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PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
* Ryan Bader (205) vs. Eric Schafer (205.5)
* Patrick Barry (237) vs. Antoni Hardonk (249.5)
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
* Spencer Fisher (155) vs. Joe Stevenson (155.5)
* Anthony Johnson (176) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (170)
* Josh Neer (156.5) vs. Gleison Tibau (157)
* Ben Rothwell (265) vs. Cain Velasquez (238)
* Champ Lyoto Machida (202.5) vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (204.5)
UFC 104: Machida vs. Shogun
From the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California
Live on SpikeTV & PPV
-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan welcome everyone to the prelim card on Spike. Rogan breaks down Schafer/Bader saying Schafer wants it on the ground for a submission and Bader want to land a big bomb on the feet.
-Video preview for Barry vs. Hardonk.
Heavyweight Fight: Antoni Hardonk (8-5) vs. Pat Barry (4-1)
Round One: Big right by Barry. Barry with a left as Hardonk throws a weak body kick. One-two by Barry. Leg kick by Hardonk. Barry returns fires. Good right by Barry. They trade leg kicks. Barry switches stances. Barry gets poked in the eye and that forces a quick stoppage. Barry quickly ready to fight again. More leg kicks by Barry. Knee to the body by Hardonk. Barry wincing a lot from the eye poke. Body kick by Barry. More good leg kicks by Hardonk. Barry trying to counter the leg kick with the right hand. Right hand by Barry and Hardonk is down. Hardonk going for a takedown but Barry uses strong hips to put him on his back. Barry in side control. Hardonk gets half guard. Barry gets side control again. Hardonk scrambles to his feet. Two good right hands by Barry. Head kick blocked by Barry. More leg kicks by Hardonk. Left hand followed by a leg kick by Hardonk. Jab by Barry. Hardonk bleeding out of the nose. Body kick by Barry. The round ends. 10-9 Barry.
Round Two: Barry with a huge mouse under the right eye from the poke. Leg kick by Hardonk. Good right straight by Hardonk. Barry ;ands a good combo. Big left hand by Barry. Another combo and Hardonk goes down. He's up quick. Right hand by Barry. Body kick by Barry. They clinch and Hardonk tries a takedown but Barry shoves him off. Jab by Hardonk. Barry returns with a jab of his own. Big left straight by Barry. Counter right by Barry as Hardonk moves forward. Right hand drops Hardonk. Barry pounces on him. Another right hand and the ref jumps in.
Official Decision: Pat Barry by TKO at 2:30 in Round Two
-Barry gives Joe Rogan a big hug before the interview. "What were you thinking when he poked you in the eye?" "Ouch." Barry very emotional, near tears. Barry with a backflip and he lands it perfectly. GSP eat your heart out.
Heavyweight Fight: Chase Gormley (6-0) vs. Stefan Struve (21-3)
Round One: Body kick by Struve. Struve grabs a plum clinch. Gormley with punches to the body and gets a takedown. Gormley in guard. Gormley picks up Struve and slams him down. Gormley landing good elbows in the guard. Struve rolls for a leg lock. Gormley looking for a leg lock of his own. Struve rolls and gets better position. Struve trying to lock in a heel hook. Struve uses the position to get on top of Gormley and in guard. Struve passes to side control. Gormley turns into him. Struve looking for a darce choke. Gormley gets out and up to his feet. They clinch and Struve gets a trip takedown. Gormley rolls for a leg lock but Struve blocks it and is still on top. Struve with heavy hammerfists as Gormley continues to fight for the leg lock. Struve moves to mount. Struve locks in the triangle from the top, rolls to his back, and Gormley has no choice but to tap.
Official Decision: Stefan Struve by Submission (Triangle Choke) at 4:04 in Round One
-Struve says he's only 21 and he's getting better every fight.
