| UFC 75 Highlights: Michael Bisping vs Matt Hamil |
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| Written by Billy Batts | |||||||
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Monday, 10 September 2007
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 UFC 75 highlights of the Michael Bisping vs Matt Hamil will not do the must watch MMA fight justice. Brisbing was very lucky to win a split decision over Hamil at UFC 75. Online betting shop Sportsbook.com had Michael Bisping as a heavy +225 odds favorite. It billed as the fight to end the dispute of who was the true Ultimate Fighter 3 Champion. Hamil was listed as a heavy underdog with +180 betting odds. The American Matt Hamil came out to the "Born in the USA" by Bruce Springsteen which the English crowd did not appreciate. The Brit Michael Bisping came out to the song "London Calling" from the Clash as the jam packed crowd went crazy chanting the song in support of their home town boy.
"This was the best fight of the night," stated Point-Spreads.com Fight Expert Brad Marchetti. "Most people thought that Hamil would get submitted but he almost pulled off the upset. I would love to see a rematch and if the oddsmakers peg Hamil at +180 odds again players should jump all over it" UFC 75 highlights Michael Bisping vs Matt Hamil round by round: Matt Hamil unloaded grenades on Bisping's face the entire first round giving the Brit cuts under both eyes. With about thirty seconds left, Bisping began to get re-energized but it was not enough to keep Hamil from winning the first round. Hamil continued to use strikes instead of getting Bisping on the ground where Matt could do damage. Matt was very confident to duke it out toe to toe with a striker like Bisping until two minutes left in round two when he went for the takedown. While Hamil got him down, he did not try to keep Michael Bisping there. The round continued with the two exchanging strikes back and forth and the round was too close to call. The third round of the UFC 75 bout was all Bisping as Hamil appeared to gas out in the end.                        |
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