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Site AdministratorNo Gravatar Says, in 9-8-2007 at 20:34:17 from 208.104.225.72    

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Egg NogNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 02:47:37 from 67.174.220.80    

Are you kidding me? Maybe I’d give Bisbing the third round, but which of the first two rounds would you steal from Hamil? This is coming from a Bisbing fan. I don’t understand this decision.

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weednipsNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 03:16:29 from 71.231.116.190    

ill comment matt hamill kicked his ass and you cant say he didnt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that was so not fairly judge!

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TheHypeNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 04:32:11 from 24.46.223.240    

Matt hamill dominated this fight. He had Bisping backing up almost the whole fight. Not to mention his ability to take him down at will. Bisping may have thrown more punches but they were all right into the guard of hamill. Bisping never even hit hamill with a punch that rocked him. Not a single judge had the fight scored correctly, even the judge that scored it 30-27 hamill. It shuold have been 29-28 in favor of hamill. Period.

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JamesNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 06:59:37 from 216.27.143.192    

I’m no expert (thats for sure!) but I’d say the first round went to Hamill all the way…

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Outraged FanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 08:01:35 from 204.210.198.71    

Matt Hamill clearly won! I like both fighters and was torn over the fight. But Hamill came out strong and had Bisping on the run the first two rounds. Bisping tried to come back in the third round but it was too little too late and Hamill took it to the ground. Bisping was never the aggresser and Hamill kept the pace. When the judges scored it for Bisping everyone that was watching it with me was outraged. Bisping should be outraged to if he really loves this sport. People say that fights and sporting events are rigged…..they just might be right. How awful because I love MMA and the UFC. Not only is Matt Hamill the unfortunate loser in all of this but so are all the fans!

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VJNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 08:30:27 from 203.160.127.80    

Matt Hamill took that, guy has too much respect for bisping… No need to tell Matt to go back to wrestling. Absolute cock.

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jimNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 09:12:30 from 72.148.12.167    

If you scored it the same as the judges, then you are an idiot too.

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joan landisNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 09:36:24 from 24.115.84.241    

matt hamill won all 3 rounds ,,, the judges cards were bias and wrong ,,, they just didn;t want bisping to lose in his home town ,, it really made me feel for the first time that the fight was decided before they even got into the ring last night ,, its a disgrace ,.

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mikeNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 09:42:44 from 69.60.189.137    

matt won bullshit mma takes a churn to boxing

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RobNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 09:56:28 from 68.202.163.232    

Hamill dominated.

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ryanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 10:18:31 from 71.253.16.68    

I watched the fight last night and just watched the first half again right now. I have hamill winning the whole first half. I don’t remember seeing anyone really dominate after this. I remeber Bisping loking fresher the rrst of the fight, but this doesn’t conclude a win. I thin at best it was a draw. And I still have to give it Hamill outsdie of a draw. I would like to know how the judges are scoring these fights. I also didn’t like the scoring on the Henderson-Jackson fight. It seemed like just cause one guy looked tired and less fresh that was means for losing. I didn’t see Jackson or Bisping take it to there opponents, they weren’t hardly connecting. My opinion.

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TaylorNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 10:54:07 from 71.53.6.215    

I thought Matt, destroyed Bisping and Bisping just won because he was doing the o’ “This is for you Britain!” blalahaha, UFC judges stole this fight from Matt.

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JeffNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 11:22:58 from 24.57.164.124    

Truley sad decision. To top it off, jerkbag had to go and taunt hamil, a deaf dude, who can’t hear him anyways, bisping just lost any credibility he ever did have. I don’t care if your a from usa, england, or a f*cking outer space, you have to give it to Hamill.

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JeffNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 11:27:42 from 24.57.164.124    

ok…..i’d like your opinion here

I SWEAR….BISPING STARTS TO CELEBRATE BEFORE HIS NAME IS CALLED AS THE WINNER….WOW….(DID HE MAYBE KNOW WHAT THE DECISION WOULD BE?)….please tell me im not crazy here

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Dr. GonzoNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 11:29:53 from 71.136.69.171    

Hamil won this fight, clearly. It’s a sad day for MMA fans to see this kind of bullshit, and I assure you as a long time fan of the sport I will not be giving Dana White my forty bucks in two weeks. F*ck that and f*ck those guys, talk about bullshit. And f*ck england.

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TKNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 11:35:34 from 71.68.16.43    

That decision was BS! Matt Hamill dominated the first two rounds. What a biased, BullSh*t decision……

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Jerry Courntey (Charlotte N.C.)No Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 11:54:08 from 71.71.223.228    

This fight should have gone to Matt without a doubt. He was the winner of the first two rounds and may have given the third to Bisping for that ONE PUNCH he landed solidly. I hate to see this kind of behavior from the UFC. We, a large group of fans, were hoping that the UFC would not turn into a WWA type of sport where the outcome is predetermined. I doubt fans will continue to pay for these fights in the future when there is an unfair outcome. I can tell you a few people at our party said they were finished with watching UFC now. It is sad to see this. Shame on Dana White to allow this to happen!

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ufcfan07No Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 12:04:58 from 76.27.37.110    

this was a joke. the judges gave this fight to bisping. it shouldnt have even been a split decision it should have been a unanimous decision towards hamill. what round did bisping win honestly?. but i lost all respect for bisping the way he acted like the decision was fair and he dominated the whole fight

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PatrickNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 12:13:16 from 66.61.32.194    

I’d give the first round to Hamill albeit uneffective he clearly dominated the round. The second round I’d give to Bisping. His striking looked more effective and the one take down Hamill scored that round just looked like both fighters falling down in exhaustion. The third round looked rediculous to me and I don’t remember seeing Bisping do anything in that round (one solid knee?). It looked clear to me that Hamill won that round. Neither fighter looked very effective. Bisping’s stand up looked pretty good throughout the fight, but it didn’t look like it paid off. Hamill looks like he improved 100%, but he still doesn’t finish his opponent off after he takes him down (Bispings ground defense looked descent) and clearly needs to work on his stamina (he looked terribly gased in the second round).