-Video preview for Schafer vs. Bader
Light Heavyweight Fight: Eric Schafer (13-3-2) vs. Ryan Bader (10-0)
Round One: Right hand grazes Schafer. Double jab short by Schafer. Big swing and miss by Bader. Both swinging and missing. Good punches by Bader but it hits gloves. Left hook by Bader. Schafer covering well. Counter left by Schager. Good right by Bader. Jab by Bader. Big right hand by Bader. ANother big right drops Schafer. Bader all over him. Schafer keeping his composure. Big right on the ground by Bader. Schafer tries to get up but he gives up his back. Bader slams him down. Schafer gets up and Bader teeing off with Schafer against the cage covering. Bader gets another takedown. Bader has turtle position. Hammerfists by Bader. Schafer looking for a kimura. Bader pulls out but Schafer gets guard. Schafer goes for an omaplata. Bader pulls out and lands a big right. Bader back in guard. Bader pulls out and stands over Schafer. Schafer gets up as the round ends. 10-9 Bader.
Round Two: Leg kick by Bader. Schafer comes back with a right. Bader accidentally poked in the eye. Bader quickly recovers. Stiff jab by Bader. Good right by Bader. Schafer pressing forward but punches are short. Good counter right by Schafer. Stiff jab by Schafer. They trade jabs. Schafer scoring a lot with the counter left. Left hook by Bader. Good right by Schafer. Right straight by Schafer. Bader loading up and missing with the right and it's getting countered over and over. Left hook by Schafer stumbles Bader back a bit. Counter right by Schafer. Counter right by Bader. Straight right by Schafer. They clinch and Schafer with good dirty boxing. Good right hand by Schafer. Bader goes for a takedown but the round ends. 10-9 Schafer.
Round Three: Schafer pawing with the jab. Big right hand by Bader wobbles Schafer. Bader moves forward and Schafer goes down. Schafer gets his composure and has full guard. Schafer cut near the eye. Bader pulls out of guard and to his feet. The ref checks on the cut and it appears to be on the bridge of the nose. The fight continues back on the feet. Left by Bader. Both missing with their punches. Schafer scoring with the counter right. Schafer winning most exchanges on the feet. Stiff jab by Bader. Bader shoots and Schafer goes for a guillotine but Bader moves to side control to escape. Bader just controlling Schafer on the ground, landing no punches. Schafer gets guard and goes for an omoplata but the round ends. 10-9 Bader.
Official Decision: Ryan Bader by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-26, 30-27)
-Joe Rogan is with Dana White. Dana says Machida vs. Rua will be the best Light Heavyweight fight in years. They continue to hype Machida vs. Rua. BUY THE PPV! "ORDER IT BITCHES! DON'T BE CHEAP!"
-The usual gladiator intro opens the PPV. Rothwell says he's going to hit Cain hard, Cain says he doesn't care about hype. Machida says he's going to win with strength and speed, Shogun says winning the belt is his dream.
-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan remain the hosts. Rogan really hyping "Shogun" as a threat to Machida even mentioning that his resting heart rate was the lowest of all the fighters. They run down the rest of the card.
-Video preview for Yoshida vs. Johnson.
Welterweight Fight: Yoshiyuki Yoshida (11-3) vs. Anthony Johnson (7-2)
Round One: Right uppercut by Johnson. They clinch and Johnson with dirty boxing. Uppercut by Johnson. Big right straight by Johnson. Yoshida is down and the ref jumps in right away.
Official Decision: Anthony Johnson by TKO at :41 in Round One
-Johnson apologizes for missing weight and says he got heavy due to a knee injury.
-Video preview for UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera featuring Randy Couture vs. Brandon Vera, Dan Hardy vs. Mike Swick, and Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang.
-Video preview for Fisher vs. Stevenson.
