SAN DIEGO -- It was the rarest of sightings in an MMA cage: A referee actually deducting a point for a clear infraction.
Alan Jouban rocked Matt Dwyer in the first round of their UFC Fight Night 71 middleweight bout at Valley View Casino Center, dropped him to the mat ... then clearly lined him up and walloped him with an illegal knee.
Referee Herb Dean rightfully docked Jouban a point. But that turned out to be the only mistake of note the Jouban made in the fight, as he got the best of matters in a thrilling battle which brought the crowd to their feet.