How about the 30-27 score for Jim Carey, I almost defecated myself when I heard that. Luckily though, Hendo took it!
Third round was definitely Rich's. The first round was a toss up. The second round is the question mark...I definitely thought that one was Dan's but I'd need to watch the replay and make sure.
I didn't agree...but in a way I sort of understand that the fight was really close, and each round had a possibility of going either way.
Didn't do much when he did? You didn't see him feeding Rich against the cage for almost a full minute? I agree you should do something after a take down, but I disagree with your assessment. Rich has a great guard and did a good job avoiding major damage, but Hendo was working with elbows and strikes. Hendo won the first 2 rounds easy and lost the 3rd. I thought it was a pretty simple decision.
I suppose I won't disagree with you too much...and like I said I scored it the same as you - 29-28.
Dan threw elbows but I didn't see them landing a whole lot as Rich was defending them well. However Dan was controlling much of the fight though which is why I gave those rounds too him.
And I'm not sure round one was clear cut. Dan won the first half of round one but Rich took control the second half of that round.
I'm not saying that Rich won the fight...I'm just saying that I suppose I can understand why a judge might have Rich winning (although 30 - 27 did seem way out of the question)
I have to agree with Hubba on this as I also thought Henderson won the first two rounds albeit a close win like 29-28.
Not giving credit for a take down only shows that you do not understand the difficulty or skill involved with such a maneuver. Take downs on an opponent are a clear sign of control & deserve to be awarded points.
When I was wrestling I used to win matches by taking down my opponent then letting them up to do it again repeatedly till I had enough points to ensure a win.
Some opponents are tough in other areas but lousy at defending the take down so you read them & use that to your advantage.
Same in boxing some fighters have a lead leg stance & constantly drop on arm letting you work your jabs.
It's not always the hay-maker knock out punch that wins the fight, in fact, you will notice the evenly matched opponents tend to wear each other down with jabs, take downs, leg sweeps & body shots.
The smart fighter will statistically win over the big muscle head.
In the case of Franklin & Henderson you got two seasoned & smart fighters who tried to work their individual skill set to their advantage.
Had this been a 5 round title match we could very well have seen Franklin take it as I think he was in better condition.
Two guys who showed class & respect for each other.
Great fight - regardless of the outcome!
