Volkanovski won against Islam

[TheAmericanGazelle]

Islam definitely won the sporting contest and maybe the "fight-fight", but Volk definitely won the P4P battle, and might have won the "fight-fight".

 

[Mga223]

It's obvious Volk lost and anyone that thinks otherwise can't stand Islam.

Was cheering Volk as a fellow Aussie but after that bell ended I thought damn he got so close.

The rematch must happen and I feel like if both win their next fights it's even more hyped than the first.

 

[mraa1]

Love tapping your opponent on the noggin with little pitter patter arm punches while he has you in a body triangle is not effective offense in any meaningful sense and if you are using that as an example as to why Volk should have won the fight then all you are really doing is showing everyone how ridiculously biased you are

 

[Conan the K-9]

Again, volk couldn't turn his hips the right way because they were against the fence. He didn't have much options there other than prevent all of Islam's offense, which he did, and send back his own, which he did.

People trying to argue, that the fighter having the back, was trying to anything else than just hold <45>

He could have transitioned to an armbar attempt or gnp, if the choke was not there, but he was too scared to lose the position.

That’s why he choose to play peek-a-boo and ride the round out.

 

[Larzon]

People trying to argue, that the fighter having the back, was trying to anything else than just hold <45>
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He could have transitioned to an armbar attempt or gnp, if the choke was not there, but he was too scared to lose the position.

That’s why he choose to play peek-a-boo and ride the round out.

Rules are rules. If it was on the street to the death Volk is the one walking away imo

 

[Streeter]

Lmao get with the program bud.


Islam dominated volk lmao

Saying Islam dominated is just as delusional as saying Volk was cleanly robbed.

 

[ThePimblettEra]

Moral victory goes to Volk regardless since he's the smaller lad.

 

[michhmoggan]

For me volk had won but the judges thought otherwise.

 

[Snake_bite]

isnt this the position that Volk couldnt get out of but was acting really cool as though he was still in charge but in fact did nothing?

hey fair play to Volk, he says so himself in his breakdown of the fight but some people are still coping hard

 

[mmadeewana]

It's a L on his record and that's what matters.

 

[Larzon]

hey fair play to Volk, he says so himself in his breakdown of the fight but some people are still coping hard

Both did nothing but Islam scored points according to the rules and Volk is normally the best in the whole sport at point fighting

 

[Arthas]

Did TS just finish downloading the event from Torrent sites on his dialup net or what?

 

[ChimRichalds]

Pretty sure it was already stated going in that Volk would be fighting Islam/Charles, so it's not like Islam called out a featherweight. He just called out his already decided next challenger.

Comon man. That's not how grown ups talk

It drives me nuts that EVERYONE wants champs to stop trying to move up for title fights immediately, but Islam doing exactly that is resorting to "fighting midgets". Not to mention the fact that Volk could be the most skilled fighter in the UFC right now.

 

[Redando]

Volk did try to escape, but couldn't roll to the right side because the fence was in his way, which islam used in order to aid him in his stalling efforts. You're pretty much explaining how volk killed Islam's offense from that position for several minutes while being able to get some of his own offense off.

he couldn’t escape because he was too busy trying to control the arm of Islam to prevent a choke.
How is that not effective grappling?
Volk had no offence. Baby punches are not offense but a desperate attempt to try to deceive people that he is doing ‘something’.

if Islam was controlled on the ground by Volk in the exact same manner. You would be yelling how Volk destroyed Islam. There is zero objectivity in people like you.
Trying to sell propaganda that a back take is not effective grappling.
What is effective grappling? Trying to ‘advance’ to a worse position?
He should have transitioned to side control?

the reality is that Volk was stalling. You can’t blame Islam. Volk is the one that has to get out of a back take position. If he can’t do that. This simply means that Islam has effective grappling to prevent him from escaping.
Even volk agrees with me. He knew he was losing. He knew in what kind of bad spot he was. He couldn’t do anything about it. He tried to fool people out of frustration acting full confident while yelling out of desperation.
He knew he lost the fight when losing the fourth round. His coaches already told him that he lost two rounds in between the rounds before the fourth round.
His face was the face of a man that was realising that he lost the fight.

 

[Southpoor97]

Rules are rules. If it was on the street to the death Volk is the one walking away imo

No. He got Islam taken off his back twice by a ref at end of rounds. He doesn’t get saved like this in street fight

 

[richardjohnson]

People trying to argue, that the fighter having the back, was trying to anything else than just hold <45>
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He could have transitioned to an armbar attempt or gnp, if the choke was not there, but he was too scared to lose the position.

That’s why he choose to play peek-a-boo and ride the round out.

Scared to lose the position or just good fight IQ? It would have been extremely dumb to transition to an arm bar when he had Volk’s back

 

[1BadMF]

Did Volk callout Strickland yet?

 

[nostradumbass]

Oh yeah, eating clean shots and getting taken down every round and needing the bell to get the guy off your back in 2 of them is definitely a robbery.

 

[Larzon]

No. He got Islam taken off his back twice by a ref at end of rounds. He doesn’t get saved like this in street fight

Volk would have been smashing his face in with the back of his head

 

[Vagabound]

If it was on the street to the death Volk is the one walking away imo

If it was a fight to the death Volk eventually gets choked out since a ref isn't going to stand him up after the round ends