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Vagner Rocha-AJ Agazarm Result Overturned Following Controversial Kick

Vagner Rocha-AJ Agazarm Result Overturned Following Controversial Kick

Vagner Rocha's decision win over AJ Agazarm has ben overturned following the controversial antics during last night's match. The headline bout of Fight To W

Oct 2, 2016 by Hywel Teague
Vagner Rocha-AJ Agazarm Result Overturned Following Controversial Kick
Vagner Rocha's decision win over AJ Agazarm has ben overturned following the controversial antics during last night's match. 

The headline bout of Fight To Win Pro 14 in Tampa, Florida was marred by an ugly scene where Rocha kicked Agazarm off the stage and into the crowd in the opening seconds of the match. 



The match -- a 10-minute submission-only bout where no points were scored -- was allowed to continue and Rocha was declared winner via unanimous decision. 

Fight To Win promoter Seth Daniels wrote on Facebook today that the match result has been overturned and ruled a no contest. 

After further consideration we have decided to change the result of the Vagner Rocha vs AJ Agazarm match to a no contest.
 
"Had AJ decided not to continue the match Vagner would have been DQ'd. AJ remains the #1 contender in gi and no-gi for the F2WPRO black belt middleweight title," wrote Daniels.  

"Given the circumstances I stand by my decision to calm down the fighters and allow the match to continue. This was an unprecedented situation. Moving forward, any intentional striking or shoving out of bounds will result in automatic disqualification." 

In an earlier statement, Daniels revealed his reasons for allowing the match to continue after Rocha's kick. 

"Vagner kicking AJ off the stage was completely ridiculous. Regardless of the tensions and situations," he wrote. "I went on the stage after the kick to tell Vagner to cut the shit off and to check on AJ. When I could see that AJ was not injured and clearly still wanted to fight we allowed the match to continue. I warned Vagner that any more bullshit would result in DQ." 

"In my opinion it was the right decision to allow the match to continue and let the tensions be settled with chokes, armbars and sweeps rather then a fist fight in the parking lot where weapons or other altercations could have occurred between the two and their fans." 

Watch the full match: AJ Agazarm vs Vagner Rocha