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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Saez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saez comes to the cage accompanied by Lifer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Saez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawler.
Saez lands a head kick. Lawler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lawler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Lawler. That snapped Saez's head back.
Saez defending well as Lawler loads up on a big left hand.
Saez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saez wants to clinch up but Lawler keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Saez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saez ducks under a wild hook from Lawler.
Saez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saez doesn't manage to clinch there - Lawler circles away.
Saez takes a swing at Lawler's ribcage but misses.
Saez throws a nice head kick!
Lawler throws a nice looking combination but Saez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Saez.
Saez is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Lawler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lawler throws a jab when Saez was well out of range.
Lawler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawler looks to land a combination. Saez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saez is looking to clinch but Lawler is avoiding it.
Saez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab by Lawler.
Saez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lawler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saez moves in looking to clinch but Lawler pushes him off.
Lawler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawler swats away the attempt to clinch by Saez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saez tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Saez misses the body punch
and Lawler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawler keeps the fight on the outside.
Saez wants to clinch.
Lawler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saez tries to clinch but Lawler is having none of it.
Saez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saez wants to clinch
and Saez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Lawler does no damage.
Saez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saez with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Saez.
The referee calls for Saez to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saez crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Saez misses with a knee to the head.
Lawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saez trying to land knees to the body.
Saez is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Lawler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lawler is trying to break free.
Lawler is trying to break free.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch but Saez keeps him there for the moment.
Lawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saez misses with a knee strike.
Saez landing knees to the head.
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawler avoiding damage as Saez throws knees to the body.
Lawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saez has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lawler - that landed with a thud.
Saez trying to land knees to the body.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Lawler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saez is keeping busy.
Lawler lands a nice shot to the body.
Lawler wants to stall.
Saez prevents a body shot from Lawler.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawler is looking to break free of the clinch but Saez has double underhooks.
Lawler looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saez has him pressed against the cage.
Lawler avoiding damage as Saez throws knees to the body.
Saez misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lawler.
Lawler avoiding damage as Saez throws knees to the body.
Saez is trying to stall.
Lawler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lawler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Saez missing with knees to the body.
Lawler has had enough of the clinch but Saez keeps him there for the moment.
Lawler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Lawler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lawler lands a body punch.
Lawler is looking to break free of the clinch but Saez has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lawler is trying to break the clinch but Saez has him pressed against the cage.
Lawler is trying to maintain a safe position but Saez gets an underhook and turns Lawler into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Lawler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lawler lands a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawler misses the target.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Saez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lawler misses with a few strikes there.
Lawler misses with a series of wild punches.
Simon Saez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Saez.
Saez closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side
and Lawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simon Saez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saez tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A cross from Lawler lands.
Saez tries to clinch but Lawler moves away
and Saez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Lawler catches Saez right on the button with a cross.
Robbie Lawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saez closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Saez is rocked!
Lawler connects with a single shot there.
Oh Saez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawler lands with a shot to the body.
Saez seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawler scores with a three punch combo!
Lawler lands with a big right hook that stumbles Saez - he's out on his feet here! Lawler follows up with another monster hook that separates Saez from consciousness! Saez falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Lawler stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Robbie Lawler!
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energy
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hype
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