Those haymakers that Hamill was throwing the whole match at least proved to me that Bisping could take a punch (I’m actually surprised neither fighter was knocked out in that match). Before this fight I thought Bisping looked very promising and he was quickly becoming a fighter I wanted to watch, however, the first big fight he gets I could see him losing. I can see the Hamill hype now, this is the first time in any of the fights that I’ve seen him in that he looked like a raw talent(I honestly think that is the coaching though and without it he would never make it).

Well I’d give the fight to Hamill, I could see how he lost it. Bisping’s stand up looked a lot more effective. I want to chalk up Hamill’s loss to how ineffective everything he did was (though he did look like dominant fighter to me). I think they should schedule Ortiz v. Bisping. Round 1 >> Ortiz knocks out Bisping.

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krisNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 12:18:20 from 70.69.238.63    

I have watched the video several times now and I am still cofused. Even if you are generous to Bisbing, Hamill still dominated the first 2 rounds in points. In my opinion, Hamill was never meant to win and it was setup. Some may say “whatever” to my claim but the video speaks for it’s self. I mean honestly how would the Ufc/dana white benefit from a hamill win? I will admit that i was cheering for bisbing during the tv show, but i have never seen such disrespect (outside of shamrock/ortiz). “Go back to wrestling” bisbing says after the fight? The only advice i have for Bisping is 185 pounds or fight hamill again - This fight will taint his career otherwise in my opinion. Overall - shame on you Dana!

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TRNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 12:44:48 from 74.139.167.228    

I am a huge UFC fan I have purchased every PPV for the past 3 years and I can honestly say I have never seem a decision that was as biased as this one ever. Hamill won the first round hands down, second one could have gone either way IMO and the third one again IMO goes to Hamill again mainly because he took Bisping down every time he wanted to.
Bisping is a complete jerk. how can you sit there after you got you got your ass whooped for 15 minutes, get GIVEN a win by some bull crap judges that two of them should be fired… and say that Hamill should go back to wrestling??? I have lost the little respect I had for this mediocre MMA fighter, this showed no class whatsoever. He is lucky Matt couldn’t hear him say that or he might have gotten his ass owned for 15 more minutes.
This fight’s decision was a disgrace to all people involved with the UFC, all the fans, and even London… where Bisping fans were booing him after the fight and cheering for the actual winner.

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AmberNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 12:45:46 from 76.81.124.73    

Of course Matt was celebrating before the decision because he obviously won!!!!!!!!! He looked amazing out there and even at the end, he was a good sport about it. I used to watch UFC because of the fair decisions, unlike other sports. Dana White better do something about this! Hamill won all 3 rounds, no hands down. He came out and Bisping didn’t know what hit him. Let’s see who wins in a rematch in the United States.

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UFC ErikNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:09:28 from 74.56.242.235    

Initially, I was absolutely furious at the decision because I felt Hamill killed Bisping and felt he could taken him down and pounded him into submission at will. However if you count only points from hits, it does seem to be a close decision in favor of Bisping. The thing is Hamill hits mush harder and is hardly fazed by the brit’s sissy little punches and thus dominates the octogon. Unfortunately the judges only look at the number of punches landed, not their power or the damage they do. I say Hamill will get a rematch and destroy Bisping as long as he remembers not to let Bisping hit him just because the punches don’t hurt him, as they nonetheless affect the decision.

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JoeyNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:11:19 from 67.189.200.121    

The Hammer was fu*ckin robbed. He was all over this pussy tough wannabe Bisping! bisping kept backing out of the circle in the mat the whole time. Matt was too aggressive. Take a look at the video.

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LEWBOYNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:17:54 from 217.44.122.222    

I thought it was a draw. With that being said Hamill didn’t do anything with the takedowns and other than the big punch in round one he didn’t do alot other than jab and allow Bisping to dance around him and score points. Hamill needs to sort out his cardio, as he faded towards the end. You can never leave a fight in the judges hands. Bisping is too small for 205 and looked nervous.

RESPONSE TO JEFF: There is a second delay on the sound to video, listen to the takedowns.

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JackNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:37:13 from 71.193.140.108    

Matt hammil dominated all three rounds, there was never a time where i thought “Oh hey, bisbing’s coming back.” No, Matt Hammil pounded his face into the ground the entire fight. If you go to Bisbing’s wikipedia you can see quotes like “the UFC’s biggest commodity” and “responsible for bringing in 14,000 fans.” My guess is the judges were paid off by the UFC to prevent their cash cow from losing. And yea, if you watch the video Bisbing does start celebrating before the winner is declared, i call shenanagins.

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SeanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:40:02 from 72.86.105.219    

I almost skipped the judges decision to get a coke because there wasn’t any point in watching it. Hammill threw him around like a rag doll and got the better of most of the standup. Judging by the boatload of posts about this, I’m not the only one who thinks that was a terrible judges call. There is clearly some other agenda.

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Mic CastellanoNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:50:13 from 65.7.199.88    

Matt Hamill won the fight. All 3 rounds. Bisping is a disgrace. How can he tell Matt to go back to wrestling when the guy just kicked his ass. Dana White should overturn the decision. If this stuff continues Dana should be investigated. Looks to me and many others that this stuff is fixed. I wonder how much money Cro Cop got to throw that fight? Kongo outstrikes the striker. The guy wasn’t even going to fight because he had such a bad back. UFC is turning into the WWE.

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thejmanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 13:55:22 from 24.4.68.2    

Well as a big UFC fan all i gotta say is screw Micheal Bisping and f*ck england FOR accepting that sh*t for a win when u know that English prick lost. Thats f*cking bullshit, before the match i was a big bisping fan, i did not really think Hamil had alot to offer besides good takedowns or submission. But when i got into that fight, boy was i wrong. His punches were solid and dead on, 2 seconds in the round i was rooting for Matt. Because in the MMA i like to see the best fighter win, and in this case that did not happen
WTF Dana White…

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UFC ErikNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 14:17:58 from 74.56.242.235    

Hamill certainly is the better fighter at 205. If they fight again I’m sure he’ll win easily. Did Cro-Cop through the fight or is he just uncomfortable in an octagon? I don’t know.

