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if yoel had won the fight by decision there'd be less controversy.

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therefore, he did win the fight and this is coming from a rw fan. i guess dana didn't want a trilogy.
 
Under no criteria did Robert Whittaker win last night.

By MMA rules, I scored it a draw (Whittaker 1,2,4 Yoel 3 and 10-8 5th). Anyone who says Rd 5 wasn't 10-8 needs their eyes checked; that would've been a 10-8 even under the old rules, which gave out less 10-8s than the new rules.

But I wish they had some sort of a tiebreaker for draws because Yoel's rounds were far more dominant, and Rd 5 was honestly closer to a 10-7 than a 10-9, and Yoel's Rd 3 was far more dominant than the best round Rob won (Rd 1).

They drew in the sporting event under the fixed rules, but there is no question that Yoel won the FIGHT.

Under PRIDE scoring, this fight would've been an absolute blowout in Yoel's favour.
 
I thought it was a clearly a draw. Whittaker clearly won three rounds. Romero clearly won two rounds.. The only argument should be whether the last round was a 10-8, and if the new rules are in effect it has to be right?

A score of 10 – 8 does not require a fighter to dominate their opponent for 5 minutes of a round. The score of 10 – 8 is utilized by the judge when the judge sees verifiable results on the part of both or either fighter. If a fighter has little to no offensive output during a 5 minute round, it should be normal for the judge to award the losing fighter 8 points instead of 9. When assessing a score of 10-8, judges shall evaluate Damage, Dominance, and Duration and, if two of the 3 are assessed to have been present, a 10-8 score shall be considered. If all three are present, a 10-8 score shall be awarded. Damage – A judge shall assess if a fighter damages their opponent significantly in the round, even though they may not have dominated the action. Damage includes visible evidence such as swellings and lacerations. Damage shall also be assessed when a fighter’s actions, using striking and/or grappling, lead to a diminishing of their opponents’ energy, confidence, abilities and spirit. All of these come as a direct result of damage. When a fighter is damaged with strikes, by lack of control and/or ability, this can create defining moments in the round and shall be assessed with great value. Dominance – As MMA is an offensive based sport, dominance of a round can be seen in striking when the losing fighter is forced to continually defend, with no counters or reaction taken when openings present themselves. Dominance in the grappling phase can be seen by fighters taking dominant positions in the fight and utilizing those positions to attempt fight ending submissions or attacks. Merely holding a dominant position(s) shall not be a primary factor in assessing dominance. What the fighter does with those positions is what must be assessed. Duration – Duration is defined by the time spent by one fighter effectively attacking and controlling their opponent, while the opponent offers little to no offensive output. A judge shall assess duration by recognizing the relative time in a round when one fighter takes and maintains full control of the effective offense. This can be assessed both standing and grounded.
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Romero's round 5 meets all of the criteria. I wonder how many of the people sharing their opinion have actually read this.
 
Draw does seem like the correct result.
I really don't think round 3 was a 10-8, Whittaker was too effective in rallying and landing heavy towards the end. I also think Rob eked out 4. 10-8 seems fair for round 5.

47-47.
 
I understand why people feel bad for Romero but a number of times during the fight Whittaker was right there for the taking, when a flurry of hard punches would have caused the ref to step in.

We all knew it, especially in the 5th when Romero kind of lay on him a bit. He needed to find a 15 second burst from somewhere. Bad weight cut, age, whatever... I feel bad for him but it's not like he didn't have his chance to win it beyond doubt. The judges were always gonna be dicey in a fight like that.
 
Whittaker clearly won, more significant strikes 128-111. Round 1,2,4 10-9 Whittaker Round 3,5 Romero 10-9 not 10-8. 48-47 Whittaker
 
blaseblah said:
I thought it was a clearly a draw. Whittaker clearly won three rounds. Romero clearly won two rounds.. The only argument should be whether the last round was a 10-8, and if the new rules are in effect it has to be right?



Romero's round 5 meets all of the criteria. I wonder how many of the people sharing their opinion have actually read this.
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couldnt agree more. nailed it
 
10-9 Whit
10-9 Whit
10-9 Romero
10-9 Whit
10-8 Romero
47-47

c'mon guys...this fight was easy to score
 
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There's no way 1 of those rounds wasn't a 10-8 according to the new rules so it should have been a draw since Whittaker clearly won 1, 2 and 4.
 
To be fair, if the rules say : "If a fighter has little to no offensive output during a 5 minute round, it should be normal for the judge to award the losing fighter 8 points instead of 9.", it could also apply to Romero's Round 1...

I agree with the draw, though.
 
I never understand why people get so bent out of shape in a close fight. If it's that close it can go either way, this time it went to Whitaker, it's really that simple.
 
SilverHorizon said:
I never understand why people get so bent out of shape in a close fight. If it's that close it can go either way, this time it went to Whitaker, it's really that simple.
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its bc it should have been a draw.
10-8 5th for Yoel.
nothing new tho, judges fuck up decisions all the time. is normal
 
A fighter has to have little to no offence to warrant a 10-8 round. Romero sure had his moments in the 5th, but Whittaker still defended, got to his feet and even landed strikes of his own. 10-9 but clearly Romero's round. 48-47 Whittaker.
 
Or everyone can stop bitching, because it's not gonna change the result.
 
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