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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Rava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Alard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rava comes to the ring accompanied by Blue October - Drilled a Wire through my cheek. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pietro Rava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Alard!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rava throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alard moves into range and clinches up with Rava.
Rava pressing his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rava.
Rava has Alard pressed against the ropes.
Alard tries to circle away but Rava has him pinned against the ropes.
Rava utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alard looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rava darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Aaron Alard has been cut.
Alard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rava counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alard's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rava cracks Alard with a solid left hand.
Rava tries to free his leg and advance position but Alard is retaining full guard.
Alard keeping moving, preventing Rava from controlling successfully.
Rava is looking to work some ground and pound but Alard has wrist control.
Rava knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alard on the ground.
Rava passes into half guard.
Alard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Alard wants to improve his position but Rava is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Rava.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rava working Alard over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alard is looking to get back to full guard here but Rava has managed to pass to side control instead.
Alard is trying to get back to half guard.
Rava is putting a hurting on Alard here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alard is looking to reverse the position.
Alard is trying to control Rava's posture but Rava avoids it.
Rava throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rava tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alard is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Check out the look on Rava's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rava working the ground and pound.
Rava lands some shots froms side control.
Alard tries to bench press Rava off him but Rava keeps the position.
Alard can't do much from the bottom here.
Rava working the head and body with strikes.
Alard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rava wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rava is putting a hurting on Alard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rava working away.
Alard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rava missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rava is working away from the top position though.
Rava throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rava wants to take a breather but Alard is having none of it.
Alard trying to control from the bottom.
Alard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rava lands strikes from half guard.
Alard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Alard taking some punishment here, with Rava in his half guard.
Rava working Alard over with strikes.
Rava takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rava stalling away here and it's allowed Alard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Alard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rava!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Rava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alard's cut.
That's time! Rava's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rava scores a takedown into full mount!
Alard wants to control but Rava is having none of it.
Rava looking to finish Alard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alard!
Rava cracks Alard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rava cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Alard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rava raining down shots from the mount!
Alard is rocked!
Alard throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rava. What's that going to do exactly?
Alard can't escape the position.
Rava landing strikes from the mount.
Alard is still in real trouble! Can Rava finish him?
Rava lands a nice shot to the head.
Rava avoids the attempt from Alard to control.
Alard is breathing heavily.
Alard tries to reverse the position but Rava maintains control.
Rava goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Alard is on top in guard.
Alard seems to have recovered his senses.
Alard is looking to work some ground and pound but Rava has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rava is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alard is controlling him.
Rava is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alard can do to turn this around?
Rava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alard throws a strike but Rava rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rava thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alard holds on and takes a little breather.
Alard is looking for a triangle but Rava pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rava missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rava has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rava postures up and lands a big shot to Alard's brow.
Alard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pietro Rava overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alard wants to sweep but no luck.
Rava wants to control from the top but Alard keeps moving.
Alard looking to control.
Alard keeping moving, preventing Rava from controlling successfully.
Alard is looking for a triangle but Rava pushes his legs off easily.
Alard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rava distracts Alard with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rava looking to pass the guard.
Rava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alard controls Rava momentarily but Rava frees himself.
Alard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rava has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alard is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alard strikes from his own guard.
Rava wants to stand but Alard is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pietro Rava dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alard swings away with a body shot that misses
so Rava counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alard wants to sweep but no luck.
Alard has his foot on Rava's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rava works his way back into a safe position though.
Rava working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rava trying to control the position from guard on top but Alard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rava looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rava loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rava drops back looking for a leg! Alard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alard manages to kick Rava off! Rava jumps back into Alard's guard.
Alard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alard goes for an armbar but Rava turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rava.
Alard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rava doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rava manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rava avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rava defends well.
Rava trying to control the position from guard on top but Alard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alard working a defensive guard here.
Rava wants to control from the top but Alard keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Pietro Rava just wasn't active enough.
Alard misses with a shot to the body
and Rava counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alard working a defensive guard here.
Rava postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rava has passed into half guard!
Rava prevents Alard from improving his position.
Alard is refusing to be controlled, as Rava sits in half guard.
Alard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rava working over Alard with some ground and pound. Alard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pietro Rava is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rava trying to control the pace.
Aaron Alard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pietro Rava showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rava 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pietro Rava!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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