Episodes
Monday Feb 05, 2024
E278 - UFC Vegas 85: Roman Dolidze vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
A big week outside the cage — and a smaller one inside it — dominate the discussion this week. Scott and Dan break down what the two rules passed this week in committee would mean if enacted at the ABC conference this summer. One of those directly leads into the latest generic UFC Vegas main event, which incidentally gave us three of this weekend's four Contested Rounds.
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Monday Jan 29, 2024
E277 - Past Judgment Appeal: Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson I
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
A quiet week for the Couchside Judges stuffed between UFC 297 and the next never-ending string of UFC events opened the door for the hosts to give an old Past Judgment a second chance. For this week's Appeal Edition, Scott and Dan went back to the first fight between Tyron Woodley vs. Stephen Thompson — the good one, not the stinker of a rematch. Would the more liberal CSJ system's application of 10-8s and 10-7s open the door for the majority draw to yield a clear winner? Watch the fight for yourself on Fight Pass, and listen for our thoughts.
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Monday Jan 22, 2024
E276 - UFC 297: Sean Strickland vs. Dricus du Plessis
Monday Jan 22, 2024
Monday Jan 22, 2024
UFC 297 featured a treasure trove of fascinating judging situations. You got a 10-7(!), an alternative decision, the rare unanimous 29-28 that's not exactly unanimous, a fight in which the judges were split on every round, and even some adventures in refereeing. Scott and Dan have a whole heck of a lot to sift through from the UFC's return to Toronto, so stick around for all of it.
This episode ends on a somber note as the hosts pay tribute to longtime NJ/NY judge Donnie Carolei, who recently passed away.
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Monday Jan 15, 2024
E275 - UFC Vegas 84: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker 2
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Monday Jan 15, 2024
Thanks in part to a high concentration of the most high-volume judges, the UFC's 2024 debut got off to a smooth start in terms of scoring. Even the many stoppages were clean from the referees. But no perfect night at UFC Apex gave Scott and Dan a couple Contested Rounds to wade into the new year. Plus, word of a 10-8 training session with the Nevada State Athletic Commission gave the CSJ reason to revisit a few lopsided rounds from the end of 2023.
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Monday Jan 08, 2024
E274 - 2023 MMA Judging Data Special
Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
The One With All The Data is back! For the fourth time, Scott (mostly) and Dan dig into some real MMA math and explore judging trends from 2023. And with an expanded (near-complete) database of UFC round scores dating all the way back to the start of 2017, the hosts discuss what thousands upon thousands of rounds tell us about the scoring of fights and the men and women who assess them.
Monday Jan 01, 2024
E273 - Judgment Day 2023
Monday Jan 01, 2024
Monday Jan 01, 2024
What's Judgment Day (other than a fantastic film sequel)? In a first for the CSJ. Scott and Dan run down the list of the real, actual worst-scored rounds from the year — not the ones the bettors are always whinging about. The full list from 2023 wasn't very big since the state of MMA judging is quite solid, but there's enough for the hosts to rank the worst of the worst scores, separated by 10-8/10-9 splits and wrong round winners. If you want to know what bad judging truly looks like, watch these rounds again like The Couchside Judges did.
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