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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomek Gutzeit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutzeit has chosen Sobota- Do gory leb as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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187 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Alard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomek Gutzeit!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alard tries to clinch
and Gutzeit counters with a shoot takedown. Alard fights it but they end up in guard.
Gutzeit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gutzeit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alard trying to keep a closed guard but Gutzeit is proving a slippery customer.
Alard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gutzeit trying to control the position from guard on top but Alard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutzeit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gutzeit trying to control but Alard is working from the bottom.
Gutzeit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gutzeit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gutzeit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alard wants to sweep but no luck.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alard is working hard here to advance position.
Gutzeit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alard is looking to regain half guard here but Gutzeit keeps moving and retains side control.
Alard gets back to half guard.
Gutzeit is looking for a kimura here.
Gutzeit is trying to work for a kimura but Alard is defending well.
Alard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alard tries to get to full guard but Gutzeit has control of the leg.
Gutzeit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gutzeit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alard is just riding it out for now. Gutzeit eventually gives up the hold.
Gutzeit is thwarting Alard's attempts to control the position.
Gutzeit wants to work for an arm triangle but Alard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gutzeit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alard sees it coming and defends easily.
Gutzeit is thwarting Alard's attempts to control the position.
Alard is pressing down on Gutzeit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gutzeit gets to his feet - Alard follows without any prompting.
Alard misses with a takedown attempt - Gutzeit sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gutzeit defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alard.
Alard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gutzeit has his takedown stuffed
and Alard counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutzeit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alard's guard.
Gutzeit wants to control from the top but Alard keeps moving.
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Alard controls Gutzeit momentarily but Gutzeit frees himself.
Gutzeit tries to free his leg and advance position but Alard is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tomek Gutzeit has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alard wants to clinch
and Gutzeit counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomek Gutzeit 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.
Gutzeit throws a series of punches but Alard moves out of range.
Alard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alard looks to clinch
and Gutzeit counters with a straight right hand.
Gutzeit stuffs the takedown attempt from Alard. Alard gets slowly back to his feet.
Alard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutzeit but Gutzeit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alard shoots in for a takedown but Gutzeit shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Alard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutzeit fails to land the takedown.
Alard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gutzeit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alard's guard now.
Gutzeit stands up over Alard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gutzeit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tomek Gutzeit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gutzeit sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gutzeit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gutzeit is looking to pass into half guard but Alard pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Alard is in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutzeit wants to get back to his feet but Alard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alard is looking to advance position but Gutzeit has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alard tries to lock up and control but Gutzeit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gutzeit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Alard punching to the body and holding on for dear life.
Alard is desperately trying to improve his position but Gutzeit has a good base and remains in mount.
Gutzeit dominating with strikes here.
Alard is desperately trying to improve his position but Gutzeit has a good base and remains in mount.
Gutzeit unloading with bombs!
Gutzeit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alard is working to get back to half guard.
Gutzeit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alard hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutzeit lands a heavy elbow.
Alard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gutzeit trying to control but Alard is having none of it.
Alard is working to get back to half guard.
Gutzeit jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alard manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gutzeit is looking to take a break and control but Alard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutzeit working away.
Gutzeit tries for a kimura but Alard is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Alard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gutzeit is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Gutzeit cracks Alard with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Alard is looking to reverse the position.
Alard being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Alard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Alard is not content to let Gutzeit control the position.
Gutzeit decides to stand up, so the ref orders Alard to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomek Gutzeit 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. This is the final round!
Gutzeit clinches up against the cage.
Gutzeit lands with a short shot to the head.
Gutzeit wants to get back to striking at distance but Alard won't allow it.
Gutzeit successfully pulls guard.
Alard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gutzeit is keeping the position for now.
Alard trying to control the position from guard on top but Gutzeit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alard pushing down on Gutzeit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutzeit tries to kick Alard off but Alard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alard wants to control but Gutzeit is keeping him busy.
Alard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gutzeit is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alard's back!
Gutzeit looking for the RNC.
Alard prevents Gutzeit from getting a body triangle.
Gutzeit is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alard knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alard for a finish.
Alard tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alard trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Alard tries to escape the position.
Will Gutzeit go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Alard is trying to break free.
Gutzeit is looking to control Alard but Alard is wriggling around and keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alard tries to break free.
Gutzeit has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Alard has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gutzeit doesn't have the hooks in and Alard manages to turn into his guard.
Alard throwing strikes but missing.
Alard wants to control from the top but Gutzeit keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alard prevents Gutzeit from getting back to his feet.
Alard looking to sit in guard and control but Gutzeit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gutzeit is in close to Alard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gutzeit postures up.
Gutzeit trying to control the position from guard on top but Alard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alard throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gutzeit uses it to pass to side control.
Alard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gutzeit off and has taken his back!
Gutzeit is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard looking for the choke from the back.
Gutzeit breaks Alard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Alard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gutzeit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Alard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gutzeit has managed to get both his arms back between Alard's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gutzeit working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutzeit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gutzeit trying to control the position from guard on top but Alard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutzeit might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Alard kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Alard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aaron Alard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutzeit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gutzeit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alard's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomek Gutzeit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gutzeit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomek Gutzeit!
Tomek Gutzeit spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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