GRASSO VS SHEVCHENKO 2

[Vampire life]

I watched it but not closely when it happened
I watched it closely a little while ago

Valentina made a huge mistake at the end of the 5th, in the 2nd fight, got taken down, body triangled. Face cranked and the optics were real bad
Her making a mistake on that spinning kick in the first fight cost her her title- it was actually hard to believe, that another mistake late in the fight yet again
she was winning both fights cleanly, but in the 2nd fight she was clearly in control 3 mins into the 5th until the takedown which happened because she lost her grip ona headlock going for her own takedown- she survived a flash knock down in the 2nd round which didn’t hurt her
She gave up one takedown in the 2nd but nothing happened with it
In this 2nd fight, she had , 5 takedowns, lots of control time, messed Grassos face up, she was bleeding from at least 2 places badly, jabbed her continuously and elbowed her up close a bunch of times - hardly threw any kicks but several body kicks to the liver landed clean

I think she won the fight regardless of the takedown in the 5th
I had her winning 1 , 3, 4 and 5

What did I miss to make it a split draw

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

One judge gave Grasso a 10-8 round. They held a commission meeting after and confirmed that was a mistake and that Val should have won the fight.

....so why is Grasso still champion? Zero accountability.

 

[Vampire life]

One judge gave Grasso a 10-8 round. They held a commission meeting after and confirmed that was a mistake and that Val should have won the fight.

....so why is Grasso still champion? Zero accountability.

I didn’t read that? Thx
I’ll have to look it up
It must have been the 2nd when the take down and the knockdown happened

 

[Vampire life]

One judge gave Grasso a 10-8 round. They held a commission meeting after and confirmed that was a mistake and that Val should have won the fight.

....so why is Grasso still champion? Zero accountability.

I found this too

“ Interestingly, Bell has a reputation for making decisions that change the outcomes of fights. He previously scored the infamous Jan Blachowicz vs. Magomed Ankalaev light heavyweight bout at UFC 282. Bell scored the final round of that contest 10-9 in favor of Ankalaev, while the other two judges gave it a 10-8, resulting in a split draw decision instead of an Ankalaev win.”

 

[Poirierfan]

I thought Grasso lost the second fight as well, I'm not mad they gave her the win though.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

One judge gave Grasso a 10-8 round. They held a commission meeting after and confirmed that was a mistake and that Val should have won the fight.

....so why is Grasso still champion? Zero accountability.

I don’t disagree with what you said.

But the rematch should never have happened.

Shevchenko lost fair, and square. I give zero fucks about winning until they lost. She got finished. No instant rematches when you tap.

 

[fortheo]

One judge gave Grasso a 10-8 round. They held a commission meeting after and confirmed that was a mistake and that Val should have won the fight.

....so why is Grasso still champion? Zero accountability.

They had a meeting on the scoring of that round and 10-8 rounds in general -- they did not have a meeting on the scoring of that fight as a whole.

If you get rid of that judge's score card, then you're still left with split decision between the other two judges' score cards, both of which presented acceptable scoring.

 

[Poirierfan]

I don’t disagree with what you said.

But the rematch should never have happened.

Shevchenko lost fair, and square. I give zero fucks about winning until they lost. She got finished. No instant rematches when you tap.

No instant rematches unless there's major controversy involved, period. Too many times divisions have been held up because greedy Dana thinks it'll be profitable to do a rematch.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

No instant rematches unless there's major controversy involved, period. Too many times divisions have been held up because greedy Dana thinks it'll be profitable to do a rematch.

Does the UFC have championship clauses where in long term champs contracts

 

[Poirierfan]

Does the UFC have championship clauses where in long term champs contracts

Nope, that don't. It's whoever the UFC thinks deserves it.

 

[JoeRowe]

Grasso 2 & 5(you're dumb as fuck or extremely biased if you give rd 5 to Shevy), Shevy 1 & 3. Round 4 is as close to 10-10 as it gets. Not even close to a robbery.

10-8 rd 5 is horrible but if that judge wanted to rig the fight he or she could have easily given Grasso rd 4 as many did.

 

[Thepaintbucket]

Does the UFC have championship clauses where in long term champs contracts

I doubt it. They just love creating easy PPV cards.

 

[Jackonfire]

 

[gentel]

I think a draw was the right score - 3 rounds Grasso, 2 rounds Shevchenko with a 10-8 in round 3 for a serious mounted guillotine, 3min of mount/backpack, and a credible armbar attempt to end the round, and pitching a shutout where Grasso did nothing that round

 

[svmr_db]

One judge gave Grasso a 10-8 round. They held a commission meeting after and confirmed that was a mistake and that Val should have won the fight.

....so why is Grasso still champion? Zero accountability.

Fight results don't get changed draws to wins days after the event. It was a mistake in that the judge misunderstood how to give a 10-8 round, not a mistake like they wrote the wrong numbers on the card.

Regardless, they'll get their chance to settle things once and for all next weekend. Hopefully this will be the end of their rivalry and there will be no fourth fight lol.

 

[Vampire life]

No instant rematches unless there's major controversy involved, period. Too many times divisions have been held up because greedy Dana thinks it'll be profitable to do a rematch.

Volk vs max
Woodley vs everyone
Figgy Vs what’s his name
Just ridiculous

 

[Lord Pyjamas]

They had a meeting on the scoring of that round and 10-8 rounds in general -- they did not have a meeting on the scoring of that fight as a whole.

If you get rid of that judge's score card, then you're still left with split decision between the other two judges' score cards, both of which presented acceptable scoring.

Without people like you societies fall into ruin.
Keep up the good work while I do my best to not burn things down.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

They had a meeting on the scoring of that round and 10-8 rounds in general -- they did not have a meeting on the scoring of that fight as a whole.

If you get rid of that judge's score card, then you're still left with split decision between the other two judges' score cards, both of which presented acceptable scoring.

They specifically had a call on the Val/Grasso fight.

NSAC exec: Grasso's 10-8 round scored wrong

NSAC executive director Jeff Mullen, speaking on a judges training call Wednesday, said he didn't agree with the controversial 10-8 score for Alexa Grasso in the final round of her fight against Valentina Shevchenko

www.espn.com

If they had scored the fight 10-9 instead of 10-8, Val would have won the belt by split decision.

 

[laleggenda27]

I had it 48-47 Grasso.

The judges, media, and fans were all pretty much split 50/50. So either way, it's not a robbery. Just a close fight.

 

[Streeter]

Was a close fight but imo no need for a 3rd in a row. As bad as that fight is it's still 3rd best fight on the card