Placing MMA judging under the microscope after each UFC event, The Couchside Judges examine all the rounds fight fans are debating at home. Hopefully, you’ll learn a thing or two along the way.
Episodes
Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
For a change, judging wasn't what came most under fire after a UFC event in Texas. And while Scott and Dan have some strong thoughts on the few rounds the judges' diverged on, the biggest issue came in the form of a late stoppage in "The Fight for Fontana" between Jalin Turner and Bobby Green. The hosts sift through the judging and officiating from what was otherwise an incredibly entertaining evening of fights in the Lone Star State.
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
Don't know how to put this, but the last week for PFL was kind of a big deal. Scott and Dan have a long to unpack, from both its purchase of Bellator announced last Monday and its season championship night on Friday.
The judging itself was largely sharp, even with a heavy workload. But overshadowing the weekly CSJ breakdown of Contested Rounds is a highly unusual situation the likes of which your hosts had not seen. We unpack what exactly happened in this rare happening.
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
Bellator (on Showtime) came to an end with an exclamation point ... and a tremendous display of on-the-same-page judging. Out of nearly 40 rounds, the officials were unanimous nearly 90 percent of the time, leaving little for Scott and Dan to parse through in Contested Rounds.
Well, for Bellator 301, anyway. UFC Vegas 82 offered enough in the way of judging (and refereeing) to break down despite also being largely without perceived scoring controversy. Sit back and enjoy with your favorite MMA scoring nerds.
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Monday Nov 13, 2023
Monday Nov 13, 2023
Scott reports back to Dan on the happenings at Madison Square Garden, which was heavy on finishes and lighter on Contested Rounds. But with a pair of fights with split scorecards — including an alternative decision — there's plenty on offer for the MMA scoring nerd within you.
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Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
So...a little late this week. Like, 3 days late. But Scott and Dan are finally here to break down the scoring from UFC Sao Paulo. And, boy, it kept us busy,
Eleven rounds, with five 8/9 splits, get the Contested Rounds treatment as the hosts again lament the current state of language for scoring a 10-8.
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Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
A break from major MMA coupled with Francis Ngannou's near-upset of unbeaten champion Tyson Fury in his crossover to boxing had Scott and Dan thinking heavyweights. That's why, in the return of Past Judgment, CSJ turned back the clock 11 years to Cain Velasquez's epic beatdown of Junior dos Santos in their UFC championship rematch. Did the fight, under CSJ scoring, reach the level of the most lopsided final tallies in the segment's history? Watch the UFC 155 main event and listen to our thoughts.
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