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UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler 2 Discussion Thread

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skelliher

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12.05.2014 | 7:37 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 605 Points | Tied for 189th

The fighters are weighed in and everyone (thank god) is set for Saturday night.

Prelims kick off on UFC Fight Pass at 7pm ET followed by more prelims on FS1 at 8pm and the PPV main card at 10pm.

This should be a great one, boys and girls!

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Saturday 12.06.2014 at 10:00 PM ET
U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: Fox Sports 1
Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
Ownership: Zuffa, LLC
Venue: Mandalay Bay Events Center
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Enclosure: Octagon
TV Announcers: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
Ticket Revenue (live gate): $2,488,000
Attendance: 9,617
PPV Buys / Buyrate: 400,000 | TV Ratings: 840,000 avg. viewers (FS1 prelims)
MMA Bouts: 11
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Bout		Info
Robbie Lawler defeats Johny Hendricks via Decision, Split		5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page
Anthony Pettis defeats Gilbert Melendez via Submission, Guillotine Choke		1:53 Round 2 of 5, 6:53 Total Bout Page
Travis Browne defeats Brendan Schaub via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound		4:50 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Todd Duffee defeats Anthony Hamilton via KO/TKO, Punches		0:33 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Tony Ferguson defeats Abel Trujillo via Submission, Rear Naked Choke		4:19 Round 2 of 3, 9:19 Total Bout Page
Urijah Faber defeats Francisco Rivera Jr. via Submission, Bulldog Choke		1:34 Round 2 of 3, 6:34 Total Bout Page
Josh Samman defeats Eddie Gordon via KO/TKO, Head Kick		3:08 Round 2 of 3, 8:08 Total Bout Page
Corey Anderson defeats Justin Jones via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Raquel Pennington defeats Ashlee Evans-Smith via Submission, Bulldog Choke		4:59 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Sergio Pettis defeats Matt Hobar via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Clay Collard defeats Alex White via Decision, Unanimous		3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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benjaminbrandt

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12.07.2014 | 12:41 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 801st

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12.07.2014 | 12:41 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 465th

I have to admit I'm a bit conflicted. I was rooting for Robbie and was put off by the stalling by Hendricks, but it's hard for me to see how Robbie won round 2, 3, or 4. I guess I can see a case for him winning round 4, but that still seems like a bit of a stretch. What a weird end to a great card.

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Lopati

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12.07.2014 | 12:41 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 200th

1,5 Lawler
2,3 Hendricks

4th being a toss up round

Judges obviously don't score points for pushing a guy against the cage and hiding your head under his ball sack. So they scored it Lawler

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trevpicks

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12.07.2014 | 12:42 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 8 Winners, 3 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1064th

Maybe the judges took points away from hendricks everytime he shoved his head into lawlers **** space and did nothing. Nobody should get points for dragging someone to the ground and doing the blanket. Good decision.

whitfield

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12.07.2014 | 12:44 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 795 Points | 1st Place

Number 1 got every fight right. what do i win haha

yossgold

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12.07.2014 | 12:44 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 25th with 3 others

@Beauxpati, they scored it for Robbie for teabagging Hendricks ... "ballsy" move if I could say so myself ;)

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Lopati

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12.07.2014 | 12:44 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points | Tied for 200th

excellent observation TREVBreaux

CthulhuJones

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12.07.2014 | 12:44 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 887th

10/10 great card. The judging for the last fight leaves a bitter taste in my mouth though. Ugh.

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MikeLovesTacos XD

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12.07.2014 | 12:44 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 400 Points | Tied for 1225th

Lol. There has been far more controversial. Hendricks did nothing. You shouldn't be rewarded for blanketing people. Good call by 2 judges. Lawler remains the baddest man on the planet.

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yossgold

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12.07.2014 | 12:46 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 25th with 3 others

@Mike, I'd love to agree with you man and I would if other than the stalling tactics and nutsack hugging Hendricks wasn't getting the better of most striking exchanges, but he was ...

But who the **** cares, ROBBIE LAWLER IS CHAMPION OF THE WORLD!!!!!!

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theMMAmessiah

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12.07.2014 | 12:46 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 728th

Mike, do you realize you're the dumbest person on the planet or does that fact truly elude you?

PilloryChoke

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12.07.2014 | 12:47 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 588th

That was one of the weirdest fights I've seen. Lawler comes out strong in the first but then starts to fade. Hendricks dominates round 2 and 3 and looks totally calm and collected while Lawler seems to be breaking down but then Hendricks does practically nothing in rounds 4 and 5 for some reason? Then a judge scores it 49-46 Lawler to give him the win because judges.

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buffalo ben

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12.07.2014 | 12:47 AM ET

Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 5 Perfect, 655 Points | Tied for 72nd

49-46 was a good call? Filter your mouth Mike

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willendorfs

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12.07.2014 | 12:47 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 790th

Blanketing people? Hendricks completely dominated Lawler on the feat in rounds 2,3,4 and half of round 1 and scored takedowns. Lawler put it on him in round 5. I know people like Robbie and dislike Hendricks but how do you score this for Lawler?

2kTweeK

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12.07.2014 | 12:48 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 664th

I don't want to see a rematch there are too many, half the time Hendricks was just holding on to Lawler against the fence while Lawler was elbowing and punching I got no problem with judges not rewarding stalling tactics

Rory next!!

trevpicks

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12.07.2014 | 12:49 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 8 Winners, 3 Perfect, 450 Points | Tied for 1064th

Either way matt hughes and lawler are gonna ****.

Idrownfish

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12.07.2014 | 12:49 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 801st

49-46 is really easy to understand. It is basically a judge telling Hendricks to go **** himself for losing the last round this badly.

EDIT: I still thought Hendricks would win it - because he was the champ. MMA has a lot of weird judging criteria.

* Edited at 12.07.2014, 12:53 AM ET *

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PilloryChoke

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12.07.2014 | 12:54 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 525 Points | Tied for 588th

But I don't think Hendricks can retroactively not win rounds 2 and 3 by losing a round.

"When Conor fought Cowboy, he looked like a lion. When he fights stronger opponents, he looks like a scared chicken." - Khabib

loudenSwain

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12.07.2014 | 12:55 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 565 Points | Tied for 338th

Lol. I like Lawler too and enjoy the irony of Hendricks losing for stalling but I still think it's adorable how his sack riders are pretending he earned that win.

Hey, your boy got away with one, it happens. Just know your lying to yourself, not me, when you fool yourself with that Kool Aid.

Enjoy the freebie, friends. :)

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12.07.2014 | 12:56 AM ET

Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 887th

The fightmetric along with my eyes say 49-46 was a roflcopter lollerskates horribad decision. Legitimately annoyed. When they said 49-46 I said "Hendricks" because in no way did I see a scenario where Lawler won 4 rounds. People are going to be questioning this one for a lonnnnng time. Hendricks has been on the **** end of two pretty bad decisions now, with the first being the GSP fight IN MY OPINION. In all honesty though as others have said he has to shoulder a lot of the blame for cruising (ESPECIALLY in the last round, terrible terrible game plan on his part) Did Miesha Tate get to give Johny instructions between round 4 and 5? He could have done more, Robbie on the other hand left his ******* soul in there tonight. Do I think he won the fight? No. Do I think there's a single fighter on the roster more deserving of a questionable decision leading to winning a title? No. Congrats to Ruthless. Johny will get an opportunity to get the belt back in an unavoidable trilogy now, and Rory will be adding a lot of new bodies to his crawl space due to having to wait even longer for his shot. Whew, crazy night. In hindsight, no one really gives a **** about CM Punk anymore.

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Topic: UFC 181

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