Not bad for a TUF fighter. Thought Robbie would have been able to put him away so easily, but after the 1st round I realized it and so did Robbie so he conserved his energy then put it on in the latter rounds. True veteran. Fought very controlled and mixed in takedowns + made Matt pay when he attempted takedowns himself.
Uppercuts vs elbows
left kick vs right kick
straight left vs straight right
dirty boxing vs Thai clinch
Boxing vs Muay Thai
Robbie always had the edge, but I felt that at any moment someone could land a huge game changer; spinning back punch.
Notes. Matt does move a bit awkward.
- looks like he broke his right hand on Robbie's head...lolz!
Sometimes it looks like both were playing oppossum.
Diaz vs Brown should definitely be the fight to make as I mentioned after he beat Erick Silva. I didn't think he was quite ready for Robbie. Even thought it was a great fight, Robbie is the stronger of the two.
I am a huge Robbie fan. TBH, I think that the winner getting a title shot played a huge roll in this fight for both fighters. Matt Brown looked like really sluggish for most of the fight and to me looked pretty nervous as he knew this was huge for his career.
Robbie, on the other hand looked like the veteran that wanted to put on a fun fight but not take very many chances.
I wouldn't call Brown's skill level great. He just trusts his chin and has got decent boxing and power. It happens with many top level boxers too. I liken Matt Brown to Maidana, Golovkin and Froch. Guys who have succcess by just having trust in their chin so much that it allows them to be super super aggressive.
I can't think of one thing that annoys me more than people saying Condit ran from Diaz..He went out there and fought smart, and beat Diaz. Diaz is a great fighter, and is at his best when guys sit in the pocket and brawl. Condit went in there a frustrated Diaz by fighting smart.
As for Diaz/Brown, this fight would be amazing. Both of these guys love to stand there and bang. But I don't see either guy finishing the other. Both have good work rates, good chins. Diaz is the better fighter though, his ground game is better, he has better cardio, better hands. I think the only place Brown is better would be in the clinch. I'd say Diaz takes a 3-2 in a five rounder and a 2-1 in a three rounder.
I can't think of one thing that annoys me more than people saying Condit ran from Diaz..He went out there and fought smart, and beat Diaz. Diaz is a great fighter, and is at his best when guys sit in the pocket and brawl. Condit went in there a frustrated Diaz by fighting smart.
He didn't look for a decision win, he would have taken a finish if a chance came up. He didn't try and get himself into a brawl where Diaz had an edge.
I didn't know that fighting meant that you could only strike while moving forward? you can stick and move and still be looking for a finish. I recall him landing more than just leg kicks and jabs.
Condit would have knocked Diaz on his ass in that fight...then he'd have called Diaz to his feet, and kept moving back.
I completely respect a fighter's strategy, and in that fight I actually say ZERO way Condit won if he stood up with Diaz (and he found a way). But if you're going to claim that you'll knock the other guy out, AND call yourself the natural born killer...go for the kill.
Anyone really think Lawler shown us anything to suggest he'd beat Hendricks second time around?.....I'm doubting it. Great fight, but against Brown, Lawler was the same guy that Hendricks beat originally.
Based off of his performance tonight im not sure. Lawler looked great but was mainly just throwing punches, if he mixes it up against Hendricks then he can win. Ultimately I think the wrestling is the deciding factor
He's got to figure out Hendricks' weakness. It happens where a fighter goes in and makes an invincible fighter look bad by demonstrating he's identified a weakness in his opponents style.
Hendricks realized how quickly GSP changes levels and how he likes to duck the hook and go for a takedown and Hendricks realized that moment is perfect for an uppercut and nailed GSP with it a few times. Enough to win him a few rounds which nobody else was doing. Lawler has to find what Hendricks does that's exploitable otherwise he doesn't stand a chance, if he goes out and just improvises per usual he really can't win. I don't know what he can do to beat Hendricks but I'm sure Greg Jackson or Firas Zahabi could figure it out. On paper Hendricks wins; younger, stronger, hits harder, better wrestling and better preparation for fights.
He's got to figure out Hendricks' weakness. It happens where a fighter goes in and makes an invincible fighter look bad by demonstrating he's identified a weakness in his opponents style.
Hendricks realized how quickly GSP changes levels and how he likes to duck the hook and go for a takedown and Hendricks realized that moment is perfect for an uppercut and nailed GSP with it a few times. Enough to win him a few rounds which nobody else was doing. Lawler has to find what Hendricks does that's exploitable otherwise he doesn't stand a chance, if he goes out and just improvises per usual he really can't win. I don't know what he can do to beat Hendricks but I'm sure Greg Jackson or Firas Zahabi could figure it out. On paper Hendricks wins; younger, stronger, hits harder, better wrestling and better preparation for fights.
Hendricks doesnt have matt browns chin.. thats the difference.. lesser men would have been put away multiple times from the concussive damage that robbie put out here..
plus brow has an awkward style that you cant really compare to hendricks..
i think robbies cardio may be a little better now than it was in the hendricks fight too, that is a big factor.
Hendricks doesnt have matt browns chin.. thats the difference.. lesser men would have been put away multiple times from the concussive damage that robbie put out here..
Mike Goldberg: "Robbie Lawler has never been knocked out via head strikes. Those body shots however.." I was so annoyed by him last night, i'm usually not.
Great fight by these two guys. Robbie is clearly the more skilled fighter, but what a hart on Brown. The guy can officially be the new gate keeper of the division.
Robbie fought smart and conservative, but we all should have expected that since he fought 3 times in the last 4 months:jaw:
I'm glad he has some proper time to recover now, he is going to needed to knock that that hill billy on his fat ass.
I´m pretty sure. Besides Rogan would remind him of the Diaz fight, i bet.
I jsut watched rounds 1 and 5, so if you wanna check it out it was in one of those
Finally watched this fight, had phone off for hours just to ensure nobody spoiled it for me. After the first minute I was expecting Lawler to finish him by the 3 minute mark. Brown is tougher than I ever thought he was, such an awesome fight.
raba, we'd listen to you a little bit more if Lawler wasn't ONE round off of beating Hendricks. Lawler just tired out a little bit quicker. He showed against Brown that 5 rounds isn't hard for him. If he could only conserve that tiny bit more energy, he beats Hendricks next time. For me his boxing is too crisp.
It's probably less than a round. Lawler was winning the fifth and then got taken down. Had Hendricks not gotten that Lawler would probably be champion.
Also you know who else doesn't/didn't spar a lot. Anderson Silva. He went extremely light and just worked timing very few hard sparring sessions ever.
I just dint get how a poster can say a guy who lost basically by a takedown in the 5th round has a 5% chance at winning a rematch. It makes no logical sense and is a bit hilarious.
If rabkill truly thinks Robbie holds just a 5% chance at winning he should throw some loot on Hendricks.
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