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sherdog.com - 10/30/2009

‘Shogun’ Unleashes Disappointment at Judges

— sherdog.com — The fact that two Brazilians are involved in public dispute regarding the UFC light heavyweight championship has... attracted the attention of the media in their homeland (more) ‘Shogun’ Unleashes Disappointment at Judges

Mauricio Rua

Lyoto Machida

UFC

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FightLine.com - 22 days ago

Shogun Rua's Coach Says Shogun Will Only Fight Lyoto Machida Next

— FightLine.com — Shogun will wait for fight with Machida (more) Shogun Rua's Coach Says Shogun Will Only Fight Lyoto ...

Lyoto Machida

Mauricio Rua

Will Ribeiro

UFC

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mmaconvert.com - 10/27/2009

CompuStrike Stats For Lyoto Machida vs Shogun Rua

— mmaconvert.com — CompuStrike has released their stats and analysis of the UFC 104 main event between Lyoto Machida and... Shogun Rua. One item of interest that no one has said much about is the knee strikes that Shogun outlanded 2-1 on Machida. Rua outlanded ... (more) CompuStrike Stats For Lyoto Machida vs Shogun Rua

Mauricio Rua

Lyoto Machida

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Refining the Ten-Point Must System
MMAPayout.com: The Business of MMA — Dave Meltzer is calling for changes to the ten-point must scoring system in Mixed Martial Arts: Instead of the current implementation, this suggested system would include half-points. If a round is even, it should be scored 10-10. If it’s a close round and someone squeaked it out, go 10-9.5. A 10-9 round would be when there is no doubt who won the round, but the round winner didn’t hurt the other fighter to the point a judge would go 10-8. Meltzer explains why this is preferable to the current scoring system: What often happens in three-round fights is that there are two very close rounds that could go either way, and then a third ...

Are half points the answer to our judging woes?
Fightlinker.com » Fightlinker - MMA, UFC, and other funny fight crap — Everyone has been complaining about the judging situation, but no one has really been offering any solutions to fix anything. This is mainly because getting Athletic Commissions to change anything is only possible either after the head has been caught dipping his dick in the company employees (that’s how the old saying goes, right?) or if it’s the big annual Association of Boxing Commissions MMA rules meeting. Last year they tried to add a whole bunch of new dumb weight classes. This year they locked in the definition of ‘back of the head’, added greasing parameters, and specified that women can do five minute fights - In yo face, Dr Johnny ...

Taking the Stand: Defending the Ten-Point Must System
Bloody Elbow — ... 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 year when the Association of Boxing Commissioners was looking at MMA rules and regulations in hopes of creating uniformity and making improvements. Instead of the current implementation, this suggested system would include half-points. If a round is even, it should be scored 10-10. If it’s a close round and someone squeaked it out, ...