We threw together a quick 20 minute radio show going over the UFC 104 card from the Machida decision thing to the Mazz's stoppages to certain fighters not showing up. I'm sure I'll be less of a sourpuss by Tuesday when we record the full show and break down 104 and DREAM.12 properly.
I'll happily be the first one here to say I had no problem with the Rothwell stoppage. Rothwell looked completely out of it twice during the first round and I think Mazzagatti probably should have stopped it at one of those points. Mazz told Rothwell between rounds that he would stop it if he took that kind of damage again. Rothwell took damage again without defending or blocking a single blow, Mazzagatti stopped it. I have no problem with that whatsoever. The rule is to "intelligently defend yourself" and Rothwell wasn't doing that at any point past the first minute or so.
I do agree (with everyone on the planet, pretty much) that Shogun won the main event. I scored it R1: Draw, R2: Shogun, R3: Machida, R4: Shogun, R5: Shogun. I could see how you could possibly score the second round as a draw, as well, but if you saw Machida win this fight, there's something wrong with you.
Eh there's something stopping me from liking Cain. It's his striking. I think brock and corwin both have good enough wrestling to nulify his game. Once he has decent striking I'll start liking him, but he's just not showing me that he can seriously contend for the title.
I'd just like to let everyone know I hate Brock, I don't want anyone thinkin otherwise.
Nacht - if straightening your leg out to stand upright and improve your position isn't defending yourself intelligently, then the term loses all meaning.
I think the stoppage in round 2 was probably a little pre mature, but, i thought it should have been stopped in round one on 2 occasions.
In the end, it doesn't really matter, ben was looking gased at the end of round one, he was being hit in the head repeatedly without really replying at all, and was basically just getting beat up at the end of round one and the start of round two. I don't like watching a person getting the shit kicked out of him, i like watching a fight. And that match up was the former.