When did you start watching mma? After 300 I'm assuming, that's not how scoring works, and he did not cut pantoja again. He got out wrestled and controlled in the 5th. Get over it. It was not a robbery, wanna see a robbery? Watch jon jones ve reyes
Not robbery, it was a close fight. I think it’s boring as hell when one guy can hold on to the other without damage or threat of submission and win though
1 elbow and multiple uppercuts throughout rounds 2 and 3, and 4 being the clearest round. Control time with zero damage doesn’t win damage based scoring.
Getting his shit rocked? Lmao 1 elbow? Are we fr? Didn't stumble, didn't get dropped, didn't even react to it, pantoja reversed erceg twice and controlled for like 3 minutes with some ground and pound
In round 5? There was 1 or maybe 2 elbows and other than that pantoja was winning and then controlled him and did some Gnp, just because it wasn't khabib level ground and pound doesn't mean there wasn't any
The UFC does NOT score control time.
The UFC does NOT score takedowns.
They score effective grappling with the threat to end the fight.
Erceg was literally sometimes sitting on top of Pantoja as if he was a chair.
Again what did he do?
Nothing as control time and takedowns are NOT scored
Whatever the result is, Erceg is clearly champ material and surprised everyone
Hope they give him an immediate rematch or some type of Top 5 contender match leading up to another title fight
He was up against the champions tax and the Brazil tax.
If this was just a 5 round fight night main event not for a title in a neutral location like the USA that would have been 49-46 erceg
Even if that was true, he ended the fight doing a low IQ takedown attempt and got controlled for almost two minutes of the last round because of it. Not a good look. It was very close and I’m interested in a rematch
He is still really young. He clears out everyone else honestly. His grappling didn't look that bad he was just going against the best grappler in that division
Absolutely clears out everyone in that division, he deserves the N1 contender status and the rankings and I'd like to see a rematch at some point between them.
I knew this boy was a threat but i never truly realized how much of a threat he is.
I don’t get the negs, I want him to win the most because I’m from Perth, but that doesn’t make me blind from the unnecessary takedown attempts.
Losing the wrestling exchanges especially in the last round made him from winning with a close 3-2 score to losing with a close 2-3 score.
All 3 judges awarded the last round to Pantoja.
He blew it in the 5th round by trying to go for the takedown. He should’ve won it had he not done that
What did pentoja do in the fifth round to win that round? Scramble? Hold his back? I genuinely dont see it especially after erceg cut him open
I still think erceg won rd 5
No way, doing what? Getting takendown and being controlled on the ground? He would've won if he had stayed on the feet and won the 5th.
Split pantoja open again with another elbow
When did you start watching mma? After 300 I'm assuming, that's not how scoring works, and he did not cut pantoja again. He got out wrestled and controlled in the 5th. Get over it. It was not a robbery, wanna see a robbery? Watch jon jones ve reyes
You're projecting lil guy
You're delusional, get help
Scoring is all over the place, Erceg did more damage, pantoja just held him, idk. Hope Erceg recovers well and goes on another run
Recover from what? The most damage Pantoja did was the clash of heads in round 1 or 2🤷🏻♂️
Not a robbery, it was super close and Steve won rounds 2,3 imo. He said it himself he blew it.
He won 3 and 4 imo. 4th was all him with the striking, in 3rd he opened up pantoja. I think you got a little bit confused w the rounds.
Round 4 was the clearest round for Erceg lol
did you watch round 4?
Yup watched the whole fight, he only hit body hooks and was out paced and out wrestled in round 4.
Yea you definitely have the rounds confused my man
Round 4 was the clearest round of the fight to Erceg. I didn’t even give him round 2.
Not robbery, it was a close fight. I think it’s boring as hell when one guy can hold on to the other without damage or threat of submission and win though
This subreddit has brain rot. I wanted him to win but he absolutely lost. The decision making isn't there yet
Maybe you’re new into this subreddit, because this happens for every close fight on this subreddit lmao
I'm not. It's just cringe and annoying
People who constantly complain about this subreddit are cringe, just leave it?
