There is still no reputable source who supports the Machida victory.
Only Josh Thomson, via Twitter, defended and agreed with the Machida decision.
RUNNING TOTAL OF RESULTS BY PUBLICATION:
FOR RUA: 35 (28 writers, 12 fighters, 1 Joe Rogan)
FightMetric: 49-47 Rua
CompuStrike: Rua outlanded Machida 89-50 in Total Strikes landed including 73 Leg Strikes landed. Rua dominated the fight and did just about everything he needed to do to beat the undefeated Machida, including outlanding Machida in every round, but apparently it wasn't enough for the judges.
Yahoo Sports / Cagewriter: 48-47 Rua
Joe Rogan: "I thought Shogun won."
BloodyElbow : 48-47 Rua
USAToday: 48-47 Rua, 49-46 Rua
Savage Science: 49-46 Rua
ESPN / Jake Rossen: 49-46 or 48-47 Rua
MMA Fanhouse / Michael David Smith: 48-47 Rua
411mania.com: 48-47 Rua
CagePotato: 49-46 Rua
Fightline (thanks karatelarusso): 49-46 Rua
MMATorch : 48-47 Rua
MMAJunkie : 49-46 or 48-47 Rua
MMAMania : 50-45 Rua
Slam Sports: Rua ("For all intents and purposes, the ‘Machida era’ should have come to a screeching halt last night.")
5 Ounces of Pain : Rua (no score given)
Fightlinker : Rua (no score given)
MMAConvert: Rua ("Machida was given a gift")
ProMMA.Info: 50-45 Rua
Sherdog:
Jordan Breen -- 48-47 Rua
Brian Knapp -- 48-47 Rua
Mike Fridley -- 50-45 Rua
Sports Illustrated (thanks jamers):
Ben Fowlkes - Rua ("They say you have to clearly beat the champion if you want to take his belt. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua seemed to have done just that at UFC 104 on Saturday night, but the mere fact that UFC light heavyweight champ Lyoto Machida was still conscious at the end was apparently enough for the judges to give him the victory")
Detroit Free Press: 49-46 Rua
Baltimore Sun: 49-46 Rua
CBS Sports / Denny Burkholder: 49-46 Rua
Joss Gross: 48-47 Rua
MMARising / Robert Sargeant (thanks TheEnigma): 49-46
Loretta Hunt (thanks On Letting Go): Rua ("
I am very disappointed in the decision. Very upsetting. The sport owes Mauricio "Shogun" Rua a big apology.")
Joe Lauzon:
"This is why... You NEVER leave it to the judges, when you finish your opponent, you don't need to worry about judges!"
Shane Carwin:
"great night of fights. further proof you have to finish as the judges just can't score MMA"
Frank Trigg:
"he [Shogun] got robbed, was looking 4 don king"
Roy Nelson:
"I just lost $5 on shogun, I am mad, shogun won 4 rounds to 1"
Kenny Florian:
"I love Machida but Shogun won that fight!!"
Efrain Escudero "I'm sorry but shogun won that fight easy"
Rumble Johnson: Rua
Joe Stevenson: Rua
Jorge Gurgel/]:
"Wow. I was cheering for Machida, but believe Shogun just got robbed... That is the very worst feeling in the world. Suck,"
Brendan Schaub:
"Shogun won that fight."
Denis Kang:
"Shogun got robbed last night IMO."
Joe Doerkson:
"Shogun won four rounds out of five ... I am disgusted."
(thanks to Aertz, JRide & karatelarusso for fighters)
FOR MACHIDA: 2*
Anderson Silva... (lol)
Josh Thomson: 48-47 Machida ("Watch the dam fight again. Machida won 3rnds an shogun won the last 2. Shogun did get rocked an mayb u cldnt see it as well on tv.")
+ a couple guys with too many accounts on sherdog.
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please note, we all know dana white supported a shogun victory, but i won't be adding him to the list because there are plenty of people who can argue that dana's got an agenda or something. trying to keep all sources as uncontroversial as possible. winner by a landslide: shogun.
