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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yang Sze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Drew Molina enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yang Sze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina misses the shot to the body.
Molina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molina fails to land with a series of punches.
Sze shoots in and drives through. Molina sprawls well.
Molina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sze.
Jab, jab by Molina - just one landing.
Sze shoots in for a takedown but Molina shows good takedown defense.
Molina jabs at Sze's body.
Sze avoids the body shot from Molina.
Sze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Molina circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Sze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Sze's shoulder, as Sze tries to avoid the shot.
Molina swats away the attempt to clinch by Sze.
Sze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Molina is fending him off so far but Sze persists. Nope, Molina circles away and we're back to standing.
Sze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sze 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 one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Molina. Sze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sze tries to clinch up but Molina circles away and keeps his distance.
Sze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sze fails to land the takedown.
Molina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molina misses the shot to the body.
Sze moves out of range as Molina strikes.
Molina slaps away a takedown attempt from Sze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sze slips a jab from Molina.
Molina is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sze rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Molina throws a body punch but Sze moves out of range.
Molina leaves Sze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Molina throws a shot to the body.
Sze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Molina scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Sze has a takedown stuffed.
Molina misses with the combination.
Molina fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sze was well out of range. Poor timing from Molina.
Molina just misses with a punch to the body.
Sze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Molina sprawls well. Molina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sze gets slowly back to his feet.
Sze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molina.
Molina throws a series of punches but Sze moves out of range.
Sze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Molina jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Molina.
Sze fails to land the takedown.
Sze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Molina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Molina misses with a two punch combination.
Molina lands a nice shot to the body.
Molina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Molina bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sze's head.
Nice takedown defense from Molina. No joy for Sze on that attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sze. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A big left from Molina misses.
Molina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sze.
Sze shoots for a double leg takedown but Molina sprawls well. He's pushed Sze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Molina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sze takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Drew Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molina slaps away a takedown attempt from Sze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Molina swinging wildly here.
Molina stuffs the takedown attempt from Sze. Sze gets slowly back to his feet.
Molina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina leaves Sze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Sze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Molina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molina scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Molina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina misses with a few strikes there.
Molina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molina throws an overhand right that lands on Sze's shoulder, as Sze tries to avoid the shot.
Molina scores with a jab to the body.
Molina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sze was well out of range. Poor timing from Molina.
Sze shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Molina defends it nicely.
No joy there for Molina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Molina is fending him off so far but Sze persists. Nope, Molina circles away and we're back to standing.
Molina throws a right hand that Sze ducks under and follows up with a left that Sze also avoids with ease.
Molina lands with a good body shot.
Molina scores with a one two! Sze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drew Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Molina wants it to stay on the feet.
Sze shoots for a takedown but Molina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Molina slaps away a takedown attempt from Sze, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Molina misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Molina moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Molina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Molina stuffs the takedown.
Molina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Molina swinging wildly here.
Sze looks for a takedown but Molina sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sze shoots for a double leg takedown but Molina sprawls well. He's pushed Sze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Molina does it's job there.
Molina swinging wildly here.
Sze has a takedown stuffed.
Molina throws a right and a left that both miss.
Molina scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sze fails with the takedown.
Drew Molina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sze looks for a takedown but Molina sprawls well.
Sze shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Molina sprawls well. Molina wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sze gets slowly back to his feet.
Sze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Molina's waist but Molina gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sze off to one side.
Sze dives in and grabs Molina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Molina pushes down on Sze's head and hops out.
No luck for Sze with that takedown attempt.
Molina misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Molina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Molina throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Molina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Molina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sze was well out of range. Poor timing from Molina.
Yang Sze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Molina misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Molina.
Molina misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Molina does no damage.
Molina takes a swing at Sze's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Molina does no damage.
Molina takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Molina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sze slips under a jab from Molina.
Nice sprawl there from Molina as Sze shoots in.
Sze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Molina lands a nice shot to the body.
Sze wants to clinch.
Molina throws a series of punches but Sze avoids them all with ease.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molina swinging wildly here.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Molina sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yang Sze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Molina throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Molina stuffs the takedown.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sze might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Molina jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sze takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice sprawl there from Molina as Sze shoots in.
Sze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sze shoots in but Molina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sze is defended easily by Molina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina throws a jab but it's blocked by Sze.
Molina misses with a body shot.
Sze blocks a jab.
Molina looks to score with a jab to the body but Sze is just out of range.
Sze fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Molina avoids it really well and circles away.
Sze dives in and grabs Molina's left leg, looking for a takedown. Molina pushes down on Sze's head and hops out.
Sze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sze shoots in but Molina avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yang Sze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Molina throws a series of punches but Sze avoids them all with ease.
Molina throws a series of strikes that have Sze backpedaling.
Molina just misses with a punch to the body.
Sze tries to clinch up but Molina circles away and keeps his distance.
Molina misses with a few strikes there.
Sze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Molina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Molina lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sze dodges the punch combination from Molina.
Molina swats away the attempt to clinch by Sze.
Drew Molina is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drew Molina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Molina has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drew Molina!
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