Heath Herring (Pictures) will no longer have to add a disqualification loss to the indignity of being kissed on the lips by Yoshihiro Nakao (Pictures).

Japanese fight promotion HERO's announced on its Web site Monday that because both Herring and Nakao committed fouls — Nakao's kiss and Herring's subsequent knockout punch before the opening bell — the event's rule director, Hajime Isono, revised the official result from a Herring DQ to No Contest.

Prior to the start of their New Year's Eve bout, Nakao inexplicably kissed Herring on the lips as they received final instructions in the center of the ring. The 27-year-old American responded with the now-infamous right hook and clipped Nakao's jaw, dropping him on the spot.

Seeing Nakao fail to recover sufficient enough to fight, HERO's ruled Herring's actions warranted his disqualification.