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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Kyng (ranked 23822 p4p, 1444 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 548 p4p, 185 weight class). Franco has chosen Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Juan David Franco is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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188 cm
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23 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Kyng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco gets tackled into the ropes by Kyng. Kyng maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kyng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Franco misses with a punch to the body.
Kyng tries for a takedown but Franco manages to get underhooks.
Kyng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Franco lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kyng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kyng tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kyng.
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Kyng.
It looks like Juan David Franco has been cut.
Kyng throws a punch but it's blocked by Franco.
Kyng lands a right hand that snaps the head of Franco backwards.
Franco is trying to push Kyng away but Kyng has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Kyng connects with a knee to the head.
Franco is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyng unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Franco is trying to break free.
Franco can't break the clinch.
Kyng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco is trying to force a seperation but Kyng has the dominant position.
Franco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kyng is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kyng has Franco pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Franco manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Franco.
Kyng darts in and clinches Franco up against the ropes.
Kyng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Franco.
Franco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Franco blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kyng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Franco takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco is trying to force a seperation but Kyng has the dominant position.
Kyng throws a knee to the head but misses.
Franco is trying to break free.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Kyng has him pressed against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Kyng has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kyng tries to score a body lock takedown but Franco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tanner Kyng. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyng looking to throw knees to the head but Franco is blocking nicely.
Franco tries to circle away but Kyng has him pinned against the ropes.
Kyng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Franco blocks it with crossed arms.
Franco prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyng is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Franco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kyng tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
Kyng lands a knee to the head.
Franco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franco tries to circle away but Kyng has him pinned against the ropes.
Kyng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyng has a couple of punches blocked by Franco.
Franco wants to break free but Kyng has control.
Kyng with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Franco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kyng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Franco is defending well for now.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Kyng is controlling the position.
Kyng tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyng misses with a knee strike.
Kyng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Kyng is controlling the position.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Kyng has him pressed against the ropes.
Kyng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyng with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Franco tries to break the clinch but Kyng is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyng tries to land a knee to the head but Franco blocks with his arms.
Kyng has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Franco is trying to keep an underhook but Kyng manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kyng performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kyng passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyng looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Franco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kyng continues to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Kyng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan David Franco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Kyng has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kyng gets a clinch.
Kyng missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kyng.
Franco tries to break free but Kyng pushes him back against the ropes.
Kyng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Kyng lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kyng connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Franco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kyng using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Franco has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Kyng lands a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Kyng.
Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyng finish him?
Kyng throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyng keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Franco's efforts to push away.
Franco seems to have recovered his senses.
Kyng has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Franco - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kyng, and another! Franco is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tanner Kyng!
Our winner, Tanner Kyng, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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