Domar-veteran Mario Yamasaki hade en mindre bra dag på jobbet under helgens ”UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Anders”, och Priscila Cachoeira fick lida onödigt mycket på grund av hans misstag. Cachoeira ställdes i sin UFC-debut mot Valentina ”Bullet” Schevchenko och blev totaldominerad i både rond ett och till slutet av rond två. Cachoeira fick mottaga riktigt vassa armbågar i mount-position av den forne titelutmanaren i stråvikt men matchen fortgick.
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In the second round, I signaled to ‘Pedrita’ that if she didn’t move I’d stop the bout. Every time I went to stop it, I signaled it to her, and she moved in an attempt to escape the blows. Unfortunately, I also can’t control the number of strikes that are thrown. Again, while she’s looking for a turnaround, she’s in the game. Fighters go through periods of great effort and dedication in order to be there. MMA is a contact sport, and no fighter likes to have the fight interrupted without a chance to reverse the outcome.
The way I see it, I allowed ‘Pedrita’ to be a warrior and keep fighting. I could have stopped the fight in the second crucifix or in the mount, but she was moving at all times. I also recognize I should have stopped it on the first tap of the rear-naked choke, and I only stopped a few seconds later. As for other people’s opinions, they (again) have their right to issue them.
Cachoeira förlorade tillslut matchen genom rear-naked choke i slutet av rond två.
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