ROUND 7 was a 10-8 — the referee needs glasses

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ROUND 7 WAS A 10-8!! What is the referee actually looking at!!

Two knockdowns in one round — first at 1:23, second at 2:54 — both beat the 8-count but a fighter getting floored twice in the same round is a 10-8 regardless of whether they continue. That is written in the scoring criteria.

The judge gave 10-9. I genuinely cannot find the justification. This isn't about favouring either fighter — the rule is the rule. If two knockdowns in a single round doesn't trigger a 10-8, what does? Anyone who has the rulebook open, please explain this to me.

Refereeing MMA is extraordinarily difficult in real time. Arm bar protection vs intelligently defending is a split-second judgment. I give referees significant benefit of the doubt.

Round 7 scoring disagreement has been a discussion point in multiple groups I follow. The referee framing and the judge framing are different lenses and neither is definitively wrong.

ROUND 7 WAS A 10-8!! What is the referee actually looking at!!

Two knockdowns in one round — first at 1:23, second at 2:54 — both beat the 8-count but a fighter getting floored twice in the same round is a 10-8 regardless of whether they continue. That is written in the scoring criteria.

The judge gave 10-9. I genuinely cannot find the justification. This isn't about favouring either fighter — the rule is the rule. If two knockdowns in a single round doesn't trigger a 10-8, what does? Anyone who has the rulebook open, please explain this to me.