I agree about the clinching. A shorter fighter can really be put at a disadvantage if he draws the wrong ref.

I always thought the problem with the 10 point must system was that, except for a knock down or near knock down, a fighter only gets one point whether he wins the round big or not so big. Of course, by winning the round big the fighter does get more assurance of winning that round, but I wondered about a zero point must system.

In a zero point must system the fighter who wins the round gets 1 point, if he wins the round convincingly he gets two points, then he gets a point for each knock down. That way it's easier for a fighter to get more credit for a dominant round.

I suppose you could also just change the philosophy of scoring the 10 point must system, just by using more of the ten points: Win the round marginally, 10-9. Win the round convincingly, 10-8, Win the round convincingly and score a knock down 10-7. etc...