4th Round Machida

To me the best lyoto would be the one who pointfights for the first 3, instead of headhunting, and wins the rounds because of it, then when his opponent gets desperate because they are losing they make big mistakes and it gets him a ko. Which is what he used to do. He had a much higher output in the beginning of his ufc career, and he would have won the rounds if he fought like that again. He doesn't have to make every punch a ko punch.
 
Yeah, I'd say he is 2-1 in the 4th round. Unfortunately for him, the fight usually starts in the 1st Round, and he has been finished in the 1st and 2nd, while losing two 3 round decisions and one 5 round decision.
 
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Yeah, when he takes some risks and goes after guys, he's pretty scary.
 
Wasn't it "Round 3" Machida a year ago?
 
so who is better

4th round machida,broke fitch,motivated bj or healthy shogun
 
he certainly turned into a fighter those last two rounds
 
so who is better

4th round machida,broke fitch,motivated bj or healthy shogun

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He had Chris in big trouble in the 4th but didn't go in for the kill because he was too tentative. He had a chance to win but let it slip.
 
Uh, he lost the 4th round against Shogun (and didn't do much in it) ...
 
the chris wasent even rocked, he just covered up insted of running away like machida did, and even then the chris managed to blast machida back and stay in the fight ... people are acting like it was a 10-8 round or something
 
To me the best lyoto would be the one who pointfights for the first 3, instead of headhunting, and wins the rounds because of it, then when his opponent gets desperate because they are losing they make big mistakes and it gets him a ko. Which is what he used to do. He had a much higher output in the beginning of his ufc career, and he would have won the rounds if he fought like that again. He doesn't have to make every punch a ko punch.

I see that we are in agreement.
 
Machida wouldve been ktfo if he tried to be that agressive when weidman had a full gas tank.
 
Machida at his best still really couldnt hurt a somewhat gassing The Chris that bad. Not really saying much.
 
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