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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Water Tankerly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Crawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Water Tankerly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robbie Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler rushes Tankerly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tankerly tightens his grip and picks Crawler up, before dumping him to the ground. Crawler manages to land in guard.
Tankerly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tankerly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tankerly 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.
Crawler keeping full guard, as Tankerly tries to pass.
Crawler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tankerly throwing strikes from guard but Crawler blocks nicely.
Crawler wants to stand but Tankerly is controlling the position.
Tankerly works over Crawler with some ground and pound from guard.
Crawler wants to sweep here but Tankerly controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crawler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tankerly is stalling in the full guard.
Tankerly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankerly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawler's head.
Tankerly thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crawler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tankerly prevents Crawler from getting back to his feet.
Tankerly advances position into side control!
Crawler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tankerly connects with a decent elbow.
Tankerly looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Crawler can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tankerly throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankerly prevents Crawler from escaping the position.
Tankerly lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tankerly working the ground and pound but Crawler is defending the strikes.
Tankerly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crawler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tankerly in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tankerly is looking to take a break and control but Crawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tankerly looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crawler is avoiding damage well.
Tankerly decides to stand back up. Tankerly steps back and let's Crawler get back to his feet.
Crawler is looking to clinch but Tankerly is avoiding it.
Crawler takes a swing at Tankerly's ribcage but misses.
Crawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Tankerly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankerly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawler as he avoids it easily.
Tankerly wants to clinch up but Crawler keeps it at a distance.
Tankerly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crawler as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Water Tankerly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tankerly is breathing heavily.
Crawler moves away from the strike by Tankerly.
Tankerly misses the shot to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Crawler.
Crawler looks up at the clock and then as Tankerly takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Crawler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Crawler scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tankerly to see if he's OK.
Crawler working the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tankerly takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crawler trying to control the action but Tankerly is working from the bottom.
Crawler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tankerly is avoiding damage well.
Tankerly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crawler thows a huge punch but Tankerly dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Crawler.
Tankerly has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tankerly is trying to get back to full guard.
Crawler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Crawler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crawler stops Tankerly from getting back to his feet.
Tankerly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tankerly is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crawler scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Water Tankerly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crawler throws a series of punches but Tankerly avoids them all with ease.
Tankerly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawler wants to clinch up but Tankerly keeps it at a distance.
Crawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Tankerly is just out of range.
Tankerly loads up on a big right hand but Crawler slips the punch.
Crawler slips under a jab.
Tankerly tries to clinch but Crawler moves away
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Tankerly misses.
Crawler has managed to clinch.
Crawler manages to break the clinch.
Crawler connects with a right hand. Tankerly shakes it off.
Crawler wants to clinch up but Tankerly keeps it at a distance.
Tankerly shoots in for a double leg but Crawler sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tankerly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crawler to the mat! Crawler manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tankerly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler keeping moving, preventing Tankerly from controlling successfully.
Crawler controlling the position.
Crawler wants to stand but Tankerly is controlling the position.
Crawler controls Tankerly momentarily but Tankerly frees himself.
Crawler trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Robbie Crawler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tankerly fails with the takedown
and Crawler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crawler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tankerly's guard.
Crawler throwing strikes from guard but Tankerly blocks nicely.
Tankerly wants to get back to his feet but Crawler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crawler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tankerly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler postures up and lands a big shot to Tankerly's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tankerly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Crawler uses it to pass to side control.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Crawler lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tankerly sneaks out the side door and pushes Crawler away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Good exchange - Crawler coming out on top.
Crawler rushes Tankerly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tankerly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crawler has a couple of punches blocked by Tankerly.
Tankerly prevents a body shot from Crawler.
Tankerly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crawler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tankerly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crawler pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Water Tankerly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tankerly moves away.
Tankerly misses with a takedown
and Crawler counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Tankerly circles away.
Tankerly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawler.
Crawler tries to clinch there but Tankerly circles away.
Crawler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tankerly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crawler is looking to clinch.
Crawler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler misses with a hook. Tankerly ducked under it nicely.
Crawler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tankerly at a distance.
Tankerly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crawler is looking for a sweep.
Robbie Crawler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tankerly tries for a kimura but Crawler is defending well.
Crawler is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Tankerly crashes against the mat.
Tankerly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crawler, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawler is looking for a sweep.
Tankerly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crawler keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Crawler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab lands there for Crawler.
Tankerly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawler punishes Tankerly's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawler clinches.
Tankerly can't find room to land a body shot as Crawler controls the action.
Tankerly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crawler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawler prevents Tankerly from breaking the clinch.
Crawler lands a nice uppercut.
Crawler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tankerly misses with a looping left.
Tankerly tries to clinch there but Crawler circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankerly misses with a takedown attempt
and Tankerly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Water Tankerly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tankerly sprawls well initially but Crawler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crawler lands strikes from half guard.
Tankerly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crawler tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Crawler trying to mount his opponent but Tankerly defends it.
Tankerly on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crawler is trying to control. Tankerly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawler is thwarting Tankerly's attempts to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crawler lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tankerly is trying to stand back up but Crawler is controlling him
Crawler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crawler drops an elbow to the side of Tankerly's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crawler connects with a nice short shot to Tankerly's temple.
Tankerly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crawler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tankerly is refusing to be controlled, as Crawler sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crawler lands a nice short elbow.
Crawler trying to mount his opponent but Tankerly defends it.
Tankerly holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crawler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crawler trying to control the action but Tankerly is working from the bottom.
Tankerly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crawler throwing shots but Tankerly is blocking nicely.
Crawler drops an elbow to the side of Tankerly's head.
Crawler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crawler prevents Tankerly from standing back up.
Crawler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crawler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crawler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankerly is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crawler pulls his head out easily.
Crawler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tankerly blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crawler.
Crawler throwing shots but Tankerly is blocking nicely.
Crawler slips a nice elbow through Tankerly's hands, connecting with Tankerly's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tankerly is refusing to be controlled, as Crawler sits in half guard.
Tankerly makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tankerly.
Crawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tankerly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Crawler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crawler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robbie Crawler!
During a confident post fight interview, Robbie Crawler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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