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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Morin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vinny Morin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 cm
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130 lbs
0 - 2 - 1 |
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165 cm
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145 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ali Cali! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinny Morin! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Morin throws a combination that misses and Cali counters with a one-two to the body. Morin looks to land a combination but Cali avoids it well. Morin fails to land with a series of punches.
Cali went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Morin throws a right and a left that both miss. Morin cracks Cali with a right hand to the side of the head. Cali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been hearing reports that Cali has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Morin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cali.
Cali is looking to counter the offense by Morin and move into the clinch. Morin lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morin misses with a body shot
and Cali counters with a one-two to the body. Morin takes a swing at Cali's ribcage but misses. Cali drops down looking for a counter takedown but Morin sprawls and moves away. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Some wild striking there from Morin.
Cali throws a right hand that Morin ducks under and follows up with a left that Morin also avoids with ease. Morin misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Cali. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cali. Vinny Morin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cali throws a nice looking combination but Morin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morin! But no joy. Morin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Morin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cali counters with a series of strikes. Morin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cali tries to close the distance and clinch but Morin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Morin looks to land a combination but Cali avoids it well. Cali is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Morin misses the shot to the body. As Morin looks to move away, Cali throws a big counter combo but Morin just gets out of the way. Morin throws a body shot but no joy. Cali is looking for a counter combo. Morin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cali throws a series of punches but Morin moves out of range. Morin tries to bum rush Cali with a series of wild strikes but Cali uses good footwork to avoid the assault. It looked like Cali was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Morin. Morin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Cali throws a nice looking combination but Morin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Morin throws a right hand that Cali ducks under and follows up with a left that Cali also avoids with ease. Morin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cali rather than just go for the knockout. Cali shoots for a takedown but Morin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Cali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Morin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Morin 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.
Morin misses with a body shot.
As Morin looks to move away, Cali throws a big counter combo but Morin just gets out of the way. Cali dips to his left and cracks Morin with an uppercut! Cali misses with a combination
and Morin counters with a right hand to the body. Cali's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cali duly obliges. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Morin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Morin scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Morin scores with a jab to the body. Morin throws a series of punches but Cali moves out of range. Cali appears to be looking for a big counter. A slow jab from Morin misses its intended target. Morin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cali's hands. Vinny Morin seems to be getting the better of the standup. Morin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cali is rocked! Morin has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Morin steps in with a hook that catches Cali right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Morin follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Cali looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinny Morin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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