Efter två väldigt jämna matcher på Superior Challenge som avgjordes på domslut så lämnades protester in till förbundet. Dessa protester har nu behandlats och domsluten kvarstår. Protesterna gäller matchen mellan Rich Clementi och Reza Madadi, där Madadi vann efter enhälligt domslut, samt matchen mellan Jeremy Horn och Thales Leites, där Leites vann via delat domslut. Läs mer om besluten och kommentarer kring dem efter hoppet.
Protesterna efter Superior Challenge har behandlats och beslut har tagits att låta domsluten kvarstå.
SMMAF-ordföranden George Sallfeldt förklarar besluten nedan:
“The Assessment Committee say in their ruling that they haven´t been able to find any obvious mistakes or a clear errors as far as the acts of the referee, judges and other officials were concerned”.
“The Assessment Committee will only change an original decision if they find something that is any obvious mistake or a clear error. They will not go in and change a close decision. That is what the judges are there for.”
“Having a formal protest procedure like this is important for the Swedish MMA Federation. If obvious mistakes are made that impacted the outcome of a match the Assessment Committee has the power to overrule erroneous decisions. However it seems that they did not feel that was the case this time.”
SMMAF angående protesten mot det delade domslutet i matchen Horn vs Leites:
The Assessment Committee has received the protest text as well as recorded video material of the match. The Assessment Committee concludes that no obvious mistakes were committed such as, for example, missed point deductions, erroneous round lengths etc. The Assessment Committee remaining task is therefore to evaluate if any obvious mistakes were made during the scoring of the match.
Ulf Silverbern – SMMAF:s bedömningskommitté
Comments Round 1
Round 1 goes to Leites 10-9. He is more offensive whereas Horn mostly tries to counter Leites attacks. Laites has three good attacks which connect with Horn on all three occasions, however without rocking Horn significantly.
Comments Round 2
I score round 2 10-10. It is noticeable that Horn tries to be more active and follows up his increasingly more active boxing with leg kicks. Leites however has no problems with this and evens out the round when connecting more effectively with attacks that seem to make an impact on Horn. An even round without any clear advantage to either contestant.
Comments Round 3
Round 3 goes to Leites 10-9. Initially an even round but Leites takedown followed by good positions and more activity gives him an advantage in this round.
Summarized Comments:
I see Leites as the winner of the match.
Jesper Gunnarson – SMMAF:s bedömningskommitté
Comments Round 1
Round 1 is even and could be scored either way or as 10-10.
Comments Round 2
Round 2 goes to Leites based on how he ends the round.
Comments Round 3
Round 3 goes to Leites due to his takedown and better positions, for example, his passing of the half guard.
Summarized Comments:
The decision should go to Leites.
Mikael Forsgren – SMMAF:s bedömningskommitté
Comments Round 1
Comments Round 1
An even round without any advantage to either contestant. Leites tries to control Horn without succeeding. 10-10.
Comments Round 2
Horn is more aggressive than in the first round but Leites lands a couple of good left hooks. Other than that nothing much happens. 10-10.
Comments Round 3
First half of the round is even but Horn has better success with his strikes and kicks. When two minutes remain Leites gets a good takedown and keeps top position for the remainder of the round. Leites wins the round 10-9.
Summarized Comments:
An even match with Leites as winner.
Bedömningskommittén (The Assessment Committee) om beslutet
A brief summarized conclusion is that we all saw it as an even match but there is nothing materially wrong that would invoke a change to the original decision. The original decision stands, with Thales Leites as the winner.
SMMAF angående protesten mot domslutet i matchen: Clementi vs Madadi:
Ulf Silverbern – SMMAF:s bedömningskommitté
Comments Round 1
This round goes to Clementi with clear 10-9. Clementi knocks down Madadi in the beginning of the match and shows more offensiveness than Madadi. Madadi defends well but I find that Clementi is the one “applying pressure” and also has some good submission attempts.
Comments Round 2
This round is very even and could be scored either way but I score it 10-10. Many active attempts but nothing much really happening. Most of the striking is powerless.
Comments Round 3
This round goes to Madadi 10-9. It shows that he wants to win and gets two takedowns and is somewhat more aggressive in his boxing. He is also more dominant in his positions.
Summarized Comments:
The match between Madadi and Clementi ends a draw. It is an even match where Clementi takes command in the first round. Madadi evens it out in the second round and wins the third round. There is no foundation for the protest since no obvious mistakes were made.
Jesper Gunnarson – SMMAF:s bedömningskommitté
Comments Round 1
Even ground game but the knock down from Clementi in the beginning of the round gives him an advantage. The round goes to Clementi 10-9
Comments Round 2
This round is very even with powerless boxing and one takedown each. An even round that could be scored either way or 10-10.
Comments Round 3
This round goes to Madadi since he is more active in his boxing and since he gets two takedowns and has better positions on the ground than Clementi.
Summarized Comments:
The match is a draw. Giving it to Madadi isn’t an obvious error.
Mikael Forsgren – SMMAF:s bedömningskommitté
Comments Round 1
There was a lot of “back and forth” in this round. In total I find that Clementi controlled the round and the ground game. He also connected well with strikes early in the round. I score round 1: Madadi 9p / Clementi 10p.
Comments Round 2
The round is even but Clementi counters/reverses all Madadis attempts of getting top control and submissions whereas Madadi doesn’t succeed in reversing Clementis top control in the same way. Instead it is the referee who stands them up in the middle of the round and Madadi gets up from bottom position. At the end of the round Madadi gets up from bottom position due to time. In total I find this round even but Clementi is connecting more and has top control longer and reverses all situations. I score round 2: Madadi 9p / Clementi 10p.
Comments Round 3
Again an even round. However I believe Madadi gets the round due to the last takedown and top position where he works actively until time is up. I score round 3: Madadi 10p / Clementi 9p.
Summarized Comments:
A very even match where I find Clementi to be somewhat better.
Bedömningskommittén (The Assessment Committee) om beslutet
The three evaluations of the scoring above shows that the match was very even. However it cannot be said that the original decision was obviously erroneous. Therefore the ruling is to let the original decision stand, with Reza Madadi as the winner.
The Assessment Committee would also like to comment on the discussed early standup in round 2. According to paragraph 27.1 in the SMMAF International Professional set of rules for MMA, the referee has the right to stand the contestants up if: “…the contestants are in a stalemate or aren’t actively seeking to better their position or aren’t actively working on finding advantages and dominance.” The rules do not specifically determine how long this stalemate must be before the referee calls for a standup. Therefore the Assessment Committee cannot say that the referee has made a mistake or committed an obvious error.
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