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secondary judging criteria

In the event of a tie on damage in a round, judges apply the secondary criteria: aggressiveness and cage control. These criteria are no longer ranked against each other but evaluated based on their actual impact in the round.

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« aggressiveness used to be prioritized over cage control, these criteria are now considered based on their actual impact with no predefined order. »

Aldric · at 1:20:20
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