UFC 75: Bisping vs. Hamill was bullshit
I’d been looking forward to the Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill match up since day one of The Ultimate Fighter Season 3. I actually couldn’t believe UFC 75 was going to be broadcast for free on SpikeTV. Hell, the Bisping-Hamill fight wasn’t even the top card. So I was stoked to watch three hours of MMA fighting Friday night. I mean, none of the best fights were going to be a repeat of Liddell vs. Sobral, right?
Was I disappointed in the actual fights I watched? No. Was I disappointed in the results of the fights I watched? Abso-fucking-lutely.
If you were able to catch the Bisping vs. Hamill fight, then you were probably impressed with how exciting it was. I was surprised with how much better Matt Hamill has gotten with his stand-up. Before the fight, I was a fan of both fighters. After the fight, I was just a fan of Hamill.
Let me explain. Hamill kicked Michael Bisping’s ass up and down the octagon. He bloodied Bisping’s face all to hell in the first minute of the fight. He took Bisping down at will in all three rounds. He landed more punches in all three rounds. He inflicted more damage in all three rounds. Guess who won? Michael Bisping by split decision. A fucking farce. We all sat there in front of the television slack-jawed. We couldn’t believe it. Did the judges watch the same fight we did?
It was surreal to watch Michael Bisping talk shit about being the real Ultimate Fighter champion with his face all swollen and bashed in, and then turn around and watch a sullen Matt Hamill, with the only evidence he was in a fight being a little cut above his nose, talk about how “I thought I won, but he beat me fair and square”.
This is exactly why I don’t ever watch boxing. The subjective, crooked-behind-the-scenes judging is everything that’s wrong with boxing, and now it’s found its way into the UFC. If Dana White doesn’t do something about this, I might have to start boycotting the UFC. I’ve never seen such an obvious decision go the wrong way. Sure, close fights are going to be called one way that some fans may not like. But this fight WASN’T EVEN CLOSE.
I don’t care what anyone says about “the official judging rules”, and that Bisping won because he had “better technique” and “better looking punches”. Better technique and better looking punches don’t amount to shit when you get thrown around the octagon by a deaf man-beast and have your face pulverized by “unorthodox punches”.
Apparently, Dana White thinks a rematch is a no-brainer. Which is good by itself, but it’s a lame consolation in my eyes.
On the flip side, the Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson fight was great. I couldn’t believe both fighters went all five rounds. Jackson won by unanimous decision, and that one was even closer than the Bisping-Hamill fight, although I agree with the judges.
I think a real consolation prize for the fans would be Dana White to setting up a fight for Michael Bisping against either Quinton Jackson or Dan Henderson. Then we could all REALLY see him get his face smashed in.
I was shocked too. For me, Rampage Jackson vs. Dan Henderson was the big fight of the night. It was so close too, but Jackson was more aggressive, I think.
Dan Henderson didn’t look like his regular self either, though.
Phoenix: I was excited about the fight too, I just hadn’t seen either one of those guys fight before, so I wasn’t as pumped for it. Definitely the best fight of the night though.
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Robguy: No comment? Nothing? Really? But you always have SOMETHING to contribute.
I don’t know anything about UFC. Where should I start? At the website, or is there a scheduled show I can TiVo?
minijonb: I’m glad you asked! I would check out “The Ultimate Fighter” on SpikeTV. I think the new season is coming out pretty soon. As for understanding the rules and what the UFC actually is, I would check out the UFC wikipedia article, which seems pretty accurate and informative.
yea that fight was messed up. i almost didnt even watch the ending anouncements cause i thought i knew who won-hamill.
Tyler: Same here… we almost quit watching because we thought we knew what the result was going to be.
You know, Joe Rogan was talking about this same thing. He said that the judging is geared more toward boxing than MMA and that it needed to change too. Hopefully it does soon.
I’m becoming a HUGE fan of the sport. I enjoyed the fights this past Saturday. Especially Tyson Griffin vs. Tavares. Griffin was awesome!! I thought so anyway with the way he kept getting out of almost being submitted, then keeping Tavares on his back 2 times for so long. Guess it doesn’t hurt to have Randy Couture in your corner either. I expected way more from Rua. Honestly, I was hoping that he’d kick the shit out of Forrest Griffin, but I digress. And yes, I was hoping that Liddell would beat Jardine, but that didn’t happen either. I can’t wait for Hughes vs. Serra. I don’t like Serra, I think he’s a genital-wart, herpes infested, dick! Ok, enough of that for me.
See the problem was that the judging was not regulated because it was in England. If the fight had taken place in the states then Hamill would have one..but i agree with everyone it was pure bullshit
April: Wow, you really have gotten into the sport! I missed the last UFC, and can’t believe Liddell lost again.
Anon: The next one is probably going to be in the states, so I’m hoping the outcome is different.
Wow, you’re even worse at updating your blog than I am, mojo! ;-)
Eddie: You’re right… This level of updating is dismal. Seems like I promised I would never get to this point again.
What the hell. Where are the updates. Geeeeez
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