Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: KFC Fight Night St Pete 2
Date: Jul 22, 2017

#R1#
Butler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD2#
and Francis counters with a shoot takedown. Butler fights it but they end up in guard.
Butler manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Francis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Butler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Butler wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Francis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butler content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler tries to free his leg and advance position but Francis is retaining full guard.
Francis trying to control the position.
Francis keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully. #T1#
Butler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Francis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Butler pushes down on Francis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Butler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Francis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Butler wants to free his trapped foot but Francis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Butler lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Butler moves nicely into side control.
Butler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Butler lands an elbow.
Francis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Butler cracks Francis with a big elbow.
Francis can't do much from the bottom here.
Francis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Butler is staying tight to Francis's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Butler tries to advance to mount but can't.
Butler advances to mount.
Francis looks winded!
Butler lands a big shot there that rocks Francis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler loads up with a big shot that hurts Francis! He's pulled Butler in close but Butler has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Francis survive? More strikes from Butler and Francis is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Butler!
Jake Butler got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
In defeat, Kenneth Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Have a break, have a kit kat.'.

Event: KFC 23: Leary vs The Reaper
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Francis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mumba lands a glancing blow to the side of Francis's head.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis fails with the takedown.
Mumba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Francis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Mumba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mumba lands a shot to the body.
Mumba lands with a light punch inside. #T1#
Mumba presses Francis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mumba.
Mumba gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mumba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Francis is rocked!#TD2#
Francis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Francis is still in real trouble! Can Mumba finish him?
Francis trying to advance position but Mumba counters by regaining guard.
Francis seems to have recovered his senses.
Mumba pulls Francis in close to his closed guard and prevents Francis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mumba keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully.
Mumba wants to sweep but no luck.
Mumba lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis being controlled here, momentarily. #T2#
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
Mumba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Francis is trying to keep Mumba in close.
Mumba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Francis is trying to control the position but Mumba postures up.
Mumba stays in close to Francis's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mumba continues to stall.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#CL#
Francis gets tackled into the cage by Mumba. Mumba maintains the clinch.
Mumba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis jumps guard but Mumba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ubungu Mumba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenneth Francis.
Mumba lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Mumba.
Mumba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mumba lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Mumba on the inside.
We've been informed that Francis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Nice body punch from Mumba - that landed with a thud.
Mumba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ubungu Mumba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Mumba. That snapped Francis's head back.
Mumba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mumba catches Francis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good exchange - Mumba coming out on top.
Francis has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Mumba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Mumba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Francis is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mumba lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Francis to his knees! Mumba keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubungu Mumba!
Ubungu Mumba was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Kenneth Francis was interviewed post fight and said 'Have a break, have a kit kat.'.

Event: KFC 18: Mumba vs Leary
Date: May 10, 2017

#R1#
Thomson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Francis avoids it really well and circles away.
Francis slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Francis avoids the head kick by Thomson.
Francis swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Francis has time to react.
Francis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Francis is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kenneth Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tam Thomson.#T1#
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomson avoids it really well and circles away.
Francis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thomson tries to clinch up.
Francis throws a counter high kick but Thomson was just alert enough to avoid it.
Francis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thomson counters with a left and a right that stings Francis.
Francis shoots in and drives through. Thomson sprawls well.#T2##TD#
Francis feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Francis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Francis is breathing heavily.#SUB#
Francis drops back looking for a leg! Thomson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thomson manages to kick Francis off! Francis jumps back into Thomson's guard.
Francis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomson is keeping the position for now.
Francis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thomson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thomson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thomson looking to control.
Thomson keeping full guard, as Francis tries to pass.
Thomson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Francis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomson keeping full guard, as Francis tries to pass.
Thomson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Francis wants to pass the guard but Thomson is keeping the position.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomson working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
No luck for Thomson with that takedown attempt. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#TD#
Francis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Francis trying to pass the guard but Thomson defending well.
Francis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thomson wants to improve his position but Francis is controlling well.
Francis moves into full mount! Thomson won't be happy about that!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thomson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenneth Francis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##TD#
Francis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Thomson to the mat! Thomson manages to get full guard.
Thomson trying to keep a closed guard but Francis is proving a slippery customer.
Thomson 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.
Francis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Francis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Francis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Francis works over Thomson with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Thomson keeping full guard, as Francis tries to pass. #SUB2#
Thomson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Francis postures up and lands a big shot to Thomson's brow. #T1#
Francis being controlled here momentarily.
Francis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomson can do to turn this around?
Francis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Francis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Francis wants to control from the top but Thomson keeps moving.
Thomson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Francis passes Thomson's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Francis works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thomson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francis dominating with strikes here.
BOOM! Francis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Francis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent. #SUB#
Thomson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Francis locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Thomson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Francis!

