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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - Redneck. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 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
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Price both land. Nice combination.
Price lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milat circles away quickly and effectively.
Price lands with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Milat as he connects with a hook.
Price avoids the body shot from Milat.
Price lands a head shot.
Milat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dan Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Price there as he acknowledges the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a solid leg kick but Milat takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Price.
Milat scoring well with a low kick there.
Price throws a wild body kick that Milat sees coming a mile off.
Milat has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Price looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Milat takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Price avoids the body shot from Milat.
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Milat lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Milat lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Price.
Milat misses with some punches.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price blocks a body shot from Milat.
Milat presses Price against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Milat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price has Milat pressed against the cage.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milat crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Milat tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milat looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Milat lands a shot to the body.
Milat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Price lands a left hand.
A short right from Milat.
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!
Milat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price lands a good knee to the midsection. Milat won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat misses with some punches.
Milat blocks a body shot from Price.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Milat tries to throw a body punch but Price avoids it by throwing Milat back against the cage.
Milat lands a knee to the head.
Price misses with the head strike.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Milat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Milat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Milat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ivan Milat has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
Milat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
Milat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good body shot from Price.
A short right from Price.
Milat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milat.
Milat lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Price.
Price cracks Milat with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Milat.
A head punch on the inside from Milat fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Price.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Price.
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!
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Milat.
Milat avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Price missing with knees to the body.
Milat takes a shot to the head.
Milat tries to land knees in the clinch but Price avoids the damage to the body.
Price can't find room to land a body shot as Milat controls the action.
Price misses with some punches.
Milat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price unloads a knee to the mid-section. Milat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Milat takes a knee right on the jaw!
Milat is rocked!
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Milat is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Milat looks winded!
Price tries to work over Milat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milat seems to have recovered his senses.
Price lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Price lands a right hand.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat blocks the elbow strike.
Milat lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Price misses with a body punch.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dan Price will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Milat takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dan Price is winning the standup battle so far.
Milat throws a leg kick but Price moved away.
Milat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
Price throws a hook but Milat avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Milat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price blocks the body kick.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Milat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Milat is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Milat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Milat is just out of range.
Milat wants to counter the offense by Price and move into the clinch position.
Price lands with a hook. Milat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat avoids the body shot from Price.
Price has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Milat connects with a solid leg kick.
Price 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Price misses with some punches.
Milat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Price lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Price.
Milat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Milat scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Price.
Price misses with a punch to the body.
Milat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Milat tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Price cracks Milat with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Milat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Milat.
Price misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Price.
Price avoids a wild elbow strike from Milat.
Milat lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price taking a breather.
A short left from Price.
Milat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Price.
Milat tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Price is leaning against Milat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Milat is breathing heavily.
Price lands with a right to the head.
Milat letting Price take a breather here.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Price lands a body punch.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Milat misses with some punches.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lands a nice knee to the body.
Milat takes a shot to the head.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price scores with a knee to the head.
Price blocks the elbow strike.
Price taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Price.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Milat avoids it by throwing Price back against the cage.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Milat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Price lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Milat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Milat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Price avoids the elbow strike from Milat, against the cage.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Milat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price blocks a body shot from Milat.
Price tries a knee to the head but Milat blocks it.
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Price lands a left hand.
Price throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Price lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Milat.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Price scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Milat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milat misses with a body punch.
Price lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Milat's cut.
That's time! Price's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Price blocks the body kick.
The fighters circling - Milat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Price lands a nice shot to the body.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Milat wants to counter the offense by Price and move into the clinch position.
Milat misses with an uppercut
and Price counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Milat moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price misses the jab.
Price keeps the fight on the outside.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price works the jab nicely.
Milat digs a good body shot into Price's ribs.
Price lands a body shot.
Price looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Price throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price scores with a leg kick.
Milat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Milat.
Milat keeps Price at a distance using the push kick.
Price looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Milat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Price buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Milat.
Milat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Price scores with a body shot.
Price smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Milat throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Price sizes up Milat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Price explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Price looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Price cracks Milat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Price takes a swing at Milat's ribcage but misses.
Milat is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Price rather than just go for the knockout.
Milat fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Price, pushing him back against the cage.
Price is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Milat can do to turn this around?
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Milat.
Ivan Milat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Milat tries a body shot but Price blocks it.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Dan Price has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Milat.
Milat tries to work over Price's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Milat blocking some punches.
Price tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milat's elbow.
Price pushes Milat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Milat.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Milat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Milat lands a nice uppercut.
Milat misses with a knee to the head.
Price using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Milat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Price.
Milat with a knee to the head.
Milat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Milat avoiding damage as Price throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is struggling to control the position.
Milat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Price has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Price throws a head punch that misses.
Milat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Price lands with a light punch inside.
Milat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Price avoids it.
Price lands with a short shot to the head.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Price lands a hook that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
Milat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Price lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Price avoiding damage as Milat throws knees to the body.
Milat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Milat has a couple of punches blocked by Price.
Price tries a body shot but Milat blocks it.
Price tries a body shot but Milat blocks it.
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Milat lands a nice shot to the body.
Price lands a right hand that snaps the head of Milat backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milat prevents a body shot from Price.
Price takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
Milat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Price.
Milat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Price is leaning against Milat and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Price.
Price looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Milat.
Price lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milat can't find room to land a body shot as Price controls the action.
Price misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Price.
Milat misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Price.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Price showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Price has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Price!
After winning the bout, Dan Price thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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