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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 1559 p4p, 1791 weight class) and William S Burroughs (ranked 234 p4p, 269 weight class). Burroughs has chosen William S. Burroughs - A Thanksgiving Prayer as his entrance music. Attilio De Fiore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William S Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burroughs shoots in and bounces De Fiore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burroughs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Fiore keeping moving, preventing Burroughs from controlling successfully.
Burroughs throws an elbow that misses. De Fiore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Burroughs's guard. Nice move by De Fiore!
Burroughs controlling De Fiore's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs is trying to keep De Fiore in close.
Burroughs is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore won't allow Burroughs to sweep him here.
De Fiore slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burroughs trying to control the position here.
Burroughs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burroughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burroughs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burroughs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
De Fiore circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
De Fiore lands with an overhand left.
It looks like William S Burroughs has been cut.
De Fiore uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burroughs.
Burroughs scores with a takedown into De Fiore's guard.
Burroughs looking to sit in guard and control but De Fiore gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Fiore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore prevents Burroughs from getting back to his feet.
Burroughs looking to control.
Burroughs controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Fiore is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burroughs wants to sweep but no luck.
De Fiore sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Burroughs wants to sweep but no luck.
De Fiore will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Fiore is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Burroughs wants to sweep here but De Fiore controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Fiore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burroughs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Attilio De Fiore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burroughs gets the takedown into side control.
Burroughs throws an elbow but De Fiore slips to the side and avoids it well.
Burroughs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Fiore dodges the ground and pound from Burroughs.
De Fiore gets back to half guard.
Burroughs is trying to control the action in half guard but De Fiore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William S Burroughs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William S Burroughs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A swing and a miss from De Fiore.
Burroughs moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Fiore looks to land a right hand but Burroughs moved out of range.
Burroughs lands a right hook to the body.
Burroughs blocks a jab.
De Fiore scores with a shot to the body.
Burroughs looks for a takedown but De Fiore sprawls well.
De Fiore misses with a low kick as Burroughs jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Fiore sprawls well initially but Burroughs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Fiore has his hands clasped together around Burroughs's back. He's all about the action.
Burroughs is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Burroughs.
Burroughs postures up in De Fiore's guard and throws a big left but De Fiore blocks it.
De Fiore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burroughs is looking to work some ground and pound but De Fiore has wrist control.
Burroughs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Burroughs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Fiore is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burroughs forces his way into half guard.
Burroughs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burroughs in particular looking to stall.
Burroughs is looking to stall here but De Fiore recovers full guard.
Burroughs throwing strikes from guard but De Fiore blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burroughs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Burroughs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Fiore at a distance.
Burroughs lands a slapping body shot.
De Fiore misses with a straight right.
Burroughs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burroughs has his takedown stuffed
and De Fiore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burroughs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Fiore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs misses with a double jab.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burroughs misses with a body shot
and De Fiore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Burroughs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Burroughs looks to land a combination but De Fiore avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
Burroughs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Fiore throwing a counter right hand but Burroughs manages to avoid it.
Attilio De Fiore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William S Burroughs.
Burroughs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and De Fiore counters with a good low kick that Burroughs was not able to check.
Burroughs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De Fiore rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Fiore swings for the body but Burroughs moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Attilio De Fiore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William S Burroughs's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Fiore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Burroughs is just out of range.
De Fiore misses with a hook. Burroughs ducked under it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Burroughs's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Fiore throws a big shot that misses.
Burroughs misses with a few strikes there.
De Fiore throws a lazy uppercut
and Burroughs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burroughs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Fiore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from De Fiore misses.
Burroughs instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burroughs blocks a body shot from De Fiore.
Burroughs has clasped his hands together around De Fiore's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Burroughs is trying to move to mount but De Fiore reverses beautifully and ends up in Burroughs's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burroughs being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fiore preventing the sweep.
Burroughs working a defensive guard but De Fiore manages to pass into side control anyway.
Burroughs is looking to regain half guard here but De Fiore keeps moving and retains side control.
Burroughs struggling a bit here.
William S Burroughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burroughs tries to bench press De Fiore off him but De Fiore keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Burroughs struggling a bit here.
Burroughs tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but De Fiore presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Burroughs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De Fiore is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs tries to hold on but De Fiore postures up.
De Fiore controlling the position easily from mount.
Burroughs is desperately trying to improve his position but De Fiore has a good base and remains in mount.
Burroughs keeps trying to improve his position.
De Fiore avoids the attempt from Burroughs to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Burroughs reaches up to try and control the position but De Fiore seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Burroughs rolls and tries to escape and now De Fiore has his back!
De Fiore is hanging on to Burroughs's back as he tries to escape.
De Fiore controlling the position well here. Burroughs rolled but De Fiore kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burroughs tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Attilio De Fiore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De Fiore 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
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