One judge gave Whitaker round 1

I thought Costa looked good and also looked like he was enjoying himself out there. He did great for someone who’s been dealing with his own complications and being inactive for a bit. I thought he could’ve had R1 and also the fight seemed within his grasp. His strikes seemed more powerful and he seemed tankier than Rob but there were some odd choices on the timing of his strikes. Maybe he needed moments to catch his breath but looked like several windows of opportunity were missed where he let Rob off the hook.
 
filthynumber1 said:
It's not debunked
If you polled it I can tell ya most peeps give Costa round 1 easily. So my points stands
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This thread is kind of backfiring on you, huh?

I gave Costa the round, but giving it to Whittaker isn't out of the question. Not a robbery to give him the round
 
Senzo Tanaka said:
Robert outlanded Costa 38 to 27 in the first round. The kick definitely wobbled and hurt him but that doesn't erase everything that happened prior to that. Whittaker also recovered almost instantly and was literally throwing back at the end.

For Costa to steal that round, those numbers need to be closer and/or Robert was still skating around and saved by the bell. If you outland someone significantly, you can't steal away the round by a single strike unless it's a KO.
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Well that's not true. The judging criteria uses super loose terms and a judge can justify whatever hell score they want, pretty much
 
Sure, that kick was the closest either fighter came to finishing the fight, but it was also about five seconds of a five minute round. If someone attempts a submission, that may be the closest either fighter gets to winning the round, but it by itself shouldn't override four and a half minutes of dominance by the other fighter.

I don't know. If Costa was winning already, that kick may have turned a 10-9 into a 10-8, but I don't know that it by itself should give him a round that he was otherwise going to lose. Regardless of if a judge gave it to one fighter or the other, I wouldn't consider either choice a bad one.
 
Retard scoring system + retard commentator effect.

According to the criteria, Costa won that round. Which is ridiculous, because under any sensible system Whittaker clearly won that round.

He wasn't nearly as hurt as the mongs on commentary tried to make him out to be.
 
filthynumber1 said:

And here's Whitaker going back to his corner


And heres judge Mike Bell figures that's the round 1 winner right there


Fuck ufc judging has, and always will be, a joke
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watching it live the kick seemed to do more damage that it actually did.

Rob was dazed for sure but he was throwing shots back at costa even before the bell.
 
markys00 said:
This thread is kind of backfiring on you, huh?
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Not at all. Sherdog is full of all sorts. But it goes to show ya not only judges don't have a clue how to score fights correctly it applies to sherdoggers too
 
All I can say that Costa has some great kicks, is never in a boring fight, and I hope we will see him more frequently. He should have followed that kick with a knee, everything was already positionet for that.

And what a recovery from Rob, the heel landed directly on his zygomatic bone, hope he is allright. He really did not let Costa bully himself.

Two great MW warriors, they should have got the FOTN for this. I’m a fan of both.
And the one round wrestling wonder will lose to both of these guys. Watch him running and avoiding these matchups.

Btw. Do we have the medical suspensions and fight night weights (California has them) already somewhere available?
 
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Costa didn't do too bad with a long layoff. His lead leg high kick is money. It's fast with very little tell when he is fresh. He belongs with the other top 10 of the division. Rob won the fight because he knows he knows how to win rounds. I don't think a 5 round fight would have made a big difference. Costa already took too much damage to his calf. Leg kick defense is something he really needs to work on.

The right matchup for Costa is probably a rematch with Vettori. These two can duke it out Bangkok style. Rob can fight Strickland. Canonier is an option but they fought before.
 
On a close round its very obvious that rocking your opponent should easily steal the round, that's very bad judging
 
filthynumber1 said:

And here's Whitaker going back to his corner


And heres judge Mike Bell figures that's the round 1 winner right there


Fuck ufc judging has, and always will be, a joke
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Amazing. You managed to lie, post a clip that's the opposite of reality and also threw in a gif of the worst adult swim show to ever exist with the least funny actor ever to live.
 
Koro_11 said:
Agree, that judge is an idiot. When they said 30-27 I was thinking "oh my God, Costa won it, there is not way anyone is giving Whittaker round 1".
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the 30-27 is what made it clear to me that Whittaker won...
 
I'm 50/50 towards giving Whittaker R1 or not. The round wasn't as competitive like that one round in Gus vs Jones 1 where Gus was slightly ahead of Jones up until that elbow - Whittaker was very clearly winning, landed some damaging shots on Costa, but caught a kick at the very end. I haven't rewatched the fight but based on the replays I've seen of the actual kick, it looks like Whittaker recovered almost immediately. Due to that, and that he was clearly ahead for 99% of the round, I am OK with giving him the round. Luckily, in the end it didn't matter.
 
LouDee16 said:
the 30-27 is what made it clear to me that Whittaker won...
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Nah, round one was the most obvious one, the rest were close. When you inflict more damage and your opponent gets saved by the bell that should be automatic.

I don’t have a problem with Whittaker winning, but 30-27 was ridiculous.
 
Lee Danger said:
some people here act like r1 was onesided and not a very close round until the kick.
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Like I've said before, everyone loves Whitaker and hates Costa (as they should) so the opinions could be slanted

Reverse the roles and everyone would flip and say hey "Whitaker rocked him so he wins the round"

It's an easy round to score 10-9 Costa
I dont even like Costa but he won that round
 
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