Event: KFC 13: San Diego vs Azevedo
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1#
Tucker lands a really nice looking cross but Francis seems unphased.
Francis misses with a takedown attempt - Tucker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Francis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tucker defends well and Francis ends up having to push Tucker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Tucker drives through and clinches with Francis against the cage.
Tucker has Francis pushed against the cage.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Francis has Tucker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tucker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenneth Francis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tucker lands a nice uppercut.
Tucker lands with a left to the head.
Tucker connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tucker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Tucker on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tucker cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tucker gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Tucker lands with a right to the head.
Tucker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tucker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tucker.
Nice body punch from Tucker - that landed with a thud.
Tucker jerks Francis's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Francis drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Tucker goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Tucker because Francis was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Steve Tucker!
In defeat, Kenneth Francis stepped up to the mic, saying 'Have a break, have a kit kat.'.

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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 02, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Francis dives in and scores a takedown into Ballard's guard.
Ballard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ballard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Francis chips away with some ground and pound.
Ballard wants to sweep here but Francis controlling him for the moment.
Francis cracks Ballard with a solid left hand.
Francis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Ballard has his foot on Francis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Francis works his way back into a safe position though.
Francis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ballard is trying to keep Francis in close.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Francis wants to control from the top but Ballard keeps moving.
Ballard wants to sweep here but Francis controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Francis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ballard's head.
Ballard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Francis tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballard is retaining full guard.
Francis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ballard trying to keep a closed guard but Francis is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ballard striking off his back but it's not causing Francis any problems.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Francis looking to sit in guard and control but Ballard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Francis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ballard is aware though and is defending well.
Francis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Francis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ballard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
Francis tries to strike from the bottom.
Ballard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Francis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ballard wants to get up but he can't break Francis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ballard wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving. #SUB2#
Francis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ballard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ballard controlling from the top position. #T3#
Ballard wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Ballard gets caught flat footed, as Francis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Francis landing some decent shots from guard.
Francis trying to control the position from guard on top but Ballard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Francis wants to control from the top but Ballard keeps moving.
Ballard trying to keep a closed guard but Francis is proving a slippery customer. #T4#
Francis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ballard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ballard wants to sweep here but Francis controlling him for the moment.
Ballard controls Francis momentarily but Francis frees himself.
Francis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ballard keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully.
Ballard wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballard throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Francis pushes down on Ballard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ballard is trying to control but can't. #SUB2#
Francis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Francis dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
Ballard tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it. #TD2#
Francis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ballard did well to prevent Francis getting side control.
Ballard trying to control here.
Ballard is looking for a sweep. Francis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Francis drops an elbow to the side of Ballard's head.
Francis wants to control but Ballard is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Francis seems to be working for a kimura but Ballard defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Francis is trying to work for a kimura but Ballard is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ballard wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Francis prevents Ballard from standing back up.
Francis working the head and body with strikes.
Ballard is controlling Francis's trapped leg to prevent Francis from advancing to side control.
Ballard is looking to improve his position.
Francis tries to pass to full mount but Ballard defends it.
Ballard wants to control but Francis is keeping busy.
Francis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ballard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Francis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Francis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T2#
Ballard regains half guard.
Francis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Francis trying to control from half guard but Ballard is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Francis connects with a nice short shot to Ballard's temple.
Francis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ballard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Francis landing some decent shots from guard.
Ballard keeping moving, preventing Francis from controlling successfully.
Francis tries to free his leg and advance position but Ballard is retaining full guard.
Ballard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Francis controls the pace.
Francis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Ballard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Francis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ballard trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ballard is looking to work some ground and pound but Francis has wrist control.#SUB2#
Ballard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Francis wants to sweep but no luck.
Ballard wants to control from the top but Francis keeps moving.
Ballard is stalling in the full guard. #T4##SU#
Ballard gets to his feet - Francis follows without any prompting. #CL2#
Francis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ballard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Francis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#TD2#
Francis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ballard is trying to keep an underhook but Francis manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ballard is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis drops an elbow to the side of Ballard's head.
Francis winds up and cracks Ballard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Francis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Francis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ballard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Francis looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ballard!
Ballard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Francis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Francis trying to control the position but Ballard is working away.
Ballard is looking for a sweep.
Francis working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
Ballard is rocked!
Francis lands a strong strike to the head of Ballard. That's dazed him! Francis looking to finish here. Ballard is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Francis lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Francis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 21, 2017

#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson. #TD2#
Francis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Watson quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB2#
Francis wants to work for an arm triangle but Watson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Francis wants to free his trapped foot but Watson is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Watson is defending against the submission attempts here by Francis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in half guard, Francis seems content to control.#T1#
Francis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Francis wants to pass the guard but Watson is defending well.
Francis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Francis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Francis in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Watson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Francis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Francis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 17, 2017

#R1#
Francis misses with a head kick. #TD#
Sears gets a double leg takedown into Francis's guard.
Sears trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sears throws a big elbow that misses.
Sears trying to control the position from guard on top but Francis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Francis is looking for a triangle but Sears pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis looking for a sweep. Not yet Francis, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francis pulls Sears in close to prevent any damage. #SUB2#
Francis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sears defends it easily.#T1#
Sears won't allow Francis to get back to his feet.
Sears throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Francis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Francis looking for a triangle here. Sears is fighting it but it looks tight! Francis pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Sears is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kenneth Francis!

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