Erin Blanchfield won and she fully deserved it

[Luffy]

Ik there's a tendency of there always being controversy when a fight is close, but I can't really understand how people think every close fight is suddenly so open to interpretation.

Rose won first two rounds. Not so dominantly, but clearly won. Erin won 3 and 5. In both of these rounds Erin obviously won, Rose, despite being a better striker technically and having higher accuracy, was getting the worst in most strike exchanges in the third round and 5th round... Which is why she resorted to grappling --- she could be landing more accurately, but Erin's pressure was relentless in the strike and it was obvious her strikes were hurting Rose, while Rose's hadn't the same effect. And in both rounds, when getting the worst on striking, mainly due to Erin's higher power and huge stamina, Rose got taken down and got dominated on the ground --- mainly in the last round in which she got close to being finished.

The 4th round was also a clear victory to Erin. It's easy when watching the round more than once, paying attention, viewing in slow motion, looking at the stats. In the first 2 minutes of the 4th round, Erin was clearly getting the best of Rose in the strikes... Rose got a moment in the 3 minutes mark where she landed some shots, which made Erin resort to the clinch and grappling immediately...

Erin didn't get the takedown, and the grappling dispute in this round lasted until the last minute of the round --- until then, statistically, Erin had landed in that round double the amount of significant strikes Rose had. And then in the last minute Rose started to get the advantage in the strike by landing two good hooks and being sharper, though even then Erin maintained the pressure and managed to land two good body kicks that clearly hurt Rose somewhat, so much so she ended the round going backwards and protecting herself. That is, I challenge anyone to show me how Blanchfield did not dominate most of the 4th round...

... Henry Cejudo and other fighters posting amidst the fight were all in agreement that Erin made it 2 - 2 going into the last round... Which she dominated.

So 48-47 for Blanchfield could not be a better result, a very based one from all three judges that gladly didn't screw up and, handed the W to whom actually performed better, because Rose --- well to me at least --- clearly was on the back foot in the last 3 rounds.

The verdict MMA also agrees, scoring exactly 3-2 Blanchfield. It was tough, but it's hard, having watched the fight many times already, argue that Blanchfield didn't deserve it. She totally did... She was better.

 

[Luthien]

Erin is the future! Rose is the past! We have to be unburdened by the past! Praise the future of Erin!!

 

[Khaosan]

She still absolutely sucks lmao

 

[Lawrence]

I was impressed with Erin’s energy and aggression in the last rounds and surprised with Rose’s looking tired.

For me that was the difference.

I also think Rose strictly obeys her terrible cornering advice and it has cost her two losses at 125 and the belt at 115.


It’s disappointing, looking at her highlight reel against the last couple years.

 

[Qays Stetkevich]

I thought that that fight might be interesting. . . .I then suddenly awoke to the judges' announcement and a pool of drool on my shirt. Fucking boring fight, I don´t care who won or by how much, and I´m surprised that anyone else cares at all.

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

When you are a future GOAT canidate like Queen Blanchfield you tend to gather haters who nitpick eveyrthing you do.

She won that fight clear as day but Rose fans are just bitter

She still absolutely sucks lmao

And yet she defeated 2 world champions

Someone people need to learn that there is adiffernce between "I don't like this person" and the "this fighter sucks". She obviously doesn't suck. She keeps winning

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

And yet she defeated 2 world champions

Both from a division below who have had spotty performances or are just past it since their title days?

Don't get me wrong, Erin is pretty good, but this ain't too strong evidence here

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

I had it 48-47 , the last 3 rounds for Erin... But it could have gone either way.

 

[Leviticus]

This fight was just horrible am watching it now for free, is not even worth watching lol

 

[Dreyga_King of Sherbums]

Both from a division below who have had spotty performances or are just past it since their title days?

Don't get me wrong, Erin is pretty good, but this ain't too strong evidence here

This nothing but confimation bias. With enough mental gymnastics you discredit any figthers resume.

