PBP PFL Champions Series 2: Nurmagomedov vs. Hughes 2 ***Sherdog Discussion*** 10/3 11:30AM ET

[svmr_db]

Hughes should have trained for the KO. He's never winning a dec in Dubai.

To be fair Hughes wouldn't have won the decision almost anywhere, he didn't win 3 rounds in anywhere close to definitive fashion.

 

[gracie_barra_samurai]

Hughes was probably the toughest guy in the Bellator/PFL landscape for Usman. The rest look mid as hell.

 

[MRT]

No sense getting too upset with the 50-45...the right guy won the fight, which is ultimately what matters.

No one's record, reputation, or pay day is adversely affected by that one scorecard, so the point is essentially moot.

Solid fight, btw...one of the few compelling matchups in PFL that would easily belong on any UFC PPV main card.

 

[sdpdude9]

50-45 seems egregious for how close that fight was but when you break it down, I don’t think Hughes 100% won any round. You could definitely give round 2 and/or 3 to him, but I didn’t think it was egregious to not. Competitive fight where I think we got the right winner, scorecards seem a little harsh for what we saw though.

 

[europe1]

People are focusing on the 50-45 but Usman getting away with 5 fouls is even worse.

 

[Momentosis]

People are focusing on the 50-45 but Usman getting away with 5 fouls is even worse.

Low blows were fault of Hughes.

The "headbutt" is something we've seen all the time before. Fighters literally go forehead to forehead all the time, this was no different.

 

[richardjohnson]

R3 was razor close

I had it 2,3,5 Hughes

 

[PurpleDrank]

Why? Usman landed a last second TD and did nothing with it. Hughes landed better shots that round.

Usman landed the better shots that round, I was suprised by Hughes lack of activity in the first half of the round.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

BAHAHAHAHA
10-8 round 5 for Usman LMFAO

 

[europe1]

BAHAHAHAHA
10-8 round 5 for Usman LMFAO

Eh, in a situation like this its a higher likelihood that the 10-8 is some typo.

 

[Black0ut]

Usman never did anything with TDs, actually was stunned a few times (not saying he was in trouble tho) but Hughes definitely landed the bigger strikes. I wouldn’t call it a robbery because Hughes should have done more but 50-45? Cmon.

 

[svmr_db]

 

[svmr_db]

 

[ExitLUPin]

People are focusing on the 50-45 but Usman getting away with 5 fouls is even worse.

I think he's becoming the P4P #1 foul merchant among the top fighters now. Last fight he committed a ton of fouls too and the ref actually did his job and took a point last time. It was Beltran, so they probably made sure he wouldn't do that again. Refs not doing their job and giving 100 warnings might be the biggest issue with MMA right now.

 

[Koala]

BAHAHAHAHA
10-8 round 5 for Usman LMFAO

Helwani is just shit-taling because he doesn't like the Dags
There are no 10-10s or 10-8s in 50-45, 49-46, or 48-47 scores

 

[Bluesbreaker]

Helwani is just shit-taling because he doesn't like the Dags
There are no 10-10s or 10-8s in 50-45, 49-46, or 48-47 scores

Yes, there can be.

 

[europe1]

Helwani is just shit-taling because he doesn't like the Dags
There are no 10-10s or 10-8s in 50-45, 49-46, or 48-47 scores

PFL initially released a scorecard saying so but withdrew it claiming the 10-8s and 10-10s were a typo.

 

[Siver!]

Err, they type their scores in on a keyboard now?

WTF is that?

 

[Kevster]

Atrocious scorecards, fight was a coin flip.

 

[Koala]

Yes, there can be.

A 10-10 would mean a 50-46, a 49-47, or a 48-48
A 10-8 would mean a 50-44, a 49-45, or a 48-46