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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Yurchon (ranked 3175 p4p, 3380 weight class) and Kael Draven (ranked 312 p4p, 329 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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173 cm 25 167 1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 25 168 1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent MT KO power |
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Good takedowns Counter fighter Granite chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zeke Yurchon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kael Draven! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yurchon darts in and out, connecting with a jab. We've been hearing reports that Yurchon has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Yurchon lands a lovely overhand right.
Yurchon forces Draven back against the cage and clinches. Yurchon has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Draven blocking some punches.
Yurchon misses with a hook from the clinch. Yurchon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yurchon throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven. Yurchon swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it. Yurchon misses with some punches.
Yurchon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draven backwards. Yurchon digs a right hand into Draven's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draven's gas tank. A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven. Yurchon misses with a punch to the body.
Yurchon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Draven blocks an uppercut.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Yurchon tries a body shot but Draven blocks it.
Yurchon lands a hook to the side of the head. Yurchon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Draven backwards. Draven blocks an uppercut.
Draven's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Yurchon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yurchon. A short right from Yurchon on the inside. Yurchon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Yurchon. Draven prevents a body shot from Yurchon. Yurchon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven jumps guard and drags Yurchon to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. This has been an exciting period of action! Yurchon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draven is keeping the position for now.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Draven utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Yurchon throws a strike but Draven rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Draven is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Draven is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Draven prevents Yurchon from getting back to his feet.
Draven drops back looking for a leg! Yurchon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yurchon manages to kick Draven off! Draven jumps back into Yurchon's guard.
Draven drops back looking for a leg! Yurchon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yurchon manages to kick Draven off! Draven jumps back into Yurchon's guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Draven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Draven drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yurchon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Draven has Yurchon in his guard.
Yurchon throws an elbow that misses. Draven uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yurchon's guard. Nice move by Draven!
Draven won't allow Yurchon to get back to his feet.
Draven drops back looking for a leg! Yurchon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yurchon manages to kick Draven off! Draven jumps back into Yurchon's guard.
Draven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Draven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Draven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Draven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Draven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Yurchon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Draven drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Draven jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Draven is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Yurchon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Draven is controlling him. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Yurchon dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yurchon finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head. Yurchon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Draven on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A jab lands there for Yurchon. Draven looks for a takedown but Yurchon sprawls well. Draven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Yurchon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draven can do to turn this around?
Yurchon moves into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yurchon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Draven is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Zeke Yurchon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kael Draven. A short right hand to the side of the head by Yurchon. Yurchon is working Draven over against the cage. Draven is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven. Zeke Yurchon has scored more points in the clinch so far. Yurchon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yurchon throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven. A body shot lands from Yurchon.
A short uppercut from Yurchon. Yurchon throws a head punch that misses. Draven blocks an uppercut.
Yurchon can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Yurchon fails to land. A short right from Yurchon on the inside. Yurchon swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it. Yurchon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Yurchon on the inside.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Yurchon. A nice right hand lands inside from Yurchon. A nice right hand lands inside from Yurchon. This has been an exciting period of action! Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Yurchon.
Draven has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yurchon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Draven can turn it around. Yurchon misses with a hook from the clinch. A hook to the body from Yurchon.
Yurchon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Yurchon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Yurchon.
Yurchon misses with a punch to the body.
Yurchon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Yurchon misses with a short punch on the inside.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Yurchon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draven or not. Yurchon lands a nice uppercut. Nice body punch from Yurchon. Yurchon scores with a shoulder strike. Yurchon misses with a hook from the clinch. Draven blocks an uppercut.
Yurchon scores with an uppercut up the middle. Yurchon misses with the head strike.
Yurchon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Yurchon lands a shot to the body. A hook to the body from Yurchon.
A short body shot lands from Yurchon as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yurchon.
Yurchon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Yurchon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draven backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Yurchon misses with the head strike.
Yurchon lands a right hand. Yurchon misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Draven. Yurchon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draven backwards. Yurchon lands with a short shot to the head.
 Draven is rocked! Yurchon working some nice short punches in the clinch. Draven is still on wobbly legs! Can Yurchon finish him? Yurchon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven seems to have recovered his senses. A short uppercut from Yurchon. Yurchon is working Draven over against the cage. Yurchon lands with a short shot to the head. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Yurchon dominated that second round. That's time! Yurchon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Draven has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Draven there as he acknowledges the shot. Yurchon punishes Draven's body with a nice straight punch. Yurchon steps in with a hook that catches Draven right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yurchon follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Draven looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Yurchon!
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energy
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