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GenesisNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 14:27:05 from 75.31.170.16    

MATT HAMIL WAS ROBBED!
I HAD MONEY ON BISPING AND GOT PAID BUT HAMIL WON AND WAS DOMINATING THE WHOLE FIGHT SOOOOOOOOOO MUCH I SWORE I WAS GOIN TO LOSE $$$. BS

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ULTIMATEFANNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 14:35:19 from 74.122.86.79    

Too be honest what did everyone expect? Bisping is FROM ENGLAND and the fights in England! Which other UFC fighter is there from England worth even mentioning? Noone! This is why this fight was FIXED 100%. The judges were probably told be the UFC to pick Michael Bisping because he is the only way to promote the sport to English fans; he’s the home crowd hero. Im not into conspiracy theories but this is 100% true, no doubt in my mind. I was never a fan of boxing because it was always fixed. The judges seemed to be retarded or something, but now this is becoming more apparent in MMA. The people running the UFC need to take care of this shit asap, because there risking losing credibility with the fans.

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Richay NVNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 14:46:41 from 86.154.70.145    

Matt Hamill certainly looked a lot stronger during their exhanges and Matt took him to the canvas several times but he just couldn’t finish the job off, Bisping was able to get up every time! The judges have to score on the number of punches landed and Bisping landed more, so technically they had to award the win to Bisping, because Matt couldn’t finish it any other way - Controversial, but technically the right decision.

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MarkNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 15:07:16 from 12.206.135.150    

this goes way back before the bisping hamill fight.

Look back at the ortiz/shamrock feud. You will see/hear Shamrock, immediately after the win announcement of their last fight, go up to Tito, Tito was still pissed at Shamrock, but Shamrock said and this is not a quote, but damn close “hey you know we made alot of money, its just business.” WHAT, WHAT, WHAT!?!?!?!?!?

Its almost like Shamrock made up the fued for a buck. But I honestly think Tito was not a part of that because he has more class than ken shamrock and dana white, they knew it and didnt have him in on it, so maybe it looked more real. Ken Shamrock is a better actor.

Its just business to play this act of hating each other and acting as if there is a rivalry? No its leading us the fans on for your pocketbook. I lost all respect for the UFC and Shamrock at that point.

Shamrock brought all of his WWE marketing tricks back to the UFC when he came back after having been with the WWE for a few years. Its as clear as day.

WWE is obviously fake and predetermined. UFC is not suppose to be, and maybe its not. But I think since Shamrock brought, or Dana adopted, this WWE marketing crap to the UFC, its going down hill. The fans are catching on finally.

YES SHAME ON YOU DANA WHITE, PRESIDENT OF THE UFC. You have ruined my appreciation for the UFC. It looks too much like WWE with the rivalry made up conflicts. Most of the fighters want to respect each other and do. But it seems to me that UFC wants them to hate each other and talk smack so it makes more money and hype. Im sure also there is alot of influence from the announcers who dramatize everything to the fans. The announcers always make it sound like the fighters hate each other when they really dont (sure sometimes they really do), its a made up conflict that the fighters almost have to go along with. Maybe the producers of the preshows are doing that too. Either way, I think the UFC is going down a drain because of their bad marketing and made up conflicts.

Just let the fighters fight and hate each other for real if they do. Dont make anything up, it weakens the UFC integrity.

As for this fight, Hamill has more integrity than Bisping. I see the same thing happening here with regards to marketing.

Hamill should have been announced the winner. You will notice how surprised Bisping was when he was announced the winner. Bisping even thought he lost the fight, so when they announce his name why would he react that way? He thought otherwise. I did like them both at first, but seeing how Bisping reacted before and after, I lost respect for him and the UFC. I still have alot of respect for Matt Hamill and I look forward to watching him fight in the future.

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BiasNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 15:53:58 from 82.38.224.35    

you all seem to think this was biased or fixed??! (if you think its fixed you shud disappear from this sport and never watch again because your a moron) and those who say it is bias, erm….. how many of you are american?

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GiaNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 15:55:29 from 68.59.54.104    

I’m a huge Bisping fan but this was sooo close and I really think Hamill got this one. He trully dominated the entire fight. Though, I don’t know the exact scoring methods. Bisping did land a lot of combo’s, and and I saw that he did turn at least one of Hamill’s take down attempts into a take down, which counts as points. This was one of the closest fights I’ve seen. Hamill has really worked on his game!!

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DavidNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 16:33:23 from 68.147.63.114    

Hamill should have won by unanimous decision. In response to the people saying: “well bisbing landed more strikes” that would be enough to win in boxing but UFC is supposed to be judged based on effective striking, grappling, aggression, and octagon control. While they do count strikes landed it is not the only factor. Boxing judges have no place scoring MMA bouts.

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CNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 16:59:48 from 68.44.6.120    

look … heres the deal.
Yes, Hamill appeared to be in control
Yes, Bisping was back pedalling and counter punching
HOWEVER, Chuck Lidell became the GREATEST 205 pounder in the world doing this … are you gonnna tell me Chuck is/was not GREAT?
i watched the fight, and thought Hamill got robbed.
then i watched it again, and you know what … Hamill really didn’t do anything … he appeared 15 pounds haeavier than Bisping. When he took Bisping down, he didn’t do ANYTHING. In the second round, when he took Bisping down, Bisping was the aggresor on the ground and got back to his feet.
In the 3rd round Hamill couldn’t take him down.
“Effective 1-striking, 2-grappling, 3-aggression, 4-octagon control.”
POINT BLANK .. 1-Bisping was the EFFECTIVE striker, 2-Hamill grappling was NOT effective, 3-and though neither were really “aggressive” .. i personally would give that edge to Bisping for “pushing” the fight, 4-octagon control went to neither man.
I wathced the first time though as a fan, the second time through to judge, and i can not argue with the decision. the only arguement i would have with is the judge who scored all 3 rounds for Hamill … the did NOT happen.

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VikingNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 17:09:03 from 72.205.195.13    

I just watched the fight. I’d heard about all the contro. but didn’t give it much credance, figuring that some fans were just mad about their fav fighter losing. After watching the fight, though, I have to say that it was UTTER CRAP!!! Hamill dominated every round except for 3 (which he STILL won!), and CLEARLY WON that fight! And to think that I was once a Bisping fan… where is the honour?! He should have owned up that he lost and raised Matt’s hand himself.

