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Agree completely
Dan wasn't be his usual self, as a result lyoto was more measured in his attacks; an dans only chance was going to be catching lyoto off an attempted interception. Lyoto knew that and acted accordingly; basically potshotting hendo, keeping Dan from effectively countering or initiating offense. I found it to be a strategic...slow paced..tech fight...not boring at all.
Glad machida is back to being more measured...I thought he was going the chuck liddel route eschewing measured off district control timing and counter based game, to initiating off and looking to stop people.
That's the thing. Machida is not going to walk into an easily counterable situation. He times his offense for that moment when his opponent is fully committed to a specific movement - attacking, that moment when the opponent is resetting after an attack, that split second when the opponent is gathering for an attack, etc.
Dan never gave him a chance to get that timing down.
Personally, I prefer this style from him. I don't know that it beats JBJ but I definitely think it's the smarter approach given Machida's specific skill sets.