One unique thing that happened on Week 7 was that DWCS saw its first draw, as strawweights Talita Alencar and Stephanie Luciano went the distance without a clear winner. The bout was a rollercoaster, with six-time Brazilian jiu jitsu champion Alencar getting tons of ground control time and winning the first two rounds, but then Luciano roared back, dropping Alencar multiple times and pouring on the strikes in the final frame to earn a 10-8 round.
Despite the draw, White believes he saw something special in the 23-year-old Luciano and gave her a contract, stating that he thinks Luciano has that “it” factor.
10-8 Round Scoring:
The 10-8 round in the Alencar-Luciano bout prompted White to bring up the flyweight title fight scoring from Alexa Grasso vs Valentina Shevchenko 2. White believes that a 10-8 round should be easy to spot and he’s happy that the NSAC is having a training on 10-8 rounds to reduce issues like this going forward.
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“Absolute ass whoopin’ where the fight can be stopped at any moment and one fighter absolutely dominates from bell-to-bell you can score it a 10-8,” White said. “With so much on the line you have to have the best of the best [judging] in title fights.”