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Big_AlNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 17:18:59 from 90.201.174.32    

i favoured bisping going into that fight but know way should the decision have gone his way. hamill was pushing the fight and bullying bisping for the 1st 2 rounds. bisping didn’t even do anything in the 3rd to put the decision his way.

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Janell NunnNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 17:51:03 from 68.47.254.18    

Hamill all the way. Both of us here saw it that way. We were dumb-founded by the decision. We choose to ignore the judges decision, and go with what we saw. Hamill won.

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DaninTulsaNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 18:47:16 from 68.97.213.55    

I’ve looked at the Hamill / Bisping fight again and am highly disappointed at the results. Listening to the Joe Rogan and whoever was calling the fight with Joe led me to believe that Hamill was ahead throughout the fight. Hamill was the agressor throughout nearly 95% of the fight. When the final judgement was announced I would have thought that the announcers would have expressed disbelief, not a word. I commend Matt for his response (which was barely audible). If Hamill gets a re-match with Bisping, I hope he tears his head off and *hits down his throat. I wish Dana White would have told me who the winner would be before the fight. Obviously he knew.

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Thomas VuNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:03:39 from 75.83.107.114    

Matt Hamill was robbed plain and simple.

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bow_tieNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:07:01 from 71.170.165.111    

Matt had the 1st hands down. The 2nd was a toss up. The 3rd was Mike with points. I would not want the job of a ufc judge I watched the fight 6 times now 2 times in slow motion to count the hits, kicks, knees, and takedowns. of each fighter. With points it was Bispings fight but I was with every one on the fight. That Hamill had the most skill before I saw the fight in slow motion it was Hamills fight. Bisping did not know he won before the final decision because he went to the side and told his wife he didn’t know!!! With pnts 1st Hamill, 2nd Bisping, 3rd Bisping. and Hamill still was the better fighter. People sould look at the fight and do the math before they talk. I THINK ALL FIGHTS SHOULD GO TILL IT IS A KNOCK OUT SKIP THE JUDGE!!!

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UFC SUCKS!No Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:11:15 from 24.108.203.53    

This is F*CKING Bullshit! Hamill won that fight and was ROBBED!

Dana White is a f+cking joke for letting this happen

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StuartNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:12:43 from 24.25.36.242    

Hamill was robbed. I got Hamill winning the first two rounds and the third was a draw. I can’t believe this, because I have been watching UFC for a long time and I think this was a joke. One ref had Bisping winning the first round, WHAT!

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Billy ParkerNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:21:11 from 81.98.67.71    

Hmmm Big Big fan of bisping but watching that i would of said hamill shoud of took it. Maybe Hamill got deducted points from the wild punching that didnt connect? The video isnt clear enough. Ile comment properly when i see the fight on tv.

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JCaldNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:22:55 from 24.107.50.135    

hamill dominated the entire fight but it really didnt matter because there was no way bisping was going to lose the descision

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Frank DorksyNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:27:55 from 75.20.226.93    

Assuming this is worthy of debate (which it isn’t), according to UFC rules, rounds are judged on a 10-point must system based on: (1) effective striking or grappling; (2) aggression; and, (3) octagon control. Hamill clearly was the agressor in all three fights (as Bisping ran the entire fight), and probably showed greater octagon control because of it. Hamill was never taken down and took down Bisping many times. The only way you give Bisping any points here was that he did stand up pretty quickly after being taken down almost every time as Hamill, for whatever reason, coulnd’t hold him down. As such, Hamill gets the nod on effective grappling for all three rounds. That leaves effective striking as the only way you give Bisping the points to beat Hamill. The UFC doesn’t count how many times the white part of a glove hits and gives points for each hit whether or not it does damage. Instead, the UFC judging is based on “effective striking.” All one has to do is look at Bisping’s face to know who was the more effective striker. However, I could accept the theory that Bisping was the more effective striker in the third and final round only. That means at best, an argument could be made to give Bisping the third round but certainly would be open to argument otherwise because of agression, octagon control, and grappling favoring Hamill.

But as I stated above, the question isn’t whether Hamill or Bisping won. Hamill clearly won. The question is whether or not the decision was fixed. I’ll leave it to the fans to decide for themselves, but I certainly think Dana White needs to address this publicly. If he doesn’t, I’m not sure I’ll shell out PPV money as easily in the future.

If I wanted to see this kind of decision, I’d watch boxing. That decision smells bad.

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PhilNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:38:04 from 151.204.249.30    

“Jeff 9September2007

ok…..i’d like your opinion here

I SWEAR….BISPING STARTS TO CELEBRATE BEFORE HIS NAME IS CALLED AS THE WINNER….WOW….(DID HE MAYBE KNOW WHAT THE DECISION WOULD BE?)….please tell me im not crazy here”

^I thought so too at first but noticed after the audio isn’t in sync here with the video, pay close attention to the interview you’ll see it there too.

Hamill got robbed plain and simple so that the hometown hero could win. And Bias you’re clearly from England, your name’s a rather accurate description of yourself.

Bottom line is never leave it to the judges, because you might not get the win even if you earned it. Hamill needs to work on subs.

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ShaneNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 19:39:06 from 68.41.23.209    

What a joke. Bisping is a piece of garbage who has no respect for anyone. Dana White can fing blow me. Cro Cop had no time to prepare for cage fighting. They say theres no tune up fights for pride guys. What about Sho Gun fighting Forrest Griffin? hahahah are you f ing kidding me. Thats not a tune up?

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mikeNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 20:10:45 from 64.195.94.153    

Hamill won, that’s a fact. Shame on UFC!!!

