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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ubereem has chosen CRO-MAGS - We Gotta Know as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
13 - 16 - 0 |
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190 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Alard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alistair Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ubereem closes the distance but Alard moves to the side
and Alard counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alard.
Ubereem wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ubereem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alard looking to sit in guard and control but Ubereem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ubereem gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alard. Ubereem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ubereem pushes Alard up against the cage in a clinch.
Ubereem lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alard tries to pull guard but Ubereem holds him up against the cage and eventually Alard drops back down to his feet.
Ubereem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alard's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem slows down the pace here.
Ubereem tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ubereem makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ubereem lands a right hand.
Alard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alard is looking for a takedown.
Ubereem lands a left hand.
Ubereem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alard swats away the attempt to clinch by Ubereem.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Alard moves away
and Alard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ubereem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem cracks Alard with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ubereem tries to clinch up but Alard circles away and keeps his distance.
Ubereem looks to clinch
and Alard counters with a single leg into guard. Ubereem didn't expect that.
Ubereem is trying to control the position but Alard postures up.
Alard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ubereem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alard stops Ubereem from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alard preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet but Alard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alard wants to control from the top but Ubereem keeps moving.
Ubereem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alard is in close to Ubereem's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ubereem keeping moving, preventing Alard from controlling successfully.
Ubereem bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alard's guard.
Ubereem trying to stand up but can't free himself from Alard's guard.
Alard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ubereem's guard.
Alard wants to control from the top but Ubereem keeps moving.
Alard stops Ubereem from standing up.
Alard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alard trying to control the position from guard on top but Ubereem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alard prevents Ubereem from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ubereem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ubereem doesn't manage to clinch there - Alard circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch but Alard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alard misses with the combination.
Ubereem displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Ubereem dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ubereem gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ubereem lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Aaron Alard has been cut.
Alard is trying to drag Ubereem to the mat but Ubereem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ubereem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ubereem jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ubereem is out of range and Alard settles back down.
Ubereem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alard.
Ubereem dodges the punch combination from Alard.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ubereem clinches.
Alard takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ubereem lands an elbow just above Alard 's eye.
Ubereem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alard gets control of Ubereem's arms and successfully pulls guard. Alard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Alard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aaron Alard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ubereem stands up from Alard's guard - Ubereem perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ubereem tries to clinch but Alard moves out of range.
Ubereem fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alard, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem lands an elbow just above Alard 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ubereem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ubereem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alard wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Alard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alard drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ubereem gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ubereem lands a nice elbow.
Alard wants to take the fight to the mat but Ubereem manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ubereem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alard wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ubereem prevents it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ubereem - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ubereem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alard's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Ubereem scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alard takes an elbow to the temple.
Ubereem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ubereem.
A knee to the head by Ubereem.
Alard is rocked!
Alard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Alard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ubereem has Alard pushed against the cage.
Ubereem connects with a knee to the head.
Ubereem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ubereem lands a big knee! That's hurt Alard! Oh, he's all over the place! Ubereem lands another knee that sends Alard to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Ubereem!
After winning the bout, Alistair Ubereem thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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