A PROPOSED TWEAK TO THE 10-POINT MUST SYSTEM

Whether people like it or not, the 10-point-must system that is currently in place for MMA is going to be around for a long time. One adjustment could be for judges to change the score of a previous round to weigh it against later rounds in the same fight. Take the recent Tom Lawlor vs. Aaron Simpson fight. A judge gives Lawlor a 10-9 in the first round, and then he gives the second round to Simpson, 10-9. The judge realizes the discrepancy in the dominance of the rounds, goes back, and gives Lawlor a 10-8 in the first. When round one happened, it happened in isolation without anyone knowing how close round two would be. After both rounds happened, they had two rounds to compare against each other and could then rate Lawlor's first round more dominant that Simpson's win in round two. This way judges can see who "won his round more than the other won his round," so to speak. (Special thanks to "EAJames" for starting this topic in the MMAjunkie.com MMA Forums.)