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Gamblers beat the clock and, as a result, BetDSI.com graded all UFC Fight Night 50 Iaquinta vs Damm total wagers as winners. BetDSI.com is one of the leaders in UFC betting.
Controversy erupted from UFC fight night 50 last Friday night in the Damm vs Iaquinta fight. Oddsmakers set the total at 2 ½ minutes in the second round. For gambling purposes this means you could bet that the fight would be concluded before we reach the 2:30 minutes of the second round, of if you think the fight would still be in progress.
Midway through the second round Iaquinta knocked Damm to the ground and Herb Dean stepped in to stop the fight 2 minutes and 41 seconds into the second round . Here we go to Bruce Buffer for the official decision.
But astute gamblers noticed a discrepancy. If you look closely at the clock on the bottom of the screen it shows the fight being stopped before we reach the 2: 30 minutes mark of the second round.
So Bruce Buffer says the fight went OVER. The clock from the TV presentation says the fight went under. UFC.com even listed 3 conflicting results on their website. So who is right?
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For gambling purposes the fight went OVER at BetDSI.com. The official recognized results are provided by the Official Sanctioning body of the fight, which in this case is the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal National Athletic Commission. Here is a look at the actual scorecard.
The clock used for the television broadcast is for entertainment purposes only. And, while most of the time this clock is accurate, as we found out last Friday, the displayed clock is not always exact.
So how could the clock be wrong?
Each round officially begins one minute after conclusion of the prior round. So when the bell rings to sound the end of Round 1, the fighters have exactly 1 minute before round 2 starts. So after 1 minute, even if the fighters are still sitting on their stools the next round has officially begun.
“What we have here is a case of the television graphic starting after the round had officially began.,” a BetDSI.com spokesperson explained. “Now while BetDSI did grade the wager correctly we have decided to grade all wagers on the over/under of the fight as a winner. If you bet the fight would go OVER, or UNDER, we are grading your wager as a winner.”
In the future remember that DSI recognizes any and all decisions made by the sanctioning body on the night of the fight as official and final.
In the meantime whether you bet the fight would go OVER, or UNDER. You are now a winner.
Enjoy the fights and Congratulations on the Win!
