Fight fans were treated to an awesome welterweight scrap at last night’s UFC 214 event in Anaheim, as “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler took on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone.
The former UFC welterweight champion of the world, Lawler, had a strong opening round as he quickly blitzed Cerrone with punches right from the opening bell.
“Cowboy” would come back with vengeance in round two, delivering some solid combinations and a couple of beautiful head kicks that had “Ruthless” in some serious trouble.
Round three was a back and forth affair, with both Lawler and Cerrone showing a ton of heart while inflicting as much damage as humanly possible.
In the end, “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler was given the unanimous decision victory from the judges in attendance (29-28 x3).
Here is how the pros reacted to the Lawler vs. Cerrone war at UFC 214:
The @Ruthless_RL vs @Cowboycerrone fight is classic speed/technique vs power/grit. I'm pumped for this one @ufc #ufc214
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 30, 2017
I love this fight. Hard to pick a winner as I don't want either guy to get beaten. I think Cowboy might edge it though… #UFC214
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 30, 2017
Lawler going for the kill he believes in his power #ufc214
— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) July 30, 2017
I think @Cowboycerrone just woke up. He got that little sparkle in his eye @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 30, 2017
After the slow start, Cowboy starting to take over. #UFC214
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 30, 2017
I think @Cowboycerrone just woke up. He got that little sparkle in his eye @ufc
— Alpha Cat Zingano (@CatZingano) July 30, 2017
Fun fight 👌🏾
— Bonecrusher (@Marc_Diakiese) July 30, 2017
This fight was everything I thought it would b #ufc214
— Belal muhammad (@bullyb170) July 30, 2017
@Ruthless_RL is P4P the most exciting fighter ever. #FTW #UFC214
— Matt Schnell (@DANGER_Caged) July 30, 2017
What a fight👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @Cowboycerrone @Ruthless_RL
— Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) July 30, 2017
That was a hard one to score #UFC214 @Ruthless_RL ! Great man to dedicate fight to @matthughes9x !! love that ! ❤️❤️
— Julianna Peña (@VenezuelanVixen) July 30, 2017
Fight could have gone either way — that close. I wouldn't mind two more rounds though. 🙂 #UFC214
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) July 30, 2017
Great scrap, as we knew it would be. Shame it's not a main event so we can have another ten minutes. #UFC214
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) July 30, 2017
Yea it's one of those days @Cowboycerrone WON
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 30, 2017
Lawler is an animal!
— Angela Magana (@AngelaMagana1) July 30, 2017
But all respect to @Ruthless_RL he's amazing i@ blown away by his heart and cardio after a hard weight cut
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) July 30, 2017
And just like that I'm done watching fights for a while. Just cheering for the toughest guy I know @Cowboycerrone #ufc214
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) July 30, 2017
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