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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Says (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Del Rio's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a dream. Simon Says could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alberto Del Rio's chin.
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185 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Simon Says!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alberto Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Rio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Says, pushing him back against the cage.
Says with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Rio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Says has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Says creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Del Rio's defenses.
It looks like Alberto Del Rio has been cut.
Says tries to land a knee to the head but Del Rio blocks with his arms.
Del Rio lands with a right to the head.
Del Rio is stalling here.
Says wants to break the clinch but can't.
Says is trying to pull guard but Del Rio has him pressed against the cage.
Says scores a nice knee to the body.
Says throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Says.
Del Rio works on Says's body with a couple of short punches.
Says pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Rio gets to his feet - Says follows without any prompting.
Del Rio tries to keep at a distance but Says has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Says looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Del Rio throws an elbow but misses.
Says tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Rio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Rio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Del Rio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Says is defending well for now.
Says throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Rio blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Rio.
Says lands an elbow that stopped Del Rio in his tracks for a moment.
Del Rio breaks the clinch.
Says instigates a clinch.
Del Rio has Says pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Says thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Del Rio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Says. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Says drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Del Rio dives on top into guard.
Says is looking for a triangle but Del Rio pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Says wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio throws a head kick but Says moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Says tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Rio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Says throws an elbow that misses.
Del Rio goes for a takedown in the clinch but Says prevents it.
Del Rio throws a head punch that misses.
Says tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Says misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Del Rio.
Says with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Rio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Says avoids it.
Says escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio closes the distance and pushes Says back into the cage.
Says tries to pull guard but Del Rio won't allow it.
Del Rio taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Says is trying to force a seperation but Del Rio has the dominant position.
Del Rio gets control of Says's arms and successfully pulls guard. Del Rio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Says stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Del Rio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Says would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Says trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Says has gone for a leg lock! Del Rio slips out almost immediately though and dives into Says's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Says dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Del Rio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Says takes the fight into the clinch.
Says comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Del Rio lands a left hand.
Says tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Del Rio smiles and moves away.
Simon Says seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Says clinches up against the cage.
Says missing with knees to the body.
Says on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simon Says has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Says throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Rio scores with a shot to the side of Says's head.
Del Rio takes an elbow to the temple.
Says lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Says looking to stall.
Del Rio slows down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Says.
Says wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Del Rio has him pressed against the cage.
Says comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Alberto Del Rio's cut even more.
Del Rio jumps guard but Says turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Del Rio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Says tries to pull guard but Del Rio won't allow it.
Says throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Rio blocks it with crossed arms.
Says lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Del Rio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Rio lands with a right to the head.
Says throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Says.
Says tries to land a knee to the head but Del Rio blocks with his arms.
Says looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Says fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Says. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Rio has Says pressed against the cage.
Says misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Del Rio.
Says lands an elbow inside that Del Rio shrugs off.
Says with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Says lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Alberto Del Rio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Says with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Says throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Says with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Rio manages to break the clinch.
Says rushes Del Rio and presses him up against the cage.
Says with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio tries to land knees in the clinch but Says avoids the damage to the body.
Says lands an elbow inside that Del Rio shrugs off.
Del Rio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Says throws a knee to the head but misses.
Del Rio lands a nice knee to the body.
Del Rio is pushing Says up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Says throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Rio blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Rio is looking to break free of the clinch but Says has double underhooks.
Says fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Del Rio just leaning against Says, taking a breather.
Says with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Rio breaks the clinch.
Del Rio moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Says takes the fight into the clinch.
Del Rio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Says clinches up with Del Rio and pushes him back against the cage.
Says blocks an elbow strike from Del Rio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Says stalling in the clinch but Del Rio improves position.
Says tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Says lands with a light punch inside.
Says jumps into guard, dragging Del Rio to the mat.
Says keeping moving, preventing Del Rio from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Says dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Del Rio'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. This is the final round!
Del Rio closes the distance and pushes Says back into the cage.
Del Rio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Del Rio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Del Rio gets control of Says's arms and successfully pulls guard. Del Rio will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Says scoring with punches to the head and body.
Del Rio wants to stand but Says is controlling the position.
Says wants to stand but Del Rio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Says decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Del Rio, up you get!
Del Rio tries to keep at a distance but Says has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Says has him pressed against the cage.
Says is trying to break the clinch but Del Rio has him pressed against the cage.
Says prevents Del Rio from breaking the clinch.
Says successfully pulls guard.
Del Rio wanted to stand there but Says had control of the position.
Says working for a triangle but Del Rio defends it easily.
Del Rio wants to control from the top but Says keeps moving.
Del Rio must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Says has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Del Rio is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Says.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Del Rio stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Says clinches.
Del Rio taking a breather.
Del Rio lands with a right to the head.
Del Rio blocks an elbow strike from Says.
Del Rio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Says tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Del Rio just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Says lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Says breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Says gets a clinch.
Del Rio is pushing Says up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Says can't break the clinch.
Says manages to break the clinch.
Says clinches.
Del Rio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Rio jumps guard but Says turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Rio wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Says with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Rio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alberto Del Rio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simon Says is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Says clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Says showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Says has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Says!
Simon Says managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AMPLIFY, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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