The bell sounded to end the round. But both men didn't turn toward their corners. They stayed near the middle of the Octagon, facing one another.
Robbie Lawler leaned his head to the left to spit out some blood -- and possibly a chunk of his lip. Rory MacDonald kept his gaze squarely into Lawler's eyes. Referee John McCarthy got between the two to make sure they didn't continue throwing blows.
There didn't seem to be any intentions of doing that from either Lawler or MacDonald. The staredown was more of an acknowledgement, of each other and the impossibly violent fight that they were participating in.