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Lawler, Miller clear weight limit for tonight's title bout
Advertiser Staff
The wait and the weights are done for Robbie Lawler and Jason "Mayhem" Miller.
Lawler and Miller both made the 185-pound weight limit yesterday for tonight's highly anticipated middleweight championship bout in the Icon Sport mixed martial arts organization.
"It's time for business now," Lawler said.
Lawler is 11-3 and has held the Icon Sport middleweight championship belt since July 2005. He is considered a knockout specialist, and eight of his victories have been by knockout.
Miller is 16-4 and the No. 1 contender in the middleweight division. He is 7-0 in Hawai'i, and has become a fan favorite at the Blaisdell Arena. Miller is a jiu-jitsu expert, and 11 of his wins have come via opponent submission.
"I love hype, don't get me wrong," Miller said. "But enough is enough. I'm ready to get it on already."
Tickets are available at the Blaisdell box office. Preliminaries are expected to begin around 7:30 p.m.
The revised card:
185 pounds: Robbie Lawler vs. Jason Miller for Icon Sport middleweight championship. 155: Jason Dent vs. Kolo Koka. 135: Ikaika Silva vs. Tyson Nam. 170: Mike Russo vs. Jay Jack. 170: Kimo Woelfel vs. Sydney Silva for state championship. 135: Paul Gorman vs. Mark Oshiro. 155: Marshall Harvest vs. Makana Albino. 145: Chico Cantiberos vs. Kevin Delima for state championship. 205: Lowen Cabuag vs. Kenneth Gusman. 170: Keoni Bryant vs. Derek Stadler. Heavyweight: Shaun Durfee vs. Thomas Ferguson. 143: Peni Taufa'ao vs. Isaiah Cobb-Adams.
VOLLEYBALL
MARTIN SPARKS HPU
All-American Barbara Martin had match-highs of 26 kills and 13 digs as Hawai'i Pacific defeated St. Martin's, 36-34, 30-26, 31-29, yesterday at Lacey, Wash.
Chelsea Taylor add 11 kills and fellow freshman Kaui Todd had seven kills and 10 digs for the Sea Warriors (2-6).
Shealun Campisi had 20 kills and 10 digs for St. Martin's (0-2).
SOCCER
HPU MEN LOSE, 1-0
Rafael Ferreira scored in the 69th minute as Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) beat Hawai'i Pacific, 1-0, yesterday in a men's match at HPU Windward Field.
