automatic disqualification. It may be that way in some states, but the rule is not written like that in the Nevada statutes. Richard could have disqualified him, but he and I and my commissioners talked about it and he was not disqualified.
"There could have been points deducted because of Zab's low blow and the blow behind the head. You could have had a double disqualification because of the other side [Yoel Judah] also coming into the ring and throwing punches. But if we did that, you might have had a full-scale problem in the arena."
Steele, a veteran referee who has seen his share of ring controversies, said he didn't feel a disqualification was warranted.
"Disqualification is at our discretion and we didn't want to see the fight end like that," he said. "The fighters didn't do anything to get disqualified, and you have to think about the sport and the fans. I think we did a good job. We got the situation under control and we got the fight to its natural conclusion, and we let the fans get their money's worth."
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