UFC 75: Champion vs Champion Results

I’m still pissed over the decision in the Bisping vs. Hamill results, so these results are going to be short. If you want a big write up, you know where to go. I’ll give you the down and dirty.

Quinton Jackson def Dan Henderson via unanimous decision – slow fight imo, a lot of ground wrestling. Very close and tough to call.

Michael Bisping def Matt Hamill via split decision – two judges scored this 29-28 Bisping, the other scored in 30-27 Hamill. Based on my view and everyone elses that I have asked, Hamill took this fight in the first two rounds. I would give the 3rd to Bisping, but not clearly. Hamill did well on take downs and striking. Bisping never tried to take the fight to the ground and didn’t push the action. Very poor decision

Cheick Kongo def Mirko Cro Cop – Cro Cop just doesn’t seem to have it anymore. His confidence looks shot after the head kick by Gonzaga. He came out well in the first round, but the 2nd and 3rd he looked clearly bored. Both fighters went for a lot of body kicks and knees in the clench. Kongo at one point kneed Cro Cop below the belt twice and Cro Cop was able to stop the fight and catch his breath, this was in the 3rd round. I thought I saw a couple of strikes below the belt in round 2 as well. Kongo pushed the pace and ultimately won the bout with very stiff body kicks.

Marcus Davis def Paul Taylor via armbar submission – this fight got submission of the night but the story was the back and forth action early on. Taylor rocked Davis with a head kick early in the fight, but Davis was able to maintain his composure (and thanks to Yves Lavigne who likes to keep fights going longer than they probably should) and able to secure an armbar for the win.

Houston Alexander def Alessio Sakara – As I predicted, Alexander came out explosive as he did in the Keith Jardine fight. Early on in the fight, Alexander got a nice knee to Sakara’s head in the clench and dropped some fists (I think our count was around 20 shots) before Yves Lavigne called the fight.

The preliminary bouts consisted of:

Jess Liaudin def. Anthony Torres via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 4:10
Dennis Siver def. Naoyuki Kotani via KO (punch) — Round 2, 2:04
Thiago Silva def. Tomasz Drwal via TKO (strikes) — Round 2, 4:23
Gleison Tibau def Terry Etim via unanimous decision (30-27 on all three cards)

(thanks to MMA Junkie for the preliminary results)

So overall, with my betting results…

Henderson def. Jackson
Hamill def Bisping
Cro Cop def Kongo
Davis def Taylor
Alexander def Sakara
Etim def Tibau
Silva def Drwal
Siver def Kotani
Liaudin def Torres

5-4 on the night (should have been 6-3).