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captainanddew
I only scored the first 10 rounds and had it 6-4 for Mares (felt like how can I even score from then on when the ref is letting a blatant low blow be called a knockdown in the 11th).
The low blows were obscene. Agbeko got drilled low so often how could it not have changed the fight?
I was happy that Mares got the win because I had bet 50 dollars on him to win, but I feel that if an immediate rematch isn't granted that would be a travesty.
Al Bernstein called it the worst ref performance he had seen in the last 15 years. Jim Gray badgered the ref in the post fight. He asked about the low blows in general and specifically the knockdown in the 11th. Mora said it was on the belt line. Then Gray had the replay of that knockdown shown as they were being interviewed. Mora said he would like to review that one again. Gray said Showtime could show the replay again and Mora started backpedalling and wasn't going to say anything else about it. He knew as soon as he saw the replay that he screwed up royally.
Abner Mares was oblivious. He said that all of them were on the beltline. I never knew a guys beltline was right on the cup. Then he said guys were always pulling his head down causing low blows, which was a response to being asked about Darchinyan and now Agbeko getting low blowed (which I saw happening on only a few of the low shots).
If you properly took a point from Mares for low blows (if not 2 with the number of ones landed) and take away the knockdown in the 11th, then I think I'd end up with a fight that is a draw. And that doesn't begin to estimate the low blows and their effect and the opponent.
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