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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klayton King (ranked 2672 p4p, 2918 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco has chosen Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall as his entrance music. Klayton King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm 30 205 10 - 6 - 0 |
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188 cm 32 202 23 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Fast |
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klayton King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 23 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab. Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
Franco lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover. Franco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franco tries to move into range but King moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab. King dips down and scores with a jab to the body. King connects with a leg kick. A big left from King misses. Franco throws a sloppy head kick and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! King misses with a straight right. Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco looks winded! King throws a one two combo.
King connects with a jab. King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Franco has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. King misses with a hook. King misses with a double jab.
Franco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from King.
That's one minute gone in the round. King rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franco moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Franco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab. Franco misses with a double jab
and King counters with a nice uppercut. A big right from King misses. King throws a big shot that misses. King throws a series of punches but Franco moves out of range. Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King. King throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it. Franco throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily. Franco misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming. Franco misses with a looping right. Franco slips a jab from King. Franco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franco is rocked! Franco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. King looks to land a right hand but Franco moved out of range. King dips to his left and cracks Franco with an uppercut! Franco is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. King looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely. King with a body punch. A glancing blow. King scores with a jab to the jaw. King walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Franco drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! King swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Franco's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klayton King! Klayton King really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Phoenix (for sale) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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