Light Heavyweight bout: Lyoto Machida defeated Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 30-27.
Light Heavyweight bout: Lyoto Machida defeated Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 30-27.
Relevance: 3+
Action: 3+
Skill: 4
Total: 4
I’m pro Machida and I agree with all the pro Machida sentiments out there. There’s nothing wrong with avoiding getting hit as long as you are doing damage yourself, which he obviously always does.
I think guys like Machida, are the new breed of MMA fighters, specifically guys that are well rounded AND have such excellent timing that they can inflict damage without taking much. Fighters that can engage wisely, timing their shots, never needing to be reckless, and still capitalizing when an opportunity arises. I think this is what we see with Anderson Silva, Cung Le, and sometimes GSP. We may have seen this with BJ Penn this time as well, but he also had his reach to rely on.
I think if you can’t appreciate Machida’s style and skill, maybe you should try pro wrestling.