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ryanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 20:13:23 from 69.178.20.206    

“Striking, Grappling, Aggression, and Octagon Control”. How the hell did Bisping win any of those in the first two rounds? In the third round Striking was about even, but the other 3 definetely went to Matt. Matt stalked Bisping around the octagon, was usually the one to engage first, and held him down from the 3:00 mark to 2:04 and then again from 1:47 to 0:30. That’s just about 1/2 the round. Bisping did well on bottom, but not as well as Hamill did on top. Unless every other second of the round was dominated by Bisping, Hamill should have won the round. All this is academic anyway since the first two rounds were dominated by Hamill. Maybe this wasn’t home field advantage, but I don’t know how anyone can think this was the right decision. I know Dana White reads the blogs, so I hope he listens to his base and sets up a rematch soon. Until then I’m not paying for another UFC or watching their show.

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MDIZZLENo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 20:13:46 from 24.4.201.20    

I have been a loyal UFC fan since 2002 and I have never seen such an unjust and dissapointing decision. I enjoy watching both fighters and I just wanted to see a great matchup between the two but I have lost all respect for Michael Bisping for the way he handled the decision. Hamill imposed his will on Bisping all three rounds and clearly won the decision.
Dana needs to do something about the outcome of this one.

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GracieFanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 20:30:00 from 76.85.134.94    

What a load of dog crap. I like Bisping, and I like Hamill, but for God’s sake, man.

The third round was kinda tough to call, but I would probably give it to Bisping. The first round was easily Hamill, and the second round was Hamill, with no real question.

Was this fight rigged?I doubt it. But did the judges show a bias, possibly because of the venue? Most definitely.

I will say, props to you Brits who are Bisping fans but credit Hamill for the win. True sportsmanship.

Oh, and let’s not get some stupid yanks/British argument. Both countries have some awesome people, and both have some big douchebag/wankers. Just like any other country.

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johnNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 20:42:51 from 76.3.150.129    

matt hamill was robbed bisbing was being thrown around like a rag doll his punches didnt faze matt i scored it three rounds to matt shame on dana white, shame on the ufc f*ck bisbingand f*ck england too

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mattNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 20:53:43 from 72.39.183.124    

i lost respect for the ufc after this decision.
i also noticed how bisping celebrated before he was even declared the winner. this simply has to be a fixed fight, no way bisping won. disgusting.

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AndyNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 21:23:38 from 76.166.140.109    

Thats like calling a rape victim the winner, No offense to the admin, and I have to say that before the fight I totally diddnt really care who won, but anyone with two eyeballs saw who won that fight, hands down. You have to be a maniac to think Bisping won that fight, thats completely absurd, while I got to thank you for putting up this video and encouraging discussion, its a little too obvious who won. Horrible idea by the UFC to try to keep their British fanbase by tipping off the judges. I just hope that more UFC fans voice their disgust and dont tolerate any more of that junk. Makes me think, should I bother buying UFC 76 of PPV or just watch a free video of it the next day on the internet? Shame, shame shame.

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joeNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 21:31:22 from 216.232.168.44    

someone must’ve bought out the judges. This stinks just like the figure skating judge that was bought out back in the olympics a few years back, i would be surprised if its the same dude. One judge marked it right, all three rounds to Hamill, seems like he was the only one with 20/20 vision. Bisping did little to no damage to Hamill, the counter punches didn’t phase him at all. Anyone can land pussy punches, doesn’t mean that they should count. Its not about how many punches land in my opinion, its about how they take it. Hamill took them well and bisping didn’t.

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msNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 21:47:03 from 68.9.27.151    

watch the video again you will notice that mike bisbing put his hands up and started to run before they even said who won . like he knew that he did this seems like it was fixed.matt hamill ngot robed

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fedornuthuggerNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 21:49:04 from 74.122.114.248    

MATT HAMMIL clearly won……….Mr Dana u should be ashamed of ureself for bring teh ufc down to boxing’s level….i hope u dont bring it down to that level…..i was totaly disgusted by what happened…..if Rashad and Tito can get a rematch so can MATT HAMILL……Zuffa u guys are becoming like the old Pride FC and will be riggin matches……PRIDE FC WILL NEVER DIE!!!!

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johnny dramaNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 21:52:22 from 24.58.127.159    

how can you give bisping any round when hamill had complete cage control agreesed the fight had bisping in big trouble twice and had all the take downs how is it possible

ooh and i love how bisping shit talks a man that cant hear him

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PaulNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 22:02:00 from 69.143.44.140    

What a disappointment, on many levels!

First- The UFC as an organization-some of the posting above on building the English fan base really hit it right on the head. I’m not sure if the UFC rigs fights (sure seams that way now) if not then maybe the judges should have a better understanding of the sport. I could go on but the main point is that the UFC has failed here.

Second-Bisping’s sportsmanship-I’m sure Bisping cannot feel good about that win. Usually after a win you build some confidence…well if Bisping builds any from that win He’s gonna have a huge rude awakening. One of the greatest aspects of the UFC is that there was some honor, respect and integrity in their athletes and it is a huge turnoff when you see athletes with an attitude like Michael Bisping.

Well I still love the UFC, but like I wrote at the start, big disappointment.

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tom PASQUALENo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 23:05:30 from 64.12.116.66    

MATT HAMILL CLEARED WON !!! NOW WE KNOW IF YOU TURNED DON KING IN SIDE OUT YOU WOULD FIND DANA WHITE..
DANA”DON KING”WHITE IS A LOSER. STOLE FROM A DEAF KID.

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tom PASQUALENo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 23:09:15 from 64.12.116.66    

PLEASE BOYCOTT THIS NEXT PPV, SEND DANA OUR MESSAGE.
“HE OWES MATT ALOT” AND US FANS, BISPING IS A LOSER LIKE HIS PAL DANA WHITE

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ryanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 23:15:42 from 69.178.20.206    

Ok, so this is my second post, but I just rewatched the fight (concentrating on the 2nd round) a few times just to keep an open mind about what the few of you who beleive the decision was right said. I’ll give you round three, not that I agree with you but because I can see how someone would. I don’t think anyone would dispute Hamill winning the first round. So really this is all about round 2. I’ve watched it several times. I really was looking for a way to justify Bisping winning. I just didn’t see it. Bisping’s punches were almost all blocked. Nothing he did was as good as Hamill’s overhand elbow or the dirty boxing he set up from the takedown. There is just no way that there was anything that Bisping did that was more effective than what Hamill did. On top of that Hamill pushed the pace all round, so Aggression and Octagon Control have to go to Hamill. There is just no way that a person could objectively watch this fight and conclude Bisping won.

