Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2014 11:03:08 GMT -5
Cung Le glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Robbie Lawler 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Le and Lawler move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le leans forwards and tries to grapple with Lawler
Le shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Multiple well placed knees from Le!
Nice hits to Lawler's ribs! Brilliant performance from Cung Le
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le 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's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries to take Robbie Lawler down... Lawler stumbles backwards and Cung Le launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Lawler's jaw!
Lawler's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Robbie Lawler postures up and launches another series of punches!
Le pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Robbie Lawler's offensive.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Lawler's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Le launches a few hard punches to Robbie Lawler's ribs!
Robbie Lawler's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le struggles and launches a few punches to Lawler's head
Those punches are hitting! Lawler covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le circles out and slips free of Robbie Lawler's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Robbie Lawler takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Robbie Lawler pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Robbie Lawler
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Robbie Lawler
well done Lawler falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Lawler's mid-section, he seems hurt
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Lawler's thigh
Loud pop!
Lawler hyper-extended his left leg
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Lawler's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Lawler's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Lawler to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Robbie Lawler is standing now.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Le.
It looks like Lawler was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Robbie Lawler's Chin
Lawler seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Lawler
The fighters are clinching.
after measuring the distance Le jump forward with a flying knee
Cung Le's knee landed perfectly on Lawler's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Lawler was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Knee to chest) at 3:18 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/17 (65%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Lawler is much more legit than people (including me) give him credit for. Here, though, Cung Le kicked. That's about all it takes. Though I think this is our first "knee to the chest" finish. Nice to see variety - huge props there Cung.
Robbie Lawler 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Le and Lawler move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Cung Le goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Cung Le runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Cung Le leans forwards and tries to grapple with Lawler
Le shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Multiple well placed knees from Le!
Nice hits to Lawler's ribs! Brilliant performance from Cung Le
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Le 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's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le tries to take Robbie Lawler down... Lawler stumbles backwards and Cung Le launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Lawler's jaw!
Lawler's Chin is beginning to swell
The fighters are clinching.
Robbie Lawler postures up and launches another series of punches!
Le pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Robbie Lawler's offensive.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Lawler's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Le launches a few hard punches to Robbie Lawler's ribs!
Robbie Lawler's ribs shows the damage! Cung Le is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Le struggles and launches a few punches to Lawler's head
Those punches are hitting! Lawler covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Cung Le tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Le circles out and slips free of Robbie Lawler's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Robbie Lawler takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Le jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Cung Le pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Robbie Lawler pushes away Le trying to keep the fight at striking range
Le doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Robbie Lawler
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Robbie Lawler
well done Lawler falls hard on the mat
Hard blow to Lawler's mid-section, he seems hurt
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Lawler's thigh
Loud pop!
Lawler hyper-extended his left leg
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Lawler's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Lawler's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Cung Le steps back and allows Lawler to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Robbie Lawler is standing now.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Le.
It looks like Lawler was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Robbie Lawler's Chin
Lawler seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Le wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Le moves forward and holds Lawler
The fighters are clinching.
after measuring the distance Le jump forward with a flying knee
Cung Le's knee landed perfectly on Lawler's chest, from the look of his face that must have really hurt
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Lawler was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Cung Le by TKO (Knee to chest) at 3:18 Round 1
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 11/17 (65%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 46 s
Lawler is much more legit than people (including me) give him credit for. Here, though, Cung Le kicked. That's about all it takes. Though I think this is our first "knee to the chest" finish. Nice to see variety - huge props there Cung.