PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 869 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 118 p4p, 196 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Randall Dean enters the cage!

Dupree Holton
vs
Dean

190 cm
25
215
11 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
220
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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 11 - 3 - 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean misses with a wild body shot.

Dupree Holton shoots in and gets a takedown into Dean's guard.
Dupree Holton preventing the sweep.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton stays in close to Dean's body and controls the position.
Dupree Holton wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dupree Holton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dupree Holton trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dupree Holton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dean swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton passes into half guard.
Dupree Holton has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dupree Holton wants to take Dean's back here but Dean is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean tries to hold on but Dupree Holton pushes him away.

Dupree Holton looking to secure an arm triangle but Dean defends it well.
Dean is looking to improve his position but Dupree Holton isn't that keen on the idea.
Dupree Holton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dupree Holton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dupree Holton fails to take his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dupree Holton controlling from the full mount.
Dupree Holton wants to control the pace but Dean is squirming around nicely.
Dean really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dupree Holton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dupree Holton avoids the attempt from Dean to control.
Dupree Holton controlling from the full mount.
Dupree Holton looking to control but Dean is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton avoids the attempt from Dean to control.
Dupree Holton controlling from the full mount.
Dean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dupree Holton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dupree Holton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dupree Holton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dupree Holton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dupree Holton is looking to work his way around to Dean's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dupree Holton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.
Dupree Holton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.
Dupree Holton is looking to work his way around to Dean's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dupree Holton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dean is looking to escape.

Dupree Holton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dean has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Dupree Holton's lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dupree Holton is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean 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.

DeShaun Dupree Holton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dean misses with a head kick.
Dupree Holton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dupree Holton fails with the takedown.
Dupree Holton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dupree Holton manages to avoid it.
Dupree Holton dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Dupree Holton's head and hops out.
Dean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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 changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dean looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dupree Holton is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dean is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dupree Holton goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dean rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dupree Holton's guard! Nice work there by Dean!
Dupree Holton working a defensive guard here.
Dupree Holton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dean can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dupree Holton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dupree Holton is pulling down on Dean's head to control his posture.
Dupree Holton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Dupree Holton is controlling Dean's posture.
Dean works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dupree Holton is looking for a sweep. Dean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton is positioning himself well to prevent Dean advancing to mount.
Dean is controlling the pace.
Dupree Holton trying to hold on to Dean's head to control him but Dean postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dupree Holton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dupree Holton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dean's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Dean is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dupree Holton wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dupree Holton is pushing down on Dean's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dean is fighting to maintain full guard but Dupree Holton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dean has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dupree Holton is working away from the top position though.

Dupree Holton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dean can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dupree Holton passes to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dupree Holton controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Randall Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dupree Holton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dean has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dupree Holton is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Dupree Holton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dupree Holton showed some decent athleticism there.
Dupree Holton seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dean is looking to control Dupree Holton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dean avoid being mounted?
Dupree Holton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dupree Holton trying to mount his opponent but Dean defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree Holton trying to control from half guard but Dean is working away.
Dean trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree Holton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dupree Holton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Dupree Holton is looking to advance position but Dean won't allow it.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dupree Holton works his way into side control.
Dupree Holton is looking to take a break and control but Dean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Dupree Holton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dean knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
DeShaun Dupree Holton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.

Dupree Holton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Dupree Holton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dean, who protects the arm well.
Dupree Holton wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean wants to control but Dupree Holton postures up.

Dupree Holton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is not content to let Dupree Holton control the position.
Dupree Holton is really struggling to control Dean but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dupree Holton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dean is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Dupree Holton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dupree Holton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dupree Holton trying to control the position but Dean is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Dupree Holton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dean tries to improve position but can't.

Dupree Holton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dupree Holton controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeShaun Dupree Holton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dupree Holton 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeShaun Dupree Holton!
A victorious DeShaun Dupree Holton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.