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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Mrar (ranked 2021 p4p, 106 weight class) and Pedro Franco (ranked 3163 p4p, 161 weight class). Mrar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Dreams- Emily Browning. Pedro Franco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Mrar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Franco!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mrar connects with a body shot.
Mrar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Franco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Franco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Franco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Franco tries to clinch but Mrar moves out of range.
Yajson Mrar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Franco or perhaps it was just good defense by Mrar, which made it look bad.
Mrar takes a swing at Franco's ribcage but misses.
Mrar swinging wildly here.
Franco tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mrar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mrar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mrar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Mrar pushes him off.
Mrar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mrar tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Franco is looking for the big counter here.
Franco clinches up against the cage.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Franco tries to clinch up but Mrar circles away and keeps his distance.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mrar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Mrar.
Franco moves away from the strike by Mrar.
Mrar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Franco on the side of the head.
Mrar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franco's hands.
Franco tries to clinch up but Mrar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrar lands a really nice looking cross but Franco seems unphased.
Mrar jabs Franco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Franco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mrar punishes Franco's body with a nice straight punch.
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco is trying to maintain a safe position but Mrar gets an underhook and turns Franco into the cage.
Franco told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Franco lands a nice elbow.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Franco.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Franco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mrar breaks from the clinch.
Mrar connects with a single shot there.
Franco moves out of range as Mrar strikes.
Franco throws a counter combo.
Mrar missing with a left hand there. Franco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco has managed to clinch.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mrar scores with a hook.
Mrar throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mrar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franco has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franco wants to stall.
Mrar is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mrar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mrar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mrar lands a nice shot to the body.
Franco moves in looking to clinch but Mrar pushes him off.
Franco instigates a clinch.
Mrar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Mrar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Franco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mrar's brow.
Mrar is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco lands with a left to the head.
Franco can't find room to land a body shot as Mrar controls the action.
Mrar is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Mrar prevents a body shot from Franco.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Franco.
Mrar breaks from the clinch.
Franco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mrar.
Franco doesn't manage to clinch there - Mrar circles away.
Mrar misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Franco's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mrar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Mrar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mrar lands a nice shot to the body.
Mrar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Mrar.
Franco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mrar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franco is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mrar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mrar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mrar throws a series of strikes that have Franco backpedaling.
Mrar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mrar misses with a double jab.
Mrar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
Mrar just misses with a punch to the body.
Franco slips under a jab from Mrar.
A countering left hand to the body from Franco misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mrar, pushing him back against the cage.
Mrar blocks the elbow strike.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Mrar manages to break the clinch.
Franco walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Mrar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco tries to clinch up.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mrar blocks an uppercut.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mrar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mrar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franco can do to turn this around?
Franco is struggling to control the position.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Mrar blocking some punches.
Mrar wants to break free but Franco has control.
The referee calls for Mrar to work.
Mrar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mrar blocking some punches.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Franco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mrar blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco throws an elbow but it misses.
Franco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Franco lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mrar blocking some punches.
Mrar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Franco stalling in the clinch but Mrar improves position.
Mrar blocking some punches.
Franco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Franco pushes off an throws an elbow but Mrar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Franco misses with an elbow strike.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pedro Franco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mrar blocks the elbow strike.
Franco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mrar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Franco tries to clinch up but Mrar circles away and keeps his distance.
Franco takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mrar connects with a crisp jab.
Yajson Mrar is winning the standup battle so far.
Mrar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mrar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mrar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Franco tries to clinch up but Mrar circles away and keeps his distance.
Mrar swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Mrar throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mrar looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
Franco tries to close the distance and clinch but Mrar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franco dodges the punch combination from Mrar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Mrar dominated that second round.
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!
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mrar throws a nice looking combination but Franco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mrar throws a series of punches but Franco avoids them all with ease.
Franco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Franco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Franco wants to clinch.
Franco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franco avoids the body shot from Mrar.
Franco tries to clinch up
and Mrar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mrar scores with the left hand. Franco knows he should have avoided that one.
Mrar misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco clinches with his opponent.
Franco misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Mrar dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco throws an elbow that misses.
Mrar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Franco.
Franco swings wildly with an uppercut but Mrar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franco misses with a body punch.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mrar prevents a body shot from Franco.
Mrar takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Franco working aggressively here.
Mrar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco is looking to clinch.
Mrar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Franco manages to avoid it.
Franco rushes Mrar and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Mrar.
Mrar dodges an elbow strike from Franco.
Mrar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Franco prevents Mrar from breaking the clinch.
Mrar wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a head punch that misses.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mrar is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Franco throws an elbow but misses.
Franco misses with some punches.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Mrar.
Pedro Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mrar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Franco tries to stall but Mrar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mrar.
Franco has a couple of punches blocked by Mrar.
Mrar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Franco.
A head punch on the inside from Franco fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mrar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franco forces Mrar back against the cage and clinches.
Mrar blocks an elbow strike from Franco.
Franco scores with a shoulder strike.
Mrar breaks the clinch.
Franco wants to clinch up but Mrar keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Mrar does it's job there.
Mrar lands with a nice combination. Franco backs away looking to recover.
Yajson Mrar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mrar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco tries to clinch up
and Mrar counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco throws a body shot but no joy.
Mrar swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Franco slips a jab and a cross from Mrar.
Mrar cracks Franco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Franco.
I think Mrar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yajson Mrar!
An out of breath Yajson Mrar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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