mma.fanhouse.com - 10/25/2009
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by Mike Chiappetta The final horn sounded and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua raised his hands towards the roof of the Staples Center, sure he'd just won the UFC light-heavyweight championship. The building's 16,000 fans cheered him, ready to shower him with glory to match his new gold. The judges' ...
ropesringandcage.com - 10/25/2009
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If you were a fan of kicks, the
main event of UFC 104 was for you as...
Lyoto Machida defeated Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in a controversial unanimous decision win to retain the UFC Light Heavyweight title Saturday night in Los Angeles, CA.
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UFC 104 Recap: Lyoto Machida earns controversial ...
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It’s still a fuckup when it’s a close decision gone wrong
Fightlinker.com —
... Here’s the standard response from everyone today as we shake the shock away from one of our first championship decision fuckups: ...
Monday Morning Wrap Up: UFC 104 Lyoto Machida vs Mauricio Shogun Rua Plus DREAM.12 Coverage and Commentary
Bloody Elbow —
... vs. Shogun -- Dave Walsh
Rua-Machida a matter of legwork -- Sergio Non
Velasquez makes case for title shot -- Dave Meltzer
The Machida vs Shogun Fall-Out:
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua is Robbed by the CSAC Judges, Champion Lyoto Machida Gets Off Lucky -- Kid Nate
It was a Close and Controversial Decision, Not a Robbery -- Anton Tabuena
Outrage in Shogun-Machida Decision Unwarranted in Razor-Close Fight -- Mike ...
Lyoto Machida Backlash
Watch Kalib Run —
... Rashad Evans to win the light heavyweight title.
In the run-up to UFC 104 it finally appeared that Machida was going to develop a strong fan following thanks to the back-to-back knockout victories plus the expected dominance of what Joe Rogan called the "Machida Era." But that all changed on Saturday night with his controversial decision victory over Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
If anyone has checked out a MMA forum recently the headlines involving Machida aren't pretty. MMA Fanhouse and Cagewriter both attempt to encapsulate the tremendous ...
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sports-tube.com 10/25/2009 — Here is the fight between LHW champion Lyoto Machida vs. Mauricio Rua at UFC 104. All I can say is Shogun was robbed. Shogun landed the better shots and was much busier. Take a look for yourself and you decide.
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