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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Preston's entrance music is Fuckin Problem. A fine choice. Price has chosen Black Label Society - Bleed for Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiden Preston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Price!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Preston lands with a hook. Price tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Preston fires out a quick counter leg kick but Price just manages to avoid it.
Preston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Preston - just one landing.
Preston looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Price lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Preston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Preston throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Preston.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Preston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Preston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Price connects with a nice looking jab.
Preston misses the shot to the body.
Price looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Preston misses with a body shot
and Price counters with a low kick, right behind Preston 's knee.
Preston misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Price swings for the body but Preston moves out of range.
Price fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Preston tries to clinch up.
Price throws a nice outside leg kick.
Preston misses with a left hand
and Price counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Preston throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Preston takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Preston tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Price manages to circle out of the way.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Price throws a low kick but Preston avoids it.
Preston throwing a counter right hand but Price manages to avoid it.
Preston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Preston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Preston walks into a left hand.
Price misses with a lunging right hand
and Preston counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Price slips a jab from Preston.
Price scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price tries a low kick but Preston avoids it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Preston.
Price scores with a jab. Preston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Price dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Preston. That did some damage!
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Price. Price circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Preston tries to clinch up
and Price counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Preston thinking.
Price lands with a good body shot.
Price defending well as Preston loads up on a big left hand.
Price avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Preston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Preston looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Price misses with a looping right.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Preston blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Price.
Preston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Price throws a hook to the side of Preston's head but Preston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Preston swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Preston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Preston misses with a straight left.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
A nice side step and Price releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Price sizes up Preston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
Preston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Price.
Price throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Preston wants to clinch.
Price jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price scores with a jab. Preston acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Preston misses with a looping right.
Price misses with an uppercut. Preston saw that one coming.
Price misses with a looping right.
Preston throws a hook to the side of Price's head but Price sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Price now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Preston misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Price misses.
Preston blocks a low kick nicely.
Preston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Preston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Price does it's job there.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Preston looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston misses with a wild combination.
Jab from Price.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Price dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Preston throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
A big left from Price misses.
Preston half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Preston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Preston.
Preston is looking to counter punch.
Preston checks a leg kick nicely.
Preston was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Price throws a right hand that misses
and Preston counters with a leg kick.
Price has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Preston swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Preston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preston lands the left hand.
Price throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Price throws a leg kick but Preston sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Preston crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Price - the referee stops the clock and Preston gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Price. Preston manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Preston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Preston is looking to counter with head kicks.
Preston connects with a good right hand that stumbles Price. Price circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Preston throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price misses with a looping left.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Price unleashes a big counter combination but Preston bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Preston.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Preston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price misses the jab.
Price lands a head kick!
Price avoids the body shot from Preston.
A slow jab from Preston misses its intended target.
Price now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Preston cracks Price with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Price on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Preston throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Price.
Price throws a leg kick
enabling Preston to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Preston moves away from the strike by Price.
Preston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Preston sizes up Price with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Preston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good work by Price as he checks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Preston.
Price checks a low kick from Preston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Preston. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Preston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Preston tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head kick misses from Preston.
Price misses with a series of wild punches.
Preston works Price's body with a nice hook.
Preston slips a jab from Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Preston.
Preston throws a big shot that misses.
Price lands a nice shot that snaps Preston's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Preston, right into the meat.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Price looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Price avoids the body shot from Preston.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preston throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Preston scores with a head kick.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Preston misses with a combination
and Price connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Price finds it's way through Preston's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston lands the left hand.
Price misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Preston misses the target.
Preston scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preston throws out the jab.
Preston throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Preston.
Preston lands a nice shot to the body.
Price digs a good hook to Preston's body.
Preston chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston blocks a jab.
Preston throws a quick counter kick to the body but Price avoids it.
Preston misses with a body shot.
Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A clash of legs there as Preston blocks the low kick.
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 Aiden Preston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Price throws a looping overhand right but Preston ducks down to avoid it.
Preston checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Preston. That's going to slow Price down.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Preston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Dan Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Price lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Preston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Price throws the kick towards the body but Preston avoids it.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price dodges the punch combination from Preston.
Preston on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Preston feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Price throws a body punch but Preston moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston throws a right and a left that Price avoids nicely.
Preston lands with an overhand left.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
Preston looks to score with a jab to the body but Price is just out of range.
Preston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Preston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Price misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Preston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Price slips a jab from Preston.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Price.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Preston moves away.
Price misses with a few strikes there.
Price takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Preston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston lands a head kick!
Preston checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston with a hook.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Preston missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Preston missing with a left hand there. Price was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Preston ducks down to avoid it.
Price scores with a nice head shot.
Preston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price misses with a hook. Preston ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Preston misses with a straight right.
Preston feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Preston throws a head kick that misses
and Price cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Price connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
Preston misses the jab.
Preston misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Price was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Preston throws a series of strikes that have Price backpedaling.
Preston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Price connects with a solid leg kick.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Preston misses.
Price has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Preston.
Preston looks to land a body kick but Price moved away.
Price looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Price lands a high kick!
Price throws a head kick that Preston semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Price throws a looping overhand right but Preston ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Preston creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Preston scores with a shoulder strike.
Preston blocks a body shot from Price.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Price.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Price scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Preston tries to move into range but Price moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dan Price.
Well Price 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aiden Preston!
Aiden Preston seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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