Bisping vs. Henderson .....what happened ?

[Bushmaster]

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[Chewie66]

Bisping won in a decision. Henderson landed a couple "H-Bombs" in the first and second rounds but couldn't quite get the finish on the ground. Bisping's face is an absolute mess. Not a bad fight.

[Kurt505]

Originally Posted by Chewie66

Bisping won in a decision. Henderson landed a couple "H-Bombs" in the first and second rounds but couldn't quite get the finish on the ground. Bisping's face is an absolute mess. Not a bad fight.

Did Bisbing actually win or was it like that bs decision he got over Anderson?

[Chewie66]

Despite how his face looks, I tend to agree with the judges that he won the fight. For the most part he was the aggressor and was way more active. Hendo didn't have a lot of gas in the tank other than looking for the big shot.

[CaberTosser]

I thought Henderson should have won it, but it seems like they never award the challenger a title for anything but an absolute rout. I do give Bisping credit for surviving that second knockdown & beating though, he showed a lot of heart there. Seeing as Bisping never really had Hendo in trouble it was a crappy decision so far as I'm concerned. I liked Dan's quote at the end to the effect "too bad they don't award it on how you look after the fight"

Being more active means jack squat if barely anything Bisping threw connected with much authority.

[histyle]

The first round should have been a 10-8 round for Henderson, easily. The fight would have probably been scored a draw if the judges had scored the first round that way. Bisping peppered him with little shots, and was pushing the fight/being the aggressor more so I can see why the judges picked Bisping.
This fight is a prime example as to why the 10 point must system has some flaws when it comes to MMA. If this fight had been scored like they did in the old Pride fighting, Hendo would be retiring with the belt.

On a side note, the UFC is giving us an insane card on Nov 12, even the prelims are must see for fight fans. First time UFC will be at the Madison Square Garden

[coreya3212]

My favourite knockout was hendo on Bisping the first fight. I think Bisping is a POS. The decision last night was the correct one. First round was not a 10-8.

[Chewie66]

I gave the first two rounds to Hendo and the last three to Bisping. 10-8 rounds are very rare unless someone completely dominates the entire 5 minutes. I hate Bisping and agree that he's been gifted a couple wins fighting in England (Anderson Silva and Matt Hamill) but I don't think Henderson did enough to take the belt away. Too bad he didn't finish him after one of the knockdowns.

I agree histyle, UFC205 is going to be one of the greatest cards of all time!

[elkhunter11]

The two low kicks that Henderson took certainly didn't help his endurance.