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UFC's Marc Ratner: Neil Magny-Hector Lombard fight 'went too long'

If you found yourself screaming at your television in frustration during the bout between Neil Magny and Hector Lombard at UFC Fight Night 85, you weren't alone.

UFC vice-president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner was among those annoyed that referee Steve Perceval let Lombard take far too many uncontested blows before finally waving off the bout in Brisbane, Australia.

"I gotta be straight and honest about that," Ratner said on Monday's edition of The MMA Hour. "My wife asked me ‘why are you yelling at TV?' I said ‘I want this referee to stop the fight.