{"id":76044,"date":"2013-11-26T09:32:33","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T17:32:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=76044"},"modified":"2022-02-06T12:26:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T20:26:51","slug":"nevada-rep-explains-why-open-scoring-will-not-work-in-mma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/nevada-rep-explains-why-open-scoring-will-not-work-in-mma\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Rep Explains Why Open Scoring Will Not Work In MMA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/keith-kizerPNG.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73336\" title=\"keith kizerPNG\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/keith-kizerPNG.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/keith-kizerPNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/keith-kizerPNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/keith-kizerPNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With all the recent scoring issues in Mixed Martial Arts, many have looked at an open scoring model to possibly repair today&#8217;s ongoing issue of erroneous judges decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Much like a basketball or baseball game, open scoring would allow everyone witnessing the contest (in this case, fighting) to visibly see each judges scorecards throughout the bout.<\/p>\n<p>Nevada State Athletic Commission Director, Keith Kizer, took some time with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2013\/11\/25\/on-second-thought-open-scoring-is-probably-a-terrible-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie&#8217;s Ben Fowlkes<\/a> to dissect the problems with this potential game-changer:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;First of all, you could have people throwing beer bottles and all that,&#8221; Kizer said. &#8220;Secondly, even if they don\u2019t throw beer bottles, the judges \u2013 and I\u2019ve talked to some of them about this \u2013 they\u2019d be afraid. They\u2019d be looking behind them during the next round. Then the rest of the fight after that, there\u2019s the potential for the judges to be distracted.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>There\u2019s also the potential for the judges to be influenced by hearing one another\u2019s scores, Kizer said. If you\u2019re a judge who scored the first four rounds for one fighter while your colleagues have it more evenly split, &#8220;There\u2019s going to be some pressure on you to feel like you should give the fifth round to the other guy.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The other concern is how it might affect fighters, and our perceptions of them. Forget about them playing it safe in the final round. Many of them already do that when they know they\u2019re ahead, Kizer said, &#8220;But so what? They take a knee in football. 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