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Taking the Stand: Defending the Ten-Point Must System
Dave Meltzer lays his solution to the ten-point must system "problem": I’ve previously advocated a system that is basically identical to the one Nelson "Doc" Hamilton suggested earlier this yea...
Quote of the Day: Shogun Talks UFC 104 Main Event Judges
"I got really sad with that result but happy by the impact...I train hard, and every round, my corner told me to be calm because I was winning. Once I was winning, I decided to not expose myself and ...
Quote of the Day: A Judge's Defense of Lyoto Machida at UFC 104
"First of all what you need to understand is that from where the judges are sitting, we get to see things that the fans at home may miss. Mauricio Rua was being aggressive but it wasn't effective ag...
Whose Mercy in Mixed Martial Arts?
Mercy is neither unreasonable nor misplaced, but also not the most helpful criteria in fight stoppages: The crowd booed because they thought referee Steve Mazzagatti stopped it early, but it was a me...
FightMetric Report for WEC 43's Cerrone vs. Henderson
Want a surefire recipe for MMA controversy? Start with a five round title fight base. Add in a healthy mix of all facets of the sport. Split four of the rounds evenly for the two com...
Win, Lose, or Draw - Scoring Condit vs. Kampmann
A separate storyline emerged during last night's high-level, back-and-forth fight between Martin Kampmann and Carlos Condit: who would the judges give it to? In the Bloody Elbow live thread...
More on the 10-8 Round and Double Standards
I've been trying to think of scenarios that seem far more deserving of 10-8s than the second round of Griffin vs. Jackson. I want to run this round by you folks and see if we can't hammer out why Grif...
You Read it Here First, Now See For Yourself
Some even dared to doubt my man Luke's reporting of the judges scores for the Kimbo fight. But here's da proofs: HT: Fightlinker.
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