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BooMNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 23:49:17 from 71.224.138.87    

It was so incredibly obvious that Matt won. I couldn’t help but stare in disgust as the judges handed the fight to Bisping. What a joke! I agree with all of the previous statements here that Dana White should do something about this. At least have a rematch with these two. This was the biggest blunder I’ve ever seen on the UFC and I think Mr. White will realize it. When the match began I didn’t care who was going to win or lose… I just wanted to see a good clean fight. Well it was a good fight alright… but the outcome was just plain sickening. Michael Bisping is a pathetic wanker for acting like he actually deserved that decision. If he were a real man he would’ve said right then and there that Matt Hamill won the match. I’ve lost all respect for him. His record is 14-1 in my mind. Hamill is the one who is undefeated.

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BullDogNo Gravatar Says, in 9-9-2007 at 23:55:59 from 71.219.136.201    

Hamill took bisping to the ground 5-6 times during the fight. Hamill was never on his back or taken down by Bisping. Bisping never hurt Matt or tried a submission. He clearly had a chance for a kamora, but didn’t know it was there for the taking.

Bisping was scared and loss the fight.

My kids watched it with me this afternoon and they even said,”the guy in the blue shorts (Hamill) won that fight Dad”.

Get Real UFC!

I have bought PPV for the last 2 years and have had parties and BBQ’s. I’m glad I didn’t pay for this one.

Dana, step up and do something for your fighters. This clearly is BS.

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Frank WesleyNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 00:18:28 from 87.164.178.132    

I have been a huge fan of the UFC since the early days. I’m talking way back when there was no wieght class to speak of and you may have had to fight multiple times in a short time to take the crown. I’m in the U.S military and once lived in London for over 10 years. UFC 75 seemed like a good chance to see a live event and catch up with some old friends (or “mates” as they say in the UK).

I have to say I was startled and upset at the Bisping result. As an American, I felt compelled to root for Matt, but I like Bisping and was certain Bisping would knock him out. Yet as the fight played out in front of me, I found it impossible to give any round to Bisping. Yes, the second round might have been close, but Matt still did all the stalking and took Bisping down whenever he wanted. Even so, in a close round where one guys spends all his time being the agressor and taking the other down, how does he lose the round? This is the UFC, not boxing. You are not supposed to win on the amount of punched thrown alone. Especially when those punches keep hitting your opponents gaurd while you’re being forced back.

Needless to say, when the fight ended I was stunned that Bisping had won. One thing about the Brits, they may be passionate sportsman when it comes to thier atheletes, but they will certainly cry foul when something smells funny. I was surrounded by british fans who booed Matt relentlessly, but when the fight ended, every one of them turned to me and asked how the heck Bisping had won. Everywhere I went in the arena the responses were the same. NOT ONE PERSON FELT BISPING HAD WON.

I was further startled to find that all of the “professional” websites I visited seemed to feel Bisping had “edged it”. There are those who will argue that since I’m not a professional I couldn’t see it correctly. Well, I’ve participated in combative sports (wrestling, judo, boxing) and the martial arts all my life and what I saw couldn’t possibly have been seen any other way. I wish I hadn’t gone to the see the event live now. Then it would have been possible for me to believe “the camera just didn’t catch everything, that’s how bisping won”. Now I just feel that MMA, at least in the UFC, is going the same way as boxing.

The better man on the night doesn’t always win, especially if the other man is more popular.

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allenNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 00:37:42 from 12.205.130.62    

it a sad day for the ufc when matt should have won all3 rounds dana must want the overseas rating really bad to let that happen sadsadsadsad

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ViceVsNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 01:01:42 from 70.121.180.225    

Absolute bullshit. Hamill first 2 Rounds clearly…and I guess maybe…the 3rd to Bisping.I have been watching UFC fights since the Gracie days, and this really put a bad taste in my mouth. Politics and the almighty $$$ at its finest.Not only did this tarnish Hamill’s perfect record unjustly, but then Bisping who I liked previously to this fight, runs his mediocre cock-sucker, trash talking a deaf kid(who clearly beat his ass!).He is a piece of sh*t in my eyes eternally now.-Watch this video with the sound off so you see it with your eyes and don’t hear the ewws! and ahhs! from the biased crowd when Bisping mostly hits nothing but arms, as his punches are mostly blocked through most of the fight.

Something needs to be done about the scoring system,judges, or where venues are held If this is any evidence of things to come.

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ViceVsNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 01:17:57 from 70.121.180.225    

Actually after watching it again with the sound off, closely observing what actually was landing, I can’t give Bisping 1 single round!! Hamill all 3 rounds, period.

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MDKNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 01:25:34 from 24.4.117.228    

BOYCOTT THE NEXT UFC EVENT in two weeks!!!

The only way to stop this crap is to vote with your money. I invited over 5 MMA fans to watch the fights at my house and every single one of us jumped out of our seats in amazement when they gave Bisping the win. We were all sick to our stomachs over decision.

I’ve purchased the last 10-12 UFC PPV’s, but there is not chance in hell I will pay for the upcoming event unless Dana White comes out and apologizes to the fans and to Matt Hamill.

I can’t wait until Bisping faces a top 5-6 ranked light heavywait so we can watch his face get pummelled into a bloody mess after his post fight comments. However, I won’t be paying to watch it, will have to watch the replay if it costs money.

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big rayNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 01:54:58 from 71.209.106.225    

complete bullshit.if you think bisping won than you must be a corrupt brit too.anybody with eyes can tell you that fight was hamills.they should let me in cage with bisping.ill whoop that ass worse than hamill did.bunch of bullshit.

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MDKNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 01:55:15 from 24.4.117.228    

After reading a few of the posts that were in favor or Bisping, I had to go back and watch the replay one more time to make sure.

It only served to infuriate me further. The more I watch the more pissed off I get and I don’t even care about either of these fighters. I think the one judge that scored it 30-27 was right because Bisping never landed a single solid punch, a single kick or had a single take down in the entire fight.

