It never fails…whenever there is a close decision in a MMA ...

Following Saturday evening's featherweight contest between former UFC lightweight Leonard Garcia and Sengoku veteran "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung, I was filled with a misconception that the judges would easily score the fight in favor of Jung. It seemed fairly apparent that during many of the exchanges, Garcia simply didn't land his booming overhand while Jung countered with a blistering array of straight punches to Garcia's face. I was wrong. Judge Steel and Hamilton both scored the bout 29-28 in favor of Garcia, giving him both the second and third rounds. Judge Belardo scored the contest 29-28 for Jung, although he scored the first and second round in favor of Jung. Interestingly enough, most of ...

  I had a conversation with Doug Crosby, and he said that during one of the [UFC] fights, one of these boxing people that have come over and started judging MMA...someone was attempting a submission, and this person turned to him and said, 'what is he doing?' How CRAZY is that? This is a professional mixed martial arts judge at the highest level of the sport, someone who is judging an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout, between two guys that are professional fighters....their careers are on the line, it's a huge contest, two equally skilled guys in a hotly contested match, and the judge has literally no idea what's going on.Joe ...