Michael Bisping gives fans reason to cheer at UFC 120
In front of 17,133 fans at London's O2 Arena, Bisping defeated highly regard Japanese veteran Yoshihiro Akiyama in a threeround standing battle. Bisping was rocked early in the first round after Akiyama caught him with a right hand. Despite the punch severely affecting his vision Bisping was able to recover to win every round on all three judges scorecards.
Despite this shutout victory for Bisping,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the fight was an even one with both fighters showing tremendous punch resistance,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], shot selection and workrate. There was a tense moment when Bisping accidentally kicked Akiyama below the belt and it looked like there was a real danger of Akiyama being unable to continue. Fortunately Akiyama was able to recover and bring to a proper close a fight that deservedly earned him a third consecutive Fight of the Night award.
Bisping's fellow countrymen fared less well,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with no other British fighter winning on the main card. In the comain event Dan Hardy was finished by Carlos Condit in the first round after the American dropped him with a devastating left hook that earned Condit the "Knockout of the Night." Condit had been getting the better of Hardy as the round progressed,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], with Hardy struggling to put his punches together or cope with the power of the American.
John Hathaway and James Wilks also lost in convincing fashion with both losing after failing to cope with the wrestling of their American opponents. Xtreme Couture veteran Mike Pyle manhandled Hathaway,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], surprising many who had been impressing by the wrestling skills that Hathaway had demonstrated in defeating Diego Sanchez at UFC 114. Pyle was able to repeatedly put Hathaway on his back and came close to finishing the fight in the second round when he landed multiple punches unanswered after trapping Hathaway in side control. While Patrick never came close to finishing Wilks, he was if anything even more dominant, spending the overwhelming majority of the round comfortable in top control.
In the only fight in the main card to not feature a British fighter, Cheick Kongo and Travis Browne battled to a draw after Kongo was docked a point for excessive holding of Browne shorts. Kongo started the fight poorly as while it was clear he was the more skilled kickboxer he was unwilling to push the action. While the fight had its moments, the two kept getting stuck against the cage in scenes eerily reminiscent and with the same lack of entertainment value as Frank Mir vs. Mirko Cro Cop.
On the undercard,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], Paul Sass earned the "Submission of the Night" award when he caught Mark Holst in a triangle choke after dominating the fight with repeated submission attempts despite spending most of it on his back.
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