WEC 48 Faber vs Aldo Results: Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung Put On Fight of the Decade Marred by bad Decision for Garcia
by Nate Wilcox on Apr 24, 2010 10:04 PM EDT
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One of the best fights in MMA history was marred by an inexplicable judges decision in favor of the American fighter, Leonard Garcia, against Chan Sung Jung from Korea.
Even the home crowd in Sacramento initially booed Garcia until he won them over by saying "I'm not a judge, I just come out here to put on the best show I know."
Dana White's luck with Spike TV held as UFC veteran Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung put on one of the best MMA fights I've seen in years -- the perfect lead in to the first WEC Pay Per View. Jung -- known as "the Korean Zombie" -- proved the rare Asian prospect to more than deliver upon his U.S. debut.
In the first round it was all Jung as his awkward movements -- seemingly technically improper -- proved to make him more of a ghost than a zombie. Garcia threw lots of hard winging punches but Jung made him miss about 90% of them. He staggered Garcia and dropped him before the round was over. But Garcia showed the first flash of the heart and offense that made this a great fight when he threatened with a triangle and then an omaplata.
In the second, Garcia came out firing and staggered the zombie. But Jung showed that the Texan was not the only man with incredible heart in the cage as he came back and got Garcia's back and threatened with a choke. Then Jung poured it on standing and landed some hard shots. Both men scored enough offense to justify a 10-8 round in that epic round.
In the third Jung seemingly dominated Garcia completely, staggering him with a wild flurry of punches. Though Garcia landed shots of his own.
But somehow two of the three judges scored it for Garcia. Wow. Just wow.
UPDATE: Apparently the judges had some company as several MMA writers, including our own Brent Brookhouse and Dave Meltzer somehow scored it for Garcia.
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I had it for Jung, clear as day, but in terms of career implications this was a Bonnar/Griffin moment. These dudes are gonna make some crazytimes money in their locker rooms.
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It was a close fight..
I wouldn’t call it a completely blown call.. It was a severely close fight that could have gone either way, IMO..
If it was up to me, I would have declared a draw and kept both guys happy !!!
That was one of the most exciting fights in MMA in years.. That type of fight makes the WEC the second best MMA promotion hands down.. These guys come to fight…
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:08 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
LOL
I’ve been watching MMA since it’s inception and your opinion means nothing to me.. I say it was a close fight.. It was a great fight.. If it was up to me I would have declared it a draw..
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
We need
..more draws! Deciding a fight purely on scorecards is retarded. Scores should matter, but ultimately, someone should be able to veto the result; such as declaring a draw, in this kind of situation.
As retarded as the judges
That is. But even with the best judges in the world, split decisions should be draws.
I agree..
It was such an exciting and close fight.. Make it an even draw and they both get paid, then we get the rematch to declare the winner !!!
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Jung won that fight 2 out of 3 rounds easy
Robbery was the case that they gave me
My sig left me for a woman.
I had it rounds 1 + 3 for Jung.
Not since I discovered Sexyama have I been so proud to be Korean. Fucking awesome.
The good thing about this bad desicion.........
We’ll see a rematch.
by MMAGuard on Apr 24, 2010 10:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought the Zombie won but it wasn’t the worst decision ever. Brent scored it for Garcia watching on TV and Meltzer scored it for Garcia watching live.
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by Nate Wilcox on Apr 24, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m curious to see how each individual round was judged…because those were pretty ugly scorecards.
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i think what the judges saw in the 3rd round was Garcia throwing more punches and kicks. Problem is, they weren’t landing or they were blocked by Jung. Two times in the 3rd Jung really poured it on and CLEANLY hit Garcia and rocked him. Maybe from their point of view they couldn’t see the clean strikes vs the blocked strikes. Great fight none the less.
I can think of one guy that probably cares
by handlas on Apr 24, 2010 10:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'll have to watch it again to score it.
Because I’m drunk off of AWESOME right now. Jung won it though.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 24, 2010 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I called it ..
First round for Jung..
Second for Garcia..
Third was even IMO..
Declaring it a draw..
But either way it was a close fight and both of them deserve a win for their efforts..
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Don’t think so man. Everywhere I look people seem to agree Jung got robbed. Personally I think he won all 3 rounds. He landed the better exchanges the entire fight and had Garcia backpedaling the entire time almost. He slowed down in round 3 but still was landing the better punches.
MMAuthority has eye problems, let's not call him out on it.
Jung won that fight and 90% of people would agree that he won it decisively.
Brent and Meltzer must need glasses too...
Maybe we can get a group rate ?? lol
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m just fucking with Nate…
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 24, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Circling is not backpedaling.
I think that’s important to note
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 24, 2010 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Brent..
