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first things first:
- the audience was largely in favor of machida before the fight. After the decision was announced, the only thing you could hear was boos, boos and more boos.
- rogan and goldberg gave the fight to shogun.
dana white: "i thought shogun won"
link with video:
Dana White "I thought Shogun won the fight." [video]
mma journalists and websites:
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
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
mmatorch : 48-47 rua
mmajunkie : 49-46 or 48-47 rua
mmamania : 50-45 rua
5 ounces of pain : Rua (no score given)
fightlinker : Rua (no score given)
mmaconvert: Rua ("machida was given a gift")
PRO MMA: 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")
joss gross: 48-47 rua
mmarising / robert sargeant (thanks theenigma): 49-46 rua
fightline: 49-46 rua (thanks karatelarusso)
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.")
tatame (thanks radamantis): "maurício “shogun” rua was the underdog, but the 2005 pride gp champion “surprised” everybody with a perfect strategy and performance, dominating three out of five rounds against lyoto machida, but losing by unanimous decision (48-47)."
credit: Dystemper (thanks for compiling most of this list) and others for contributing (listed above)
dystemper's original thread:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/wha.../#post34126203
fight metric stats:
link:
machida-shogun
compustrike stats / conclusion:
link:
compustrike - every strike counts
sherdog forum poll:
link:
**EVERYONE WHO THINKS SHOGUN WILL BEAT MACHIDA** sign names here
sherdog.com poll:
link:
www.sherdog.com
poll on biggest mma site in brazil:
credit: Hadtoreg
espn website right after fight:
shows espn made a premature headline saying that "shogun decisions machida at ufc, seizes title" (because that's what pretty much everyone thought), then quickly changed it to "machida gets decision" after the shocking winner announcement.
credit: Bluenote
pro fighters who thought shogun won:
- anthony johnson (post-fight conference)
- joe stevenson (post-fight conference)
- cain velasquez (post-fight conference)
- shane carwin (via twitter)
"great night of fights. Further proof you have to finish as the judges just can't score mma"
- denis kang (via twitter)
"shogun got robbed last night imo."
- efrain escudero (via twitter)
"i'm sorry but shogun won that fight easy"
- kenny florian (via twitter)
"i love machida but shogun won that fight!!"
- joe lauzon (via twitter)
"i think shogun won it."
- 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"
- joe doerkson
"shogun won four rounds out of five ... I am disgusted."
- brendan schaub
"shogun won that fight."
- jorge gurgel
"wow. I was cheering for machida, but believe shogun just got robbed... That is the very worst feeling in the world."
(thanks to aertz, jride & karatelarusso for fighters)
i will add to this list as more pro fighters weigh in with their opinions
three corrupt or incompetent judges at the staples center: Machida by unanimous decision.
^^
one of the worst robberies in mma history
if you agree that shogun got robbed, feel free to sign the official sherdog petition if you haven't already:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f2/off...hread-1073101/
you can also file a formal complaint with the carlifornia state athletic commission like many of us have done:
csac@dca.ca.gov
thank you.
