Here's the match video of Valentina Shevchenko defending her UFC Flyweight Championship against Taila Santos from last night's UFC show in Singapore. Taila is 28 years old from Florianopolis, Brazil. She trains at Thai Brasil Florip with coach Marcio Malko. Marina Rodriguez is a teammate. Based on who she had beaten, I didn't think Taila was ready for a title shot. She got off to a good start but she faded in the late rounds. Also, I think she needed to be more aggressive. So I thought Taila won round one 10-9 with ground control. Two of the three judges scored it the same. The third scored it 10-9 for Valentina. Round two was a lot closer. I scored it 10-9 for Valentina. So did two of the judges and the third scored it 10-9 for Taila. Taila won round three 10-9 on all the scorecards. But it was during this round that an accidental clash of heads closed Taila's right eye and that led to her losing the final two rounds. It's likely that if this wasn't a title fight, the doctor would have stopped it. So I scored the fight 48-47 for Valentina. One judge scored it the same. One judge scored it 48-47 for Taila. He gave the first three rounds to Taila. The third scored it 49-46 for Valentina. He gave round one to Valentina. It's unfortunate that the head clash was such a big factor. Taila was fading as I expected anyway. But I wouldn't mind a rematch at some point. But I expect Valentina to challenge the winner of Julianna Pena vs Amanda Nunes for the Bantamweight Championship. Taila suffered a broken orbital bone and she will have surgery next week. She performed well enough that we will see her in a title match again. Enjoy the video!
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