John McCarthy explaining the rules to Frank Shamrock.

[m25105]

If you fall and get damaged by it, then how does it related to the opponent? It doesn't because the fighter was damaged from his own mistake. I don't see why you're bringing in octogon control in the discussion since it was about damage.

I'm going to take a more recent fight as an example, the Hendricks vs. Condit fight. If damage had been part of the judging criteria, Condit would've scored a lot better since he was very active from the bottom punishing Hendricks from below. Hell Anderson did more damage to Chael as well from the bottom than Chael ever did.

Chael at the later round only stuck to pitter patter punches and did his best to avoid Anderson's strikes that were far more damaging to him. His face shows it also as a result, and if you watch the fight, in round five he hits Chael hard, making Chael covering up, just before he submits him.

 

[Deleroux]

Unless...

Lol!

But he shouldn't have ever been a ref in the first place, or judge, or in any other position of authority in the MMA world, for that matter.

 

[Furious George]

How John McCarthy doesn't play a bigger role in the selection of referees and judging is beyond me. I know he has his own referree school, but damn, if everyone stuck with his interpretation of the rules (and actually enforced them) things would be so much better.

Keith Kizer @ the NSAC dislikes him.

 

[Ramificatio]

Unless...

who is this crazy ref. :icon_lol:

 

[Grissom]

Those two videos should be mandatory watching for all Sherdog whitebelts.
Because the amount of "he was a downed opponent / Why didn't he take a point / That was to the back of the head" bullshit flying around here is too damn high.

Yea stupid whitebelts.

 

[Monsolo]

Posting so I can come back and watch when I get home (my work computer has no sound.)

 

[Monsolo]

who is this crazy ref. :icon_lol:

The illustrious Cecil Peoples.

 

[Str8CashHomie]

who is this crazy ref. :icon_lol:

Powerful Cecil Peoples.

The positive impact of Big John can't be overstated, just like the negative impact that Peoples, Winslow, Mazzagatti can't be overstated.

 

[Chaos Spawn]

best thread ive seen in a while, thanks ts.