Bisping Highly Controversal Win over Hamill

I keep seeing forums after forums and now news articles popping up questioning the win judges (2 out 3) gave to Bisping against Hamill in the UFC 75 in London last night. From a British newspaper the Lancashire Telegraph:

Before Saturday's fight, Bisping, 28, of Clitheroe, had vowed: "I will submit him or knock him out", but the fight lasted the maximum three five-minute rounds and the Brit only had his hand raised in victory following a split decision by the three judges.

Many pundits expected the judges to pick 'The Hammer' Hamill and even Bisping appeared momentarily surprised when he got the decision.

Even Bisping was surprised by the decision. I saw his expression on tv last night. If he was surprised by the decision and the majority of people are saying that Hamill won the fight, shouldn't that be a clue that there's something wrong with the judges' decision? It was obvious that Matt did most of the punching and take downs against Bisping while he ran around trying to avoid his relentless approaches.

And now what Bisping said after the fight.

"I know he's a tough fighter so was expecting it to go the distance - it is all good experience for me - but I held out for the win.

"And obviously I am happy.

"Now though, I want to put The Ultimate Fighter show behind me. I proved that title is mine and it is time to put this thing to bed once and for all."

I don't think so, Bisping. Looking at the fight it was obvious that Matt was dominant in Round 1 and 2. And the judges gave points to Bisping for Round 1 and 2? One judge gave all rounds to Hamill but the other two judges gave points to Bisping for Round 1 and 2.

From NBC Sports:

Hamill looked impressive with an improved standup game that never saw him give ground to his opponent, and he also managed several takedowns that should have scored points. One judge scored all three rounds for Hamill, but the other two scored the fight two rounds to one for the hometown hero.

Hey. I'm not alone in this travesty. Some 90 to 95% believed Matt won. And that even came from British and Bisping fans, too. Take a poll on who won that fight and see what others have said. Or take the Sherdog's poll.

I think, according to Sherdog forum covering the Bisping/Hamill fight (over 100 pages!!) that this thing isn't going to go away easily. I see a rematch in the future. I'm sure Couture, Liddel, and many other professional UFC fighters will nod in agreement that Matt clearly won the fight.

What say you Dana White , president of UFC, about the fight? A rematch? Or are you going to ignore 90% of the UFC fans who say that Matt Hamill won?

It's your move, Dana. Make it a smart one.

UPDATE: There seems to be a gathering storm of deaf/hh bloggers saying that Hamill won the fight and he was robbed of that win. Even by those who hated Hamill said that it was obvious that Hamill won the fight. You can't argue against more than 90% who say that it was Matt who won the fight.


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