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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Mckethan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Mckethan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Franco!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jayden Mckethan has been cut.
Franco working Mckethan over with knees to the body.
Mckethan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mckethan is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Franco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckethan's defenses.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Franco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mckethan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Franco scores with a knee to the head.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Franco landing knees to the body.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Jayden Mckethan's cut is getting worse.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
Mckethan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Franco with a knee to the head.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Mckethan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckethan's defenses.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mckethan can't break the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Mckethan is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco prevents Mckethan from breaking the clinch.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckethan is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Franco.
Franco tries to land knees in the clinch but Mckethan avoids the damage to the body.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mckethan is defending well for now.
Franco looking to throw knees to the head but Mckethan is blocking nicely.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckethan avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Mckethan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckethan's face.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the temple.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Franco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayden Mckethan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Franco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franco closes the distance and clinches.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Franco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco landing knees to the head.
Franco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mckethan's defenses.
Franco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckethan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Franco.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco prevents Mckethan from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Franco landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ron Franco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco connects with a knee to the head.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mckethan.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Franco landing knees to the head.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Franco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mckethan avoids it.
Mckethan working hard to break the clinch.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Franco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckethan tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco lands an elbow inside.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Franco trying to land knees to the body.
Mckethan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mckethan is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Mckethan tries to break the clinch but Franco is controlling the position.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
Mckethan tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Franco lands a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco prevents Mckethan from breaking the clinch.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mckethan working hard to break the clinch.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Mckethan avoids the elbow strike from Franco, against the cage.
Franco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Franco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jayden Mckethan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mckethan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mckethan thuds a left hand into Franco's body.
Franco walks into a stiff left hand from Mckethan.
Franco pushes Mckethan up against the cage in a clinch.
Franco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Franco lands a knee to the body.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch but Franco keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mckethan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Franco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Franco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Franco misses with a knee strike.
Mckethan tries to break free but Franco pushes him back against the cage.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan can't break the clinch.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckethan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Mckethan can't break the clinch.
Franco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Mckethan is trying to force a seperation but Franco has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Franco.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mckethan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Franco landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mckethan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mckethan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mckethan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco lands an elbow inside that Mckethan shrugs off.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco keeps control of Mckethan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckethan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Franco lands a good knee to the midsection. Mckethan won't want to take too many of those.
Franco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Franco obliges.
Franco has Mckethan pressed against the cage, preventing Mckethan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franco lands an elbow that stopped Mckethan in his tracks for a moment.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco has him pressed against the cage.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Franco lands a damaging elbow.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan managing to block the knees to the body from Franco.
Mckethan is looking to break free of the clinch but Franco has double underhooks.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mckethan's efforts to push away.
Mckethan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands an elbow just above Mckethan 's eye.
Franco crunches a lovely knee into Mckethan's ribcage.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Mckethan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Franco scores a nice knee to the body.
Mckethan wants to get back to striking at distance but Franco won't allow it.
Franco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mckethan wants to break free but Franco has control.
Franco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mckethan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mckethan tries to circle away but Franco has him pinned against the cage.
Franco lands a knee to the head.
Jayden Mckethan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ron Franco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mckethan is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Franco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Franco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Franco!
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energy
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hype
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