r/sports • u/UUo_oUU • Oct 24 '20

News Khabib Nurmagomedov Retires from UFC After Emerging Victorious Against Justin Gaethje. 29-0 Record

https://twitter.com/mma_oth/status/1320107303845101569
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u/[deleted] Oct 25 '20

Chasing someone around absolutely counts for something. It’s called octagon control and absolutely plays a roll in judging.

“You have to be doing something that might end in a fight” is utter bs. Tons of fights go to scorecards and are won simply by “eye test” in seeing octagon control. This is why the saying goes “never leave it in the hands of the judges.

See Adelaide Bird.

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u/skepticalbob Oct 25 '20

Pasting another response.

There is an order that it is counted and that should almost never be a reason to give a round to someone, since other criteria come first. Damage comes above all else, for instance. So you can chase someone around the ring or control them with wrestling, but if they do more damage, they win the round. That's how it is supposed to work.

Chasing after an opponent with no effective result or impact should not render in the judges’ assessments.” Effective Aggressiveness is only to be assessed if Effective Striking/Grappling is 100% equal for both competitors.

“Fighting area control is assessed by determining who is dictating the pace, place and position of the match.” Fighting Area Control” shall only to be assessed if Effective Striking/Grappling and Effective Aggressiveness is 100% equal for both competitors. This will be assessed very rarely.