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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Holton Jr (ranked 628 p4p, 1439 weight class) and Attilio De Fiore (ranked 94 p4p, 217 weight class). Holton Jr's entrance music is D12 - Purple Hills. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShaun Holton Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Attilio De Fiore!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holton Jr takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore lands a lovely overhand right.
Holton Jr cracks De Fiore with a good jab.
It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
Holton Jr seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
De Fiore clobbers Holton Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holton Jr lands with a nice body punch.
De Fiore scores with a sloppy right hand. Holton Jr should have avoided that one.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holton Jr looks to land a combination but De Fiore avoids it well.
Holton Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fiore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fiore scores with a one two! Holton Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holton Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Holton Jr misses.
Holton Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Holton Jr takes a swing at De Fiore's ribcage but misses.
Holton Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Holton Jr swings widly with a right hand
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holton Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from De Fiore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a looping overhand right but Holton Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Holton Jr misses its intended target.
Holton Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Holton Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holton Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Holton Jr digs a good hook to De Fiore's body.
De Fiore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De Fiore misses with the combination.
Holton Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Holton Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holton Jr defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Holton Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Fiore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holton Jr tries to clinch up.
Holton Jr swings for the body but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore takes one on the button.
Holton Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - De Fiore circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore throws a jab when Holton Jr was well out of range.
Holton Jr ducks under a wild hook from De Fiore.
De Fiore has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
De Fiore bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head.
Holton Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Holton Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and De Fiore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fiore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Holton Jr. Holton Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fiore staying out of range there.
De Fiore swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
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.
Holton Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and De Fiore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holton Jr.
Holton Jr misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Fiore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Holton Jr.
It looked like Holton Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holton Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Holton Jr's head but Holton Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holton Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore throws a hook but Holton Jr avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Holton Jr misses the target.
De Fiore connects with a right hand. Holton Jr shakes it off.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Fiore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Fiore is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Fiore throws a jab when Holton Jr was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Holton Jr misses its target.
Holton Jr throws a shot to the body.
De Fiore drops his hands momentarily and Holton Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Fiore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holton Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holton Jr is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holton Jr connects with the punch.
Holton Jr scores with a nice strike.
That has opened up Attilio De Fiore's cut even more.
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!
A jab from De Fiore misses.
De Fiore cracks Holton Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holton Jr throws the left hand but De Fiore avoids the punch easily.
A jab from De Fiore does it's job there.
De Fiore looks to throw the jab but Holton Jr is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holton Jr lands a big uppercut and De Fiore crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but De Fiore looks OK. Holton Jr waves De Fiore back to his feet!
De Fiore is rocked!
A jab from De Fiore misses.
Holton Jr throws a big counter combination but De Fiore scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Fiore misses with a hook
and Holton Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Holton Jr throws a hook but De Fiore blocks it.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from De Fiore misses.
Good shot there by Holton Jr.
The cut above Attilio De Fiore's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holton Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Fiore.
Holton Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Fiore manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Holton Jr misses.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Holton Jr ducked under it nicely.
As De Fiore tries to get set, Holton Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but De Fiore manages to avoid the attempt.
Holton Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fiore doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Holton Jr misses.
A punch combination from De Fiore misses.
Holton Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Fiore.
De Fiore takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Holton Jr.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Holton Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holton Jr thuds his right hand into De Fiore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeShaun Holton Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Holton Jr misses with a hook
and De Fiore counters with a one-two to the body.
Holton Jr throws a body punch but De Fiore moves out of range.
De Fiore looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holton Jr.
Holton Jr connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holton Jr throws a right hand that misses
and De Fiore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Fiore works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Fiore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holton Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore gets tackled into the cage by Holton Jr. Holton Jr maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Fiore.
Holton Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holton Jr closes the distance but De Fiore moves to the side
and Holton Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Fiore ducks under a wild hook from Holton Jr.
It seemed like De Fiore was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holton Jr. De Fiore does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holton Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Holton Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Attilio De Fiore's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Attilio De Fiore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). DeShaun Holton Jr!
DeShaun Holton Jr retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, DeShaun Holton Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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