Paige VanZant didn’t get the consequence she wished in her second look in Energy Slap after the UFC and BKFC veteran was penalized for an unlawful blow within the second spherical in her match in opposition to Chelsea Dodson.
The 30-year-old fight sports activities star, who made her slap combating debut again in June with a unanimous resolution win, ended up going to a draw with Dodson — spouse to former UFC title contender John Dodson — after she was deducted some extent for “clubbing,” which is outlined as “any strike apart from a permitted slap to the permitted goal space.”
On this case, VanZant delivered a shot the place extra of her arm related with Dodson’s face than her hand, which resulted in a penalty being assessed.
The one-point deduction put VanZant in a tricky place to both ship a knockdown or a knockout with the intention to win the bout within the third spherical. Neither of these issues occurred, though VanZant did win each the primary and third rounds on the scorecards.
Sadly the purpose deduction within the second spherical price VanZant the match after each she and Dodson stayed standing following every blow delivered throughout the match. The ultimate tally was 28-28 throughout all three scorecards with the bout declared a draw.
VanZant didn’t converse immediately after the match, though she stated after her Energy Slap debut in June that she undoubtedly deliberate on competing there once more sooner or later.
“Type of going into it was like, ‘I solely have to do that one time, a bucket listing factor, I wish to go do Energy Slap, show that I can,’” VanZant advised MMA Combating in July after her debut. “However then afterward it was like, ‘Shoot, that was actually enjoyable.’”
It stays to be seen if Thursday’s match might result in one other VanZant look in Energy Slap.
