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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Harris thuds his right hand into De Lange's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Harris digs a good hook to De Lange's body.
We've been informed that De Lange has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris cracks De Lange with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harris stuffs the takedown.#CL#
Harris moves into range and clinches up with De Lange.#BC#
Harris breaks from the clinch.
De Lange shoots in for a double leg but Harris sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Lange looks winded!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Harris!
Harris looks to land a combination. De Lange sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harris jabs at De Lange's body.
De Lange takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#T1#
Harris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Lange has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harris drops De Lange with a naaaaasty hook - De Lange is in real trouble here! Harris dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Boy Harris!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Gunhild lands a nice shot to the body.
Gunhild looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
De Lange clinches up with Gunhild and pushes him back against the cage.
De Lange blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunhild working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Gunhild's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
De Lange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunhild swats away the attempt to clinch by De Lange.
Gunhild throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
De Lange closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gunhild is trying to break the clinch but De Lange has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
De Lange breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Gunhild has managed to clinch.
#BC#
De Lange breaks the clinch.
De Lange dives in for a single leg takedown but Gunhild sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gunhild throws a nice looking combination but De Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunhild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Lange manages to avoid it.
De Lange seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gunhild looks to land a right hand but De Lange moved out of range.#T1#
Gunhild jabs at De Lange's body.
De Lange is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Gunhild moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gunhild.
Gunhild lands with a left to the head.
Gunhild lands with a left to the head.
De Lange blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunhild blocks an uppercut.
De Lange prevents a body shot from Gunhild.
Gunhild working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunhild can't find room to land a body shot as De Lange controls the action.
#BC#
De Lange breaks the clinch.
De Lange shoots in but Gunhild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gunhild let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gunhild scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunhild fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Lange manages to avoid it.#T2#
Gunhild lands a slapping body shot.
De Lange on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunhild lands a nice looking body shot.
De Lange takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunhild lands a slapping body shot.
De Lange uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gunhild.
Gunhild misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Lange.
Gunhild works De Lange's body with a nice hook.
Gunhild just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunhild looks to score with a jab to the body but De Lange is just out of range.
Gunhild lands with a nice body punch.
Gunhild works De Lange's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Gunhild rushes De Lange and presses him up against the cage.
Gunhild misses with some punches.
Gunhild lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T3#
Gunhild lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Lange backwards. #BC#
De Lange's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Lange walks straight into a right hand from Gunhild - that's dropped him! Gunhild jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save De Lange from any more punishment! De Lange complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Gunhild!
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Event:
KFC 19: Kennedy vs Steve
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
De Lange moves in looking to clinch but Koopman pushes him off.
De Lange tries to clinch up but Koopman circles away and keeps his distance.
De Lange shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Koopman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koopman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before De Lange has time to react.
De Lange misses with a takedown attempt - Koopman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Koopman! De Lange is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Filibert Koopman!
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Event:
KFC 14: Cobra vs Mumba
Date: Apr 26, 2017 |
#R1#
Mercer works De Lange's body with a nice hook.
De Lange moves out of range of the body kick.
De Lange looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Lange shoots in for a takedown but Mercer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Lange stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Lange wants it to stay on the feet.
De Lange closes the distance and clinches up with Mercer, looking for a takedown. De Lange pushes Mercer against the cage but Mercer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
De Lange has a takedown stuffed.
Malik Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard De Lange.
Mercer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercer has his takedown stuffed
and De Lange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercer shoots for a takedown but De Lange saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mercer lands a jab to De Lange's midsection.
Mercer misses with a two punch combination.
De Lange throws a counter combo.
De Lange slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
A nice side step and De Lange releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
De Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
De Lange moves into range and clinches up with Mercer.#BC#
Mercer manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Lange fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
De Lange misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Lange shoots in for a double leg but Mercer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Lange lands with a cross.
De Lange stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Lange wants it to stay on the feet.
De Lange let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mercer tries to bum rush De Lange with a series of wild strikes but De Lange uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Lange looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but De Lange persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.
Mercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Lange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Lange off to one side.
De Lange looks winded!
Mercer misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
De Lange fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mercer, pushing him back against the cage.
