Edmonton to debut 1/2 pt. scoring system at MFC tonight
At MFC 31, the MMA judges will be scoring the 9 bouts with a 1/2 point scoring system instead of…
At MFC 31, the MMA judges will be scoring the 9 bouts with a 1/2 point scoring system instead of the 10 point must scoring system, the first time the 1/2 point system will be officially used in Canada. This new judging application is being carried out officially in partnership with the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC). The ABC asked four combative sports commissions, including California and Edmonton, to utilize the scoring system and report back to the ABC at the 2012 annual convention. California and Edmonton are two of the most active combative sports commissions in their respective countries.
In Edmonton, we have two key stipulations regarding the event Friday night, said Pat Reid, Executive Director of the Edmonton Combative Sports Commission. We will only use COMMAND certified judges who are familiar with the 1/2 point system. We do not expect the fighters to change their fight strategies, except if a fighter feels he is slightly behind, he knows he has a better chance of coming back to draw or win, if he feels he is only a 1/2 point behind instead of a full point. As we know, being down a full point in a 3 round fight is significant for the fighter who loses the first round. Our judges have experimented with this system for the past few competitions (using the 10 point must system officially but recording scores by the 1/2 point system unofficially) and only one fight would have been affected had the 1/2 point system been applied. We would not have had a draw in one fight, we would have had an actual winner if we had been using the 1/2 point system.