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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jonny crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jonny crawford told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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202 lbs
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187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, Christian Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jonny crawford!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
crawford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Robinson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. crawford sprawls well initially but Robinson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Robinson stalling.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
crawford is trying to maintain the position but Robinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on crawford's thigh, looking to free his foot. crawford is holding on for now.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Christian Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
crawford leaves Robinson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and crawford counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crawford slaps away a takedown attempt from Robinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson shoots and misses
and crawford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for crawford.
crawford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Robinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Robinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and crawford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
crawford postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
crawford wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
crawfordis looking to pass into half guard but Robinson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Robinson is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
crawford is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson trying to control but crawford is working from the bottom.
Robinson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
crawford is controlling Robinson's posture.
Robinson looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Christian Robinson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but crawford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
crawford gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Robinson sneaks back into half guard.
crawford trying to control from half guard but Robinson is working away.
Robinson regains full guard. Nicely done.
crawford has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robinson is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Robinson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down crawford for as long as he can get away with.
Robinson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jonny crawford dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
crawford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
crawford drives through and clinches with Robinson against the ropes.
Robinson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on crawford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
crawford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
crawford tries to pull guard but Robinson holds him up against the ropes and eventually crawford drops back down to his feet.
crawford throws a punch but it's blocked by Robinson.
Robinson has crawford pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. crawford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
crawford is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Robinson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robinson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
crawford is trying to keep Robinson in close.
Robinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robinson is in close to crawford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Robinson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. crawford quickly recovers to half guard.
crawford is breathing heavily.
Robinson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Christian Robinson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
crawford tries for a takedown but Robinson circles away easily
and Robinson counters with a takedown into side control.
crawford is trying to escape the position but Robinson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Robinson.
crawford throws a leg kick that misses.
Robinson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Christian Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
crawford trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for crawford!
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Robinson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Robinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Robinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Robinson landing strikes from the mount.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
crawford is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Christian Robinson.
crawford stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Robinson. Robinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Robinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. crawford was covering up waiting for the punch and Robinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but crawford is retaining full guard.
Robinson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Christian Robinson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Robinson gets the takedown into side control.
crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Robinson controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson cracks crawford with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Robinson working the ground and pound.
Robinson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Robinson raining down shots from the mount!
Robinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Robinson working the ground and pound effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Robinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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