Lightweight Fight: Spencer Fisher (24-4) vs. Joe Stevenson (35-10)
Round One: They trade inside leg kicks. Right hand by Fisher as Stevenson moves in. Left hook by Stevenson but Fisher fires back with a right. Body kick by Fisher. Fisher cut next to the eye. Stevenson shoots but Fisher sprawls. They end up in a clinch with Fisher against the cage. Stevenson drops to a single but Fisher stays on his feet. Stevenson switches to a double. Fisher forces him up and into a clinch. Knee by Fisher. Blood looks to be getting in the eye of Fisher. The ref breaks them. Right hand by Stevenson. Quick clinch and break. Left hand by FIsher. Inside leg kick followed by a one-two by Fisher. Stevenson shoots and Fisher sprawls. Stevenson switches to the back though. Stevenson drags him to the ground. Stevenson has the back but with no hooks. Punches and hammerfists by Stevenson as the round ends. 10-9 Stevenson.
Round Two: Inside leg kick by Fisher. Hard right by Stevenson. Left hook by Stevenson. Grazing left by Stevenson. Stevenson catches a body kick and gets a takedown off of it. Stevenson in guard. Elbows from the bottom by Fisher. Good elbow from Stevenson. Stevenson drops for a leg lock but can't finish it. He does pass to half guard though. Stevenson moves to mount but Fisher escapes back to half guard. Elbows by Stevenson. Short quick elbows by Stevenson. Hard elbows by Stevenson. Fisher cut pretty bad around the eye. Punches by Stevenson now. Stevenson passes to side control. Stevenson gets the crucifix position. Stevenson just raining down elbows and the ref has no choice but to stop it.
Official Decision: Joe Stevenson by TKO at 4:03 in Round Two
-Stevenson says his sisters used to hold him down and put make up on him as a kid.
Middleweight Fight (Preliminary): Yushin Okami (24-4) vs. Chael Sonnen (24-10-1)
Round One: Sonnen shoots and Okami stuffs it. They clinch. Sonnen gets the takedown but Okami right back up. Sonnen gets the back, picks up Okami, and slams him down. Okami stands up up. Sonnen still has the back. Knees to the thighs by Sonnen. Foot stomps by Sonnen. Okami spins out and they separate. They trade jabs. Inside leg kicks by Sonnen. Sonnen mixing his strikes and finishing combos with the inside leg kick. Sonnen ducks under a punch, shoots, and gets the takedown. Okami gets butterfly guard. Okami scrambles up. Good left hand by Sonnen. More inside leg kicks by Sonnen. The round ends. 10-9 Sonnen.
Round Two: Sonnen out quickly. Good left by Okami. They trade jabs. Sonnen shoots, Okami sprawls, but Sonnen is relentless. Sonnen gets the back on the feet. Sonnen pulls Okami down but Okami scrambles back to his feet and away from Sonnen. Double jab by Sonnen. Okami scoring with the jab. Big punch by Okami but Sonnen fires right back. Good left by Okami. Good right by Sonnen. Good left by Sonnen. Sonnen constantly moving forward and throwing punches. Sonnen setting up his hands with the inside leg kick. Good left by Sonnen. Okami scoring with the jab. The round ends. 10-9 Sonnen.
Round Three: Sonnen nicely doubling up on the jab. Sonnen shoots but Okami sprawls. Good left by Sonnen. Okami fires back with a left of his own. Okami scoring with the one-two. Sonnen getting the better of every exchange. They trade jabs. Okami being a bit more aggressive this round but he really needs to turn it on. Sonnen shoots and grabs a single. Big takedown by Sonnen. Sonnen gets the back and sinks in both hooks. Punches by Sonnen. Sonnen loses the hooks but still has the back. Okami stands. Knees to the thighs by Sonnen. Okami looking for a kimura. Okami drops to guard. Sonnen's body punches forces Okami to give up the kimura attempt. Ground and pound by Sonnen. Okami scrambles and gives up his back. The round ends. 10-9 Sonnen.
