Author:
Steve Loftin
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Date Posted: 16:34:55 11/04/04 Thu
No sweat, Guy.
MACS scoring system is pretty much open ended. No points are awarded per say, but you gain either a major or minor advantage depending on the circumstance. The major advantage would equate to about 2 points and the minor advantage would be 1 point.
Aggressiveness is a key factor. Let's use the takedown as an example. You have the FAT grappler (played by me) and the SKINNY grappler (played by Wootang). Fatty shoots a double leg on skinny and gets a takedown. However, Fatty doesn't have good control and ends up in Skinny's guard. This is a MINOR advantage for Fatty...basically ONE tally mark in his favor.
Next, Fatty attempts to pass the guard and aggressively advance his position...BUT...Skinny is too good for him. Skinny immediately locks in on a triangle and Fatty is forced to defend because he is in serious danger. Fatty successfully defends the triangle and ends up in side mount. Skinny gets TWO tally marks for an aggressive submission attempt that had to be defended above all else.
Current Tally:
Fatty = 1 (minor takedown)
Skinny = 2 (major submission attempt)
The match rolls on.....with Fatty in side mount, he attempts to advance his position by going to mount. He takes mount on Skinny and gets ONE tally mark for this change in position. He immediately goes for an armbar. But it doesn't work because he is FAT and can't move very well. So he will get ONE minor advantage tally mark for attempting a submission.
Scorecard:
Fatty = 3 (1 minor takedown, 1 minor position change, 1 minor submission attempt)
Skinny = 2 (1 major submission attempt)
The match continues...Now Fatty is flat on his back with Skinny trying to pass the legs (which he does with ease). Skinny gains ONE minor tally for this advancement in position. Now Skinny is in sidemount as time expires in the match.
Final Tally:
Fatty = 3 (1 minor takedown, 1 minor position change, 1 minor submission attempt)
Skinny = 3 (1 major submission attempt, 1 minor position change)
So now since the match is a tie, the guys get an overtime and start from scratch.
Weak attempts at anything are not rewarded. An "I almost tripped him" takedown will not get you anything. An "I was setting up for an armlock" will not get you anything. The offensive move MUST be executed in a proficient manner. Falling back for a leglock without having proper control will get nothing but a chuckle from the ref. The moves must be aggressive, offensive, and controlled.
The guard is considered a static position under the MACS system. You get no reward for putting your opponent inside the guard. However, if you sweep from the guard you will get a MINOR advantage if it is a clean reversal.
Now, some will say, "Why only a MINOR advantage for a successful sweep?" And I will reply, "Because, a sweep will not actually damage your opponent" (unless you do the shin kick to the ear sweep...lol). A sweep is simply an advancement in position and the MACS system is not a position based system. It is a submission system. Therefore we value the submission and takedown attempts at a higher level because they are used to strategically and immediately advance or end the fight.
You can KO someone with a good takedown. You can break something with a good sub attempt. A sweep, escape, reversal, will only advance the position so that you CAN attempt a submission or takedown.
Personally, if I have two guys who are very close on tallied points and who are fighting their hearts out, I will send it into an overtime if the marks are different by a single point. That is a close match. But if there is a person ahead by a major advantage (2 tallies), I have to give the match to them. Even if it was a headbanger of a match, a MAJOR advantage mark has to be respected.
I have reffed matches that were textbook dominations of an opponent. One guy took his opponent down with a MAJOR double, got side control, took mount (MINOR), and finished with a tight, tight, tight,(tighter than my wallet)straight armlock (MAJOR). The match ended with a submission so it was a no brainer. However, the aggressor racked up 2 MAJORs and 1 MINOR (basically 5 points) in less than 45 seconds. So if time had expired then it would have been a clean sweep of 5-0.
If there are any more questions about the system, please feel free to ask. It ain't no problem to explain stuff.
Steve
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