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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Colston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colston has chosen California Love by 2pac and Dr.Dre as his entrance music. Darius Colston struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Darius Colston 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Colston!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colston shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Colston seems to be working for a kimura but Fox defends the submission attempt.
Colston tries to pass to full mount but Fox defends it.
Colston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fox manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Darius Colston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Colston. Colston gets slowly back to his feet.
Colston throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fox.
Fox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Colston, pushing him back against the cage.
Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox instigates a clinch.
Colston letting Fox take a breather here.
Fox breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox counters by moving into the clinch.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
Colston circles away from the clinch attempt
so Colston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Colston gets to his feet - Fox follows without any prompting.
Colston tries to clinch but Fox moves away
and Colston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fox takes the fight into the clinch.
Fox is pressed up against the cage. Colston has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fox down to the mat. Fox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Colston looks gassed!
Colston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Colston.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Colston counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colston stops Fox from standing up.
Fox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colston.
Fox wants to stand up but Colston is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fox will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Colston throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Colston swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Colston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fox throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Colston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fox stuffs the takedown attempt from Colston. Colston gets slowly back to his feet.
Fox has closed the distance and engaged Colston in a clinch.
Colston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
A knee to the head by Fox.
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to Colston's face.
Colston blocks an elbow strike.
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Colston tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Fox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fox with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox drives through and clinches with Colston against the cage.
Colston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Colston goes for a takedown attempt but Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Colston ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox forces Colston back against the cage and clinches.
Fox blocks an elbow strike from Colston.
Fox manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fox connects with a knee to the head.
Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Colston.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Colston.
Fox tries to clinch but Colston moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Colston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fox tries to clinch up.
Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fox lands a knee to the head.
Colston blocks an uppercut.
Fox connects with a knee to the head.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Fox.
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Colston.
Colston wants to get back to striking at distance but Fox won't allow it.
Colston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Colston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Colston swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox is looking to clinch but Colston is avoiding it.
Fox tries to clinch but Colston moves out of range.
Fox instigates a clinch.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Colston has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
Colston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fox with a knee to the head.
Colston stalling against the cage.
Colston tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the cage and eventually Colston drops back down to his feet.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fox is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Colston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Colston jumps guard but Fox stands there with Colston around his waist. Colston gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fox looking to slow down the pace here.
Colston unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Colston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fox dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Colston shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Colston's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Colston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Colston letting Fox take a breather here.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Colston gets underhooks to prevent Fox's takedown attempt.
Colston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Colston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to break the clinch but Colston is controlling the position.
Colston misses with a knee strike.
Colston stalling the fight.
Colston stops a takedown attempt from Fox.
Colston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fox pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Steve Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darius Colston.
Fox can't find room to land a body shot as Colston controls the action.
Colston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fox landing knees to the head.
Colston fails to pull guard.
Colston tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
The fighters circling - Fox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice sprawl there from Fox as Colston shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Colston swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Fox forces Colston back against the cage and clinches.
Fox landing knees to the head.
Fox tries to stall but Colston uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Fox landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Colston tries to pull guard but Fox holds him up against the cage and eventually Colston drops back down to his feet.
Colston breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Colston shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox working Colston over with knees to the body.
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
Colston drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fox prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox landing knees to the head.
Colston successfully pulls guard.
Colston manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Colston on the ground.
You get the feeling that Fox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Colston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fox is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Colston throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fox because Colston loaded up on that one.
Colston thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colston tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Fox showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fox 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Fox!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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