They thought Shogun was winning the fight, there's a big difference between that and having his junk in their mouth. Is their commentary influential? Sure, and I think Machida makes a valid point bringing that up. He's still one of my favorite fighters, and I'm glad he is saying he will change his game plan based on the tape and go for a KO this time.
But I still think he lost. He came after Shogun more, he had a few flurries that looked like desperation moves where as Shogun remained calm and countered successfully the entire fight. I think most of the controversy comes from the idea that Shogun not only landed considerably more shots, he also landed the more damaging shots.
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