ShoBox: Jhonatan Romero vs. Efrain Esquivias & Roman Morales vs. Jon Arrellano RBR

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Roman Morales vs. Jonathan Arrellano, 8 rounds @ super bantamweight

 

Someone's 0 has gotta go!

 

Round 1

Morales is pushing Arrellano back with his high jabs and then reaching down to hook when Arrellano ducks. A few counter jabs by Arrellano, many caught on the glove. Uppercuts to the body by Morales, trying to move the shorter man across the ring and stay off his sharp jab.

10-9 Morales, close

 

Round 2

Arrellano is jabbing in and out on Morales. From a distance, Morales is able to answer back with his own jabs. Arrellano is getting into his chest and forcing the jab in his face. Morales starts to line up his jab and find his range more as the round wears on. Morales keeps jabbing Arrellano back toward the ropes. Double right hand by Arrellano to stay off.

10-9 Morales

 

Morales kerplunked in the 3rd! :shock:

 

Round 4

Arrellano pushes a jab out and fails to keep Morales off him. Morales puts in long jabs and rights to hold Arrellano in the corner momentarily. Arrellano skips to his right and jabs. Morales leans forward and puts together uppercuts leaning over Arrellano, then hooks him in the head. Arrellano is getting outworked both inside and out. Morales catches a right hand on the gloves backing up. Flush jab by Morales. Chopping combo by Morales pushing Arrellano to the ropes. Morales thrusts out his jab on the forward step. Nice hooking combo to the body by Morales, backing Arrellano up. Arrellano steps inside and lands with Morales in an exchange, but it's one and done against Morales' combos. Big 1-2 by Arrellano, ducked and countered.

Morales stormed back with a vengeance in the fourth.

38-37 Morales

 

Sho Stats through four rounds:

Jabs
Morales 12 of 90, 13%
Arrellano 6 of 60, 10%

Power
Morales 69 of 174, 40%
Arrellano 30 of 76, 39%

Total
Morales 81 of 264, 31%
Arrellano 36 of 136, 26%

Body
Morales 20
Arrellano 2

 

Round 6

Arrellano tries to jab his way in on Morales but gets knocked back by a counter left hook. Uppercut by Morales on the inside before letting Arrellano off the ropes. Morales is moving in and out and tapping Arrellano across the brow with right hands. Arrellano hops in place and gets onto the pursuit, throwing a high 1-2. Arrellano down, counter body shots! Arrellano is wincing on his knees but beats the count at eight. Morales jumps on him and gets tied up. Arrellano backs up to the ropes and slows Morales with a big sweeping left hook. Morales pushes him into the corner. Arrellano tries to clinch, but fails. Big left uppercut by Morales, grazing as Arrellano backs straight up. Lead right by Morales, and a hook to the body. Arrellano counters his way off the ropes with a hook. Arrellano stands still, holding his right glove up by his cheek to catch shots. Morales just swarms him with jabs from mid-range.

10-8 Morales

58-54 Morales

 

Sho Stas in the sixth:

Morales 31 of 49, 63%
Arrellano 5 of 18, 27%

:rofl