It’s not worth arguing with adolescent druken MMA fans in the heat of the moment.. :)
I agree with your point of view.. I thought it was a close fight and it could have gone either way.. It was no way a robbery.. Garcia was never seriously hurt.. The TD was nullified with Garcia getting right back to his feet They both rocked each other and it was a great fight.. I don’t see why people have to continue to search for things to complain about.. It’s not like we just got done watching a SF card with Hendo as a headliner.. It was a great fight and it was a close and entertaining fight.. I’m happy just to have gotten a chance to watch it..
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:35 PM EDT up reply actions
There was a point in round 3 after one of those nasty Jung combos where Garcia did everything but turn around to get away from Jung. He fought better, controlled the ring, landed more punches, landed better punches and did more damage. Even if we’re not calling it a “robbery” it was an awfully crappy decision.
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by Dave Strummer on Apr 24, 2010 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll agree with a "crappy decision"
That should make it a happy medium for everyone ??
No way it was a robbery.. crappy decision.. all the way !
8-29-09
Keith Jardine is now known as "The Dean of Antihistamine" because he is always sleeping early in fights..
by MMAuthority on Apr 24, 2010 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions
i don’t think that was a robbery
but its worse than a crappy decision because i think Jung beat him in more criteria than just strikes
is there something between the two we can anoint ?
by jackmerridew on Apr 25, 2010 1:50 AM EDT up reply actions
The whole place was booing the decision even though the crowd favorite Garcia won. Did you have money on Garcia or something? That’s the only way I could see you scoring it for Garcia.
by HappyLittleTreez on Apr 25, 2010 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
No matter who the judges scored it for, everyone won with that fight. Everyone who watched it was entertained, Garcia and Jung will probably get the biggest paydays of their lives and the PPV buyrate probably went up. There are no losers here.
by simpsycho on Apr 24, 2010 10:17 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
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by Richard Wade on Apr 24, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Fight was really close
I had it scored for Jung myself, but I’m not upset with Garcia getting the W here. Really too close to call. Split decisions shouldn’t happen. If the judges can’t agree, it should be a draw, IMHO.
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More draws = fans feeling like they got screwed.
I know the hardcores hate disagreeing with decisions. But “casual fans” control the money and they have never responded well to sports with common draws.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 24, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Like soccer?
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 24, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Meh.
I guess split D’s create more heat for rematches via “controversial” decisions, but it still seems stupid to me.
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That was a bad decision. Jung got the 1st and 3rd.
Garcia looked busier in the 3rd which tricked many eyes.
by MickDawg on Apr 24, 2010 10:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
We need to make this a best of 7.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on Apr 24, 2010 10:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I also thought Jung had that fight in the bag
i scored it 30-27 but the second round could have easily go to Garcia. I would like to check out the stats on fight metric
Jung got totally screwed by the judges, but he earned a fan for life.
by SilverNBlackZach! on Apr 24, 2010 10:49 PM EDT reply actions
Typical Raiders fan. Hopelessly devoted to a loser.
:D
When we pull our pants down in front of teacher which way should we stand? I mean do we show her our butts or our weiners?
by Earl Montclair on Apr 25, 2010 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Like everyone else who watched it, I loved the fight, despite how ugly and non-technical it was (especially on Garcia’s side), but I think this was a really bad decision, bad enough that it tainted the fight for me.
Round 1: No-brainer. Jung scores a huge knockdown and almost finishes. Garcia did enough to keep it from being 10-8, but this was a clear 10-9 round for Jun.
Round 2: The closest round of the fight. Without seeing the numbers I would say that Garcia landed his most clean punches of the fight and managed to wobble Jung with a couple of them. Still, Jung also wobbled him, landed cleaner, and completely outworked him on the ground. 10-9 Jung, narrow, but decisive.
Round 3: Jung is a little slow to start, but takes the center of the ring and stalks throughout the round. As he picks up the pace, he wobbles Garcia again with an effective combo and Garcia answers with more wild punches, most of which miss. Lather, rinse, repeat for 5 minutes. 10-9 Jung – not all that close.
Bad decision, and a bummer, because it was a hard fought victory against a game opponent.
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by Dave Strummer on Apr 24, 2010 10:51 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
good analysis and it is annoying when there are post like “well who cares cuz it was a good fight.” Well, I’m sure Jung cares…haha.
The attitude bugs me too
I realize everyone wants to bask in the afterglow of a good fight, but crappy decisions are bad for the sport and really bad for the fighters. Professional judges should have called that fight correctly.
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by Dave Strummer on Apr 24, 2010 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I felt Jung got robbed, too
Maybe the judges pulled an Edgar/Penn and mistook a lot of movement for aggression or pushing the pace (instead of a bunch of spaz-tastic footwork, it may have been the wild misses thrown by Garcia)…I think Jung clearly did more damage (which should be a very heavily-weighted criteria in judging a fight, IMO), was more aggressive, and did more to control the fight.
