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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Mrar (ranked 3251 p4p, 154 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 1789 p4p, 88 weight class). Mrar comes to the cage accompanied by We will rock you!!!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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164 cm
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143 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
138 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 6 - 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
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Experiment swings away with a leg kick that misses. Experiment moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Experiment has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mrar is landing a low percentage of strikes. Mrar fails with a takedown attempt. Mrar doesn't manage to clinch there - Experiment circles away.
Experiment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mrar moves away. Mrar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Experiment trying to hold on to Mrar's head to control him but Mrar postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Experiment is concentrating on defense, preventing Mrar from advancing position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mrar passes to full mount! Experiment keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mrar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Experiment is looking to escape. Experiment is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mrar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. Mrar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Experiment is looking to escape. Experiment is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mrar sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Experiment avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mrar.
Mrar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mrar controlling from the full mount. Experiment manages to regain half guard. Good work. Mrar missing with the ground and pound from half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Experiment wants to get back to full guard. Mrar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Experiment keeps working. Experiment keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Experiment tries to roll over but Mrar keeps him under control. Mrar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Experiment to regain full guard. Experiment controlling Mrar's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Mrar throws a strike but Experiment rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Experiment trying to control but Mrar is working from the bottom. Experiment controlling from the top position. Experiment trying to control the position from guard on top but Mrar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Experiment is fighting to break Mrar's control of his arms but Mrar is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Experiment postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yajson Mrar will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Experiment throws a nice outside leg kick. Mrar dives in for a single leg takedown but Experiment sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Experiment misses with a wild body shot. Experiment lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Mrar has closed the distance and engaged Experiment in a clinch.
Mrar is trying to pull guard but Experiment turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Experiment lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Mrar tries for a takedown but Experiment manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yajson Mrar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Experiment lands a shot to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Experiment softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Mrar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Experiment smiles and moves away.
Experiment connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Experiment gets a clinch. Experiment misses with a body punch.
Mrar is trying to pull guard but Experiment turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Mrar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Experiment just stands there and leans against the cage. Experiment gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mrar.
Experiment can't find room to land a body shot as Mrar controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Experiment takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Mrar tries to pull guard but Experiment holds him up against the cage and eventually Mrar drops back down to his feet.
Mrar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Experiment pushes Mrar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Experiment stops a takedown attempt from Mrar.
Experiment wants to stall.
Experiment lands an elbow inside. Experiment lands a body punch in the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Experiment.
Nice elbow from Experiment. Mrar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Experiment walks away with a smile on his face. Mrar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. A slow jab from Experiment misses its intended target. Mrar tries to counter with a takedown but Experiment is quick to defend against it. Experiment has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Experiment looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Experiment connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Experiment connects with a body shot that sends Mrar's belly button to the back. Experiment connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Experiment just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Experiment.
Mrar tries to clinch up and Experiment counters with a lovely straight right hand! Finnish Experiment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mrar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Experiment connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The crowd cheers as Experiment lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mrar doesn't seem phased though. Experiment misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mrar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Experiment misses with a hook. Experiment stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Experiment wants it to stay on the feet. Mrar looks to clinch and Experiment counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Finnish Experiment seems to be getting the better of the standup. Experiment throws a jab when Mrar was well out of range. Mrar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Mrar walks into a stiff left hand from Experiment. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Experiment throws a looping overhand right but Mrar ducks down to avoid it. Mrar wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Experiment showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Experiment misses the shot to the body. Experiment throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mrar shoots for a takedown but Experiment saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. A solid body kick from Experiment. Experiment scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Mrar slips under a jab from Experiment. Experiment throws a looping overhand right but Mrar ducks down to avoid it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mrar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Mrar is looking to counter with a shot to the body. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mrar.
That's one minute gone in the round. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mrar is defended easily by Experiment. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yajson Mrar. That's going to take a lot out of him. Experiment bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mrar's head backwards. Finnish Experiment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Experiment throws a leg kick which misses Mrar's front leg but catches the back leg as Mrar tries to avoid it. Experiment lands with an overhand left. Mrar is looking to clinch but Experiment is avoiding it.
Experiment misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mrar fails with a takedown attempt. Experiment cracks Mrar with an open hand slap. Mrar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Experiment slips a jab and a cross from Mrar.
Experiment is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Mrar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A cross from Experiment lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Experiment connects with a nice looking jab.
Mrar is rocked! Experiment throws a body shot but no joy. Oh Mrar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Experiment pounces like a tiger and cracks Mrar with a vicious hook! Mrar is down but not out! Experiment follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Finnish Experiment! A very excited looking Finnish Experiment made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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