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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Faustus Servilius Rullus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Faustus Servilius Rullus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Faustus Servilius Rullus has been cut.
Nice cross by Lawler.
Servilius Rullus tries to clinch but Lawler moves out of range.
Servilius Rullus instigates a clinch.
Lawler is stalling here.
Lawler manages to break the clinch.
Lawler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Servilius Rullus moves to clinch but Lawler breaks away
letting Lawler counter with a right hand.
Servilius Rullus lands a head kick!
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Servilius Rullus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawler to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Servilius Rullus pushes off an throws an elbow but Lawler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Servilius Rullus throws an elbow but misses.
Servilius Rullus throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler leaning against his opponent.
Lawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawler thuds a left hand into Servilius Rullus's body.
Servilius Rullus misses with a head kick.
Lawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A thudding body kick lands there by Servilius Rullus!
Servilius Rullus moves into the clinch.
Servilius Rullus misses with an elbow strike.
Lawler stalling the fight.
Servilius Rullus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Servilius Rullus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Servilius Rullus misses with an elbow over the top.
Lawler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Servilius Rullus tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Servilius Rullus throws an elbow but misses.
Lawler digs a right hand into Servilius Rullus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Servilius Rullus's gas tank.
Lawler lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Servilius Rullus throws an elbow but it misses.
Servilius Rullus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawler connects with a jab.
We've been informed that Lawler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Servilius Rullus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Servilius Rullus throws a lazy body kick
and Lawler counters with a stiff right hand.
Faustus Servilius Rullus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Servilius Rullus misses with a head kick.
Servilius Rullus tries to clinch but Lawler moves away
and Servilius Rullus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler rushes Servilius Rullus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Servilius Rullus throws an elbow but it misses.
Servilius Rullus lands an elbow just above Lawler 's eye.
Lawler stalling the fight.
Servilius Rullus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lawler works on Servilius Rullus's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Servilius Rullus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lawler pushes Servilius Rullus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lawler lands a left hand.
Lawler blocks the elbow strike.
Lawler lands with a light punch inside.
Servilius Rullus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawler's defenses.
Servilius Rullus misses with an elbow strike.
Servilius Rullus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lawler manages to break the clinch.
Servilius Rullus tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Servilius Rullus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lawler.
A head kick by Servilius Rullus misses
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Servilius Rullus tries a head kick but it misses.
Servilius Rullus tries to clinch
and Lawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawler blocks a head kick by Servilius Rullus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Servilius Rullus tries to clinch
and Lawler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawler.
A left and a right from Lawler both land. Nice combination.
Servilius Rullus throws a head kick that half lands.
Lawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Faustus Servilius Rullus's cut is getting worse.
The fight stays on the outside here - Servilius Rullus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Servilius Rullus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Servilius Rullus is rocked!
Lawler throws an overhand right that drops Servilius Rullus like a sack of potatoes! Lawler dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robbie Lawler!
Robbie Lawler seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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