I don't want to hear that Hamill was cheated out of a win, or the judges were paid, or the UFC has pre-determined decisions. Let's be real here...Bisping won...it's in the past. And just for those of you who make ridiculous claims like "UFC is corrupt!"...Dana White has already announced a rematch...is everyone happy?
I personally feel that although Bisping fought a horrible fight, he should've won. Here's a little excerpt that I found that everyone should read. It is Jeff Mullen (one of the judges for the fight) explaining why he scored Bisping as the winner:"I am only going to tell you why I judged the fight the way I did. Watch the fight again and turn off the sound. Commentary can color what you see. No doubt Hamill dominated the 1st. He hurt Bisping with a right hand right off the bat and again near the end of the round. He out scored Bisping and busted him up. It was a very impressive round for Hamill but still a 10-9 round. Not dominant enough for 10-8. Watch the beginning of the second round closely. When Hamill throws the jab,Bisping slips the punch and hits him with his own counter jab. It is hard to see on camera because Hamill's back is to the camera. His back was also to Goldie who was talking like the beginning of this round was like a continuation of the 1st. If you look you will see that Hamill is facing me giving me a clear view of what is landing.Bisping was landing the jab again and again and not getting hit. Hamill got 2 takedowns in rounds 2 and 3 but did very little with them. Bisping is using an active guard trying to turn for armbars and sweeps, Hamill is doing very little on top. Bisping is keeping him from scoring or improving his position. In the 3rd round Bisping actually lands more punches from the bottom than Hamill does from the top. In both the 2nd and 3rd rounds Bisping does more scoring."
And my personal favorite part of the explanation:"Striking. Under pride style scoring Hamill would have won. He did more damage, but it was all in the 1st round. By 10 point must system Bisping won the fight 2 rounds to 1. 29-28 Bisping. Sometime the angle you see the fight effects your decision. That is why they put the judges on 3 different sides. BY THE WAY MARIO YAMASAKI THOUGHT BISPING WON ROUNDS 2 AND 3 ALSO. MARIO WAS THE REF AND HAD A BETTER VIEW THAN ANY OF US. I have never taken a payoff as some of you have suggested and never will. You may not agree with my decision but please don't question my honesty."
As Mullen said, under PRIDE rules Hamill would've won, because of the damage he inflicted upon Bisping. However, Bisping won the fight because all of Hamill's damage came in the first round. Even if you disagree with the decision, the crying should stop because we're going to have ourselves a rematch.
Please comment. I'd love to argue with you.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Please Stop Whining About Bisping
Posted by The Wrestling Bros at 10:12 PM
Tags: Matt Hamill, Michael Bisping, UFC 75
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Well, I came on here to talk about how Bisping lost the fight until I heard about what Mullen, one of the two judges who had Bisping winning, had to say:
"By the way, Mario Yamasaki thought Bisping won rounds two and three," Mullen wrote. "Mario was the ref and had a better view than any of us."
If the ref says Bisping won, he won.
Also, I like the automatic rematch business for uncclear fights that could be the beginning of great rivalries (see: Ortiz-Evans).
Great job, Dana!
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