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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Kim!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Kim tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kim cracks Morgan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan throws a hook but Kim blocks it.
A big left from Kim misses.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim with a jab.
Kim swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Kim looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
A jab from Kim misses.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Kim misses.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kim's calf.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
letting Morgan counter with a right hand.
Kim smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
Morgan scores with a nice strike.
A punch combination from Kim misses.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Morgan scores with the left hand. Kim knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Kim misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jay Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sloppy strikes from Kim. Those never looked like landing.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kim is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Morgan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kim pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Kim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Kim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kim misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Kim's body.
Kim looks gassed!
Kim stuns Morgan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kim with a nice cross.
Kim slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Kim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan darts in and clinches Kim up against the cage.
Morgan stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Kim is trying to break the clinch but Morgan is controlling him.
Morgan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morgan stalling the fight.
Morgan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Morgan lands a shoulder strike.
Kim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Morgan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim misses with a punch to the body.
Kim is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
The referee calls for Morgan to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Kim tries to tie him up.
Morgan taking a breather.
Kim just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morgan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kim up against the cage.
Morgan seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Kim's shoulder, as Kim tries to avoid the shot.
Kim misses the jab.
Kim scores with a jab.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Kim.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Kim.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Kim lands with an uppercut that bounces Morgan off the cage and back into rage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim avoids the body shot from Morgan.
Kim defending well as Morgan loads up on a big left hand.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morgan circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim thuds his right hand into Morgan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kim throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Kim 's knee.
Morgan throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim misses with a body punch
and Morgan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A body shot lands from Morgan.
Kim wants to get back to striking at distance but Morgan won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Morgan prevents Kim from breaking the clinch.
Morgan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Kim is trying to push Morgan away but Morgan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Morgan.
Kim looking to stall.
Kim slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to break free.
Morgan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Morgan pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Morgan.
Morgan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morgan lands a right hand.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morgan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Kim is rocked!
Morgan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kim is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kim seems to have recovered his senses.
Kim stalling in the clinch but Morgan improves position.
Morgan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kim takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kim with a big uppercut! Kim tries to clinch up but Morgan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kim to the mat! Kim covers up and Morgan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dexter Morgan!
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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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