Controversial Johnson vs. Dariush Scorecard Released
UFC Fight Night 73 went down in Nashville, Tennessee last night (Saturday August 8th, 2015), pitting Glover Texeira in the main event against Ovince Saint Preux. The co-main attraction was a lightweight tilt between Beneil Darisuh and Michael Johnson that has stirred quite a controversy in the time since,’Benny’ was awarded a split decision win on the judge’s scorecards, a rendering that few could make any sense of.
It appeared that Johnson’s footwork, striking and takedown defense were on point, and he even scored a knockdown in round one to add to his case for a victory. Brett Okamoto of ESPN sent out the Johnson vs. Dariush scorecards over Twitter in the early hours of the morning today, check it out:
Judges Bertrand and Crosby saw the fight the same way, awarding Johnson the 10-9 opening round, and then Dariush both the following. ‘The Menace’ was clearly upset after the fight, and many believe rightly so.
It’s yet another example among a catalogue of judging errors over the years, and another point to put towards the argument of creating a new system of scoring fights.
