It's disturbing when a fighter is too brave for their own good, like Holly Holms against Mathis, but neither the referee or her corner come to her rescue. That said, Mathis deserves credit for a job well done: she punished Holly superbly with those thunderbolt right hand shots, culminating in a spectacular KO.
As for the re-match in 90 days, I wonder how well Holly's scars will heal. The wound below her left eye was very ugly and deep - another tribute to the power and precision of Mathis's right hand. No doubt the champion will look to work on that weakness if they meet again.
Despite the incompetence of the refereeing, the brutality of the slug-fest did much for the credibility of women's boxing. These two warriors should be proud of themselves.