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Machida used his typical elusiveness and unorthodox, karate-based techniques to pick away at Henderson, who had won four straight fights.
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"He's a very great opponent for me, and I have a lot of respect for him, " Machida said while fans booed.
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After beating Shogun Rua to win the belt, Jones went on to defeat Rampage Jackson, Lyoto Machida, Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort.
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Henderson finally took down Machida in the third round, but couldn't capitalize.
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Two judges favored Machida 29-28, while the third had Henderson winning 29-28.
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Machida (19-3), the former light heavyweight champion, had lost three of his previous five bouts before edging Henderson (29-9) in a slow, technical fight.
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Both fighters raised their arms in victory after the third horn, but Machida landed 68 percent of the fight's significant strikes, with a 23-8 advantage in head strikes.
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On the same day it lost heavily in a mayoral election in the Tokyo district of Machida City, home to many salaried workers who were considered a mainstay of DPJ support in last August's general election.
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Former UFC champion Lyoto Machida won a lackluster split decision over 42-year-old veteran Dan Henderson on the undercard at Honda Center, and bantamweight Urijah Faber beat Ivan Menjivar with an acrobatic rear naked choke late in the first round.
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