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my main complaint is the golden rule,Very close fight that people really shouldn't be complaining about the decision.
Either guy arguably deserved the nod. I would need to rewatch the fight because it was that close and those middle rounds were hard to determine.
"to be the champ, you gotta beat the champ"
when sean beat izzy, it was a judge decision and it was convincing.
DDP did not convincingly beat strickland.
in fact, round 4 was fairly even in strikes until the end, strickland landed the 1-2, probably one of the most effective strikes of the entire round by either fighter. The takedowns by ddp lead to a few pot shots by strickland, ddp did not land a single punch or knee from the takedowns or breakup of said takedowns. 1,4, 5 was strickland, even if 3 and 4 were tossups, you really dont lean to the challenger for the sake of it......
there's a good reason why the golden rule exists, so people dont call you a paper champ.
I am still shocked with DDP's chin and double lung capacity, the guy is an amazing MW, and I do look forward to seeing more of him. He is a gift for the JBG's