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PRIDE’s Yellow Cards
By Zach Arnold | January 4, 2006
Mike Sempervive & I have jokingly named PRIDE’s use of yellow cards as a reward for “the PRIDE executive vacation fund.” The constant use of yellow cards in PRIDE fights has drawn scrutiny as of late. Here is Mick Hammond’s latest MMA Weekly article:
The yellow card has no impact on the judges’ scoring; it is merely a warning, yet it could have influenced this fight. Because Silva was allowed to get up off his back, the momentum that Arona had achieved was halted, and the work he was doing ended. Arona was working; he was pressing the action and scoring damage on Silva, yet was removed because of Silva’s inactivity.
This begs the question, should Pride’s rules regarding yellow cards be changed? If Silva had not been allowed to get back up, and remained on the ground with Arona raining down punches, it’s possible the two judges who ruled in Wanderlei’s favor could have given the bout to Arona.
The purpose of the yellow card versus how the yellow cards have been used in PRIDE may be two different things. Do the referees get a cut of the 10% pay docked for each yellow card? 🙂
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