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Look, Anderson obviously won "the fight." He did significantly more damage.
And every chance he had to finish the fight, he refused to do it.
He had Bisping seriously hurt at least three times and each time, it seemed like Anderson explicitly tried to let Bisping recover. He came out in the 4th round and didn't throw a strike for a good 30 seconds. He blasted him with that front kick and just stood there and watched him recover. He hit him with the high roundhouse kick early in the 5th and just backed off and let Bisping recover. Anderson obviously won the fight. But, IMO, didn't deserve to have his hand raised because of all the time he wasted not engaging in the fight.
Bisping? Props to him for hanging in there and getting his ass kicked in between landing more ineffective strikes than his opponent. But I just can't see how he or his team can be excited for "winning" a fight where he absolutely got his ass kicked. He landed one combination of consequence in the fight. And otherwise took advantage of Anderson Silva being Anderson Silva and stole the fight on the 10 point must system.
Again.. Having said that. Silva has nobody to blame but himself. He could have finished that fight about 4 different times, and for whatever reason, didn't do it.
What a unique fight.
And every chance he had to finish the fight, he refused to do it.
He had Bisping seriously hurt at least three times and each time, it seemed like Anderson explicitly tried to let Bisping recover. He came out in the 4th round and didn't throw a strike for a good 30 seconds. He blasted him with that front kick and just stood there and watched him recover. He hit him with the high roundhouse kick early in the 5th and just backed off and let Bisping recover. Anderson obviously won the fight. But, IMO, didn't deserve to have his hand raised because of all the time he wasted not engaging in the fight.
Bisping? Props to him for hanging in there and getting his ass kicked in between landing more ineffective strikes than his opponent. But I just can't see how he or his team can be excited for "winning" a fight where he absolutely got his ass kicked. He landed one combination of consequence in the fight. And otherwise took advantage of Anderson Silva being Anderson Silva and stole the fight on the 10 point must system.
Again.. Having said that. Silva has nobody to blame but himself. He could have finished that fight about 4 different times, and for whatever reason, didn't do it.
What a unique fight.