How could Bisping have one any round when he had zero offense the entire fight. Unless you consider punches into the arms of Hamill a point it just does not make sense. It seemed like Bisping spend half the 3rd round on his back.

This is completely disgusting…

I will not only boycott the next UFC PPV, but I’m boycotting any UFC sponsor of this event until Dana White’s apology. I’m sure he will have a rematch on some future PPV and make us try and pay….

but please, don’t give these assholes another single dime until they recognize what happened puclicly.

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angry truckerNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 02:06:56 from 72.143.75.179    

Dana White is a fucking crook….i also lost respect for the comentators especially Joe Rogan, (who i liked and always tought was a straight shooter)
I have been a big UFC fan since day one and there are certain patterns and habits, i observe when it comes to the commentators….
When the fight is seconds from being over and one fighter clearly leads the scorecard, usually Rogan or Goldberg would say something like:
“The only way for so and so to win that fight, would be by knockout”…or “So and so might be only seconds away from losing this fight”….or “I would hate to be the judge to score this one”
They got very strangely quiet towards the end, which makes me belive they already knew what would happen and didn’t want to lose any more credibility, but in my opinion their silence speaks for itself…..
The UFC has lost lots of it’s credibility over this incident and i’m hoping this one will come to bite them in the ass…
The two things on TV, i hate the most is “WWE” type of fake bullshit and softcore p*rn….i hope that the UFC cleans-up their act, get rid of that f*cking Clown Dana White and fire Joe Rogan along with the other loser….furthermore the judges and Dana White should be facing criminal charges….

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attilaNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 02:25:28 from 24.143.136.93    

matt won the match, the only reason they gave it to the other guy was because he was from england, home town of that weak ass fighter. Matt was the winner without a doubt

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RyanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 02:31:25 from 216.67.25.183    

Matt Hamill dominated. It was cuz they were in london or wherever that Bisping won. It was BS and people need to write the ufc to get that decision overturned. Michael Bisping made an ass outa himself at the end when he said he was the best when he clearly lost. I wrote UFC.com a few times but I dunno if it’ll be enough. This is the first fight with an inaccurate decision that was extremely obvious 4 me. There has been others, but they were close or people were juss wining cuz their guy lost. But dude Hamill won this, hands down. Bisping should watch this and he will know that according to his standards, he didn’t win the ultimate fighter.

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lostinsanityNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 02:51:36 from 82.46.47.89    

Reading through these posts, I see 2 things.

People bashing England, and acting like they know it all, yet saying Dana White needs to do this, and needs to do that, when he isn’t even the president of the UFC in the UK, it is a man called Marshall Zelaznik.

I agree that fight was an iffy decision, but if you are going to act like you know it all, at least don’t make yourself look a complete fool by not even knowing who the president is.

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BrianNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 03:13:48 from 76.192.189.59    

I’m not a fan of both fighters but I just watched the fight again for a 2nd time and I have to say that Matt Hamill won the 1st & 2nd round for sure! The 3rd round was a toss up. Bisping didn’t do sh*t to hamill besides throw weak jabs and run like a bitch ass pus*Y! I was telling my g/f before the decsion was made that if Bisping won the decsion, there is something fishy going on w/ the UFC. Why would so many MMA fans get so upset over this decsion? It’s just common sense to see that this fight was absolute fixed! The UFC or the judges wanted Bisping to win because he was fighting in his hometown and maybe those judges had money involved on this fight.

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thomasNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 03:15:28 from 69.181.114.131    

I wanted Bisping to win, I am an fan of his, But clearly he did not win the fight. If there is no rematch or if Dana doesn’t say anything, then the UFC will lose a lot of its credibility.

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ReggieNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 03:47:16 from 24.253.111.71    

No question Matt won the fight and if I had any respect for Michael it’s now gone. For all his smack talking he sure got beat at his own game. Michael has no class and my vote definitely goes to Matt. If Michael REALLY believes he won that fight then he shouldn’t have a problem facing Matt again. Right???

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ChristianNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 04:07:04 from 74.57.177.33    

I agree with the judges totally. Look at who had control in the fight and then look at how it turned. ROUND 1- Hamill. Why? That right hand. All those games on the ground didn’t do sh*t to bisping tho, and for the last half of the Fight Bisping just toys with Hamill who just seems too scared to f*ck with him anymore. That’s just how I see it, but imo it isn’t the most controversial fight I’ve seen and far from the best.

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MarkNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 04:56:48 from 76.86.54.99    

I bet $2,500.00 on Hamill at the Venetian. I feel fucking robbed. But that is nothing to how Hamill feels. I am done with the UFC. (first and only bet)

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Lawrence RobertsNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 05:07:40 from 71.165.207.70    

the judge is full of SH *T i watch whole 3 round i was jump support matthamill that i knew he wilkl win but result gave to micheal bisping make me fuck whyyyy? it not make any sense. two of judge choose micheal bisping win two round. other one judge choose matt hamill win whole 3 round so 2 judge is damn fear to get their head skull hole after ufc fight over walk out. someone will shotgun their head thru that my guess that s why judge gave 2 micheal bisping. i reawlly want rematch and free live on spike matthamill vs micheal bisping at USA HOMEEE that way judge can be safe LOL…. matt hamill will kick micheal bisping s asssss for sure and finish him before 3 round. i feel matt hamill not lose at alllll! it full of sh*t that decision

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TylerNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 05:43:31 from 79.73.228.132    

OMG… have seen the fight over and over… How the hell did Bisping win. That is such bollocks. The UFC call these crap decisions to increase the popularity of the sport over in the UK. But how can they be so biased, Bisping CLEARLY had his arse whooped (arrogant sh%t head!)

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PAULNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 05:49:04 from 83.104.199.5    

I was there, most of british fans after the fight were in disbelief that Bizpine won and cheered Mat on accordingly. Majority of fans did not agree walking home on the train with decision and for me left a very sour taste on the UFC and the night out. If this is a fix big shame to UFC and Dana to think the British fans are that shallow you have got us very wrong. UFC should make a statement on this fight to ensure UFC credibility

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JandoNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 06:05:11 from 193.32.39.2    

Matt Hamill should of got the decision without a doubt. There were four of us watching the fight and we all thought the same thing. I am also a fan or maybe was of Bisping but after the way he spoke after the fight i’m having second thoughts…

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lostinsanityNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 07:21:01 from 82.46.47.89    

I also want to add, that on close examination of the video up there, I gave it to Bisping.