Mercer lands an elbow that stopped De Lange in his tracks for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Mercer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mercer trying to land knees to the body.
De Lange keeps control of Mercer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Lange has Mercer pressed against the cage, preventing Mercer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T2#
Mercer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mercer tries to circle away but De Lange has him pinned against the cage.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but De Lange blocks it.
Mercer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lange lands a left hand.
De Lange prevents Mercer from breaking the clinch.
De Lange has Mercer pressed against the cage, preventing Mercer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
De Lange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Lange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Lange misses the shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Lange scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Lange moves out of range of the strikes.
De Lange looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but De Lange persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Mercer tries to keep at a distance but De Lange has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mercer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mercer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Lange.
#T3#
De Lange lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
De Lange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mercer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mercer wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Mercer scores with a takedown into De Lange's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mercer is looking to work some ground and pound but De Lange has wrist control.
Mercer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Lange avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercer tries to stand but De Lange is controlling from the bottom.
Mercer looking to pass the guard.
Mercer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T4#
Mercer trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Lange's guard.
Mercer won't allow De Lange to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
De Lange shoots for a double leg takedown but Mercer sprawls well. He's pushed De Lange's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Lange closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mercer circles away.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
De Lange misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mercer.
Mercer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mercer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercer dodges the punch combination from De Lange.
A combination from Mercer does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Lange.
De Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mercer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Lange tries to clinch up.
Mercer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Lange.
Mercer throws a big counter combination but De Lange scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Mercer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Mercer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from De Lange.#CL2#
De Lange moves into the clinch.
De Lange keeps control of Mercer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mercer tries to break the clinch but De Lange is controlling the position.
De Lange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercer has had enough of the clinch but De Lange keeps him there for the moment.
Mercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lange can do to turn this around?
Mercer tries to circle away but De Lange has him pinned against the cage.
De Lange lands a left hand.
Mercer connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Lange's face.
Mercer blocking some punches.
Mercer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mercer has had enough of the clinch but De Lange keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from De Lange fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer is trying to force a seperation but De Lange has the dominant position.
Mercer trying to land knees to the body.
De Lange misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
De Lange escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
De Lange circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T1#
De Lange goes for a double leg but Mercer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mercer continues to drive forward.
De Lange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercer's waist but Mercer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing De Lange off to one side.
Malik Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard De Lange.
De Lange is breathing heavily.
De Lange fails to land the takedown.
Mercer throws a series of punches but De Lange moves out of range.
Mercer scores with a one two! De Lange had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mercer throws a nice looking combination but De Lange bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
De Lange drives through and clinches with Mercer against the cage.
De Lange avoids the elbow strike from Mercer, against the cage.
De Lange prevents Mercer from breaking the clinch.
De Lange has Mercer pressed against the cage, preventing Mercer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Lange fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Lange on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Lange takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mercer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De Lange momentarily.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Mercer backs off De Lange throws a huge counter combo but Mercer manages to avoid it all.#T2##CL2#
De Lange has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lange has Mercer pressed against the cage, preventing Mercer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
De Lange makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
De Lange breaks from the clinch.
Mercer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Lange counters with a one-two to the body.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mercer looks to land a combination but De Lange avoids it well.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Despite the aggression on De Lange's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
De Lange shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mercer as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
De Lange gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mercer counters with a series of strikes. De Lange will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL2#
De Lange clinches with his opponent.
Mercer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mercer tries a knee to the head but De Lange blocks it.
#T3##BC2#
De Lange manages to break the clinch.
Mercer throws a series of punches but De Lange moves out of range.
De Lange fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mercer avoids it really well and circles away.
Malik Mercer is winning the standup battle so far.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Lange has a takedown stuffed.
De Lange slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Mercer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Lange looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mercer is fending him off so far but De Lange persists. Nope, Mercer circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Mercer.
De Lange slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
#CL2#
De Lange has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
#T4#
A head punch on the inside from De Lange fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for De Lange.
Mercer is looking to break free of the clinch but De Lange has double underhooks.
De Lange working aggressively here.
Mercer tries a body shot but De Lange blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from De Lange.
Mercer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Lange takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mercer wants to get back to striking at distance but De Lange won't allow it.
