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R.A. Ray on October 29, 2009 |
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I don’t think I’m the only one who has been less than impressed with Brock Lesnar’s skills and attitude inside the cage and I’ve certainly been vocal about the problems with having him as a champion. However, Brock’s decision to delay his fight with Shane Carwin was the smart, professional thing to do. If he continues to conduct himself in a smart and professional manner, we could have a great champion on our hands.
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Tags: Brock Lesnar, Shane Carwin
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 28, 2009 |
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Final day of UFC 104 talk. Seriously. I’m done with it now. We cover Sonnen/Okami and Neer/Tibau, but really I just want to talk about the problems with UFC commentators Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg.
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Tags: Anthony Johnson, Chael Sonnen, Gleison Tibau, Joe Rogan, Josh Koscheck, Josh Neer, Mike Goldberg, UFC, Yushin Okami
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 27, 2009 |
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I review the performance of the RAMMA Scoring system on its debut run and breakdown the destruction of Ben Rothwell by Cain Velasquez. One more day of UFC 104 tomorrow and then it’s on to. . . well, something else.
Tags: Ben Rothwell, Cain Velasquez, judging, Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, RAMMA Scoring System, UFC
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 26, 2009 |
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We begin our breakdown of UFC 104 which provided several interesting story lines, many that aren’t directly about the fights. I recap my bout prognostication (I went 3-1 on outcomes) and breakdown the main event fight between Machida and Rua.
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Tags: Brock Lesnar, Forrest Griffin, Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, Shane Carwin, Tito Ortiz, UFC
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 23, 2009 |
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We finish out our UFC 104 preview by breaking down the light heavyweight title fight between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio Rua. Will the fight play out by the numbers and allow Machida to be the first to defend the belt since Quinton Jackson defeated Dan Henderson, or do Rua and UFC have an ace up their sleeves?
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Tags: Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, RAMMA Scoring System, UFC
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 23, 2009 |
No commentsI still think it could use a better name, but here is v1 of the RAMMA Scoring System scorecard (pdf). It’s not the nicest scorecard. I just exported a PDF from a Google Doc spreadsheet. I will definitely post a more well-designed version after I’ve vetted the system some.
Click here to download the scorecard.
Remember that each round is divided into three categories: Damage, Danger, and Control, with both fighters getting a score for each section. The maximum score is 2 and the minimum score is 0. Scores of 2-2, 2-1, 2-0, 1-1, 1-0, and 0-0 are all allowed. If both fighters did a ton of damage, 2-2 would be appropriate. Likewise, if neither fighter caused any significant damage, 0-0 would be the correct score. At the end of the fight, the scores are tallied up straight across. So, the maximum score for a five round fight would be 30 and the minimum would, of course, be 0.
If you’ve never scored fights while watching them I encourage you to give it a try. It really enhances the experience as you have to quantify what you observe beyond how you “feel” a fighter is doing.
Tags: judging, RAMMA Scoring System
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 22, 2009 |
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Rough show tonight after getting started late. We briefly cover Gleison Tibau vs. Josh Neer and then move on to the much more significant Cain Velasquez vs. Ben Rothwell. The heavyweight bout is the co-main event of the evening and will determine the challenger for the winner of Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin.
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Tags: Ben Rothwell, Cain Velasquez, Gleison Tibau, Josh Neer, UFC
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 21, 2009 |
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Flying through the rest of the under card and right into the main card of UFC 104, I take the time to analyze the lightweight match between Joe Stephenson and Spencer Fisher, a potential “Fight of the Night.”
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Tags: Joe Stephenson, Spencer Fisher, UFC
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 20, 2009 |
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Beginning our preview of UFC 104 early with discussion of Yushin Okami vs. Chael Sonnen, a fight that isn’t getting nearly the respect it deserves because the combatants have the potential for “boring fights”. My big question: is four shows too many to devote to an event preview?
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Tags: Chael Sonnen, UFC, Yushin Okami
Posted by
R.A. Ray on October 19, 2009 |
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I think submission attempts are usually looked at too highly by judges. What is really going on, in terms of the fight as a whole, when a submission attempt fails? Also, the end of the year MMA schedule looks to be killer. Are you ready for all the action?
Tags: judging