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2009-10-25 22:05:16
22 votes, rating 3.5
22 votes, rating 3.5
UFC 104 (Spoilers)
Shogun vs Machida
This was a great fight up until the decision. Just an absolutely brutal decision by the judges. I had the fight 49-46 Shogun, though I could see it being scored 48-47 Shogun. I can't understand how anyone (let alone 3 judges) could think Machida won that fight. He made contact only a handful of times, compared to Shogun who made repeated contact, caused real damage and controlled the fight. This was the worst decision since Sarah Palin decided to do interviews.
The decision really spoiled an otherwise great fight that showed just how much skill and technique are involved in MMA.
This was a great fight up until the decision. Just an absolutely brutal decision by the judges. I had the fight 49-46 Shogun, though I could see it being scored 48-47 Shogun. I can't understand how anyone (let alone 3 judges) could think Machida won that fight. He made contact only a handful of times, compared to Shogun who made repeated contact, caused real damage and controlled the fight. This was the worst decision since Sarah Palin decided to do interviews.
The decision really spoiled an otherwise great fight that showed just how much skill and technique are involved in MMA.
Comments
Posted by pythrr on 2009-10-25 22:28:44
boo
real sport please
real sport please
Posted by SillySod on 2009-10-25 22:41:25
Interestingly pyth has echoed what they said when sarah palin started doing interviews ;)
Posted by Meech on 2009-10-25 22:50:01
MMA is fantastic. I also agree with Ansalon. The judges made a mistake here.
Posted by Calcium on 2009-10-25 23:00:00
I'm a massive Machida fan, but he didn't win the fight. He knew it too, he was in mental conflict during the interview...
Shogun gainsed a lot of respect post fight by the way he remained respectfull and courteous. A lot of fighters would have had a meltdown over that decision.
Shogun gainsed a lot of respect post fight by the way he remained respectfull and courteous. A lot of fighters would have had a meltdown over that decision.
Posted by Qaz on 2009-10-26 00:00:12
As any one else I was disgusted by the decision. But when you post spoilers you should really include that in your title so people who has not watched the event wont get it spoiled.
/Qaz
@pythrr MMA is the best damn sport there is!
/Qaz
@pythrr MMA is the best damn sport there is!
Posted by koadah on 2009-10-26 00:08:18
Close fight. Shogun just shaded it. Should have got it on aggression if nothing else.
rematch \o/
In the meantime we could have Qaz vs Pythrr over one 10 minute round :)
rematch \o/
In the meantime we could have Qaz vs Pythrr over one 10 minute round :)
Posted by lordchaos on 2009-10-26 00:30:23
I was left in shock at the end of that fight standing with my hands in the air for Shogun. What a joke.
Posted by pythrr on 2009-10-26 00:47:15
koadah! I'm up for it if I gets the monies!
:D
:D
Posted by koadah on 2009-10-26 01:10:31
Monies?
I was thinking one crate of beer guaranteed plus a bonus crate for the winner. Maybe throw in a few miniatures and a couple of mars bars.
Each crate would contain no more than 24 0.5l tins/bottles. You can haggle over the brand of beer.
I was thinking one crate of beer guaranteed plus a bonus crate for the winner. Maybe throw in a few miniatures and a couple of mars bars.
Each crate would contain no more than 24 0.5l tins/bottles. You can haggle over the brand of beer.
Posted by adambomb on 2009-10-26 07:06:42
It was a close fight and I can see how a lot of people felt that Shogun deserved the decision...if it were a regular fight. As it was a title fight I didn't see Shogun do enough to win the belt from Machida....to become the champ you have to win the title decisively. It was a close decision but the fact that Machida is the champ is what likely pushed it in his favor.
Posted by Juff on 2009-10-26 14:33:34
I completely agree. Shogun took the first two rounds, and while the last three rounds wrre tight, no way did Machida take all three of them.
Adambomb... you don't have to win decisively to be the champ I'm afraid. It would be nice, but 48-47 is enough, and i feel that's at least what Shogun earned.
Adambomb... you don't have to win decisively to be the champ I'm afraid. It would be nice, but 48-47 is enough, and i feel that's at least what Shogun earned.