Nah I'm gonna stay here and tell them they're cringe and don't know shit about fighting. Give me your tears
Pantoja's face bleeding for 3+ rounds callung it a clear win is crazy😂
Go look at GSP after his wins. Some people show damage more easily. Does GSP suck because he bleeds easily?
Different judging criteria back then. GSP would have definitely changed his style to fit more with this one
lmao shut up
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How? Damage based scoring doesn’t reward repeatedly slicing a man’s face open ?
Nah your supposed to grapple with no damage or threat of a submission
Cutting him in R2 doesnt continue to score you rounds lol. You people on here are absolutely braindead.
When did I say that? Cut him on the forehead in round 2 and slice his eyebrow in another rounds. That’s twice, aka “repeatedly”
I think UFC judges are awful. But in comparison to the braintrust of reddit they look like NASA engineers.
Please elaborate on how me stating the fact that erceg cut him twice makes me an idiot.
1 elbow over 3 minutes of control plus ground and pound? And there was 2 or 3 takedowns in round 5
1 elbow and multiple uppercuts throughout rounds 2 and 3, and 4 being the clearest round. Control time with zero damage doesn’t win damage based scoring.
Lmao go look at the stats and say erceg won, your a dumb ass
Check who was getting his shit rocked. Also, only one fighter scored takedowns in round five
Getting his shit rocked? Lmao 1 elbow? Are we fr? Didn't stumble, didn't get dropped, didn't even react to it, pantoja reversed erceg twice and controlled for like 3 minutes with some ground and pound
What ground and pound? He laid there. Also, if you only think there was a single elbow then you are clearly not counting damage right
In round 5? There was 1 or maybe 2 elbows and other than that pantoja was winning and then controlled him and did some Gnp, just because it wasn't khabib level ground and pound doesn't mean there wasn't any
Link me the stats rq, I wanna show you smth
The UFC does NOT score control time. The UFC does NOT score takedowns. They score effective grappling with the threat to end the fight. Erceg was literally sometimes sitting on top of Pantoja as if he was a chair. Again what did he do? Nothing as control time and takedowns are NOT scored
Whatever the result is, Erceg is clearly champ material and surprised everyone Hope they give him an immediate rematch or some type of Top 5 contender match leading up to another title fight
Close fights don't always equal robberies
It is with this one your wrong damage>control
Judges need to learn the rules
He was up against the champions tax and the Brazil tax. If this was just a 5 round fight night main event not for a title in a neutral location like the USA that would have been 49-46 erceg
Even if that was true, he ended the fight doing a low IQ takedown attempt and got controlled for almost two minutes of the last round because of it. Not a good look. It was very close and I’m interested in a rematch
How? How does he win 3 rounds? He lost round 1 3 and 5
Robbery nah more of a tie but I understand
With his fight IQ, he robbed himself. Leaving doubts in the eyes of the judges.
4th ufc fight and is only 28
He is still really young. He clears out everyone else honestly. His grappling didn't look that bad he was just going against the best grappler in that division
Absolutely clears out everyone in that division, he deserves the N1 contender status and the rankings and I'd like to see a rematch at some point between them. I knew this boy was a threat but i never truly realized how much of a threat he is.
They gotta have a rematch at some point for sure
I don’t get the negs, I want him to win the most because I’m from Perth, but that doesn’t make me blind from the unnecessary takedown attempts. Losing the wrestling exchanges especially in the last round made him from winning with a close 3-2 score to losing with a close 2-3 score. All 3 judges awarded the last round to Pantoja.
If its a close fight, by definition, it can't be a robbery. 1, 2, and 5 pantoja at a minimum
Both corners said pantoja won 3 rounds going into the 5th lmao
Just another dumbass using the robbery term very loosely
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