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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bo Crawford (ranked 6026 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Colton (ranked 3712 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
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183 cm
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Brown 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xander Colton!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crawford's waist but Crawford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Colton off to one side.
Crawford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colton is fending him off so far but Crawford persists. Nope, Colton circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches up with Colton, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes Colton against the cage but Colton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Colton.
Crawford gets caught napping as Colton dives in and scores a takedown. Crawford manages to retain guard.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet but Colton passes into half guard.
Crawford wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Crawford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawford wants it to stay on the feet.
Crawford tries to counter by clinching up but Colton breaks away and moves out of range.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Colton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crawford is looking for a counter combo.
Colton wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Crawford.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Colton back into the cage.
Colton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crawford closes the distance and pushes Colton back into the cage.
Colton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colton tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colton to the ground. Colton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Colton as he jumps to the side.
Colton shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Crawford is looking to take this one to the mat.
Colton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crawford's efforts to push away.
Colton has Crawford pushed against the cage.
Colton gets control of Crawford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Colton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Colton is trying to control the position but Crawford postures up.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Colton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crawford looking to sit in guard and control but Colton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crawford looking for a guillotine here but Colton defends easily.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Colton stands up from Crawford's guard - Colton perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Crawford is pushing Colton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crawford jumps guard but Colton stands there with Crawford around his waist. Crawford gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Colton fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Colton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crawford's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Colton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Colton clinches up with Crawford and pushes him back against the cage.
Colton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crawford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Colton is working for takedown but Crawford is calmly controlling the position for now.
Colton stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crawford tries to score a body lock takedown but Colton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Colton breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Crawford.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Colton darts in and clinches Crawford up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
Crawford looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bo Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Colton as he jumps to the side.
Colton throws a head kick that misses.
Colton misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawford misses its target.
Colton misses with a low kick as Crawford jumps back.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colton is looking to chop away at Crawford's legs.
Crawford wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Crawford dives in for a single leg takedown but Colton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford stalks Colton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Colton's face. Colton staggers backwards, shaken.
Colton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crawford avoids it really well and circles away.
Colton looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
Crawford throws a chopping leg kick but Colton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Colton circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford looks for a takedown but Colton sprawls well.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colton but Colton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Colton.
Colton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crawford tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Colton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Colton with a couple of short strikes.
Crawford tries to hold on but Colton postures up.
Crawford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Colton on the ground.
Colton content just to control the position here.
Colton working Crawford over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colton with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Colton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crawford defends it well.
Crawford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Colton eats them both and turns towards Crawford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bo Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Colton. Colton gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colton fails with the takedown.
Crawford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colton has his takedown stuffed
and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bo Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xander Colton.
Colton breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton takes one on the button.
Colton throws a leg kick
and Crawford counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Colton tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Colton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Colton shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense.
Crawford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford scores with a shot to the body.
Colton shoots for a takedown but Crawford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colton but Colton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawford tries to avoid it but Colton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawford to the ground. Crawford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bo Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colton as he avoids it easily.
Colton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A jab from Crawford finds it's way through Colton's defenses.
Crawford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Colton.
Colton shoots in for a double leg but Crawford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Colton jumps guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford lands a shoulder strike.
Colton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Colton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crawford feints a jab promting Colton to slip. Crawford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Colton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford gets a clinch.
Crawford drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colton pulls Crawford into guard.
Crawford throws a big right hand that misses.
Crawford looking to sit in guard and control but Colton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Colton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Colton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crawford's guard.
Crawford wants to get back to full guard.
Bo Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xander Colton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Colton seems to be working for a kimura but Crawford defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Colton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Colton!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
38% |
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