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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahm Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahm Emanuel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiny Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rahm Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emanuel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lister's waist but Lister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emanuel off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Lister as Emanuel shoots in.
Lister gets the takedown into side control.
Lister trying to control the position but Emanuel is working away.
Emanuel is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuel is trying to get back to his feet.
Lister tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Emanuel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Emanuel takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lister knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emanuel on the ground.
Lister not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lister misses with a body shot.
Rahm Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emanuel is looking to clinch but Lister is avoiding it.
Emanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lister shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lister was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Emanuel is trying to escape the mount.
Emanuel tries to hold on but Lister postures up.
Lister tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Emanuel is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emanuel's face.
Emanuel is trying desperately to improve position.
Emanuel really wants to buck Lister off and get back to his feet.
Emanuel regains half guard.
Emanuel looks gassed!
Emanuel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lister trying to control from Emanuel's half guard. Emanuel has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lister wants to get up but he can't break Emanuel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lister has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emanuel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lister on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lister tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Emanuel working Lister over with strikes here.
Emanuel dominating with strikes here.
Emanuel looking to control but Lister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lister is trying desperately to improve position.
Lister wants to control but Emanuel is having none of it.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lister's face.
A nice elbow there by Emanuel.
Emanuel working Lister over with strikes here.
Emanuel with shots to the head and body - Lister looks very uncomfortable down there.
Emanuel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emanuel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lister could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emanuel trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lister might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emanuel punishing his opponent with strikes.
Emanuel looking to control but Lister is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rahm Emanuel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Emanuel.
Emanuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lister manages to avoid it.
Emanuel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lister keeps the fight on the outside.
Lister shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Emanuel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Emanuel tries to get to full guard but Lister has control of the leg.
Emanuel is trying to stand.
Emanuel is refusing to be controlled, as Lister sits in half guard.
Emanuel trying to hold on to Lister's head to control him but Lister postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is not content to let Lister control the position.
Emanuel is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lister closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lister lands in his opponent's guard.
Lister trying to control but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is looking to stand up but Lister isn't so interested in that idea.
Lister wants to control from the top but Emanuel keeps moving.
Emanuel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lister is controlling him.
Emanuel has a closed guard, preventing Lister from standing up.
Lister is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emanuel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emanuel has escaped and now he's on top!
Emanuel wanted to stand there but Lister had control of the position.
Emanuel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emanuel wants to control from the top but Lister keeps moving.
Lister is trying to keep Emanuel in close.
Emanuel wanted to stand there but Lister had control of the position.
Lister can't keep his opponent in guard - Emanuel advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four 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.
Emanuel stands up from half guard.
Lister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emanuel.
Lister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lister closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lister lands in his opponent's guard.
Lister stops Emanuel from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Lister dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lister swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emanuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lister swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Lister.
Emanuel darts in and clinches Lister up against the cage.
Emanuel successfully pulls guard.
Lister gets to his feet - Emanuel follows without any prompting.
Emanuel throws a series of punches but Lister avoids them all with ease.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Lister moves out of range.
Emanuel dodges the punch combination from Lister.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lister doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Lister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lister avoids the head kick by Emanuel.
Emanuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emanuel misses with a few strikes there.
Lister drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lister won't allow Emanuel to get back to his feet.
Lister preventing the sweep.
Emanuel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emanuel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister wants to get back to striking at distance but Emanuel won't allow it.
Emanuel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lister takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lister wants to get back to striking at distance but Emanuel won't allow it.
Emanuel is trying to trip Lister. He has hold of a leg but Lister is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Emanuel persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Emanuel wanted to stand there but Lister had control of the position.
Lister wants to stand and escape but Emanuel is having none of it.
Lister is trying to keep Emanuel in close.
Emanuel cracks Lister with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lister misses with a head kick.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emanuel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lister shoots in looking for a takedown. Emanuel tries to sprawl out of it but Lister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emanuel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lister takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tiny Lister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emanuel scores with a sloppy right hand. Lister should have avoided that one.
Lister shoots in and bounces Emanuel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lister is controlling him.
Rahm Emanuel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel has his feet on Lister's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lister shoots in but Emanuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiny Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Lister counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emanuel won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emanuel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Emanuel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Emanuel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lister trying to control the position from guard on top but Emanuel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tiny Lister.
I think Lister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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