Official Decision: Chael Sonnen by Unanimous Decision (30-27 across)
-Video preview for Tibau vs. Neer
Lightweight Fight: Gleison Tibau (29-6) vs. Josh Neer (25-8-1)
Round One: Tibau bgi right stumbles Neer a bit. HUGE takedown by Tibau. Neer gets guard and right back to his feet. Leg kick by Neer. Grazing left by Tibau. Another big takedown by Tibau. Neer with butterfly guard. Tibau stands over Neer. Tibau tries to throw the legs aside and pass but can't Neer back up. Leg kicks by Neer. Neer's mouthpeice falls out after a left by Tibau. Ref gets it back in. Tibau with another takedown. Tibau passes to side control but Neer scrambles back up to his feet. Push kick by Neer. Tibau scoring with the straighr left. Neer pressing forward now. Another takedown by Tibau. Butterfly guard by Neer. Elbows from the bottom by Neer. Neer gets back up and Tibau goes for a guillotine but Neer escapes. Counter left by Tibau. Uppercut by Neer. The round ends. 10-9 Tibau.
-Neer's shin appears to be hurting him as he checked it and winced after the round.
Round Two: Tibau with a quick takedown. Tibau stands over Neer and Neer gets up. They clinch and quickly break. Takedown by Tibau as Neer misses with an uppercut. Neer quickly back up. Right hand by Neer. Tibau seeming to fade. Inside leg kick by Neer. Another takedown by Tibau. Tibau standing over Neer. Tibau pushes the legs away and gets to mount. Neer scrambles but gives up his back. Neer stands with Tibau on his back. Tibau goes for an armbar. Neer pulls out and now he's in the guard of Neer. Neer moves to half guard. Tibau scrambles to his feet. Right hand by Neer. Uppercut by Neer. Jab by Tibau. Tibau shoots but Neer sprawls. Neer pressing forward. They clinch and quickly break. The round ends with a small flurry by Tibau. 10-9 Tibau.
Round Three: Left hand by Tibau and he followed with a takedown. Tibau moves to half guard. Neer escapes back to full guard. Tibau standing over Neer. He drops back into guard. Neer scrambles back to his feet. One-two by Tibau. Neer lands a good elbow in the clinch. Neer shrugs off a takedown. Push kick by Neer. Another shrugged off takedown by Neer. Neer pressing forward but not landing anything big. Right hand by Neer. Takedown by Tibau. Elbows from the bottom by Neer. Neer back to his feet. Left hand by Tibau. Neer winces again after throwing a leg kick. Neer stuffs a takedown. Tibau gets a late takedown and gets the back of Neer as the round ends. 10-9 Tibau.
Official Decision: Gleison Tibau by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
-Video preview for Rothwell vs. Velasquez.
Heavyweight Fight: Ben Rothwell (30-6) vs. Cain Velasquez (6-0)
Round One: Leg kicks by Cain. Good right by Rothwell. Cain gets a single and trips Rothwell to his back. Rothwell trying to get up but Cain stays on top of him. Rothwell moves to the cage and gets to his feet. Cain picks him up and puts him down. Rothwell gets up though. Big exchanges. Right by Cain. Uppercut by Rothwell. Cain grabs a single and dumps Rothwell down. Cain moves to side control. Short punches by Cain. Rothwell scrambles but Cain keeps the position. Rothwell scrambles and gets to his feet. Another takedown by Cain right into side control. Big elbows by Cain. Cain stands over Rothwell and rains down punches. Cain back on top of Rothwell. Cain gets the mount. Rothwell escpaes but eating punches. Cain standing over. Cain pushes the legs away and mounts. Heavy punches by Cain. Rothwell surviving. Rothwell gives up his back. Rothwell gets up and Cain puts him back down. Cain standing over and dropping punches. Cain has turtle position. Hammerfists by Cain. Big punches by Cain. Rothwell stands and they break as the round ends. 10-9 Cain, possibly 10-8.
Round Two: Rothwell misses badly with a high kick. One-two by Cain. Cain gets a single and drags Rothwell down. Turtle position for Cain. Heavy punches that are rocking Rothwell. Rothwell trying to wall walk up the cage. Cain pins his arm and lands heavy punches. The ref jumps in and stops it.
