And that's the problem: subjective scoring. Especially in a fight where not a whole lot happened.
I wouldn't have complained had the decision gone the other way, just as I didn't see any travesty in the Rampage/Machida decision. There was more than enough inactivity an inconclusive content for pretty much any decision to be unsurprising.
I was hoping (as I posted in an earlier thread) that we had seen the last of that Machida. Maybe we'll see the Machida who emerged post-Rampage next time around.
Machida landed a laser like shot to Hendo's face, followed by an elbow, when he took him down. The first shot was the cleanest and biggest shot of the whole of the first round I think. Certainly, from what I could work out, it was the laser like strike that caused Hendo to swell up under his right eye. Reminded me of the punch that knocked out Thiago Silva. The only difference was probably a small combination of Hendo having an iron jaw, it catching him higher up in the face and it not being quite as powerful a strike, but the difference was very small.
Interesting that it occurred at basically the same time as it did in the Thiago SIlva fight.
I don't think Hendo took Machida down. When I re-watched it, it looked like Machida slipped and Hendo simply landed on top of him. It wasn't particularly obvious through his thick Brazilian accent, but Machida said so himself in the post fight interview.
Hendo had him down for a lot longer, but actually did far less damage than in the 3 seconds that Machida had Hendo down for. Numerically, he got away multiple pitter patter shots to Machida's body initially, but did nothing after that.
If you look at the stats, Hendo's body strikes count is padded by those shots.
Having re-watched the fight a couple of times now, the closest round to me was the first, until Machida got the trip and landed those two bigger strikes.
The second was the easiest to call. Machida was well ahead, until Hendo closed it slightly with a late flurry, but it was nowhere near enough.
no it isn't exciting none of that shit landed or at least not cleanly and don't tell me dan can't be hurt bad because anderson and shogun and fedor have hurt him before so that's a bunch of crap
Not really I mean hendo cleanly landed on machida's face 2 times clear as day, and lots of leg kicks that bruised lyotos leg and way more body shots too and had control of the whole 3rd and yet machida is the victor? machida's shots landed you need gifs to even notice them that'show ineffective they were. I don't really care either way since sonnen and jones will crush lyoto anyhow but hopefully it's chae; that does it but i'm quite fond of bones because chael brought the best out of him.
OK look. I hated this fight because #1 it was boring and #2 These are my two favorite fighters. HAVING SAID THAT... did you guys see the post fight press conference???I mean really, Dan henderson's face was as colorful as a pack of skittles. i saw red purple and yellow. Machida looked completely fine.Maybe he had a bruised leg? Anyway, your face doesn't look like that from somebody running laps at you, so please shut up. not to mention the knees that connected repeatedly. I expected Machida to fight the way he did, did not expect Henderson to suck so bad. If you want to see a fight were machida won a gift of a decision, look at machida shogun 1. And this fight was nowhere near as close. EDGE TO MACHIDA NO DOUBT.
If you disagree then i guess hendersons face got jacked from falling down the stairs or something....
OK look. I hated this fight because #1 it was boring and #2 These are my two favorite fighters. HAVING SAID THAT... did you guys see the post fight press conference???I mean really, Dan henderson's face was as colorful as a pack of skittles. i saw red purple and yellow. Machida looked completely fine.Maybe he had a bruised leg? Anyway, your face doesn't look like that from somebody running laps at you, so please shut up. not to mention the knees that connected repeatedly. I expected Machida to fight the way he did, did not expect Henderson to suck so bad. If you want to see a fight were machida won a gift of a decision, look at machida shogun 1. And this fight was nowhere near as close. EDGE TO MACHIDA NO DOUBT.
If you disagree then i guess hendersons face got jacked from falling down the stairs or something....
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