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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Price has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Price!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price misses with an uppercut. Oliver saw that one coming.
Price throws a body punch but Oliver moves out of range.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Oliver on that attempt.
Oliver moves in looking to clinch but Price pushes him off.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliver manages to avoid it.
Price closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oliver circles away.
Price misses with a straight right.
Tom Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Oliver defending well as Price loads up on a big left hand.
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Oliver looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Price wants to get back to his feet but Oliver is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Price keeping full guard, as Oliver tries to pass.
Oliver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Price wants to stand up but Oliver is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price is looking to stand up but Oliver isn't so interested in that idea.
Price looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliver tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Price takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Price looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Price fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aaron Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Price.
Price misses with a jab to the body
and Oliver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oliver.
Oliver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Price for as long as he can get away with.
Oliver gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Oliver keeps Price at a distance using the push kick.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Price paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Price misses
and Oliver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver prevents Price from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Price can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oliver looking to pass the guard.
Oliver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Price is looking to stand up but Oliver isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Oliver stops Price from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Price misses with a hook.
Oliver scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oliver tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Oliver shoots for a double leg takedown but Price sprawls well. He's pushed Oliver's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Price lands a jab.
Price swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oliver counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Price is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Oliver slips a jab from Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Oliver drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Price gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
A short uppercut from Price.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Oliver dominated that round.
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.
Price looks for a takedown but Oliver sprawls well.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Price misses with an uppercut. Oliver saw that one coming.
Price digs a good hook to Oliver's body.
Price shoots in and drives through. Oliver sprawls well.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price dodges the punch combination from Oliver.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price shoots in for a double leg but Oliver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aaron Oliver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Price.
Oliver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Oliver persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Price clobbers Oliver with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oliver shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a body punch but Oliver moves out of range.
Price with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oliver lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliver is just out of range.
Oliver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliver moves away.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Oliver throws a head kick that misses.
Price misses with a takedown attempt
and Oliver counters with a left and a right that stings Price.
Oliver fails with the takedown.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliver is just out of range.
Price takes a swing at Oliver's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oliver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oliver fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Price is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Oliver rather than just go for the knockout.
Oliver throws out a powerful jab.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price blocks a head kick by Oliver.
Oliver ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Aaron Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver avoids the body shot from Price.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliver shoots in but no luck this time.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Price as he jumps to the side.
Oliver moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Price.
Oliver scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Oliver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Oliver.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Price as he jumps to the side.
Price showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oliver.
Price throws a head kick that misses
and Oliver counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Oliver wants to stand but Price has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Price keeping full guard, as Oliver tries to pass.
Price wants to stand but Oliver is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is looking to stand up but Price won't let him.
Price manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Oliver blocks a jab.
Price throws the left hand but Oliver avoids the punch easily.
Price moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Price.
Oliver wants to break free but Price has control.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oliver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Price walks away with a smile on his face. Oliver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Price misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Oliver will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Price has his takedown stuffed
and Oliver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliver.
Price fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oliver sprawls well initially but Price persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Price stands up from half guard.
Oliver lands a head kick. Price smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliver slips under a jab from Price.
No luck for Oliver with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oliver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Price. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price missing with a left hand there. Oliver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oliver shoots in for a double leg but Price sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price misses the jab.
Price avoids the body shot from Oliver.
Oliver tries to clinch up.
Price throws the left hand but Oliver avoids the punch easily.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Price lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oliver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Price fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Price looks to land a left hand but Oliver moved out of range nicely.
Oliver will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tom Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oliver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
Price fails with a takedown attempt.
Oliver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliver moves away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oliver.
Oliver tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
A jab from Price misses.
Price closes the distance and clinches up with Oliver, looking for a takedown. Price pushes Oliver against the cage but Oliver circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Price swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Oliver decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Price's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to stand up but Oliver isn't so interested in that idea.
Price pushes Oliver off and scrambles back to his feet.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Price tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oliver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Oliver wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Price wants to stand and escape but Oliver is having none of it.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Price wants to stand and escape but Oliver is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
Price manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Price throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Oliver to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliver is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Oliver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Price misses.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price misses with a hook to the body
and Oliver counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oliver is controlling him.
Aaron Oliver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliver passes Price's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Oliver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oliver, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Oliver!
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RATING
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