In depth article from the 3rd man in the ring, long time MMA referee Dan Miragliotta gives his account of the post fight foul blow.

Article from Micheal David Smith of MMAFighting.com,

Everyone was shocked. Koscheck afterward said that he said something to egg Daley on. Did you hear what he said to him?
Koscheck the last minute or so, had his head to Daley’s side. He must have said something because I heard Daley say something back to him. With mouthpieces on and I’m standing a few feet away, I didn’t hear what either one of them said. You can’t hear them when they’re that close to each other. They weren’t yelling at each other.
In the Kimbo Slice-Matt Mitrione fight, Kimbo had apologized for putting his fingers close to Mitrione’s eyes during the fight. And Mitrione goes, ‘Don’t worry about it, bro.’ That was during the fight and that one I heard because they were standing up. I didn’t hear a word [Koscheck and Daley] said.

Did you see any anger in Daley’s face those last few seconds?
I saw frustration. He couldn’t stop Josh from taking him down and controlling him on the ground. From what I heard of the pre-fight interviews, they both said they were going to make this a standup battle, and it wasn’t that way. Josh played his card rights and did what he had to do to win the fight. Daley was frustrated that it didn’t go his way. He’s a great fighter. Dana said many times the kid had such good potential. And honestly he’s always been respectful to me. I’ve met him a couple times and he’s always been nice and respectful. I was very shocked…

The interview also covered the not so illegal blow from earlier in the bout.

Can you touch on the illegal knee in the fight? It was hard to tell if it really hit Koscheck, though he said it did. At first it looked like you took away a point but then we found out you didn’t. Can you explain what happened?
There was definitely confusion there because I never took a point away. I thought the knee missed him at first. But when Josh reacted the way he did, I thought, ‘I guess I missed it.’ We’re not perfect, we’re human. But I really thought it missed him. So Josh looked at me, held his head and said, ‘The knee, the knee.’

I stopped the fight real quick and decided to bring the doctor in. They don’t really get a break for that. It was intentional, because he was on the ground and [Daley] threw it right at his head, but if it didn’t make contact, no points could be taken away. When the doctor came in and looked at it, it gave me time to watch the replay on the monitors in the arena. It clearly showed on every angle it didn’t hit him, it didn’t brush him. It maybe hit his hair. I finally watched the fight again yesterday and Joe Rogan said, ‘He got hit with an illegal knee. Dan Miragliotta has to take a point away.’ He was adamant about it. But then he saw it on instant replay and said, ‘Oh no, that never hit him.’

I really didn’t think it hit him. His head didn’t move. When you get hit with a knee, your head’s going to go back. His head didn’t budge. When I saw the replay, I told the doctor to please leave the ring, I told Josh to get up, and I said there was no contact and no point was taken away. Between rounds Joe Rogan asked Mike Goldberg to clarify it with me, and I told him there was never a point deduction. Then they cleared it up on the air.

If it was an Illegal blow like that, not only do I have to take a point away, I could take up to two points if it creates damage, and it could be a disqualification if the fighter couldn’t continue. But we got it sorted out.

He also commented on his not so good luck from past events.

Why do you always seem to be involved in these crazy things, Dan?
[Laughing] I told [Counsel to the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board] Nick Lembo he’s got the hex on me. I get some crazy things. I got big shoulders, I can take the abuse. But that’s why I don’t go on the internet. Everybody’s got a comment to make. Hopefully this time it’s good comments.

Considering that he actually did a good job in such a volatile and unpredictable fight, I will give props where they are due, Good job Dan. There, don’t ever say the internet is all heckling and negativity…its just more often than not is all.