John McCarthy on Thompson Till scoring
At the point when Darren Till was declared as the champ of UFC Liverpool featuring session against Stephen Thompson, many individuals oppose this idea. Just three of 25 media individuals had it for Till, and many couldn’t help thinking that Thompson was accomplishing more in the early adjusts. Till was given kudos for squeezing forward and controlling the Octagon, yet is that enough to win a battle?
Well in the event that you ask the man that composed the guidelines, the appropriate response would be a resonating no.
Enormous John McCarthy, a long-lasting arbitrator and judge who presently works for Bellator as an expert, took to Twitter to clarify his point of view toward the scoring of the battle (which saw Till win with two 49-46 cards and one 48-47 card):
Sorry but controlling the Octagon does not give you the round. @WonderboyMMA landed the cleaner harder shots in the first 3 rounds. Sad that people that are supposed to know about the sport are lacking greatly in their knowledge of what is scored in a round #AskBJM
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) May 27, 2018
He then addressed the statement of a fan, going in-depth with his explanation:
1/2 Thomas, I’m sure I would like you too, but just because the UFC puts something on its broadcast doesn’t mean it is scored like that. So you know, striking & or grappling will be the sole determinant of who wins a round unless they are exactly equal, then u bring in aggression https://t.co/hVtVa5jdAn
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) May 28, 2018
2/2 if that is equal then the last element the judge will use is cage or Octagon Control. Oh and so you know, I’m pretty sure about this because I wrote it https://t.co/hVtVa5jdAn
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) May 28, 2018
Finally, he talks about how the fight stats are collected, and brings up an interesting point:
So tell me who is the person pushing the button on what they believe to be a significant strike? It’s just a TV guy. 2nd all punches, kicks, knees etc are not the same. This is where people start to get confused when assessing who is winning a fight #AskBJM https://t.co/Vph0ycVB52
— Big John McCarthy (@JohnMcCarthyMMA) May 28, 2018
At last it won’t transform anything since the battle is finished and finished with, yet McCarthy (who runs his own refereeing course) positively didn’t concur with the judges who scored the battle yesterday in Liverpool.
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