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I have Fedor winning by submission in the first.
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http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/were-all-human-fedor-critiques-rogers-fight-20867
Okay, so I was wrong. Fedor, TKO 2nd round.
The above interview was short and sweet. I love his humility... I hope that however I practice medicine, or achieve in the future, I will always have this kind of humility.
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| Machida vs. Shogun - Previous Entry
I finally got to watch this match yesterday, having forbidden myself from reading any news on the match until I got back from Asia. After watching it, I must admit that I was both a tiny bit disappointed, for I personally thought Shogun had taken the victory and thus disagreed with the judges' decision. On the other hand, it was a brilliant fight; probably one of the most technically impressive striking matches I've seen in the UFC, ever. Both fighters performed to their potential, and it was pyrotechnic. They both displayed excellent intelligence, and executed the strategies well.
While I, and it appears most sites, seem to give the nod to Shogun, looking at the match from UFC judging criteria, I could see it going to Machida. That said, in an extended fight, Shogun's strategy should have eventually resulted in defeat for Machida, as in rounds 6-10. The beating that Machida's legs were taking is nothing to sneeze at.
Honestly, Shogun performed far better than I had expected. I had not expected him to return to the form we remember from the Pride middleweight GP fight form. That is, his conditioning and physical prowess. The intelligence and strategy that he now employs is superior to what he had before. Both Machida and Shogun are impressively formidable. Neither destroyed the other, and neither embarrassed themselves.
I can't wait to see either of their next fights. A rematch would be nice, but I think that it was brilliantly fought, and near even, with the advantage to Shogun.
This was TMA at its best.
(Pro's Picks from Sherdog prior to the fight...)
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| Food Glorious Food - From the Economist Regulating Health Food - From the Economist Omega 6 and Omega 3's - From the Economist
A lot of money is made from convincing wealthy patrons that they might live a little longer by spending quite a bit of money on foods and supplements. This is a long established pattern of behaviour that one can see even in legendary Chinese Emperors dispatching armies to search for immortality -- Even French adventurers such as Ponce de Leon. Though some might scoff at such gallantry, smaller forays are often done at health food stores and pseudo-medical interventions. Much may do no harm, and some might do some good, but almost all share one trait: no strong evidence for doing good. The Placebo effect grants that a person perceives benefit 20% of the time, despite no actual drug (established using drug and sugar pills). If this effect is present in health foods (which it no doubt is), then one might surmise that many people are paying a lot for a psychological effect. Small benefits are hard to prove; and harder still to disprove to an undiscerning public. If any of you are loyal consumers of high priced health foods, recall that many such fads have come and gone, and some gone only after vast sums of money have been exchanged. Of course, the worst fads do harm. Ciao. | | |
| "Without enterprise and aspiration”, he said, “compassion comes with an empty wallet”: George Osborne, Shadow Chancellor, UK Dave and whose Army - From the Economist | | |
| From the Economist
As one of my friends put it, they've changed the Nobel prize to an "Anti Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld" prize. Alternatively, it's become the Nobel Potential for achieving Peace prize.
Either way, it strikes me as rather odd, for there must be some other individuals who have already achieved more in tangible contributions to achieving peace...
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