I don't think this match has really defied trends that much. Pokemon opened with a huge board votes, Cloud dominated the fight night vote followed by both going roughly even during the day. However it is rare that we see characters with such extreme trends in a match together. That board vote was just crazy considering Cloud/Sephiroth and Red/Blue are roughly equal in strength.
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Pokemon VGC2011 US Nationals - 54th place
Pokemon VGC2012 NW Regional - 16th place