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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Alard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Douglas Quaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Alard!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alard counters with a three punch combo that has Quaid backing up. Quaid nods at Alard to acknowledge the strikes.
Quaid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Quaid keeps working.
Quaid is looking to escape.
Alard wants to work for an arm triangle but Quaid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quaid punching from the bottom.
Alard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alard stops Quaid from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alard is thwarting Quaid's attempts to control the position.
Alard trying to pass the guard but Quaid defending well.
Quaid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alard.
Alard looks to land a strike but Quaid avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Quaid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alard manages to get himself to full guard.
Alard pulls Quaid in close to his closed guard and prevents Quaid from doing any damage or advancing position.
Quaid trying to control but Alard is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alard has his foot on Quaid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quaid works his way back into a safe position though.
Quaid lands a couple of elbows.
Quaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alard has Quaid pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quaid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alard is looking for a triangle but Quaid pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Quaid trying to control but Alard is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alard trying to control the position here.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Alard keeps moving.
Alard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Quaid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Douglas Quaid.
Alard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alard moves in looking to clinch but Quaid pushes him off.
Alard throws a leg kick but Quaid checks it.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard shoots in for a takedown but Quaid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Quaid misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quaid pushes Alard up against the cage in a clinch.
Quaid decides to pull guard.
Alard controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Alard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alard dominated that round.
That's time! Quaid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Quaid dives in and grabs Alard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Alard pushes down on Quaid's head and hops out.
Quaid tries to close the distance and clinch but Alard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quaid.
Quaid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alard counters with a series of strikes. Quaid will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quaid fails to land the takedown.
Alard slaps away a takedown attempt from Quaid, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alard throws a nice looking combination but Quaid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Quaid is looking to clinch.
Quaid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quaid fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alard keeps the fight on the outside.
Quaid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Alard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Quaid leaves Alard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alard feints a jab promting Quaid to slip. Alard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Quaid slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Quaid to the mat! Quaid manages to get full guard.
Alard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alard trying to control but Quaid is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alard connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Alard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quaid keeping moving, preventing Alard from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Quaid wants to get back to his feet.
Alard is controlling the pace.
Alard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quaid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alard is taking a breather. Quaid says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Quaid is trying to maintain the position but Alard is very close to passing his half guard.
Alard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard trying to pass the guard but Quaid defending well.
Alard is trying to control. Quaid wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Quaid has managed to free his arm - good work.
Quaid is looking for a sweep. Alard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Quaid is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Alard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alard leaves Quaid with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quaid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quaid is looking to clinch.
Alard closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Quaid is not content to let Alard control the position.
Alard working the ground and pound from side control.
Alard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Alard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Alard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid is looking for a sweep.
Quaid manages to get back to half guard.
Quaid is looking to improve his position.
Quaid is staying active underneath Alard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid is looking to control Alard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Quaid avoid being mounted?
Alard trying to control from half guard but Quaid is working away.
Alard working over Quaid with some ground and pound. Quaid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alard is looking to take a break and control but Quaid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Quaid is trying to get back to full guard.
Alard looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Alard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Quaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Quaid fails with the takedown
and Alard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Douglas Quaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alard is looking to clinch.
Alard is looking to clinch.
Alard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quaid napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Alard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alard wants to control but Quaid is keeping him busy.
Quaid is letting Alard control him for a moment.
Alard looking to control but instead Quaid has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Alard is keen to just control but Quaid is a slippery customer.
Douglas Quaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aaron Alard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alard controlling the pace.
Aaron Alard has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quaid controlling the position well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Quaid flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Alard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alard 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Alard!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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