http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/10/27/a-judge-speaks-up-on-why-lyoto-machida-won/ musings on mixed martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and all things mano-a-mano Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:29:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/10/27/a-judge-speaks-up-on-why-lyoto-machida-won/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 Barrett Hooper Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:35:00 +0000 http://www.fightingwords.ca/?p=5333#comment-1270 The guys over at Five Ounces of Pain have reminded that judge Cecil Peoples also scored the first round of Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn 2 in Hughes' favour despite unequivocal proof to the contrary. Here's a quote from Peoples after that decision: "The first round was tough to score. I gave it to Matt, based on his aggression and his attempt to knuckle him up, but it was close. I gave the second round to B.J. for obvious reasons. First, he almost got the kimura and then he got the triangle. But that is why Matt is a world champion. Champions do not quit. He hung in until time ran out, but it was an easy round to score for B.J. In the third round, it was total domination for Matt. He was imposing his will. Matt is so strong. He's prison strong." The guys over at Five Ounces of Pain have reminded that judge Cecil Peoples also scored the first round of Matt Hughes vs BJ Penn 2 in Hughes’ favour despite unequivocal proof to the contrary. Here’s a quote from Peoples after that decision: “The first round was tough to score. I gave it to Matt, based on his aggression and his attempt to knuckle him up, but it was close. I gave the second round to B.J. for obvious reasons. First, he almost got the kimura and then he got the triangle. But that is why Matt is a world champion. Champions do not quit. He hung in until time ran out, but it was an easy round to score for B.J. In the third round, it was total domination for Matt. He was imposing his will. Matt is so strong. He’s prison strong.”

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