-Rothwell very unhappy with the stoppage. On replay Rothwell was clearly on his way to getting to his feet as the ref stopped it.
Official Decision: Cain Velasquez by TKO at :58 in Round Two
-Cain thought the fight may have been stopped early. Cain sounds disappointed with his performance.
-80% of the fans think Machida vs. Rua will end in TKO, 13% for submission, 7% for decision.
-Inside the numbers: Machida never been knocked down in 15 fights, never lost a UFC round, least hit fighter in UFC history. Shogun never been knocked down in UFC, 46% strike accuracy.
-Rogan breaks down the main event and does his Machida impression.
-Video preview for Rua vs. Machida
UFC Light Heavyweight Title Fight: Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (18-3) vs. Lyoto Machida (15-0) (c)
Round One: Left hook by Rua. They clinch. Knees to the body by Machida. They break. Body kick by Machida. Leg kick by Rua. They clinch. Knee by Machida. Rua presses Machida against the cage. Knees to the thighs by Rua. They break. Body kick by Machida. Rua fires back with a leg kick. Knee to the body by Machida but Rua ties him up. They break. Right hand by Machida after a leg kick by Rua. Leg kick by Rua. Body kick by Machida. Counter right by Rua. Body kick by Rua. The round ends. Very close round. Slight edge to Rua. 10-9 Rua.
Round Two: Head kick blocked thrown by Machida. Leg kick by Rua. Left hand by Machida followed by a right. Body kick by Rua. Left by Machida. Knee to the body by Machida as Rua moves forward. Rua has a single. Machida escapes. Machida tries a leg sweep but Rua stays up. Body kick by Machida. Rua returns fire. They both connect with a body kick. Knee to the body by Machida. They clinch. Knees to the thighs by Rua. They trade knees to the body. Knees to the thighs by Rua. They break. The round ends. Another close round. I think Rua won with the clinch work at the end. 10-9 Rua.
Round Three: Body kick by Rua. Big right followed by a body kick by Machida. Leg kick by Rua. Body kick by Machida. Leg kick by Rua. Machida constantly switching stances. Quick clinch and break. Leg kick by Rua. Rua lands a leg kick just as Machida throws a body kick. Body kick by Rua and Machida counters with a left. Body kick by Machida. Leg kick by Rua. Right hand by Machida. Both men swinging wild. Machida winning the exchange but Rua lands a good right at the end. The rounds. Another close round but that late exchange probably won Machida the round. 10-9 Machida.
Round Four: Not much happening early as Machida avoids the leg kicks. Rua catches him with a couple of grazing leg kicks. Body kick by Rua. Machida throws a head kick but Rua blocks it. Machida throws a leg kick and slips. Rua right on him. Rua has a double and Machida pressed against the cage. They break. Leg kick by Rua and Machida counters with a right. Leg kick by Rua, Machida fires back with a right. Right hand by Machida as Rua moves in. Quick clinch and Rua lands an elbow on the break. Right hand by Machida. Leg kick by Rua. The round ends. Another close round. 10-9 Rua.
Round Five: Leg kick by Rua. Knee to the body by Machida. Right hand by Machida as Rua throws a jumping body kick. Leg kick by Rua. Body kick by Machida. Knee to the body by Machida. They clinch. Knees to the thighs by Rua. The ref breaks them. Body kick by Rua. Knee to the body by Machida. Elbow by Rua in the tight. Knee to the body by Machida as Rua moves in. Rua grazes him with a right. A clinch and a break. The round ends. 10-9 Machida.
-Very close fight. Rua seemed to do just enough to win three of five rounds but who knows with these judges. Could go either way.
Official Decision: STILL UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida by Unanimous Decision (48-47 across)
-The crowd boos the decision.
-Machida says it was the toughest fight of his UFC career and seemed open to the idea of an immediate rematch.
-Rua says, "a fight is a fight, what can you do?"
