Why does nobody ever score 10-10 rounds? What's the problem?

no, i never give ten ten rounds in boxing let alone mma, for me to score 10 10 they have to be identical in scoring, which is near impossible

 

I agree in theory that if nobody is a clear winner of the round it should be a 10/10 but over a 3 round fights we'd see too many draws, which would not be good for the sport.

 

The problem with judges isn't the scoring system it's that they don't use 10-10- rds and 10-8 rds enough imo.

 

I don;t see what's wrong with having another round if its scored a draw, alot of 5 round fights coming about now why not take it to an extra round to decide fights.

 

From what I've heard, the NSAC and several other commissions strongly discourage judges from scoring even rounds. I don't know what their reason is for that policy.

 

They do and its because they don't want draws. They want judges to commit to a winner.

 

I can definitely see the down sides to 10-10 rounds. But there something immensely annoying about a razor close round being given to one guy 10-9, and then another round is totally one sided and it's still a 10-9 round. How can these rounds be considered equal?

Of course, a solution to that is to give out more 10-8 rounds, but considering most fights are 3 rounds, you're really putting a fighter at a disadvantage if you score a 10-8 round against him.

I'm split on this. I definitely don't want to see more draws, but I don't like the current scoring system for the reason stated above.

 

I cant think of any examples of a 10-10 round off the top of my head, can anyone else?

Even if you did introduce 10-10 rounds, you'd still have the argument that someone edged it in a close fight, a shared point wont make any difference in that regard. And you'd still have disagreements over who actually won it, without the anticlimax of a draw. Disagreeing with a judges and other fans decision is the life blood of this sport for fans, as much as a great kod or submission

Like Will said, they dont want draws, and there should always be an incentive to push that little harder to gain the round, rather than settling for an even score with 30 seconds left on the clock.

 

This is said so often, and its so ****ing stupid it drives me mad.

10-8s only put a fighter at a massive disadvantage if they're rare. If 10-8 rounds were regularly given then they would not massively disadvantage the fighter. If Fighter A wins the first round 10-8 then all Fighter B has to do is win the second round 10-8 to level the scorecards. If 10-7 or 10-6 were regularly used then a fighter could come from a losing the first two rounds 20-17 to secure a draw with 10-7 final round. And of course throughout the fight, anyone behind on the scorecards can win the fight with a knockout or submission.

 

Half points is better idea than more 10-10 rounds.

 

Yeah Id go with half points too, a reward for a close round is a better idea. Diaz v Condit round 5 is a perfect example of where a 9.5 is acceptable. Regardless of what Haggis said about it, Diaz was in a better position to finish the fight when he took Carlos' back. If he had knocked him on his ass with a punch and nearly finished it, then it wouldnt matter what happens in the early goings, Diaz was still closer to ending it. So Id score it 10 Nick 9.5 Condit

Unless someone can reel off a laundry list of 10-10 rounds then the idea is pointless

 

Condit didn't escape so much as Diaz abandoned the choke and went for the armbar in a last second attempt to finish the fight.

 

Yes, and I'm speaking based on the current system where 10-8 rounds are rare. So, there's nothing ****ing stupid about that. I'm all for changing the scoring such that a round a fighter clearly dominates becomes a 10-8 round, but that's not generally how it works right now. How many times have we heard after a round "you could argue that was a 10-8 round", and all of the judges score it 10-9.

But, I agree with you that 10-8 rounds could be given out more regularly. If there is consistency with it, then you won't be putting a fighter in a massive hole by scoring a 10-8 round against him.

 

a ten ten round should be given only in the following circumstances

each fighter stays in their corner and dont move from that spot for 5 minutes

however if one fighter takes 2 steps forward that shows he was more aggressive so he would get the round

this is a severe exaggeration but hopefully you get my point, its never possible for a round to be completely even, in boxing its more possible but in mma no chance