Robbie Lawler: If they scored damage, I'd be champion

[Throttlehead]

if MMA was scored on damage, the blanket wrestlers will all be out of jobs in the UFC.

If posters were scored, you'd be off the forum.

 

[iloveufc123]

That's true

 

[Emjay]

You can't objectively score damage

 

[ch0rx]

rewatched it... and Robbie is right

but hendricks definitely did enough to win that fight. He took rounds 1,2,5 and made a comeback in the 4th... I'd say he took it 48-47

 

[EvanSullivan]

Hendricks did a shit ton of damage too, that fight was awesome and it proved that both guys can take bombs for days. IMO Hendricks won it 48-47 clearly and i even think Hendricks beats him easier in a rematch. IMO that wasn't Hendricks nearly at his best and I'm not a fan of either

 

[GrindingANARCHY]

I thought Robbie won but I need to rewatch the fight again. Had no problems with Hendricks winning though. Close fight.

 

[dc007]

Lawler lost the same way Hendricks lost to GSP. Both were legit wins.

 

[Pirroh]

Remember when Johnny was making the same argument against GSP? lol

 

[roman2314]

Maybe he would have won if it was PRIDE rules/judging or whatever, but that last round costed him the fight from what I remember. At least if you're scoring the fight by the 10 point must system.

Cost*

 

[Terror Zone]

He should've won anyway, he did the better work in the first round.

 

[BlackDynamite36]

funny how lawler says what hendricks was saying about the GSP fight.

I was about to point this out as well.... I agreed with Hendricks as well when he said it, just as I did Lawler.

 

[HOLA]

95% of the fight was on its feet and Johny outstruck him 3 rounds to 2...

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

The difference is under the scoring criteria used by the UFC Hendricks should have won both fights.

I agree with this. Lawler fought a hell of a fight, but he lost three rounds. As far as more damage, he seems to have done more but Hendricks landed plenty of good shots on him as well.

 

[Drake]

Yup, had something more important to do that night.

Gettin' dat puddy?

 

[Jorge Luis Borges]

You can't objectively score damage

You cannot score anything in MMA objectively outside of a fighter being knocked out cold or tapping. That is why they have judges.

 

[seeyouaunty]

I'd like to point out that Hendricks still would have won under Pride rules because he finished strongest.

If Hendricks had of won the first 3 rounds and lost the last two, then he would have lost under Pride rules. But that's not what happened.

 

[Kanster]

Gettin' dat puddy?

Heh. Those days are over for me dude, I'm married.

 

[Drake]

Heh. Those days are over for me dude, I'm married.

Hey...could have been an all night sexathon with the lady. How am I to know? :icon_lol:

 

[Kanster]

Hey...could have been an all night sexathon with the lady. How am I to know? :icon_lol:

Heh, unfortunately no. We just had a kid recently and the doc said we couldn't do it for at least two months.

I got some head dat night doe

 

[Catsmasher 5000]

I agree