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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Wilkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkes comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army. Rodney Wilkes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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198 cm
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187 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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182 cm
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196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodney Wilkes! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Morgan! The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morgan throws a hook to the side of Wilkes's head but Wilkes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Wilkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes wants to clinch. Wilkes wants to clinch. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wilkes tries to clinch up. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilkes tries to clinch up. Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkes tries to clinch up. Wilkes tries to clinch up.
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. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rodney Wilkes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Morgan misses the jab. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Morgan misses with a wild body shot. Wilkes is looking to clinch. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Wilkes wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance. Wilkes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkes is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Morgan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch up. Wilkes tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilkes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Wilkes wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes. Wilkes tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wilkes is looking to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Morgan dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan tries to work over Wilkes's front leg with a kick but Wilkes checks it. Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. Wilkes is looking to clinch. Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkes moves out of range easily. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. Wilkes is looking to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilkes wants to clinch. The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkes is looking to clinch. Wilkes wants to clinch. Wilkes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off. Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wilkes tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Wilkes ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
A leg kick checked by Wilkes. Wilkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes. Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wilkes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wilkes is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing. Wilkes is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Wilkes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkes is just out of range. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilkes tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Wilkes is looking to clinch. Wilkes wants to clinch. Wilkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wilkes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan. Some wild striking there from Morgan.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A very close round there. Could go either way on the judges scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wilkes slips a jab from Morgan. Wilkes tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilkes tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance. Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes. Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range. Wilkes tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilkes is looking to clinch. Wilkes tries to clinch up. Wilkes is looking to clinch. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Morgan is looking to score with low kicks. Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Wilkes is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Wilkes fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilkes is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkes doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it. Wilkes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wilkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wilkes wants to clinch. Wilkes moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Wilkes is looking to clinch. Morgan keeps the fight on the outside. Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkes. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rodney Wilkes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wilkes tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance. Wilkes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wilkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wilkes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkes tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! Dexter Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Morgan 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Dexter Morgan! Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Dexter Morgan! Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Dexter Morgan!
Dexter Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
4% |
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