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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Mean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eugene Mean!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mean scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams tries to roll over but Mean keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Mean.
Mean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mean throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mean.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Mean thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mean drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Mean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mean prevents Williams from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Mean is controlling him well.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Williams trying to hold on to Mean's head to control him but Mean postures up.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mean.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mean lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mean lands a nice short elbow.
Mean not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mean throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Mean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Mean throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Mean gets back to half guard.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mean wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams is working for a kimura but Mean is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Mean trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams wants to stand up but Mean is controlling the position.
Mean throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
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.
Mean works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mean lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Mean lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mean lands with some strikes.
Mean lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams wants to control but Mean is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mean lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mean landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Mean dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mean gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams is rocked!
Williams is trying is best to control the position here.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Mean cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mean cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Mean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mean distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mean accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mean distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams controls Mean momentarily but Mean frees himself.
Mean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mean postures up.
Mean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working for submissions but it's allowed Mean to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mean lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Mean scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams striking off his back but it's not causing Mean any problems.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mean can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mean on the ground.
Mean works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controls Mean momentarily but Mean frees himself.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mean lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mean throws and elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mean's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams is trying to keep Mean in close.
Mean cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Mean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mean lands a couple of digs.
Mean landing some decent shots from guard.
Mean loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugene Mean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mean gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mean connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Eugene Mean has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mean.
Williams trying to control here.
Mean takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mean missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to kick Mean off but Mean keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mean.
Williams dives in and grabs Mean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mean pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mean throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Mean distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mean prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Mean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mean stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mean is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mean postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Mean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mean is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mean throwing strikes but missing.
Mean postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mean working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Mean as Williams shoots in.
Mean shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mean connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Williams some visible discomfort.
An elbow from Mean crashes against the mat.
Mean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mean cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Williams dodges the ground and pound from Mean.
Mean postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Mean is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Mean is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Mean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams won't allow Mean to pass to mount.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Mean is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wilfred Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eugene Mean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Mean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mean 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugene Mean!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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