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Bellator referee sparks "mass confusion" by declaring no contest despite £770k prize

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Bellator title fight caused ‘mass confusion’ after the referee declared a no contest.Vadim Nemkov's Light Heavyweight Grand Prix final against Corey Anderson at Bellator 277 ended after the contestants clashed heads in the third round.

It meant that neither fighter was able to claim the £770,000 on the line - and for a period no one knew what was going on.As Anderson, 32, had his opponent on the ground, the pair knocked heads.

Nemkov's forehead gushed with blood as a cut appeared over his left eye. At the SAP Center in San Jose, officials started conferring over what to do and some even rushed to the ring.

The commentators called the subsequent scenes ‘mass confusion' - but in the end, referee Frank Trigg called a halt to the proceedings, declaring it a no-contest.US star Anderson proclaimed that it "ain't nobody's fault” to his 29-year-old Russian competitor, as talk of a rematch has already been ignited by fans.

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