-They replay the Struve vs. Gormley fight that air during the SpikeTV broadcast.
but can we trust him to make weight for a title fight with GSP
hmm...
Posted By: Ian (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 10:17 PM
was pulling for yoshida for the win.....that sucks
Posted By: Guest#8922 (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 10:24 PM
LOL at Rogan. BUY THE PPV BITCHES DON"T BE CHEAP!
Posted By: Gus (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Poor Yoshida. Viciously knocked out twice in a row. I'll at least credit him for not taking easy fights. But still. Maybe a stint in Japan is in the order.
Posted By: The Burger King (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 10:33 PM
Johnson looked huge, if he fails to make weight in his next fight it will be trouble. Nasty knockout though
Posted By: mstrong73 (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 10:36 PM
Or maybe they are just LA douchebags. Joe Rogan you are my hero
Posted By: mstrong73 (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 11:32 PM
These announcers suck tonight. They sound like fans with mics.
Posted By: hmmm (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Rothwell has a helluva chin or Cain punches arent tough but he is class.
Nice Win cain
Posted By: Ian (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 11:52 PM
terrible stopage in the cain vs ben rothwell fight. I hate to get on mazzagati's back but c'mon, ben was clearly getting up. Idiot.
Posted By: Guest#6410 (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 11:56 PM
Mazzagatti fucks up again.... absolute moron
Posted By: Nathan (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 11:58 PM
Mazzagatti sucks
Posted By: Guest#2280 (Guest) on October 24, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Johnson has trouble making weight because he walks around above 200lbs.
Okami lost, so I'll stop bitching about him not getting a title shot.
Posted By: K. Bett (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:23 AM
So Machida just lost the first round of his career?
I wish I was watching this.... I hate working on Saturdays
Posted By: Shawno420 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:23 AM
wow who knew rua and machida to go to the 3rd round
Posted By: Guest#1029 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:33 AM
Fucking robbery! Shogun won that fight
Posted By: UK_MMA_Fan (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:44 AM
There is NO way Machida won that fight. Bullshit
Posted By: Dylan (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:44 AM
wow no fucking way did machida win
Posted By: Guest#8918 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:45 AM
WOW. I like Machida but Shogun was robbed. He won at least 3 maybe 4 rounds. Lets see those two go at it again in February
Posted By: mstrong73 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:45 AM
That fight was Rua's
No FUCKIN WAY Machida won that fight
Rua is back
Posted By: Ian (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:46 AM
Hmm, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought Rua won this fight. Gonna have to rewatch the fights and on mute, since Rogan and Goldberg couldn't get over the fact that someone was actually able to touch Machida, and that may have affected my perceptions.
Posted By: Steve (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:47 AM
BULLSHIT! SHOGUN WAS ROBBED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Guest#1305 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:47 AM
TO BE THE MAN SHOGUN,YOU GOTTA BEAT THE MAN WOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted By: Slick Ric (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:49 AM
WOW! Shogun got ROBBED. He won the title tonight, and the judges stole it from him. As Ric Flair used to say, "To be the Man, you have to BEAT the Man". Never leave it up to the judges. What a horrible decision...
Posted By: Ace Bradley (Registered) on October 25, 2009 at 12:51 AM
the fact that not one judge scored it at least 3-2 for Rua is pretty suspect to me. it was a close fight but come on. i dont even think id give machida 2 of the 5 rounds, but it was an entertaining fight, even though i dont agree with the descision.
Posted By: Guest#2586 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Fuck. Are you serious? Machida is still champion? Bleh. That means we're gonna have to hear "The Dregon es champeeown" in broken English a little while longer.
Posted By: GeeSpotter (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:51 AM
Wow, Shogun got screwed. He won at least 3 rounds....
Posted By: Brad (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:52 AM
So another bad judging decision? Why doesn't this surprise me? Or maybe they wanted to keep Machida looking strong.... 3 straight champions with no successful defenses would have looked pretty bad.
