If Dirrell didn't act as if it hurt him and just stood up, then there would've been no DQ. The ref let all the low blows slip, because they didn't really affect AA, so why not do the same with this, admittedly idiotic, punch.
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Also, I can't stress enough that I am not really biased. In fact, I usually root _against_ the German fighters, because I have a lot of German friends and when one of their fighters wins, I never hear the end of itI thought Dirrell was ripped off in his last fight, so I kinda rooted for him a bit.
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