Finally had a chance to have a proper watch of main event in full. Off the top, I severely overlooked Roack going in. That won't happen again. Now granted I've always believed there is a big difference from absorbing and scoring fights after the fact rather than live. Seeds are planted good and or bad and there is no such thing as spoiler free today .

But man! Roach was absolutely in a zone from start to finish. Very poised and tbh he beat Tank in so many different facets. Faster/sharper puncher and won the majority of the exchanges. He had Tank hesitating to pull the trigger in gaps because of those compact counter, punch for punch and he applied the pressure from jump. That jab was the real deal. It got to the point where Tank was stuck and reduced to anchoring on a twitchy left foot and hoping on loaded left bombs. Had a big surge in 7th with combos and Tank got a great combo of his own off in the 8th. Roach ate every bit of it and answered right back. Great chin too. At end I just didn't have it close, with Roach at 117-112, maybe 116-112.

The 9th round call/none call was a fiasco and looked borderline raw corruption. I've always liked Steve Willis but what in the actual feck was that . And he started a count...only to stop let Tank Peter pan off into his corner for a wipe down. Tank actually looked right at Willis just prior to taking a knee. He took a left jab and went down delayed. More amazed at seeing so many fans defending the none-call by insisting taking a knee "is not a knock down" . Horrendous blown none call and not calling it proved to be the deciding point between a Roach W and the Draw. Very much looking to the rematch, if it's not bogged down in court forever and if Tank doesn't just choose to do that retirement he was talking about leading into the fight.