Yep, Machida deserves props not only for not tapping, but he also put up the best challenge we've seen yet for a Jones opponent. His counter striking was quick, hard, and accurate and had Jones confused in that first round. Jones didn't admit it but I think he seen stars a time or two after getting caught with some solid counter strikes. But once Jones took Machida down the way he did in that second round, I think he knew right then the end was near.
Machida is a jujitsu blackbelt, I don't think he cared about going to the ground at all, but I think that elbow that split machida open did more than just bleed, I think that elbow really fucked up machida, he was done after that, you know jones got them nasty elbows, they bring down buildings lol