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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 1123 p4p, 4406 weight class) and Billy Kidman (ranked 169 p4p, 468 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that DeShaun Dupree Holton has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DeShaun Dupree Holton seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Kidman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree Holton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kidman to the ground. Dupree Holton is now in Kidman's guard.
Kidman pulls Dupree Holton in to control the position.
Kidman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kidman keeping moving, preventing Dupree Holton from controlling successfully.
Kidman keeping full guard, as Dupree Holton tries to pass.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Kidman is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton stands and throws Kidman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kidman is trying to get back to half guard.
Dupree Holton is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kidman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kidman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dupree Holton is pressing down on Kidman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dupree Holton trying to control the position.
Kidman forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton is not content to let Kidman control the position.
Dupree Holton is trying to get back to full guard.
Dupree Holton is holding on to half guard well.
Kidman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dupree Holton defending well though.
Dupree Holton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kidman slips nicely into half guard.
Dupree Holton wants to get back to full guard.
Kidman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kidman winds up and cracks Dupree Holton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidman prevents Dupree Holton from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton has hold of Kidman's hands but Kidman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kidman is looking to take a break and control but Dupree Holton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dupree Holton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kidman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kidman's back!
Kidman trying to control the hands but Dupree Holton breaks the grip.
Dupree Holton looking for the choke but no joy.
Will Dupree Holton go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dupree Holton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Dupree Holton trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dupree Holton is not going to allow Kidman to sit and survive in this position.
Kidman has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kidman is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton is looking to control Kidman but Kidman is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Kidman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dupree Holton's arms.
Kidman just trying to survive but Dupree Holton is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kidman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dupree Holton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kidman is looking to escape.
Kidman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dupree Holton is working for a kimura but Kidman is defending it quite comfortably.
Kidman is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kidman is refusing to be controlled, as Dupree Holton sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kidman.
Kidman managing to control the position.
Kidman keeping moving, preventing Dupree Holton from controlling successfully.
Kidman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dupree Holton won't allow Kidman to sweep him here.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Kidman is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kidman is trying to keep Dupree Holton in close.
Kidman looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidman, not yet.
Dupree Holton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kidman is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Dupree Holton dominated that round.
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.
Dupree Holton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kidman tries to avoid it but Dupree Holton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kidman to the ground. Kidman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kidman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dupree Holton moves away.
Kidman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown but Kidman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dupree Holton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kidman works Dupree Holton's body with a nice hook.
Kidman stuffs the takedown attempt from Dupree Holton. Dupree Holton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dupree Holton.
Kidman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dupree Holton, pushing him back against the cage.
Kidman lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kidman trying to control but Dupree Holton is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dupree Holton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dupree Holton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kidman trying to control but Dupree Holton is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dupree Holton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kidman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kidman wants to pass the guard but Dupree Holton is keeping the position.
Dupree Holton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kidman.
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.
Dupree Holton pulls Kidman in close to prevent any damage.
Kidman trying to control the position from guard on top but Dupree Holton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dupree Holton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dupree Holton can't keep his opponent in guard - Kidman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dupree Holton is trying to maintain the position but Kidman is very close to passing his half guard.
Dupree Holton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kidman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dupree Holton taking some punishment here, with Kidman in his half guard.
Kidman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dupree Holton is looking to improve his position.
Dupree Holton trying to hold on to Kidman's head to control him but Kidman postures up.
Kidman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidman wants to control but Dupree Holton is keeping him busy.
Billy Kidman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kidman tries to pass to full mount but Dupree Holton defends it.
Dupree Holton tries to roll over but Kidman keeps him under control.
Dupree Holton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dupree Holton won't allow Kidman to pass to mount.
Dupree Holton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kidman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kidman wants to control but Dupree Holton is keeping him busy.
Kidman is looking to advance position but Dupree Holton won't allow it.
Kidman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Kidman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kidman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dupree Holton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dupree Holton trying to control from the bottom.
Kidman wants to control but Dupree Holton is keeping him busy.
Kidman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dupree Holton taking some punishment here, with Kidman in his half guard.
Kidman prevents Dupree Holton from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kidman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dupree Holton is staying active underneath Kidman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Kidman 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!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kidman enables Dupree Holton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kidman manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dupree Holton wants to pass the guard but Kidman is keeping the position.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Kidman is working from the bottom.
Kidman keeping full guard, as Dupree Holton tries to pass.
Kidman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Kidman is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton is really struggling to control Kidman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dupree Holton looking to pass the guard.
Kidman keeping moving, preventing Dupree Holton from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidman has control of Dupree Holton's left arm, preventing Dupree Holton from doing any damage.
Dupree Holton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dupree Holton looking to pass the guard.
Kidman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kidman is on top in guard.
Dupree Holton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dupree Holton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dupree Holton wants to sweep here but Kidman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dupree Holton keeping moving, preventing Kidman from controlling successfully.
Dupree Holton trying to keep a closed guard but Kidman is proving a slippery customer.
Kidman throws a big elbow that misses.
Kidman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kidman cracks Dupree Holton with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kidman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kidman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dupree Holton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kidman postures up.
Kidman passes Dupree Holton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dupree Holton trying to hold on to Kidman's head to control him but Kidman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton wants to get back to full guard but Kidman has mounted him!
Kidman lands a big shot there that rocks Dupree Holton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dupree Holton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dupree Holton tries to hold on but Kidman postures up.
Kidman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kidman lands a couple of good shots and Dupree Holton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Kidman controls the action.
Dupree Holton trying to control the hands but Kidman won't let him.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton is in bad spot here.
Kidman is landing with strikes. Dupree Holton can't take much more of this.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kidman scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Can Dupree Holton hold on?! Kidman is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kidman controls the action.
Kidman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dupree Holton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Kidman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kidman 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Kidman!
Billy Kidman bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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