Sour Ending For Erceg.

Two judges had it 49-46

Pantoja rightly won. Fight was close, Erceg had a strong performance fersure, but I had him pretty clearly getting edged out
1 judge but great fight and excited to see a new contender for fresh matchups
 
Actually he would have won by majority decision. 2 judges would have had him winning 48-47
Would have a been a SPLIT decision. A majority decision is when 1 judge scores it a draw and the other 2 score it for the same fighter.
 
Idk what he was thinking. Possibly that he needed to mix it up to look good to the judges but that backfired.

He didn't think he had a chance with the judges. His corner told him he was down 3-0 after three. He thought his only chance was a finish. He probably thought Pantoja was tired enough that he could get the sub, and that was his only chance to get a finish since Pantoja wasn't crumbling to his standup.
 
Steve lost the title by shooting in the fifth round IMO. He had the edge on the feet but Pantoja is the better grappler

And the ground difference was stark. Pantoja was dead on his feet but outgrappled Erceg with ease, that was pretty amazing to watch.
 
I mean, an absolutely absurd outcome tbh. pantoja did not show danger at any point in the fight. embarassing when a champ keeps a belt getting beaten down like that.
 
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