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  • 116-112?? Not sure about that at all
  • Usual rubbish scoring. Beterbiev by 4, I don't think so.
  • By 4? Hmm...

    Must have judged on walking forwards rather than actual punches landed. 
  • Looked like a dislocated jaw at best for Clarke. That was an absolutely brutal knock out.
    That’s exactly what I was thinking . Broken or dislocated jaw . 
    Now we’ve just got to put up with the shit music before the main event . It winds me up . Just get on with it. 

    Beterviev to win on points for me. 
    I wish I had put money on it. 
  • Bivol robbed there. Of course Beterbiev is going to have favoritism in Saudi.
  • jakecafc said:
    Bivol robbed there. Of course Beterbiev is going to have favoritism in Saudi.
    To be fair even Turki Alalshikh said he didn't agree with the decision.

    “This was one of the great fights of the last 20 years I think, but I don't think the result was fair, in my opinion. The two fighters are like my brothers, but I think Bivol won two rounds more. I will focus and I will try to do the rematch."

    Personally watching it live i felt Bivol edged it. I can't see how he didn't win at least 6 rounds so a draw at worst and no way he should've lost. In a close fight though it only needs a couple of judges to score a couple of rounds the other way and a 7-5 Bivol becomes a 7-5 Beterbiev. The 116-112 scorecard seems very harsh though. Also looking at the fighters reactions at the end i felt like Beterbiev thought he'd lost, looked a bit dejected standing in his corner.

    Full credit to Bivol though, he didn't moan, said he's not making excuses, just accepted it and said we move on and wants a rematch.

    Overall it's a shame there's controversy as i thought it was an incredible fight, one of the best i've seen in recent years and they have to do it again.
  • Even though I slightly fancied Beterbiev to win on points and was prepared to put a score on it, I felt Bivol won by at least 3 rounds. Not  complaining mind.
  • Currently watching the title fight from Japan on sky, and the co-main event had open scoring so the corners and commentators can see who's winning throughout the fight.

    That would definitely have changed Bivol's approach to the last 2 rounds last night. 
  • Confirmed that Fraser Clarke had surgery last night to repair a broken jaw. No surprise when you saw the state of his face after the knockdown.
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  • Catterall v Prograis has ended up being a pretty decent scrap 
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