Bad decision, but the $65 K, re-match, and spot with WEC should help Jung in coping with things.
Neither was fighting to win a decision.
They were fighting to put on a good show and knock the other dudes head off.
They know just as well as you all do that a quick TD at the end of the round would have swayed it their way, and easily could have. Jung could have gotten a throw in and sealed a round, but I gotta say, if the W meant that much to them, they should have done more to earn points.
I get a little tired of point fighting, and would take a lopsided decision in an exciting fight like this any day over another bout of Ultimate 1-2 Kickboxing.
These guys are BAMFs!
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by BloodbathAndBeyond on Apr 24, 2010 11:42 PM EDT reply actions
I’m fine with this decision. Round 1 was clearly Jung, 2 was all Garcia’s and Garcia had the first half of the 3rd easy on the slipping and moving, while the 2nd half was very close, leaning to Jung. To consider this a robbery is both ignorant and blind.
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by Cory Braiterman on Apr 24, 2010 11:46 PM EDT reply actions
76% of statistics are made up
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by Cory Braiterman on Apr 25, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
3 wasn't
according to every single judge and a fair number of writers. I have checked and come out validated.
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by Cory Braiterman on Apr 25, 2010 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions
hoss, I’m replying to a troll post, gimme a break here.
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by Cory Braiterman on Apr 25, 2010 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Leonard?
Even if you saw 2 for Garcia, it is ludicrous to suggest that it was “all Garcia.” This was a round in which Garcia was rocked (which can be said for all the rounds) and was decisively out-grappled. If Garcia won round 2, which I still don’t think he did, it was by the narrowest of margins.
The only round that was “all” anyone in the fight was Round 1, in which Jung dominated, and scored a knockdown.
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by Dave Strummer on Apr 25, 2010 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Just watched the replay...
I don’t think it was a bad decision at all. It was extremely close and I think it’s perfectly legitimate to see Garcia as the winner.
I could have given all three to Jung. Hopefully there’s a rematch.
Not that I condone facism or any ism for that matter. Isms are in my opinion, not good. A person shouldn't believe in an ism, he should believe in himself.
I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me". Good point there, after all he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. Wouldn't change the fact I have to bum rides off of people.
Close fight.
On 2nd watch its a lot closer.
I'm like PacMan fightin you silly kids... throw ya Hatton the ring, and get knocked outlike Ricky did.
lol.
definitely Jung!
and I think it was stun gun who got a bad decision to karo (ended up a nc after karo tested +), it’s kind of a bummer. anybody see mizugaki fight?
by cagefightonacid on Apr 25, 2010 2:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
http://fightmetric.com/fights/Garcia-Jung.html Kind of sad that fight of the year si far is also robbery of the year
Hears the Judges score cards how all 3 Judges giving Garcia the 3rd is just a joke. This fight shows if any that they need monitors. http://twitpic.com/1i8goz
that looks right to me
still no idea how people are scoring for LG.
by some schmuck in texas on Apr 25, 2010 8:34 AM EDT up reply actions
mizugaki?
which one?.. is it miguel and mizugaki?… mizugaki got robbed on that one.. it was a clean win for mizugaki..
by Gavino Consuelo on Apr 28, 2010 8:02 AM EDT reply actions
zombie
this is not a draw or a win for garcia.. but this is a clear bias of judging.. jung won the fight clearly.. look at the first round.. leonard got knocked down.. the score supposed 10 / 8 for jung.. the second round.. leonard had jung on a chin and almost got knocked down.. but at the end jung hit leonard with a clean 3 punch combo and Leonard womble.. 10 / 9 for jung.. round 3.. leonard threw a lot of punches.. but most of dem mis.. jung hit leonard with a clean punhes and almost all of dem landed.. 10/9 for jung.. come on.. watch the fight again and yull wonder why.. i watched it 3 tymes that night.. and it was a lear win for jung..
by Gavino Consuelo on Apr 28, 2010 8:09 AM EDT reply actions
Just silly
I think it’s pretty obvious when the entire audience which was cheering Garcia before the fight, where he was the obvious favorite, got booed during his victory interview. It clearly wasn’t the fans booing him, because they do like him, they were obviously booing the judges and their really bad decision.
Here’s hoping that the bad press this fight has created with the marring of the best fight of the year will convince them that playing politics and giving the win to the local guy that they have more money put in, instead of the new kid, is not a decision that should be repeated.
That said, really looking forward to the zombie’s next fight, if anything he gained even more fans by getting cheated than he would have if he hadn’t been screwed over.
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