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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Slogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Morin (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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169 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Slogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vinny Morin! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Slogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Morin.
Slogan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. A looping hook to the body misses from Morin. Slogan does a little dance to reset his feet. Morin throws a series of punches but Slogan avoids them all with ease. Slogan lands a body shot.
Morin moves forwards but Slogan connects with a nice, crisp jab. Morin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slogan. Slogan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Slogan jabs at Morin's body. Slogan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Slogan's corner calls for a 1-2. Slogan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Morin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Slogan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Slogan misses with a right hand and Morin counters with a straight right hand. Morin scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Morin looks to land a combination but Slogan avoids it well. Slogan avoids the body shot from Morin.
Slogan misses with a double jab.
Morin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Slogan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morin on the side of the head. Slogan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morin. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice straight punches there by Slogan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Slogan. Slogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Morin tries to bum rush Slogan with a series of wild strikes but Slogan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Slogan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Slogan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Slogan throws a right hand that misses
and Morin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Slogan is breathing heavily. Morin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Slogan counters with a nice uppercut. Morin throws a right hand that Slogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Slogan also avoids with ease. Slogan misses with the combination.
Slogan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Slogan clobbers Morin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Slogan scores with a shot to the body.
Slogan misses with a hook
and Morin counters with a lovely shot to the body. Nice uppercut lands for Morin. That snapped Slogan's head back.
Slogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Some wild striking there from Morin.
Morin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight. Slogan misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Morin throws a series of punches but Slogan avoids them all with ease. A little feinted left hand from Slogan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Morin moves away from the strike by Slogan. James Slogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Slogan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morin circles away quickly and effectively. Morin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morin lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Morin lands an overhand right. Morin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Slogan's head. Slogan misses with a right hand and Morin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slogan is rocked! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Slogan will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Slogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morin. Morin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Slogan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Slogan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Slogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morin.
As Slogan backs off Morin throws a huge counter combo but Slogan manages to avoid it all. Morin throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Slogan colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Morin as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Slogan is left battered and dazed whilst Morin and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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