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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Braydon Rae (ranked 2666 p4p, 2939 weight class) and Sparks Yurchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rae kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shocore - Right On. Braydon Rae has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 cm
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Braydon Rae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sparks Yurchon!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurchon tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yurchon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rae misses with a straight left.
Yurchon tries to clinch but Rae moves out of range.
Rae looks to throw the jab but Yurchon is out of range.
Yurchon wants to counter with a clinch but Rae pushes him away.
Rae shoots in for a takedown but Yurchon shows good takedown defense.
Rae has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yurchon.
Yurchon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rae lands a glancing blow to the side of Yurchon's head.
A big left from Rae misses.
Rae looks to throw the jab but Yurchon is out of range.
Yurchon throws a head kick that Rae semi-blocks.
Yurchon rushes Rae and presses him up against the cage.
Yurchon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yurchon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yurchon throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rae avoids the elbow strike from Yurchon, against the cage.
Rae blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Braydon Rae has been cut.
Rae is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yurchon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rae avoids the elbow strike from Yurchon, against the cage.
Rae tries to score a body lock takedown but Yurchon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yurchon pushes off an throws an elbow but Rae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Yurchon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Yurchon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yurchon misses with an elbow over the top.
Yurchon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rae up against the cage.
Rae avoids the elbow strike from Yurchon, against the cage.
Yurchon lands an elbow that stopped Rae in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon just leaning against Rae, taking a breather.
The referee calls for Yurchon to work.
Yurchon receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yurchon prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yurchon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rae's brow.
Yurchon is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Yurchon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sparks Yurchon.
Yurchon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yurchon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rae tries to keep at a distance but Yurchon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yurchon throws an elbow but it misses.
Rae tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yurchon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yurchon misses with an elbow over the top.
Yurchon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yurchon misses with an elbow strike.
Yurchon lands a nice elbow.
Yurchon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rae dodges an elbow strike from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands an elbow inside that Rae shrugs off.
Braydon Rae's cut is getting worse.
Yurchon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rae tries to break the clinch but Yurchon is controlling the position.
Yurchon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rae's defenses.
Rae blocks the elbow strike.
Yurchon prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yurchon has Rae pressed against the cage, preventing Rae from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yurchon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rae blocks an elbow strike from Yurchon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rae dodges an elbow strike from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands an elbow that stopped Rae in his tracks for a moment.
Braydon Rae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rae avoids the elbow strike from Yurchon, against the cage.
Yurchon throws an elbow but it misses.
Yurchon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rae blocks the elbow strike.
Rae blocks an elbow strike.
Yurchon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yurchon slows down the pace here.
Rae tries for a takedown but Yurchon manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sparks Yurchon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Braydon Rae's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Rae misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rae. Yurchon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rae ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yurchon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yurchon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rae fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yurchon manages to avoid it.
Rae throws a jab but it's blocked by Yurchon.
Yurchon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rae. That did some damage!
Rae throws a jab when Yurchon was well out of range.
Rae lands with a hook. Yurchon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rae throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yurchon wants to counter with a clinch but Rae pushes him away.
Yurchon looks to clinch
and Rae counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yurchon wants to get back to his feet.
Rae trying to mount his opponent but Yurchon defends it.
Rae seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yurchon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rae is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yurchon is just riding it out for now. Rae eventually gives up the hold.
Rae is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yurchon is just riding it out for now. Rae eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Yurchon wants to get back to his feet.
Rae is keen to just control but Yurchon is a slippery customer.
Rae looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yurchon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two 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.
Yurchon pushes Rae off looking to stand but Rae dives back in and keeps control.
Rae missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rae is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rae scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rae working over Yurchon with some ground and pound. Yurchon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yurchon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rae is trying to control. Yurchon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rae looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rae throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rae looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rae uses his free foot to push down on Yurchon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yurchon.
Rae looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yurchon taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rae tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rae trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rae breaks from Yurchon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Braydon Rae overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rae landing punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rae working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rae trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Braydon Rae dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Braydon Rae's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yurchon throws a head kick but Rae moves out of range.
Yurchon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yurchon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rae takes a step back to recover.
Rae fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rae throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for Rae.
Rae misses with the combination.
Yurchon stuffs the takedown attempt from Rae. Rae gets slowly back to his feet.
Rae shoots in for a double leg but Yurchon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Braydon Rae. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rae shoots in for a double leg but Yurchon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Yurchon.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yurchon scores with a kick to the body.
Yurchon moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yurchon lands an elbow inside that Rae shrugs off.
Yurchon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yurchon lands an elbow inside that Rae shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurchon lands an elbow just above Rae 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yurchon.
Yurchon pushes off an throws an elbow but Rae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rae dodges an elbow strike from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with an elbow strike.
Yurchon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rae trying to stall but Yurchon improves his position.
Rae dodges an elbow strike from Yurchon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yurchon.
Yurchon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jeez, Braydon Rae's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rae blocks an elbow strike from Yurchon.
Yurchon lands an elbow inside.
Rae avoids the elbow strike from Yurchon, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurchon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yurchon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Braydon Rae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sparks Yurchon!
A relieved looking Sparks Yurchon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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