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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Huynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Del Rio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Rio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Requiem for a dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Tommy Huynh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Huynh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Del Rio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huynh takes the fight into the clinch.
Del Rio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Del Rio has Huynh pressed against the cage, preventing Huynh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Del Rio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huynh pushes Del Rio up against the cage in a clinch.
Huynh avoids a wild elbow strike from Del Rio.
Huynh tries for a takedown but Del Rio manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Del Rio.
Del Rio breaks from the clinch.
Huynh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Huynh looking to stall.
Del Rio has Huynh pressed against the cage, preventing Huynh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huynh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Del Rio manages to pull guard.
Del Rio is looking to stand up but Huynh isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Del Rio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Huynh throws a big elbow that misses.
Huynh throws a big elbow that misses.
Huynh stops Del Rio from standing up.
Del Rio looking for a sweep. Not yet Del Rio, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huynh stops Del Rio from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Huynh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Del Rio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Huynh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Del Rio prevents it.
Del Rio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huynhs head.
Huynh working hard to break the clinch.
Del Rio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huynh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huynh jumps guard but Del Rio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Huynh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A hook to the body from Del Rio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Del Rio.
A shot in the inside from Del Rio.
Del Rio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Del Rio has a closed guard, preventing Huynh from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huynh prevents Del Rio from getting back to his feet.
Huynh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Rio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tommy Huynh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Del Rio moves into range and clinches up with Huynh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Del Rio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Del Rio is looking to stand up but Huynh isn't so interested in that idea.
Huynh trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Rio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huynh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Del Rio is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huynh is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Del Rio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Del Rio has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Del Rio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Del Rio forces Huynh back against the cage and clinches.
Del Rio landing knees to the head.
Del Rio lands a knee to the head.
Del Rio is trying to trip Huynh. He has hold of a leg but Huynh is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Del Rio persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Del Rio wants to pass the guard but Huynh is keeping the position.
Del Rio postures up.
Huynh is really struggling to control Del Rio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Del Rio wants to control from the top but Huynh keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huynh moves into the clinch successfully.
Del Rio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huynh clinches.
Del Rio misses with an elbow over the top.
Huynh fails to pull guard.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Del Rio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Del Rio looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Del Rio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huynh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Huynh throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio slows down the pace here.
Huynh wants a takedown.
Del Rio scores with a shot to the side of Huynh's head.
Del Rio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Del Rio breaks the clinch.
Good exchange - Huynh coming out on top.
Tommy Huynh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huynh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Rio circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Rio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huynh swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Rio.
Tommy Huynh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huynh pushes Del Rio up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Huynh regains guard immediately.
Del Rio wants to stand but Huynh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Huynh wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Del Rio manages to pass to side control.
Huynh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Del Rio tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Huynh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio trying to mount his opponent but Huynh defends it.
Huynh gets back to full guard.
Del Rio wants to stand but Huynh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Huynh keeping moving, preventing Del Rio from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Del Rio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Huynh lands the left hand.
Huynh misses with a series of wild punches.
Tommy Huynh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Rio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huynh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Rio closes the distance and clinches.
Huynh pulls guard.
Huynh wants to stand up but Del Rio is controlling him.
Del Rio looking to pass the guard.
Huynh is looking for a triangle but Del Rio pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huynh keeping moving, preventing Del Rio from controlling successfully.
Del Rio is looking to stand up but Huynh won't let him.
Huynh throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Huynh keeping moving, preventing Del Rio from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alberto Del Rio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Del Rio dives in and scores a takedown into Huynh's guard.
Huynh wants to stand but Del Rio is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rio passes Huynh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Del Rio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huynh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Huynh is trying to stand up here but Del Rio is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huynh looking for submissions off his back.
Del Rio tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Huynh.
Del Rio trying to control the action but Huynh is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alberto Del Rio hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Huynh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Del Rio is looking to clinch.
Del Rio forces Huynh back against the cage and clinches.
Huynh stalling in the clinch but Del Rio improves position.
Del Rio throws an elbow that misses.
Del Rio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Del Rio swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huynh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huynh throws a lazy head kick
and Del Rio counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Rio.
Del Rio pulls guard.
Del Rio wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Huynh manages to pass to side control.
Huynh is working for a kimura here but Del Rio manages to reverse the position and he's now in Huynh's guard.
Tommy Huynh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto Del Rio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Del Rio pushing down on Huynh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Del Rio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Del Rio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Del Rio!
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energy
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hype
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