Re: UFC 75
homeslice,
"Being the better fighter" (un)fortunately isn't the criteria used by the judges to determine the winner. Using the 10-point system, I think it's very easy to say Hamill won round 1 and Bisping won round 3. Round 2 is debatable, and you can make a case for either side. Yes, Hamill took down Bisping multiple times during the first half of the round. However, he let/Mike got up. The last 2 minutes of the round had Bisping solidly working his jab and controlling the standup fight. Unfortunately for Hamill, 2 of the 3 judges have backgrounds in karate/point-scoring fighting. Bad beat.
For those of you saying Bisping had a hometown advantage with the judges, guess which judge scored the fight 30-27? Yep, the only English judge on the panel.
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