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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joo Sang Yoo (ranked 2257 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Hector Molina (ranked 202 p4p, 357 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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4 - 2 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joo Sang Yoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Molina!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoo lands a nice hook to Molina's body. Molina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Molina misses with a leg kick
and Yoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoo moves away from the strike by Molina.
Molina wants to clinch.
Molina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Molina misses with a left hand
and Molina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Molina misses with a double jab
and Yoo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina throws a right hand that misses
and Yoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Molina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yoo scrambles back to his feet.
Molina throws a right and a left that Yoo avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoo misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molina misses with a left hand
and Yoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molina throws a right and a left that Yoo avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Molina lands a left hand.
Molina presses Yoo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Molina escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
enabling Yoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Molina tries to bum rush Yoo with a series of wild strikes but Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hector Molina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molina throws a combination that misses
and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molina lands a really nice looking cross but Yoo seems unphased.
Molina misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Molina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molina throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Molina throws a hook but Yoo avoids it easily.
Yoo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Molina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Molina throws a head kick that half lands.
Molina throws a head kick that misses.
Yoo gets tackled into the cage by Molina. Molina maintains the clinch.
Yoo is looking for a takedown.
Molina breaks the clinch.
Molina connects with a crisp jab.
Yoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Molina.
Yoo checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Molina tries to clinch but Yoo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoo shoots for a takedown but Molina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yoo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Molina catches Yoo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molina missing with a left hand there. Yoo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Molina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Yoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Molina misses with an uppercut.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Molina misses.
Molina connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Molina thuds his right hand into Yoo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoo is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Molina.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
Oh Yoo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Yoo seems to have got his legs back now.
Molina misses with a right hand
and Yoo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A chopping leg kick lands by Molina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molina lands with a hook. Yoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Molina looks to land a combination but Yoo avoids it well.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Yoo's shoulder, as Yoo tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Yoo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Molina.
Molina is looking to clinch but Yoo is avoiding it.
Yoo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Molina cracks Yoo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Molina swings widly with a right hand
and Yoo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Molina throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Molina with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yoo to score with a decent uppercut.
Molina is rocked!
Molina paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Molina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Molina dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Molina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Molina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Molina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yoo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Molina. Molina obviously looking to wear him down.
Molina avoids the head kick by Yoo.
Molina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Molina misses with a straight left.
Yoo throws a quick counter head kick but Molina was just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Molina. That's going to slow Yoo down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina misses the jab.
Yoo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yoo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Molina misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Molina darts in and clinches Yoo up against the cage.
Molina has hold of one of Yoo's legs. Yoo is fighting the takedown attempt but Molina gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yoo pushes Molina off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Molina stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoo. Yoo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joo Sang Yoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Yoo to counter with a crisp jab.
Molina misses with a lunging right hand
and Yoo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoo moves out of range of the strikes.
Molina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Molina throws an off balance right hand
and Yoo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoo blocks the leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoo misses the target.
Hector Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo looks to land a right hand but Molina moved out of range.
Molina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Molina gets a clinch.
Molina breaks the clinch.
Molina misses with an uppercut. Yoo saw that one coming.
Yoo misses with a low kick as Molina jumps back.
Molina was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Molina pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoo looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Yoo walks into a straight right hand from Molina.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Yoo's shoulder, as Yoo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoo is looking to counter punch.
Yoo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Molina misses.
Yoo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Molina misses with an uppercut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Yoo has cracked Molina with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Yoo lands another huge swinging hook and Molina tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Molina, before Yoo can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joo Sang Yoo!
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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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