All in all, hopefully this finally proves Machida isn't nearly as good as people think(or Rua is way better then people think). As soon as Machida faced an actual good fighter he was no longer dominant, and(apparently) should have lost. So now stop discussing Machida with the likes of Fedor and GSP, he's not nearly that good. Or like I said, either that or Rua is amazing.
Posted By: Shawno420 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Wtf, how did Machida win that fight? I disagree that he even won one round. Shogun blocked everything on that flurry at the end of round 3 and also tagged Machida with a stiff right. Round 5 was kinda close but again Shogun landed all the damage and showed all the aggression, all Machida really did most of the entire fight actually was run backwards and get hit by leg kicks. The few times he tried to explode forward, outside of the brief flurry at the end of Round 3, Shogun stuffed cold with counters.
This is the worst decision I've seen in MMA, and I think it's because they put so much hype and marketing into the "Machida Era." Rogan couldn't even admit Shogun was doing well most of the fight and started talking about Anderson Silva when he begrudgingly looked like he had to admit Machida lost the fight.
I like Machida a lot, but Shogun was the better fighter tonight, and probably is overall now that he's back into form. It kinda sucks for me because these are my two favorite fighters, but I like Shogun's style more and felt he deserved this, plus he already had 3 losses so now it's gonna be tough for him. What bullshit.
Posted By: Guest#1406 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:52 AM
Machicda's title reign is a LIE !@
This is what happens when MMA has to be governed by Boxing rules and regulations of Nevada State Boxing commission and Judges by over the hill Boxing Judges in their 60's !
Posted By: WTF ! (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Shogun got robbed.
Posted By: Angryufcfan (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:55 AM
I was rooting for Machida, but holy hell SHOGUN GOT ROBBED. You could tell before the announcement, Machida KNEW he lost. I cannot believe Machida not only won, but 3 rounds of 5? What the hell fight was Cecil Peoples and the other 2 judges watching?
At my count, Shogun won rounds 1, 2, and 4, no doubt. 3rd round was a toss up, 5th round was a toss up but you could even lean Machida.
Shogun should have won 48-47.
And Steve Mazzagatti needs to be relieved of his duties. I thought Valasquez would win, but there's no way the fight should have been stopped when it was.
Posted By: Nick (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:55 AM
Horrible decision on the main event, Machida was clearly out-struck by Shogun. I hated to see two of my fav fighters against each other, but that was a wrong call.
Posted By: Dub_13 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:58 AM
Shogun got robbed!!!
Posted By: Scottyieoittie (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 12:59 AM
SHOGUN GOT SCREWED!!! NO MORE MMA IN L.A. EVER AGAIN.
Posted By: Kevin82 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 01:14 AM
Im absolutely floored by the decision between Shogun and Machida. You Machida lost when the Band wagon starts chanting "SHOGUN, SHOGUN"
Posted By: Dana White (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 01:35 AM
my great comment got robbed !~
Posted By: Guest#4158 (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 01:57 AM
This is how boxing lost its luster.
YOU CANNOT HAVE BOXING JUDGES FOR MMA
Thanks for ruining a great fight.
Posted By: TheR (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 02:28 AM
Look i went back and watched the first two rounds and here is what ive come up with thus far....
Lyoto landed the most strikes in round 1 and 2.
Shogun landed the harder strikes but was outstuck.
It looks like the judges went by quanity of quality, and if you turn the sound of (to clear the bias of the announcers) this fight is closer than it appears.
Posted By: Whocares (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 04:21 AM
Shogun = robbed. I honestly think that there was something up, a fix. There is no way that the thousands in attendance and everyone (literally everyone) that I've heard or read an opinion from is picking Rua but the three judges somehow unanimously picked Machida. The Athletic Commission needs to investigate this. They need to "Ortiz v Shamrock" this one and rematch them immediately on free TV (aka the Vera v Couture card if they are medically cleared).
Posted By: guest guest (Guest) on October 25, 2009 at 11:26 AM
