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Pudzianowski vs Thompson 2 declared a no contest
KSW Federation hold a press conference in Champions restaurant today regarding the judges verdict in Pudzianowski vs. Thompson II bout. KSW Federation owners Maciej Kawulski and Martin Lewandowski, KSW officials Tomasz Bronder and Piotr Baginski as well as Mariusz Pudzianowski were all present. It was announced that due to judge's error the outcome of the fight has been changed to a No Contest.
The official announcement which details the error and the subsequent decision made by KSW Federation is available below:
On November 26th during KSW 17 event in Atlas Arena in Lodz a miscommunication between the judges and the in-ring referee resulted in grievous procedural errors. KSW official rules stand that in case the judges declare a standard two-round fight a draw, the bout is extended by an overtime round. This rule does not apply to championship fights or other fights signed for a different number of rounds.
Pudzianowski vs. Thompson bout at KSW 17 was a standard two-round fight and was scored as follows:
Judge Piotr Baginski – 20:19 Thompson
Judge Robert Lysiak – 20:19 Pudzianowski
Judge Leszek Pawlega – 19:19 Draw
Judge Piotr Baginski conveyed a scorecard in favor of Pudzianowski to the in-ring referee, whereas in fact he had scored the fight for Thompson. Instead of announcing Pudzianowski’s win, according to the KSW rules, the overtime round should have been ordered.
Due to the fact that the overtime round did not happen, KSW owners along with KSW officials have decided to erase this fight from fighters’ records and declare the 6th bout at KSW 17 a no contest.
KSW Federation would like to apologize to both fighters as well as MMA fans all over the world for failing their trust and promises that KSW officials will do everything in their powers to eliminate such procedural errors in the future. First efforts to improve the communication between the judges and the referees during KSW events will be made this week.
Signed
Maciej Kawulski, Martin Lewandowski, Tomasz Bronder, Piotr Bagiński
The official announcement which details the error and the subsequent decision made by KSW Federation is available below:
On November 26th during KSW 17 event in Atlas Arena in Lodz a miscommunication between the judges and the in-ring referee resulted in grievous procedural errors. KSW official rules stand that in case the judges declare a standard two-round fight a draw, the bout is extended by an overtime round. This rule does not apply to championship fights or other fights signed for a different number of rounds.
Pudzianowski vs. Thompson bout at KSW 17 was a standard two-round fight and was scored as follows:
Judge Piotr Baginski – 20:19 Thompson
Judge Robert Lysiak – 20:19 Pudzianowski
Judge Leszek Pawlega – 19:19 Draw
Judge Piotr Baginski conveyed a scorecard in favor of Pudzianowski to the in-ring referee, whereas in fact he had scored the fight for Thompson. Instead of announcing Pudzianowski’s win, according to the KSW rules, the overtime round should have been ordered.
Due to the fact that the overtime round did not happen, KSW owners along with KSW officials have decided to erase this fight from fighters’ records and declare the 6th bout at KSW 17 a no contest.
KSW Federation would like to apologize to both fighters as well as MMA fans all over the world for failing their trust and promises that KSW officials will do everything in their powers to eliminate such procedural errors in the future. First efforts to improve the communication between the judges and the referees during KSW events will be made this week.
Signed
Maciej Kawulski, Martin Lewandowski, Tomasz Bronder, Piotr Bagiński
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