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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Rivera (ranked 4969 p4p, 3533 weight class) and Hector Molina (ranked 421 p4p, 344 weight class). Hector Molina acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilbert Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Molina!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Molina keeps it at a distance.
Molina catches Rivera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Molina tries to move into range but Rivera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera scores with a jab.
Rivera seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Molina tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera moves into the clinch.
Molina prevents a takedown attempt there.
Molina tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Molina lands an elbow inside.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Molina.
Nice elbow from Molina.
Molina lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Molina pushes Rivera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Molina pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab, jab by Molina - just one landing.
Molina throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molina tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera drives through and clinches with Molina against the cage.
Molina wants the takedown. Rivera is fighting it off but Molina persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rivera's guard against the cage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Molina is controlling him.
Rivera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rivera is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Molina presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Rivera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Molina misses with a hook to the ribs.
Molina breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Molina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rivera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Molina doesn't seem phased though.
Hector Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molina displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Molina has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Molina smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Molina scoring well with a low kick there.
Molina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Molina with a nice calf kick.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Rivera is rocked!
Molina gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Molina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Molina creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivera's defenses.
Molina tries for a takedown but Rivera manages to get underhooks.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Molina avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Molina - that landed with a thud.
Molina tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike from Molina.
Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
A jab from Molina misses.
Molina instigates a clinch.
Molina lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Molina moves into range and clinches up with Rivera.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Molina is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Molina with a hook.
Rivera tries to clinch but Molina is having none of it.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Molina.
Molina works the jab nicely.
Molina scores with a leg kick.
Rivera jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Molina lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
Molina is looking to clinch.
Molina moves into the clinch.
Molina lands an elbow inside.
Oh Rivera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Molina manages to break the clinch.
Molina lands with a straight right. Rivera didn't see that one coming.
Molina is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rivera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Molina throws a monster overhand right that drops Rivera! Molina follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Molina!
Hector Molina decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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