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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Stolen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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193 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Stolen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lister shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stolen's guard.
Stolen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lister stands up and waves to Stolen to follow him.
Lister darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lister is controlling the pace.
Lister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Lister seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolen actively working from the bottom here.
Lister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stolen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lister.
Lister is controlling the pace.
Lister tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister wants to control but Stolen is keeping him busy.
Stolen wants to improve his position but Lister is controlling well.
Lister takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lister is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dean Lister just wasn't active enough.
Stolen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lister sprawls well. He's pushed Stolen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stolen tries to keep at a distance but Lister has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lister jumps into guard, dragging Stolen to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister working a defensive guard here.
Lister trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stolen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stolen tries to free his leg and advance position but Lister is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lister has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stolen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lister.
Lister controls the position for a moment.
Lister manages to work his way to half guard, despite Stolen's best efforts.
Lister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stolen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolen is pressing down on Lister's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lister is holding on for now.
Lister is looking to control Stolen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lister avoid being mounted?
Lister looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stolen is trying to work for a kimura but Lister is defending well.
Lister pushes Stolen off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Lister or perhaps it was just good defense by Stolen which made him look bad.
Lister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stolen did well to prevent Lister getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Lister 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.
Lister moves in looking to clinch but Stolen pushes him off.
Lister tries to land a front kick but Stolen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stolen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stolen circles away quickly and effectively.
Stolen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stolen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stolen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lister gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stolen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stolen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stolen avoids the head kick by Lister.
Lister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stolen sprawls well. Stolen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lister gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stolen. Lister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stolen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lister doesn't manage to clinch there - Stolen circles away.
Lister wants to clinch up but Stolen keeps it at a distance.
Lister throws a combination. Stolen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lister wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister tries a head kick but it misses.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stolen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stolen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lister as he avoids it easily.
Lister throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lister shoots in for a double leg but Stolen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lister clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lister jumps guard but Stolen stands there with Lister around his waist. Lister gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lister wants to take the fight to the mat but Stolen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lister escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lister tries to close the distance and clinch but Stolen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stolen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lister's half guard.
Stolen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lister has hold of Stolen's hands but Stolen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stolen throwing shots but Lister is blocking nicely.
Stolen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lister's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lister trying to control but Stolen postures up.
Stolen prevents Lister from standing back up.
Lister controlling the position for now.
Lister looking for submissions off his back.
Lister avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolen.
Stolen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stolen is looking to advance position but Lister won't allow it.
Stolen throwing shots but Lister is blocking nicely.
Lister avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stolen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Lister dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stolen takes a swing at Lister's ribcage but misses.
Stolen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lister swivels and escapes.
Lister lands with a nice combination. Stolen backs away looking to recover.
Dean Lister is winning the standup battle so far.
Lister shoots in and bounces Stolen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dean Lister overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stolen looking for a sweep. Not yet Stolen, not yet.
Lister trying to control but Stolen is working from the bottom.
Lister controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lister working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lister trying to control the position from guard on top but Stolen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dean Lister wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lister will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Stolen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lister tries to clinch up.
Stolen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lister avoids it really well and circles away.
Stolen stuffs the takedown attempt from Lister. Lister gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Stolen. No joy for Lister on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dean Lister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stolen misses with a hook. Lister ducked under it nicely.
Stolen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lister misses with a few strikes there.
Lister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dean Lister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stolen pinned against the cage. Stolen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lister shoots in for a takedown but Stolen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Stolen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stolen shoots in and gets a takedown into Lister's guard.
Stolen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stolen drops back looking for a leg! Lister is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lister manages to kick Stolen off! Stolen jumps back into Lister's guard.
Stolen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lister avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lister working for a triangle but Stolen defends it easily.
Lister is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolen throwing strikes from guard but Lister blocks nicely.
Stolen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stolen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stolen lands a couple of elbows.
Stolen is pushing down on Lister's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lister is fighting to maintain full guard but Stolen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lister has one foot on Stolen's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolen shoots for a double leg takedown but Lister sprawls well. He's pushed Stolen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stolen throws a series of punches but Lister moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stolen misses with a left hand
and Lister counters with a solid body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stolen. No joy for Lister on that attempt.
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 Dean Lister.
Well Lister 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Lister!
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energy
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RATING
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