Johny
Hendricks vs. Robbie
Lawler
Round 1
Referee Dan Miragliotta is in charge of tonight’s main event, with judges Douglas Crosby, Mike Gonzalez and Aladin Martinez scoring the bout. Lawler rushes Hendricks with punches against the fence but gets caught behind him with an awkward angle. Hendricks comes off the cage and then pushes Lawler against it with an underhook, driving a few knees into Lawler’s legs. Lawler shoves off and throws a combo, dodged by Hendricks, who drives forward for another clinch off a failed shot. They don’t stay tied up long, and Lawler creeps forward, absorbing a leg kick as he tries to jab into Hendricks’ range. A couple more low kicks connect for Hendricks, and now Lawler is checking them. Lawler grazes with an overhand right and eats a left-handed counter. Lawler jabs to keep Hendricks away now, but Hendricks gets inside with an uppercut and a right hook. Lawler blocks the left high kick that follows. Hendricks presses in with a left, a body kick, and now he puts Lawler up against the cage, where they finish the round.Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Round 2
Lawler lands a long left and backs up as Hendricks works from the center of the cage. Hendricks is keeping him on the outside, working the jab, and now Lawler sticks a jab of his own. Hendricks comes inside with a kick and a left behind it, and the combo scores again a few seconds later, this one even harder. Lawler is pawing, sticking his jab in Hendricks’ face but not hitting hard. Hendricks drills Lawler with a hard knee to the gut and a chopping leg kick outside. Lawler steps into the pocket and gets lit up with a left, a right, an uppercut. Left hook connects for Lawler, slowing Hendricks for a few seconds, but now “Bigg Rigg” comes with a pair of punches and another hard low kick. Ninety seconds left in the round and Lawler sends a left hand over the top, then stuffs a shot and catches Hendricks in a headlock. Hendricks bursts out and pops Lawler with a left hook. Lawler is coming straight at Hendricks, moving him toward the fence, but it’s Hendricks pouring on the punches. Hendricks eats a right, points to his beard and takes a left. Lawler eats a hard knee but gets the last word in the round with a cracking overhand left on Hendricks’ cheek.Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Round 3
Lawler lands an early leg kick, answered in kind by Hendricks and followed by a whipping left. Hendricks takes another low kick to step in and deliver hard knees up the middle. Hendricks finds his mark with two more whopping lefts that back up Lawler. Great combinations from Hendricks, mixing up knees, low kicks and punches. Lawler looks stunned for a moment but then lurches forward to continue throwing. Lawler sticks a jab in Hendricks’ face and then hurts him with a left. Hendricks is dazed, on his back foot, and Lawler is throwing with confidence, bombing with both hands. Hendricks eats a dozen punches or more before diving for a takedown and being stuffed. Now throwing back, Hendricks is still eating vicious hooks and overhand lefts. Ninety seconds left and the welterweights are just throwing down, standing in the pocket and blasting away. Hendricks looks better as he steps in to hit Lawler’s body with a knee. Lawler answers back with a jab, a left around the outside. They circle around a bit in the last 30 seconds, Lawler trying to bait Hendricks inside with a low crouch.Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lawler
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Round 4
Lawler is teeing off early in the first championship round, picking at Hendricks with jabs, throwing knees and blasting away with left hooks. Hendricks answers back with a combination of punches and a knee, and Lawler makes him pay with a left hook. Blood is streaming down the right side of Hendricks’ face, so Lawler keeps popping him with the left, worsening the damage. Hendricks is getting busy, keeping busy with leg kicks and zapping Lawler with the occasional left hook. Lawler grabs the Thai plum and sends a couple hard knees up the center. Now it’s Hendricks firing off a pair of hard shots that gets Lawler’s attention. The “Ruthless” one takes back some ground with a series of five or six stiff jabs. An outside leg kick lands flush for Lawler but Hendricks keeps coming and scores one of his own. Hendricks scores a late takedown with 20 seconds left and socks Lawler with a couple punches before the horn.Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lawler
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Lawler
Round 5
Lawler opens the final round with a jab that snaps back Hendricks’ head. Hendricks fakes a shot and steps forward, takes a nice, crossing counter on the cheek. Now Hendricks shoots the takedown for real, but Lawler keeps his balance with the help of the cage. Hendricks keeps him there for a minute, digging for the takedown until referee Miragliotta breaks them up. Hendricks misses with a pair of punches but hits the low kick behind it. Lawler comes through with a hard left hook, countered by another Hendricks kick. Lawler jabs his way into range, putting Hendricks on his back foot. Left straight-right cross combo from Lawler sends Hendricks backward, but he comes right back to rock Lawler with a left. Two more lefts have Lawler wobbling. Lawler is suddenly looking rough, standing right in front of Hendricks, absorbing knees, hard leg kicks, punching combinations. Hendricks hits a takedown with 60 seconds left and Lawler makes a face as he sits up against the fence. Lawler tries to climb up but Hendricks takes the legs out from under him and stays on top to the final horn.Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks (48-47 Hendricks)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Hendricks (48-47 Hendricks)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks (48-47 Hendricks)
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