Post by The Sandmen on Sept 23, 2016 9:56:40 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Robbie Lawler looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Anderson Silva looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Now Robbie Lawler put his title in contention against Anderson.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Robbie Lawler is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Lawler moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Anderson's face and maybe his hopes of winning this fight too!
Anderson's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Middle kick from Lawler.
The kick just misses.
Low kick by Robbie Lawler to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Lawler misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Several good body shots
land on Lawler.
Nice punches from Robbie Lawler.
Anderson staggers backwards. Lawler wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Anderson's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Here comes Robbie Lawler with a vicious middle kick!
Anderson Silva dodges that one moving backwards
Lawler has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Robbie Lawler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anderson Silva jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Lawler misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Lawler attempts a shoot
Anderson Silva hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Robbie Lawler's mind is definitely in the fight, Anderson just got nailed! Robbie Lawler saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Anderson moves aside and dodges.
Robbie Lawler tries a hook to the body
but Anderson manages to dodge it
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anderson launches a furious low kick!
Lawler receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Lawler moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Anderson with a double overhooks!
Good front kick from Lawler!
Anderson Silva blocks
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Nice punch by Robbie Lawler
that nearly tags Anderson.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Here comes Anderson Silva with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Lawler's ribs!
Crushing shot to Lawler's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler chases Anderson and launches a few perfect strikes
Anderson ducks backwards and avoids them.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Anderson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Lawler is trying to counter now!
Nice punch by Robbie Lawler
that nearly tags Anderson.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Anderson stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Robbie Lawler is coming in again!
Nice punches from Robbie Lawler.
Even nicer blocks from Anderson.
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anderson Silva!
Lawler is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Lawler goes to the body...
his punches graze Anderson's arm.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Anderson Silva looks to counter!
Incredible high kick!
Lawler deflects and sidesteps.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Lawler seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Lawler throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Anderson's defense muffles the blows.
Lawler misses a step and Anderson Silva sees an opportunity to counter him!
Anderson Silva moves forward looking for some grappling action
Anderson has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lawler pushes Anderson Silva against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Anderson blocks and pushes away his opponent creating space between them.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Lawler throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Anderson Silva is opening up on Lawler and raining down combinations!
Lawler's corner looks worried!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Lawler throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Robbie Lawler tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Anderson Silva's knows what to do here and blocks them
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Robbie Lawler throws a combo
Anderson Silva ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Lawler swings again, only to get countered once more! Lawler is looking bad here!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Robbie Lawler
Anderson is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Lawler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anderson Silva's punches
Lawler is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Anderson blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson Silva has found an opening in the defense of Lawler, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Lawler's ribs.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva tries a middle kick
Lawler blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Anderson.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Anderson.
Lightning fast low kick from Lawler!
Anderson blocks that kick with his leg.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Anderson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Anderson Silva, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Solid low kick from Robbie Lawler.
Anderson deflects it.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Anderson Silva tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Lawler's face
Lawler's Mouth is beginning to swell
Surprise roundhouse punch by Anderson.
It looks like Lawler was hit by a bus!
Lawler has a small cut in his Left cheek
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Anderson Silva runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Lawler is swinging for the fences!
Anderson backpedals and creates space. Robbie Lawler is asking him if he is going to fight!
Anderson Silva is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Incredible haymaker from Robbie Lawler!
It misses by a mile.
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Anderson Silva!
Lawler is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Robbie Lawler shoots for a double leg takedown!
Anderson Silva sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Anderson cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Lawler can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Anderson Silva launches a body shot
Lawler evades.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Anderson Silva to fight back!
A furious flurry of punches from Anderson Silva
puts Lawler in a world of hurt!
Lawler has a small cut in his Right eye
Robbie Lawler seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Lawler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anderson Silva's punches
Lawler is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
Lawler's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Crisp uppercut by Lawler followed by a hard jab
Anderson deflects the blows.
Lawler is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Lawler launches a furious hook!
Anderson ducks under and pushes Robbie Lawler creating some space.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Superb haymaker by Anderson
that lands on Lawler's face like a cannon ball!
Lawler has a small cut in his Mouth
Anderson studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Robbie Lawler is a bloody mess!
Lawler looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Anderson Silva's punches
Lawler is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Anderson Silva closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Lawler doesn't stop bleeding.
Anderson Silva fakes a punch and launches himself over Lawler!
Nice move by Anderson who clinches and pushes Lawler against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Anderson doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Lawler's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Lawler has a small cut in his Chin
That punishment by Anderson Silva has left Lawler staggered! Anderson Silva should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
You can see Lawler's blood making stains in the mat.
One, two, three! Anderson doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Lawler's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
There is a small laceration on Robbie Lawler's Chin
Robbie Lawler seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Anderson Silva!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson Silva 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 continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brutal punches to Lawler's face while in the clinch!
Lawler can't take many more shots like those!
The ref pulls off Anderson Silva! Lawler seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Lawler's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Anderson Silva by TKO (Punches) at 3:00 Round 2
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 9/52 (17%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 37/44 (84%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 6/11 (55%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Anderson Silva wins the Middleweight title!
This is one of the smarter fights I have seen on ManMMA. Lawler landed a shot or two on ANderson. Anderson knew Lawler would knock him the fuck out if he boxed too much (even though that's probably Anderson's forte as well, but Lawler can KO you faster). So ANderson immediately switched to a kick-heavy, effective kick-game, with kicks. Those hurt and left Lawler in a daze. His accuracy went way down after, THEN Anderson started to box more, mixing in the odd missing-kick to keep things sharp. Anderson demonstrated an absolute masterclass in stand-up mixed martial arts in this fight, earning his 6th ManMMA title. Remarkable.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!