Mercer working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by De Lange.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Lange.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mercer just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Lange's brow.
De Lange lands with a light punch inside.
Mercer is trying to break free.
De Lange lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Lange gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Malik Mercer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Mercer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mercer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Lange.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
#CL2#
De Lange takes the fight into the clinch.
De Lange lands with a left to the head.
Mercer tries to break the clinch but De Lange is controlling the position.
De Lange has Mercer pressed against the cage, preventing Mercer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercer wants to break free but De Lange has control.
Mercer is trying to break the clinch but De Lange is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from De Lange.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Lange keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercer's efforts to push away.
De Lange pushes Mercer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
De Lange keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercer's efforts to push away.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Lange.
Mercer tries to break free but De Lange pushes him back against the cage.
De Lange makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for De Lange.
#BC2#
De Lange breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Lange slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
#CL2#
De Lange darts in and clinches Mercer up against the cage.
Mercer tries to land a knee to the head but De Lange blocks with his arms.
De Lange scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Lange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
De Lange lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards. #ROC2#
Mercer is rocked!#BC2#
De Lange breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Mercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mercer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Lange fails with a takedown attempt.
Mercer slaps away a takedown attempt from De Lange, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
Malik Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard De Lange.
De Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gerhard De Lange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
De Lange shoots in and drives through. Mercer sprawls well.
Mercer throws a big counter combination but De Lange scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Lange.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from De Lange! But no joy.
Mercer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Lange scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mercer doesn't seem bothered though.
Mercer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mercer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Lange throws a right hand that Mercer ducks under and follows up with a left that Mercer also avoids with ease.#T3#
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Lange throws a series of punches but Mercer avoids them all with ease.
De Lange fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid body kick from Mercer.
Mercer works the jab nicely.
De Lange is looking to clinch.
Mercer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mercer throws a series of punches but De Lange moves out of range.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Lange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from De Lange is defended easily by Mercer.
It looked like Mercer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T4#
Mercer scores with a jab. De Lange acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mercer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mercer fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
De Lange moves into range and clinches up with Mercer.
Mercer wants to break free but De Lange has control.
De Lange has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Lange blocks an elbow strike from Mercer.
Mercer can't break the clinch.
De Lange keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mercer's efforts to push away.#BC2#
De Lange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malik Mercer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gerhard De Lange.
I think Mercer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Malik Mercer!
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Event:
KFC 8: Leary vs Johnson
Date: Apr 01, 2017 |
#R1#
De Lange shoots in looking for a takedown. Francis tries to sprawl out of it but De Lange keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Francis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Francis drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Lange sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Francis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Lange sprawls well initially but Francis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Lange really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Francis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Francis is trying to work for a kimura but De Lange is defending well.
Francis passes to side control.
Francis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis trying to control the position but De Lange is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Francis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Francis wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lange keeps working.
Francis takes a little break here. De Lange wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
De Lange is not content to let Francis control the position.
Francis advances to mount.
Francis lands a nice shot to the head.
Francis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T2##SUB#
De Lange defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Francis.
De Lange wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Francis landing strikes from the mount and De Lange is in trouble!
Francis controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Lange can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Francis wants to finish this one by submission but De Lange is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Francis.
Francis landing strikes from the mount.
Francis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis landing strikes from the mount.
Francis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
De Lange tries to buck Francis off but he can't manage it.
De Lange is squirming around, avoiding Francis's attempts to control the action.
Francis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Francis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francis controlling from the full mount.
Francis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Francis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
#SUB#
Francis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Lange has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Francis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Francis lands a big shot there that rocks De Lange but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
#T4#
Francis trying to control but De Lange is having none of it.
Francis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Francis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis looking to control but De Lange is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis avoids the attempt from De Lange to control.#SUB#
Francis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Horrible takedown attempt by De Lange or perhaps it was just good defense by Francis, which made it look bad.
De Lange stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Lange wants it to stay on the feet.
De Lange shoots in and drives through. Francis sprawls well.
De Lange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenneth Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard De Lange.
De Lange tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Francis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As De Lange looks to move away, Francis throws a big counter combo but De Lange just gets out of the way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Francis is defended easily by De Lange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Lange looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Francis is fending him off so far but De Lange persists. Nope, Francis circles away and we're back to standing.
