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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gene Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Raters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Raters has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gene Mean's chin.
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205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gene Mean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lance Raters!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mean.
Mean darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mean blocks the strikes from Raters.
Mean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raters knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Raters missing with punches from the bottom.
Raters misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Raters missing with punches from the bottom.
Raters throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mean trying to pass the guard but Raters defending well.
Raters throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raters tries for a takedown but Mean circles away easily
and Mean counters with a takedown into side control.
Mean blocks the strikes from Raters.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean just content to control the position.
Raters is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Mean politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mean prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mean is putting a hurting on Raters here, landing some big shots from side control.
Raters manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mean's best efforts.
Mean performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raters manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raters scores with a nice shot.
Mean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raters throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mean works over Raters with some ground and pound from guard.
Mean passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Raters's face as Mean controls the position.
Raters throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mean slows the pace down.
Raters throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Raters looks gassed!
Mean moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Raters tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mean controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gene Mean just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raters stuffs the takedown attempt from Mean. Mean gets slowly back to his feet.
Mean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mean scores with a takedown into Raters's guard.
Mean controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raters trying to strike off his back.
Raters thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mean stands and throws Raters's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mean cracks Raters with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raters is being controlled here.
Mean has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mean cracks Raters with a big elbow.
Mean works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mean controlling the position.
Mean tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene Mean dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mean feints and as Raters raises his hands in defense, Mean changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mean's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mean pushing down on Raters's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Raters punching from the bottom.
Mean uses his free foot to push down on Raters's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Raters.
Mean controlling his opponent.
Raters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raters is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gene Mean just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mean shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raters counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mean has his hands clasped together around Raters's back. He's all about the action.
Gene Mean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raters with the ground and pound but Mean uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mean has Raters pulled in close to control his posture.
Mean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean with good strikes from the mount here!
Raters throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mean blocks Raters's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mean tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mean looking to isolate an arm here. Raters doesn't see it coming and as Mean extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Mean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gene Mean!
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FIGHT
RATING
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