Jeremy Brand from MMASucka surveyed a selection of the MMA online media for their scores of Saturday’s main event between Johny Hendricks and nneeeeewwwwwww champion Robbie Lawler.
The official judge’s scores were:
Sal D’Amato: 48-47 Hendricks (Lawler wins 1 and 5. Hendricks wins 2, 3, 4)
Marcos Rosales: 48-47 Lawler (Lawler wins 1, 4 and 5. Hendricks wins 2, 3)
Glenn Trowbridge 49-46 Lawler (Lawler wins 1, 2, 4, 5. Hendricks wins 3)
The online media by and large saw it differently:
Ian Bain (MMA Opinion) 48-47 for Hendricks, then Lawler*
Duane Finley (Bleacher Report) 48-47 Hendricks
James Lynch (Sportsnet) 48-47 Hendricks
Damon Martin (FOX Sports) 48-47 Hendricks
Adam Martin (MMAOddsbreaker) 48-47 Hendricks
Marc Raimondi (MMAFighting) 48-47 Hendricks
Mookie Alexander (BloodyElbow) 48-47 Hendricks
Erik Fontanez (MMAWeekly) 48-47 Hendricks
Kirik Jenness (MixedMartialArts.com) 48-47 Hendricks**
Lopati Panza (MMAMadhouse) 48-47 Lawler
Nick Kalikas (MMAOddsbreaker) 48-47 Lawler***
Michael Stets (MMAMania) 48-47 Hendricks
Carlin Bardsley (InTheCage) 48-47 Hendricks
General consensus was that the fight was so close 48-47 either way is arguable, and that the 49-46 score for Lawler is not arguable, it is lose-your-job wrong.
So UG, how did you score it?
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*Originally scored it 48-47 for Hendricks, but changed opinion after a second viewing. Second viewings are of course not available when judging. On the other hand, watching the fight the first time, you not watch as a judge.
**Scored fight as an ass in a seat, not a judge, and happy to be wrong.
***Thought the judges would see it 48-47 Hendricks but personally had it 48-47 Lawler.