Francis misses the jab.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Lange can do to turn this around?#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Lange enables Francis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Lange manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Francis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Francis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Francis won't allow De Lange to get back to his feet. #T1#
Francis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB#
Francis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB#
Francis drops back looking for a leg! De Lange is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De Lange manages to kick Francis off! Francis jumps back into De Lange's guard.
Francis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Lange's guard.
Francis prevents De Lange from standing back up.
#SUB#
Francis is trying to work for a kimura but De Lange is defending well.
Francis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Francis is nestled in close to De Lange, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Francis.
De Lange is trying to stand back up but Francis is controlling him
Francis is keen to just control but De Lange is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Francis is looking for a kimura here.
Francis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Lange with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Francis wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Lange keeps working.
Still in half guard, Francis seems content to control.#T3#
De Lange has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Francis is working away from the top position though.
Francis working the head and body with strikes.
Kenneth Francis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Francis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Francis seems to be looking for submissions.
Well, if Francis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Francis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB#
Francis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Lange is just riding it out for now. Francis eventually gives up the hold.
Francis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T4#
Francis uses his free foot to push down on De Lange's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Lange.
Francis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Francis tries to control but De Lange wriggling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Francis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Lange has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenneth Francis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
De Lange tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Lange shoots for a double leg takedown but Francis sprawls well. He's pushed De Lange's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Francis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Lange swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Francis. No joy for De Lange on that attempt.
Francis tries to counter with a takedown but De Lange is quick to defend against it.
De Lange dives in and grabs Francis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Francis pushes down on De Lange's head and hops out.
Kenneth Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerhard De Lange.
De Lange tries to clinch but Francis moves away #TD#
and Francis counters with a shoot takedown. De Lange fights it but they end up in guard. #SUB#
Francis 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.
De Lange is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Lange's guard.
Francis passes to full mount!
Francis lands a big shot there that rocks De Lange but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
De Lange takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Francis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Francis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Francis controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB#
Francis wants to finish this one by submission but De Lange is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Francis.
Francis trying to control but De Lange is having none of it.
De Lange trying desperately to get to his feet.
Francis tries to control but De Lange wriggling away.
Francis lands a big elbow. #SUB#
Francis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Lange to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Lange shrugs it off.
Gerhard De Lange has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Francis controlling his opponent.
Francis working De Lange over with strikes here.
De Lange's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
De Lange wants to control but Francis is having none of it.
De Lange wants to try and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Francis working for a submission but De Lange is keeping him at bay.
Francis landing strikes, looking to finish! #T3##SUB#
Francis looking for a guillotine from mount but De Lange is having none of it. #SUB#
De Lange defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Francis.
Francis with a couple of short strikes.
Francis wants to control the pace but De Lange is squirming around nicely. #SUB#
Francis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Francis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Francis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force De Lange to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so De Lange shrugs it off. #T4#
Francis controlling from the full mount.
Francis working away from the top, dropping strikes.#SUB#
Francis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB#
Francis has hold of De Lange's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and De Lange manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
#SUB#
Francis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, De Lange has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Francis looking to finish De Lange with some ground and pound. This is bad for De Lange!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Francis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Francis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Francis!
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Event:
KFC 3: Leary vs De Lange
Date: Mar 04, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
De Lange tries to keep at a distance but Leary has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leary will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Lange up against the cage.#TD#
Leary jumps into guard, dragging De Lange to the mat.
Leary wants to sweep here but De Lange controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Leary is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but De Lange frees his head nicely. Oh but Leary has switched to an armbar! De Lange is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chris Leary!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Leary thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2017 |
#R1#
Dorsey is looking to clinch.
Dorsey with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and De Lange counters with a nice right hand that sends Dorsey toppling to the canvas! Dorsey scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Lange finish him?!#ROC2#
Dorsey is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Santo Dorsey has been cut.
De Lange cracks Dorsey with a left hook right on the temple and Dorsey goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! De Lange lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Dorsey is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gerhard De Lange!
In his post fight interview, Gerhard De Lange gave a big smile as he said 'Ihr seid die Besten'.
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