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Scouring the scoring: Round 1 of Virna Jandiroba vs. Kanako Murata

The judges were not needed for the strawweight bout between Virna Jandiroba and Kanako Murata. The bout, which took place on the prelims of UFC Vegas 29, ended at the close of the second round. The doctor waved off the fight after Jandiroba injured Murata’s arm earlier in the fight.

Despite the TKO win, the judges handed in their scorecards for the bout and the UFC published those scorecards. Two judges scored the first round for Jandiroba and one scored it for Murata. The judge who scored the first stanza for Murata, Adalaide Byrd, faced some heat on social media upon the publication of the scorecards.