Erik Anders on UFC Fight Night Feb 3 vs Machida

[CiscoKid]

I thought Anders won, but that's always a risk when you leave it in the Judges' hands.

 

[crimsoncorner]

Anders should have finished him. Lesson learned.

 

[CiscoKid]

Anders should have finished him. Lesson learned.

You can't fight a Brazilian in Brazil and expect to win a close decision. Machida is hard to hit, but he really needed to cut him off even if it put him at risk.

 

[TUSKtimes]

I thought when Anders got close, he didn't let his hands go enough. The Brazilian was plenty worried and respectful of Erik's power, but the few times Anders tagged him he should have let those power shots go. No matter where they landed, they were knocking the guy around. He'll learn. All in all, Anders did, by far, the most damage.

That said, you don't always see a guy running for his life for 5 rounds, throwing nothing substantial and get away with it on the scorecard in the UFC. That last judge that had Erik losing by 3 points was criminal. A couple more years and the MMA will have this "Boxing" type judging down pat. Can't wait for those days, again.

 

[rick4bama]

Just read about this, Dang!! Yes never leave this to judges that don't live here!

 

[CiscoKid]

I thought when Anders got close, he didn't let his hands go enough. The Brazilian was plenty worried and respectful of Erik's power, but the few times Anders tagged him he should have let those power shots go. No matter where they landed, they were knocking the guy around. He'll learn. All in all, Anders did, by far, the most damage.

That said, you don't always see a guy running for his life for 5 rounds, throwing nothing substantial and get away with it on the scorecard in the UFC. That last judge that had Erik losing by 3 points was criminal. A couple more years and the MMA will have this "Boxing" type judging down pat. Can't wait for those days, again.

Yeah, I think Eryk will look back at the tape and see a lot of lost opportunity. It was a mistake for Eryk to keep going for takedowns after he had Machida rocked. He should have unleashed a flury of punches and might have ended the fight. It would be tough for someone other than a world class Jiu Jitsu guy to submit Machida after 3 rounds of getting sweaty and slippery. You could see that when Anders slid right off his back in the last round.