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The ref needs to break it up faster if nothing is being done and the judges need to stop giving so much credit for a clinch where nothing is happening.
The most ridiculous example of "winning" a round by holding someone against the cage was Cyborg vs Holly. Holly won two rounds where Cyborg dominated her in striking most of the round then Holly desperately held her just to stop her from beating her up with no attempts at takedowns or any offense for less than half the round and somehow won the rounds.
Edit: I looked up the stats. Cyborg outlanded her 16 to 5 in the first, and 21 to 4 in the second. Holly never even attempted a takedown, threw a single strike in the clinch in both rounds combined, had control for only around a minute in each round and yet Holly somehow won both those rounds. If it would have been a three round fight, or if Holly had known to just hold and do nothing in later rounds, that would have been one of the worst decisions ever
The most ridiculous example of "winning" a round by holding someone against the cage was Cyborg vs Holly. Holly won two rounds where Cyborg dominated her in striking most of the round then Holly desperately held her just to stop her from beating her up with no attempts at takedowns or any offense for less than half the round and somehow won the rounds.
Edit: I looked up the stats. Cyborg outlanded her 16 to 5 in the first, and 21 to 4 in the second. Holly never even attempted a takedown, threw a single strike in the clinch in both rounds combined, had control for only around a minute in each round and yet Holly somehow won both those rounds. If it would have been a three round fight, or if Holly had known to just hold and do nothing in later rounds, that would have been one of the worst decisions ever
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