I had it even after ten and was going to give round eleven to Butaev but yhe ref ruined the fight and I had to score round 11 even. To his credit, Stanionis won round 12 and the fight on my card by one point. Without the BS point deduct it would have been a draw.
They did that fight already? I didn't think it'd be any earlier than 21:00 (ET), so I slept and set an alarm.
This was one of those fights where 7-5 either way or a draw would have been feasible.. it was that close tbh..
It was really close so could go either way, had it for Butaev personally and was very frustrated by the referee's point deduction
Definitely worth watching. Two physically strong fighters that don't go backwards. It was a hard, bruising fight that is likely going to force both to take some time off. I have a feeling we will see a rematch in the future.
I'll be looking to watch it as soon as I can find myself a quality version. I'm pretty surprised Stan got the win. Not what I picked.