UFC on Fox 3, May 5th

[MMA_scientist]

I want to see the Rory-Condit rematch personally. No idea why they are still giving Rory scubs.

I think Rory will probably eventually be champion, but he does need to fight a couple guys that can wrestle him up first, or at least someone that can stop his takedowns. He has proved his prowess at ragdolling smaller guys and defending subs from top... It is not as if there is a shortage of wrestlers at WW, I don't know why he hasn't fought one yet. I don't want to see him get the Hardy treatment, get a title shot without ever having to face a wrestler, only to find out that he can't beat any grappler at all after he loses the shot.

[Ludo]

I think that is the perfect round to demonstrate that bean counting doesn't work. Is it really just about numbers? A lot of those "non-significant" strikes were Hendricks kneeing Kos in the leg over and over.

It just seemed to me that Kos was landing harder, knocking Hendricks back, and controlling the action, and for that I give him the round. I'm not the only person who feels that way, either. It's not like what I'm saying is controversial.

But what evidence do we really have that he was "landing harder"? Neither guy got opened up, knocked down, or put in a position where they were in danger of losing the fight by strikes in the round.

[Svino]

http://www.mmaoddsbreaker.com/news/u...etting-review/

Svino, you will find this interesting.

Thanks for that link; it's interesting in quite a few ways. Obviously, it's written as an ad for BetDSI. I'm surprised to see that the house won on the Hendrick / Kos fight. I do wonder what the units are when he reports the results.

Also, I guess BookMaker must have also their offices in Central America (or maybe the Caribbean) because they also didn't have live betting on the last two undercard fights, where he said rain blocked out the BetDSI satellite feed.

[zY|]

They should let Rory rag doll future champ as a tuneup fight.

[zY|]

Things i learned today. Bean counting doesn't work, relying on shitty judges does.

Also, knees to the thigh are usually counted as significant strikes, unless they just barely graze or there is no distance between them.

[SPX]

Also, knees to the thigh are usually counted as significant strikes, unless they just barely graze or there is no distance between them.

Source?

I heard the Fight Metric guy on the SRN the other day and he said that "significant strikes" are normally from range, not little shit in the clinch against the fence.

[Luke]

Source?

I heard the Fight Metric guy on the SRN the other day and he said that "significant strikes" are normally from range, not little shit in the clinch against the fence.

If you dont start answering my texts I'm going to send a giant elephant to rape you in the middle of the street

[SPX]

If you dont start answering my texts I'm going to send a giant elephant to rape you in the middle of the street

Well fuck, I certainly don't want THAT now do I?

[Svino]

I think you need to rewatch rd 1. Any yes, bean counting is how scoring is done when neither guy hurts the other in a rd. Hendricks could barely see half the round,Kos wasnt knocking him back..........and he still outstruck him 2-to-1 with one eye.

FWIW, I believe this was Ricardo Almeida's first UFC event as a judge and he was the guy who called round 1 for Koscheck.

[zY|]

Source?

I heard the Fight Metric guy on the SRN the other day and he said that "significant strikes" are normally from range, not little shit in the clinch against the fence.

All strikes from distance and power strikes in the clinch or on the ground.

Source: http://blog.fightmetric.com/2011/01/...es-landed.html

[SPX]

All strikes from distance and power strikes in the clinch or on the ground.

Source: http://blog.fightmetric.com/2011/01/...es-landed.html

A knee to the thigh is a "power strike?" Get the fuck out!

[zY|]

Why not?

[Svino]

"Thigh knees don't finish fights."

[MMA_scientist]

FWIW, I believe this was Ricardo Almeida's first UFC event as a judge and he was the guy who called round 1 for Koscheck.

Wasn't Blatnick one of the judges too? That's an all star panel. Blatnick has never scored a round incorrectly.