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Bloody Elbow Breaking Down the Scoring System That Allowed Machida to Win

 

Being a big time Machida nuthugger, I went in with the idea that he was going to dominate.  Although I thought the fight was very exciting, there was NO question that Shogun got robbed (I rarely use that word).  It was only a combination of judges not understanding MMA and a flawed scoring system that allowed Machida to "win."  Here's why:

Poll
How should we 'score' a fight?
In Its Entirety.
47 votes
10 Point Must Scoring System
32 votes

79 votes | Poll has closed

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