Both Rose and Andrade were on winning streaks when they fought Erin. Both of them were 32 when they fought Erin, well with in their prime years. Andrade even went on to get wins over Makenzie Dern and Marina Rodiguez, both high level women, after losing to Erin.

And Erin is nowhere near her prime. She isn't even finished product. Odds are that she gets much better than she is now.

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

This nothing but confimation bias. With enough mental gymnastics you discredit any figthers resume.

I'm clearly not being overly critical, nor are these particularly difficult "gymnastics" to perform.

Both Rose and Andrade were on winning streaks when they fought Erin. Both of them were 32 when they fought Erin, well with in their prime years. Andrade even went on to get wins over Makenzie Dern and Marina Rodiguez, both high level women, after losing to Erin.

Rose had a 2 fight win streak, the most bottom definition you could make a streak, and it isn't at all some retroactive confirmation bias that both of those performances were criticized for not being near the level Rose had been at as strawweight champ. These facts existed before this fight, not after, so to accuse it of confirmation bias is, itself, pretty biased.

And yes, Jessica did back to getting wins over high level women. When she went back down to the weight below that she should have been fighting at.

And Erin is nowhere near her prime. She isn't even finished product. Odds are that she gets much better than she is now.

Yeah, and she'll beat some other really good flyweights, as a flyweight prospect should.

 

[Luffy]

It was nice because Erin looks to be evolving quickly with the striking. I honestly think Rose is a better striker than Manon Fiorot --- the fact she made it competitive mostly standing and had Manon in some tough positions all while having a broken finger, and that being her first fight at 125 tells me she's better technically.

Erin was getting the worst in the first two rounds in striking, but she relied on it enough not to shoot takedowns until the 3rd round, and in fact, Rose was the one who initiated the grappling because even in striking, Erin's pace and power were already outlasting her.

 

[bobafett]

Rose looked great, but it seems like she ran outta gas for the last 2 and a half rounds. It was a high pace fight and I thought Blanchfield edged out the fourth, every other round was obvious to score

 

[Streeter]

Robbery Rose won 1,2,4

 

[TITS]

She still absolutely sucks lmao

Yes, and her fights are unbearable to watch. I'm 100% convinced that the posters here hyping her up, like the OP, must be trolling. Not to mention, a lot of people in the PBP thought Rose won rounds 1/2/4. Fight was garbage and should have never been 5 rounds anyway.

 

[TITS]

Erin looks to be evolving quickly with the striking.

She can't strike for shit, even on the ground where she has the advantage. Stop the trolling. This girl is a dud.

 

[NoSmilez]

I don't think Erin is as skilled as Rose but she is mentally tough and will keep pushing. Not trying to bash Erin too much but she isn't very agile. She is strong but she is a bit of a plodder with her movement.

 

[Cazador Diurno]

Im just happy Rose lost cause that means Pat Barry is somewhere crying

 

[Luffy]

Lol "100% convinced the OP must be trolling". I think you may set your bar too high for fights that must be a JJ vs Alex Gus I or Poatan vs Khalil. Not one round from the fight sucked... The first round was a more studied one but still had action. Second one had also high volume and fair amount of exchanges... And round 3, Erin turned the pressure up, forced a clinch sitiation and started to open up the ground and pound towards the end. I think she could have used ground and pound more often, but for some reason she didn't want to... Because there were very obvious opportunities for her to press even more with solid shots when Rose was in vulnerable positions in the ground... But to argue she can't ground and pound when she landed many significant strikes standing against Rose, with high volume that made Rose initiate the grappling is just not thinking logically at all. She likely was more keen on ending the fight with a submission, or maybe doesn't like to do considerable damage with ground and pound if she feels she can have her ways with other methods... Who knows.

 

[omawho402]

Erin is the future! Rose is the past! We have to be unburdened by the past! Praise the future of Erin!!

Fully on Cold Blooded Erin Blanchfield wagon. I've been big on her for awhile now.