Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2021 21:05:26 GMT -5
Robbie Lawler vs. Matt Hughes
Robbie Lawler doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Robbie Lawler's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes looks to posture up and open Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes is in closed guard... Lawler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Robbie Lawler in his guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Lawler delivers a few accurate elbows!
Matt Hughes blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
Lawler knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Robbie Lawler hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lawler's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Lawler.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Matt Hughes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Lawler tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes grapple with Robbie Lawler and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Robbie Lawler attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Robbie Lawler manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes was tooling Robbie Lawler for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Robbie Lawler lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lawler's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes is in closed guard... Lawler tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Lawler's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Robbie Lawler takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes and Lawler engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
A furious flurry of punches from Robbie Lawler
puts Hughes in a world of hurt!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Matt Hughes, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Robbie Lawler moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Lawler fires low kicks
punishing Hughes's legs repeatedly.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Lawler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Not a desiderable position that Hughes is in now. Robbie Lawler is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lawler misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes tries to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes was tooling Robbie Lawler for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Robbie Lawler lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lawler misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Lawler.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes pushes Lawler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Lawler is in trouble now!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Robbie Lawler down and prevents his attempts to escape
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robbie Lawler is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Lawler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes is in closed guard... Lawler tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Deep breaths from Robbie Lawler who tries a hammer punch to Hughes's ribs.
Hughes blocks those punches
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Hughes succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Lawler's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Nice beating Robbie Lawler has received.
Robbie Lawler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes pushes Robbie Lawler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Lawler doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes tries to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Lawler misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes pushes Lawler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Lawler wraps his legs while he holds Matt Hughes's head... Tight guard!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Robbie Lawler throws a looping right hand...
Hughes moves aside and dodges.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lawler sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Robbie Lawler didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Hughes tries to move to full mount
Hughes's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Hughes misses a step and Robbie Lawler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Hughes tries to jump to side mount.
Robbie Lawler closed his guard around Matt Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Matt Hughes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Matt Hughes storms over Lawler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Lawler's face with his elbows!
Lawler's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Robbie Lawler's Mouth
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Robbie Lawler is coming in again!
Hughes is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Winner is Robbie Lawler by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 0:22 Round 3
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/38 (8%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 468 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 20/24 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 468 s
This was a wild roller-coaster of a fight, one of our more wild ones. Hughes dominated Lawler in Round 1. Lawler tried to make a fight out of it in round 2, and kinda fought his way back into it. Then Hughes was taking over round 3 until Lawler landed a flash-TKO Injury, by suddenly and brutally breaking Matt Hughes' face.
Robbie Lawler doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Matt Hughes looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes tries to pass to half guard...
Robbie Lawler's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes looks to posture up and open Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes is in closed guard... Lawler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Hughes!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll to his side and trap Robbie Lawler in his guard...
Matt Hughes gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Lawler delivers a few accurate elbows!
Matt Hughes blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
Lawler knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Robbie Lawler hovers above Hughes
Good punches to Hughes's body.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler is in full mount over Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lawler's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Lawler.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Matt Hughes doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Lawler tries to grapple
He puts Hughes in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Matt Hughes grapple with Robbie Lawler and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Robbie Lawler attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Robbie Lawler manages to switch to full guard.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes was tooling Robbie Lawler for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Robbie Lawler lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Lawler's being punished here!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes is in closed guard... Lawler tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes is looking to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Lawler's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Matt Hughes looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Robbie Lawler takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes and Lawler engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
A furious flurry of punches from Robbie Lawler
puts Hughes in a world of hurt!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Matt Hughes, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Robbie Lawler moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Lawler fires low kicks
punishing Hughes's legs repeatedly.
Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Lawler is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hughes moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Not a desiderable position that Hughes is in now. Robbie Lawler is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Matt Hughes keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lawler misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes tries to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes was tooling Robbie Lawler for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Robbie Lawler lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lawler misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes aggressively and repeatedly punches Lawler.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes pushes Lawler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Lawler is in trouble now!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Robbie Lawler down and prevents his attempts to escape
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Matt Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robbie Lawler is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Hughes into his guard.
Lawler ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Hughes is in closed guard... Lawler tries to roll on the ground!
Matt Hughes uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Deep breaths from Robbie Lawler who tries a hammer punch to Hughes's ribs.
Hughes blocks those punches
Matt Hughes is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Matt Hughes tries to take advantage...
Hughes tries to escape from the closed guard
Hughes succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and shows Matt Hughes a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Lawler's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Nice beating Robbie Lawler has received.
Robbie Lawler doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Hughes's moves.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Hughes grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Hughes
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Matt Hughes pushes Robbie Lawler against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Hughes jumps and tries to free his leg! Lawler doesn't allow this but Matt Hughes is able to get half guard here.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes tries to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Lawler misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Matt Hughes pushes Lawler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Lawler wraps his legs while he holds Matt Hughes's head... Tight guard!
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Robbie Lawler throws a looping right hand...
Hughes moves aside and dodges.
Hughes is trying to counter now!
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Lawler sprawls and remains on his feet.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Hughes fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Robbie Lawler didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Hughes tries to move to full mount
Hughes's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Hughes misses a step and Robbie Lawler sees an opportunity to counter him!
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Hughes's cheek from the guard.
Matt Hughes uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Lawler
Hughes tries to jump to side mount.
Robbie Lawler closed his guard around Matt Hughes.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Matt Hughes can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Matt Hughes storms over Lawler with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Hughes doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Lawler's face with his elbows!
Lawler's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Robbie Lawler's Mouth
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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A shot seen throughout the arena!
Hughes stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Robbie Lawler is coming in again!
Hughes is out! He has a broken cheekbone!
There is a small laceration on Matt Hughes's Right cheek
Winner is Robbie Lawler by TKO (Injury - Broken cheekbone) at 0:22 Round 3
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 10/12 (83%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/38 (8%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 468 s
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 20/24 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 468 s
This was a wild roller-coaster of a fight, one of our more wild ones. Hughes dominated Lawler in Round 1. Lawler tried to make a fight out of it in round 2, and kinda fought his way back into it. Then Hughes was taking over round 3 until Lawler landed a flash-TKO Injury, by suddenly and brutally breaking Matt Hughes' face.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!