okay. Personally, I don't care and agree with Dan Hardy, it's not the fighter's job to listen for the bell.
I agree. The bell alone does NOT equal the end of the round. The ref is the one who stops the round by calling time. Usually they happen pretty much together, the ten second warning letting the ref know it's time to get into position to end the round. You'll always see Big John or Herb get much closer to the fighters after the warning and the split second the bell rings "Time" is called. When fighters are engaging with strikes or submission the ref will make sure to get between and separate the fighters so no more damage occurs. Both times in question the ref was slow to get into position to separate and call time.
Joe's ranting after the first instance overshadowed the ref saying to GDR's corner the strike was good, referring to it being legal. If you watch the ref go over to GDR's corner after the end of the round and pay attention you'll see this. No matter what, the ref is the final say and if he says it's good there is no possible way she could have two separate infractions. After the second offense the ref went to Holly's corner and apologized for ending the round late. Again the ref was slow and admitting this was his fault. SO how can GDR be blamed? Especially when fighters are told to Always Protect Themselves. Note that the remaining rounds the ref was in position and separated and called time in the proper manner. When watching with the sound off and just looking at the ref it doesn't look like late strikes but rather the ref stopping the round.
The unified rules state "The end of a round is signified by the sound of the bell AND the call of TIME by the referee". Nowhere does it say it is just the bell signifying the round. Fighters are also told this in the pre fight talk with the fighters before the card starts.
If anything or anyone is to blame it is the Ref for being slow, he was the one running the show.