The 1st round, I give to Hamill, but personally I would give it a 9-8 round to Hamill because he had Bisping dazed and did nothing for over a minute, which usually would have lost him the round, but he did enough after that to clinch it, but only by 1 point, and I took a point away for notfinishing his dazed opponent.

The second round was an easy 10-8 round for Bisping, once again, Hamill, although advancing the majority of the time, was doing absolutely nothing with his shots, he wasn’t even hitting Bispings guard, and the few takedowns he had, he did nothing with, Bisping was hitting Hamills guard, he was dodging, weaving, and he completely controlled the pace of the fight, even though he was backing off, he still had the upper hand for a 2 point margin.

The final round was close, so I have scored it 10-10 making the winner by 29-27 Michael Bisping, but when if Bisping lost the final round, it would still be 29-28 because it was that close.

I hope that ties up any loose ends you lot might have

Bisping won the fight fair and square

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SeanNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 08:05:27 from 72.86.105.219    

This is going to go down as the most poorly judged and officiated event in UFC history. They will try to call it controversial. Look at this thread. This isn’t controversy. We’re not arguing here. This is 100 guys screaming “bullshit” in unison. The fight was 30-27. I would even argue that round 1 was a 10-8. I don’t have a problem with MMA. I now have a serious problem with UFC and they aren’t getting another dime from me directly or through commercials. The only way I would even consider watching UFC again is if Dana White overturns the Crocop fight and calls it no contest and quickly sets up a Hammell/Bisping rematch with non partial judges. The chances of that hover right around zero, so I think it’s safe to say I’m done with UFC.

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BlakesterNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 08:24:29 from 32.97.110.142    

What a joke. I am neither American or English .. I am Canadian and this whole discussion has nothing to do with nationality. It was very clear (even to the laymen) that Mat Hamill won that fight and dominated this jerkoff Bisping. Bisping showed no class by his comments after teh fight and Hamill showed nothing but class! Way to go Mat , with some more training you just may be good enough one day to be a top contender. As far as Bisping goes, I doubt he will ever be cheered again , even by his own people. Shows you how , as a fighter, demonstrating a little humbleness can go a long way.. take GSP for example… now there is a fighter with class, respects all and never makes excuses .. and not to mention Couture and the likes of him… This judging was a joke! FU England!

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SpencerNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 08:32:33 from 68.212.201.16    

After watching and rewatching the fight, focusing on the second round I don’t see how you guys think Bisping lost. Sure Bisping never connects with anything that phases Hamill, okay so Bisping never took Hamill down, okay so Bisping never had Hamill in danger of a sub, but did you see Bisping’s cardio? It was insane. I mean how could he not have been completely gassed by all his running. It was like watching a back-pedaling marathon. Bisping ran away from Hamill with at least 70% effectiveness. Lucky for Hamill that octagon is there because if they fought in a field there’s no way Hamill would have caught him. Seriously, if this fight was in one of those long halls with lots of doors on either side I feel like Bisping might have been able to avoid Hamill altogether. Bisping is a fleeing genius. And that end of round one butt slide, get-him-the-hell-away-from-me, boogie by Bisping was ferocious. I’m surprised Bisping didn’t tear up the octagon floor. Now take away the commentary and add in Benny Hill theme music and you’ve got yourself a show.

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HondakloNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 09:10:14 from 217.40.238.54    

I am a huge Bisping, UFC and TUF fan and was never really impressed with Hamill’s stand up, but I thought for this fight he totally dominated. Bisping managed to bring it back a little bit in the third round, but not enough to win the round. I hated the idea of Bisping losing, but he clearly did, and this has really dented my appreciation for the UFC. If they fix fights, it totally takes away from the whole sport and its athletes, and will very quickly lose its appeal to me.

Shame on you Mr White.

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oliverNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 10:10:16 from 69.223.55.92    

Okay….I watched that fight enough times to make my own conclusion. i have to say hamill won 2/3 rounds hands down.

Now to the guy who said dana white should be fired. You are an idiot!!!! he owns the UFC [even in the U.K] no one can fire him. Get your facts straight before you express yourself.

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JasonNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 10:24:48 from 168.251.194.18    

Nothing short of overturning this decision will satisfy me. I am neither a Bisping or Hamill fan merely a UFC fan. I started watching UFC because I got tired of seeing fake male soup operas (WWE or whatever it is now). This has me seriously questioning the integrity of the UFC. I have seen decisions that I didn’t completely agree with before but I could always admit that it could have went either way. This one was in no way close enough to go either way.

Give Matt Hamill the respect he EARNED in that fight, not to mention the respect the fans deserve.

On another note could you believe the remarks Bisping made after the fight. How could he be proud of that fight? It showed what a bad sport/person he is.

I am on board with the boycott not only will I not buy an PPV event hosted by the UFC , I will not support any sponsors of the UFC as well. We as fans have power by boycotting and we might as well hit them where it hurts the wallet.

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glennNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 10:25:17 from 216.191.72.153    

The Judges must have been paid off and UFC must be a corrupt organization.

The UFC has no more credibility.
How stupid do they think people are?
They even lie on their Web site saying “All three judges gave the first round to Hamill” and then said “27-30 for Bisping”!
If Hamill won the first round, then it would be 28-29 not 27-30. They lie on There’re own web site and still expect you to believe them.
I am so disappointed in the UFC I don’t even want to watch anymore. I’d better off watching Wrestling.
Hamill won 30-27. He dominated every round and if they expect me to believe Bisping won, than they are a bunch of idiots and if they try to convince people that Bisping won, then they are liars.

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glamourbabeNo Gravatar Says, in 9-10-2007 at 10:26:05 from 74.229.213.184    

Face it … There is no Honesty left in Professional Sports
Today and The Bisping - Hamill Fight is a Perfect Example.

Not only Did The Judges and The UFC Rob Matt Hamill But also
the Fans. Just Think of how mu