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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Bezerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Molina (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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156 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabricio Bezerra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeffrey Molina!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bezerra misses with a two punch combination.
Molina closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Molina lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Molina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Molina's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Molina trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bezerra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Molina content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Molina throws a big elbow that misses.
Molina stands up and waves to Bezerra to follow him.
Molina shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bezerra napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molina decides to stand back up.
Molina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Molina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina stopping the sweep attempt from Bezerra.
Molina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Molina is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Molina cracks Bezerra with a solid left hand.
Bezerra is trying to keep Molina in close.
Molina wants to control from the top but Bezerra keeps moving.
Bezerra is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Academia Ipanema that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Molina throws an elbow that misses. Bezerra uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Molina's guard. Nice move by Bezerra!
Molina throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina looking for a sweep. Not yet Molina, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Molina can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bezerra is looking to stand up but Molina won't let him.
Bezerra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Molina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bezerra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Molina looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Molina manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bezerra manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina trying to control the position from guard on top but Bezerra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molina lands a couple of digs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Molina working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Molina pushing down on Bezerra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Molina is trying to control the action in half guard but Bezerra is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bezerra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Molina trying to control but Bezerra is working from the bottom.
Molina is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bezerra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeffrey Molina was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Molina feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bezerra looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molina trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Molina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Molina is working Bezerra over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Molina keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bezerra's head.
Molina connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bezerra is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Molina stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bezerra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bezerra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Molina dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bezerra misses with a kick to the body.
Molina decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Molina lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molina scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Molina trying to control from half guard but Bezerra is working away.
Bezerra is looking for a sweep. Molina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Molina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bezerra's head.
Nice strikes from Molina there.
Molina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bezerra is rocked!
Molina not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Molina slips a nice elbow through Bezerra's hands, connecting with Bezerra's forehead.
Oh Bezerra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Molina scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Molina working Bezerra over with strikes.
Bezerra is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Molina is nestled in close to Bezerra, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bezerra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Molina.
Bezerra regains full guard. Nicely done.
Molina trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bezerra's guard.
Molina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bezerra seems to have got his legs back now.
Molina lands a couple of elbows.
Bezerra is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Molina is aware though and is defending well.
Molina working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina stands up from Bezerra's guard - Molina perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezerra shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molina drives through with a takedown into guard.
Molina lands a couple of elbows.
Bezerra will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Molina stands and steps away. Bezerra gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Molina shoots in and drives through. Bezerra sprawls well.
Bezerra fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bezerra shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Molina pinned against the cage. Molina gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Bezerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Molina shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bezerra's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bezerra is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeffrey Molina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Molina working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Molina postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bezerra throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bezerra is looking to stand up but Molina isn't so interested in that idea.
Molina stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Molina is putting a hurting on Bezerra here, landing some big shots from side control.
Molina working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Molina is working Bezerra over with some ground and pound from side control.
Molina working the head with strikes.
Bezerra is looking to reverse the position.
Molina scores with punches from side control.
Molina in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bezerra looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Molina turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffrey Molina!
Jeffrey Molina is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Jeffrey Molina thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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