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The contrasts couldn’t be clearer. Ken Shamrock is a grizzled veteran of mixed martial arts, a 44-year-old UFC Hall of Famer who has battled the most well-known fighters of the past 15 years in rings and cages across the world.
Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson is a baby in the sport, a tough street fighter
Elliot Worsell, UFC – When asked to travel to Afghanistan as part of the UFC’s bid to boost troop morale, Lancashire’s Michael Bisping jumped at the opportunity to go somewhere he’d never been before. Not exactly high on anyone’s ‘to-do’ list of holiday destinations, Afghanistan presents one with a life-altering experience that can linger long after the returning plane touches down.
Source:Saving Private Bisping
The night was November 10th, 2007. I was sitting on my couch eagerly awaiting the EliteXC lightweight title showdown between Nick Diaz and KJ Noons. I was sure that on of my favorite fighters ever, Nick Diaz, was bringing home EliteXC lightweight gold on that cold November evening.
The fight started out like most typical Diaz […]
Frank Trigg (Pictures) met with the press following his unanimous decision victory over Makoto Takimoto (Pictures) at Sengoku 4
Source:Trigg Talks Win, Future
Jordan Breen returned to the Sherdog Radio Network Thursday and was joined by Dave Meltzer and Dr. Johnny Benjamin.
Or at least that’s the conclusion one could draw from the report released today with stats from the fight between Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Matt Lindland. The FightMetric system gives the fight to Lindland 29-28 for winning rounds one and three.
But that’s only half the story. The overall scores for the fight are 159-163, which falls within FightMetric’s four-point margin for error. That means the fight overall is a draw, which sounds more than reasonable. While Rampage landed more effective strikes, Lindland stayed busy on the ground and attempted five submissions.
What we’re learning over the course of the FightMetric project is that there probably should be many more draws in MMA than are actually called. In many cases, a controversial decision is controversial because the fight really was too close to call. But the ten-point must system makes fools of us all when judges refuse to call 10-10 rounds. Calling a round even carries the stigma of indecision, as if a better judge should have been able to spot the victor, even when there fairly shouldn’t be one.
Will this change anytime soon? Probably not. The reason seems clear: A close decision disappoints only the fans that thought the losing fighter won; a draw disappoints almost everyone.