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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Fuckin Problem. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Rauparaha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauparaha wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Preston thumps Rauparaha with a low kick.
Preston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauparaha.
A punch combination from Preston misses.
Rauparaha throws a sloppy head kick and Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Rauparaha's shoulder, as Rauparaha tries to avoid the shot.
Rauparaha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Preston's sensitive parts.
A clash of legs there as Preston blocks the low kick.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rauparaha.
Preston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Rauparaha's shoulder, as Rauparaha tries to avoid the shot.
Rauparaha throws a lazy right hand but Preston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rauparaha connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Preston cracks Rauparaha with an open hand slap.
Preston lands a slapping body shot.
Rauparaha tries to score with a low kick but Preston moves his leg out of the way.
Preston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rauparaha back to the cage. Preston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rauparaha lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rauparaha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rauparaha walks forward, straight into a front kick from Preston.
Rauparaha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Preston can pounce on him.
Preston just misses with a punch to the body.
Preston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Preston throws out a leg kick but Rauparaha moves out of range and Preston only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preston throws a looping overhand right but Rauparaha ducks down to avoid it.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rauparaha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauparaha scores with a kick to the body.
Preston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauparaha.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston cracks the inside of Rauparaha's front leg.
Preston throws a lazy uppercut
and Rauparaha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rauparaha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preston throws out the jab.
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rauparaha looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Rauparaha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Preston checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston slips under a jab.
Rauparaha misses with a head kick.
Preston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preston looks for the body kick but Rauparaha saw that one coming.
Preston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Preston.
A nice leg kick lands there from Preston.
Preston takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've been informed that Preston has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Preston misses with a low kick as Rauparaha jumps back.
Rauparaha is looking to land body kicks.
Preston is looking to score with low kicks.
Preston checks a low kick from Rauparaha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Preston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Preston tries to land a front kick but Rauparaha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Preston misses with an uppercut
and Rauparaha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rauparaha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rauparaha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Rauparaha slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rauparaha.
Preston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rauparaha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston throws a lazy uppercut
and Rauparaha counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rauparaha looks to throw a body kick
and Preston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rauparaha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauparaha.
Rauparaha defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Preston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Preston lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauparaha is just out of range.
A big left from Preston misses.
Rauparaha throws a low kick but Preston moves out of range easily.
Preston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rauparaha.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rauparaha is able to avoid easily.
Preston is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Preston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauparaha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Preston.
Te Rauparaha is winning the standup battle so far.
Preston cracks Rauparaha with an open hand slap.
Rauparaha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rauparaha misses the shot to the body.
Rauparaha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Preston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rauparaha counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Preston is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rauparaha moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rauparaha checks a leg kick.
Rauparaha moves away from the strike by Preston.
Rauparaha throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha thows a body shot but no joy.
Rauparaha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Rauparaha slips the punch.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauparaha.
Preston throws a nice looking combination but Rauparaha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Preston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Preston.
A big right from Preston misses.
Rauparaha connects with an inside leg kick.
Rauparaha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Rauparaha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Preston lands a jab.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston looks to throw the jab but Rauparaha is out of range.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Rauparaha takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Preston scores with the left hand. Rauparaha knows he should have avoided that one.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Rauparaha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston's corner calls for a 1-2. Preston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rauparaha throws a hook to the side of Preston's head but Preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rauparaha.
Preston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Preston keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston throws a head kick that misses
and Rauparaha counters with a low kick, right behind Preston 's knee.
Preston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Preston throws a leg kick but Rauparaha checks it.
Preston connects with a leg kick. Rauparaha looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Preston walks into a left hand.
Preston checks a leg kick.
Rauparaha misses with a hook. Preston ducked under it nicely.
Rauparaha scores with a hook to the body. Preston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Preston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
Preston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston scoring well with a low kick there.
Preston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauparaha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Preston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aiden Preston will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rauparaha tries to work over Preston's front leg with a kick but Preston checks it.
Rauparaha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Preston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rauparaha.
Preston misses the jab.
Preston tries to score with a low kick but Rauparaha moves his leg out of the way.
Rauparaha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Preston throws a head kick that misses.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauparaha.
Preston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Preston fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rauparaha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Preston counters with a nice uppercut.
Rauparaha motions for Preston to come forward. Rauparaha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Preston.
Rauparaha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Preston on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Preston misses with the body kick
and Rauparaha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Preston thinking.
Rauparaha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Preston.
Rauparaha walks into a jab.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Preston throws out a leg kick but Rauparaha moves out of range and Preston only half commits.
Rauparaha takes one to the side of the head.
Rauparaha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha throws a leg kick but Preston checks it.
Preston throws a lazy uppercut
and Rauparaha counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rauparaha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Preston moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rauparaha throws a head kick that misses.
Rauparaha tries a head kick but it misses.
Preston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rauparaha looks to score with a jab to the body but Preston is just out of range.
Rauparaha slips under a jab from Preston.
Preston throws a leg kick which misses Rauparaha's front leg but catches the back leg as Rauparaha tries to avoid it.
Preston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rauparaha was well out of range. Poor timing from Preston.
Rauparaha misses with a looping right.
Rauparaha throws a low kick but Preston avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rauparaha misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
Preston tries to bum rush Rauparaha with a series of wild strikes but Rauparaha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rauparaha moves away from the strike by Preston.
Preston throws a hook but Rauparaha avoids it easily.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preston misses with a body punch
and Rauparaha counters with a nice body shot.
Te Rauparaha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Preston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rauparaha - the referee stops the clock and Preston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rauparaha. Preston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rauparaha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Preston throws the left hand but Rauparaha avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a leg kick.
Preston throws a leg kick which misses Rauparaha's front leg but catches the back leg as Rauparaha tries to avoid it.
Preston tests Rauparaha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Preston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Preston throws out a loose jab but Rauparaha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Preston scores with a sloppy right hand. Rauparaha should have avoided that one.
Rauparaha steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
The fighters circling - Preston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Preston loads up on a big right hand but Rauparaha slips the punch.
Rauparaha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Preston checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aiden Preston.
Well Preston 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Preston!
An intense looking Aiden Preston took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Its only a matter of time. Lets go.'.
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