Romero vs. Whittaker was a DRAW

[Roljo]

Last round was definetly a 10-8, Whittaker got badly beaten up (it felt like the judges forgot that 10-8 existed in MMA). You could even argue that Romero have won if you consider that Romero got the 4th round with how he rocked the aussie.

Not letting Romero finish his weight cut for 0.2 lbs, making him give up 30% of his purse, and making him ineligible to get the belt and the champ's contract.

They should have called this : UFC 225: Romero getting screwed

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Yes or a Romero win.

Not sure how Whittaker won.

Its not a robbery or a screwjob. It was close, just think a Whittaker win should have been the most unlikely scenario given how the fight went.

 

[defdef]

Cool new thread idea

 

[THEGOATOFMMA]

No, last time I checked Whittaker definitely won.

 

[241]

Should of been a draw. I was definitely going for robbie but i also like romero. I dont think the 3rd was a 10-8 and 5th was or had to be a 10-8.....
Robbie had the first 2rnds comfortably and the 4th round i thought robbie landed more and had romero missing alot.
Should've been a clear cut draw...
Still happy for robbie and both fighters are awesome.

 

[thorcorm]

So Whitaker rocking Romero in round 4 with a head kick counts for nothing, but Romero getting two good punches in at the last 20 seconds of round 4 and rocking Rob with 1 of them wins him the whole round despite getting 30 less significant strikes in for the round?

Romero didn't win round 4. There is no way. Try to be impartial with it.

The only acceptable results are a 47-47 if you have round 5 as a 10-8, or 48-47 to Whitaker if you have it 3-2 to Rob with no 10-8 rounds.

 

[PEDS Help me Post]

Should of been a draw. I was definitely going for robbie but i also like romero. I dont think the 3rd was a 10-8 and 5th was or had to be a 10-8.....
Robbie had the first 2rnds comfortably and the 4th round i thought robbie landed more and had romero missing alot.
Should've been a clear cut draw...
Still happy for robbie and both fighters are awesome.

If the first two rounds were 10-9s... then round 3 was a 10-8 for sure. It was the most significant round of the fight and Whittaker spent most of it just trying to survive.

 

[PEDS Help me Post]

So Whitaker rocking Romero in round 4 with a head kick counts for nothing, but Romero getting two good punches in at the last 20 seconds of round 4 and rocking Rob with 1 of them wins him the whole round despite getting 30 less significant strikes in for the round?

Romero didn't win round 4. There is no way. Try to be impartial with it.

The only acceptable results are a 47-47 if you have round 5 as a 10-8, or 48-47 to Whitaker if you have it 3-2 to Rob with no 10-8 rounds.

Or you could have it 47-46 for Romero with two 10-8 rounds.

 

[thorcorm]

Or you could have it 47-46 for Romero with two 10-8 rounds.

You need to go back and rewatch round 3.
Getting dropped doesn't make it an automatic 10-8. Romero got hit with vicious elbows and he got headkicked hard too. Wasn't close to a 10-8 round.

 

[Roljo]

Cool new thread idea

Didn't research it but i doubt it has already been made

 

[PEDS Help me Post]

You need to go back and rewatch round 3.
Getting dropped doesn't make it an automatic 10-8. Romero got hit with vicious elbows and he got headkicked hard too. Wasn't close to a 10-8 round.

Yes it was.

Whittaker got mauled that round.

 

[xentreos]

I just don’t see how you can score the 4th round for Romero.

 

[241]

Should of been a draw. I was definitely going for robbie but i also like romero. I dont think the 3rd was a 10-8 and 5th was or had to be a 10-8.....
Robbie had the first 2rnds comfortably and the 4th round i thought robbie landed more and had romero missing alot.
Should've been a clear cut draw...
Still happy for robbie and both fighters are awesome.

Romero may have rocked him but most of the round was romero trying to grapple and get robbie down, which he didn't have much success with. Whittaker still outlanded romero in total strikes in rnd3 and also stuffed 4/6 takedown attempts. Romero also missed a shit load of strikes.
So i dont agree thats a 10/8 just because he rocked him.

 

[machidafan99]

Romero may have rocked him but most of the round was romero trying to grapple and get robbie down, which he didn't have much success with. Whittaker still outlanded romero in total strikes in rnd3 and also stuffed 4/6 takedown attempts. Romero also missed a shit load of strikes.
So i dont agree thats a 10/8 just because he rocked him.View attachment 392243

it says takedowns = 2 for the true winner

 

[241]

it says takedowns = 2 for the true winner

You are correct. Like i said robbie stuffed 4/6 takedowns. And the 2 he got also has 0 ground control because robbie got back up

 

[machidafan99]

You are correct. Like i said robbie stuffed 4/6 takedowns. And the 2 he got also has 0 ground control because robbie got back up

octagon control

 

[Roljo]

So Whitaker rocking Romero in round 4 with a head kick counts for nothing, but Romero getting two good punches in at the last 20 seconds of round 4 and rocking Rob with 1 of them wins him the whole round despite getting 30 less significant strikes in for the round?

Romero didn't win round 4. There is no way. Try to be impartial with it.

The only acceptable results are a 47-47 if you have round 5 as a 10-8, or 48-47 to Whitaker if you have it 3-2 to Rob with no 10-8 rounds.

That's why i said "could have". Yeah Whittaker outlanded him in the 4th but Romero ate the headkick like a "tic tac" and rocked Rob late in the round leaving the refs with a good impression in his favour. I saw it as a draw

 

[thorcorm]

Yes it was.

Whittaker got mauled that round.

Would love to know how you scored GSP-Hendricks and Conor-Nate 2.

And seriously, go rewatch round 3. 40-22 in significant strikes, and Whitaker had his best moments striking wise too in that round. Two massive elbows that forced a level change from Romero. A headkick that landed clean.
Just for reference, rd 4 was 40-15 in Whitaker's favor. So no, it wasn't a 10-8. Not close. Dropping someone, and having them bounce right back up and hit you with some good shots is not a mauling. Round 5 on the other hand was.

 

[241]

octagon control

Hehe.... rnd2. Which i still scored a 10-9 just like rnd 3.

 

[Whoa Nelly]

A draw would have been fair and perfect.
Champ keeps the belt in a draw so it wouldn't have mattered about 0.2 pounds over fiasco
means they have a third - with Romero definitely making weight

edit: possibly making weight