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Episode #32: Strikeforce Recap Part 2

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Long show tonight as I run through the last three fights from Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers and divert into a side rant about MMA “fans” who don’t like to watch grappling. Also, with the UFC scrambling to deal with four of its champions being on the shelf there has been a flood of fight announcements to cover.

Show Notes

• Cung Le vs. Scott Smith official for Strikeforce “Evolution” (MMAJunkie.com)
• Spike TV to broadcast UFC 106 prelim fights (MMAJunkie.com)
• Marquardt to fight Sonnen (Sportsnet.ca)
• Nogueira/Velasquez to headline UFC 108 (MMAJunkie.com)
• Winner of Nogueira/Velasquez guaranteed a title shot (MMAJunkie.com)

Tags: Antonio "Big Nog" Nogueira, Antonio Silva, Cain Velasquez, Chael Sonnen, Fabricio Werdum, Gegard Mousasi, Jake Shields, Jason Miller, judging, Nate Marquardt, Rameau Sokoudjou, RAMMA Scoring System, Strikeforce, UFC

Episode #24: UFC 104 Recap Part 2

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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

Episode #22: UFC 104 Preview Part 4

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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?

Show Notes

• Lyoto Machida’s Fighter Stats (Sherdog.com)
• Mauricio Rua’s Fighter Stats (Sherdog.com)
• RAMMA Scoring System Scorecard
• My four predictions for UFC 104:
  • Okami def. Sonnen by submission in rd. 2
  • Stephenson def. Fisher by decision
  • Velasquez def. Rothwell by decision
  • Machida def. Rua by TKO in rd. 3

Tags: Lyoto Machida, Mauricio Rua, RAMMA Scoring System, UFC

RAMMA Scoring System Scorecard

I 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