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 Chris Karter had a lot to celebrate at Combate 348 but don’t expect him to applaud the judges or referees working the event.
There were more than a few controversial scorecards delivered — perhaps none more important than Oswaldo Faddar Jr getting a decision win over Elrey Dorado in the main event — as well as some gaffes from less experienced referees that marred a few of the fights on the card. When it came specifically to the scoring at Combate 348, Karter didn’t mention any fights by name, but he was clearly not happy with some of the results returned.
“I thought the judging tonight was trash,” Karter said at the post-fight press conference. “I felt like I was at a boxing match in Brazil tonight. Oh wait, I was. I thought the judging was trash. I’ll just leave it that. It was atrocious.”
It’s possible Karter was also referencing one of the two split-decisions elsewhere on the card, although he definitely wasn’t happy with Brazilian judges in the main event.
“It’s common sense,” Karter said. “When the judges are influenced by their own personal bias, of course they go with the hometown kid. These Brazilians are as dirty as they come. Just look at this card, if it went to the judges, I bet the Brazilian guy won.”
Karter was critical of the scoring because he doesn’t understand how someone like Fadda Jr is being rewarded by winning rounds yet not inflicting any real damage.
“I always think that damage is everything. 100 percent,” Karter said. “It's madness. Fadda Jr barely landed a punch. When he was on top, he was flailing away like a walrus and Elrey was in control the entire time. Elrey had him right where he wanted him. The Golden Boy got robbed of his title.”
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