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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gene White!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White dips to his left and cracks Duran with an uppercut!
Duran tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duran dodges the punch combination from White.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duran looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gene White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran avoids a punch combination nicely.
White misses the jab.
White tries to score with a low kick but Duran moves his leg out of the way.
White throws a one two combo.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duran blocks a head kick by White.
White moves into the clinch.
White wants to break free but Duran has control.
Duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but White has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Duran tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. White smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
White misses with a double jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by White.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
Duran throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Duran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. White tries to avoid it but Duran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag White to the ground. White escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duran slips under a jab.
Duran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Duran persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White looks to land a combination but Duran avoids it well.
Duran is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White misses with the combination.
Duran shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White misses with a double jab.
White misses with a wild combination.
White misses with a series of wild punches.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duran backs up against the cage.
Nice shot by White.
White clinches up against the cage.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Duran.
White has had enough of the clinch but Duran keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Duran is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Duran is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
White is trying to break free.
Duran tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Duran is breathing heavily.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White manages to break the clinch.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Duran's head back.
Nice shot lands for White.
A punch combination from White misses.
White misses with a kick to the body.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duran looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Duran persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
Gene White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
White moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
White stalks Duran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Duran's face. Duran staggers backwards, shaken.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by White.
Duran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and White duly obliges.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duran.
White is working the combinations to good effect here.
Duran shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Duran keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gene White dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duran clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Duran prevents White from breaking the clinch.
Duran manages to break the clinch.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duran closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Duran pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duran blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from White.
White scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Duran backs up against the cage.
Duran misses with a two punch combination.
Duran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Duran takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duran misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
White stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Duran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duran closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Duran pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duran misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Duran. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
White throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
White misses with a straight right.
Joe Duran is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duran walks into a straight right hand from White.
Duran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duran fails with the takedown.
No luck for Duran with that takedown attempt.
Duran wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.
Duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Duran closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Duran pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White throws a nice looking combination but Duran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White misses with a combination
and Duran counters with a shoot takedown. White fights it but they end up in guard.
White isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Duran stacks White on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Duran!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries to bench press Duran off him but Duran keeps the position.
Duran is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duran is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.
White sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Duran wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
White looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
White gets full guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Duran from controlling successfully.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Duran is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. White Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Duran's back instead.
Duran rolls, trying to escape but White keeps control of the position.
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.
White is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Duran defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
White has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Duran has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Duran has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
White looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Duran taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gene White!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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