Lawler vs. Gomi

[The Sandmen]

ManMMA Welterweight Championship

Robbie Lawler is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Takanori Gomi raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Now Robbie Lawler put his title in contention against Gomi.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!


Robbie Lawler throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Gomi's chin! That stops Gomi in his tracks!
Gomi's Right eye is beginning to swell


Gomi decides to launch some tentative punches
Lawler launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Gomi with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!


Robbie Lawler throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Gomi's chin! That stops Gomi in his tracks!
Gomi's Left eye is beginning to swell


Takanori Gomi fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Lawler's chin


The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Lawler throws a lazy kick
Gomi blocks and keeps his distance.
Lawler is trying to counter now!
Brutal-looking high kick from Robbie Lawler!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!


Takanori Gomi goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Gomi seems staggered and Robbie Lawler runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gomi has a small cut in his Right eye


Gomi follows Robbie Lawler
only to get counter punched in a big way! Gomi needs to stop playing Robbie Lawler's game or he'll get knocked out!


Gomi jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Lawler sees what was coming and ducks under his opponent and moves aside


Robbie Lawler paws at Gomi.
Gomi swings ineffectively.
Lawler tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Robbie Lawler is opening up on Gomi and raining down combinations!
Gomi's corner looks worried!


Pulverizing punch to Gomi's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Oh! Down goes Gomi! Robbie Lawler knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Robbie Lawler really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Gomi's Chin is beginning to swell
Gomi has a small cut in his Chin

Winner is Robbie Lawler by KO (Punch) at 2:02 Round 1

Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Takanori Gomi
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s


Robbie Lawler defends the Welterweight title!

Robbie's very first punch hurt Gomi bad. From there, Gomi was just zombie-man, trying, but dying.