I agree Robbie Lawler is one of the most likable guys there is.
This fight should have been a great litmus test for Ben Askren's UFC readiness but all we really learned from it was two things:
1) he has a fucking G R A N I T E chin to survive that suplex to the head and ground and pound
2) the choke your older brother used to use to mess with you is a legit submission in 2019, who knew?
They def won't call it back though, and I don't think they should, that arm did go limp for sure and everyone thought so too before he sprung back up after Herb Dean called it.