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Post by K1power on May 9, 2015 2:13:34 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on May 10, 2015 14:40:00 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on May 10, 2015 14:43:48 GMT 1
Now, I haven't seen Levin vs Marcus yet as I fell asleep during the event (around 6-7 am here when it was Live), but a draw can happen in a Glory title fight and the champ gets to hold on to his belt even if he does not win? That's a laugh.
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Post by roy2015 (Banned) on May 10, 2015 15:09:22 GMT 1
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Post by K1power on May 10, 2015 15:14:10 GMT 1
I'm going to watch the fight later today so I'll be able to share my views on the event as a whole.
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kbfan
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Post by kbfan on May 10, 2015 15:36:08 GMT 1
In case of a draw i believe it's logical that the champ keeps his belt, stay with the fighter that already had it. If it really was a draw, that's another discussion.
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Post by K1power on May 10, 2015 19:05:33 GMT 1
A draw shouldn't be an option in a tournament or title fight to begin with. I don't believe we've seen that in other sports/orgs, at least not recently. There must always be a winner. If a fight is too close to call the nod should be given to the defending champion, the burden of proof should be on the challenger.
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Post by dvewlsh on May 10, 2015 22:42:44 GMT 1
Yep, burden of proof is always on the challenger in these cases.
That being said, extension rounds make a lot of sense here.
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Post by K1power on May 11, 2015 11:10:45 GMT 1
Oh yes definitely. I can't believe they didn't think this through.
There should be a possibility of, say, up to two extension rounds with the final one having the requirement to pick a winner.
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Post by dvewlsh on May 11, 2015 22:21:47 GMT 1
I'm hearing that the ratings are trending towards the 450,000 - 500,000 range.
This is either a godsend or a nightmare depending on your outlook because the undercard was mostly garbage (no disrespect intended) and if Glory can draw some of their highest ratings with younger, cheaper fighters, why pay the elite guys they have under contract?
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Post by K1power on May 12, 2015 11:10:17 GMT 1
So I've finally watched the Levin-Marcus fight and it was ugly. Perhaps subconsciously I was expecting a bad fight based on them both having a Muay Thai style under kickboxing rules. You could make a case for Marcus taking it because of the point deduction Levin got, but an extension round would probably have been the better option as it was a pretty even fight.
While I can understand a fighter feeling frustrated when he feels he won a fight and the decision doesn't go his way, I thought Marcus' corner reacted shameful after the decision was announced.
On to the event as a whole. Yeah, this event was bad. I actually expected it to at least deliver some entertainment value, but the only things I liked were Raymond Daniels' fancy kicks and Chi Lewis-Parry getting his big trap shut and that's simply not enough.
Glory events have been progressively declining and while I understand what they're doing and why they're doing it I'm starting to feel less compelled to watch these events. The fact that apparently this show did well ratings-wise will only strengthen their belief that they're on the right track with this and we'll get more cards similar to this one or worse.
I can't turn a blind eye to Raymond Daniels getting protected by Glory when I'm criticizing SuperKombat for protecting Morosanu or the Stoica brothers. If anything, this event even more than the last few has made it abundantly clear to me that Glory is no longer on top of the kickboxing orgs.
They still have a mainstream TV deal and some major names signed so there's still a bit of hope. Also, the card for their France event looks good which is something positive to end this rant on I guess.
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Post by K1power on May 12, 2015 11:39:43 GMT 1
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