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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 2896 p4p, 3567 weight class) and Terrell Brooks (ranked 229 p4p, 273 weight class). Brooks has chosen Stronger - Kanye West as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terrell Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a stiff right hand.
Francis misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks blocks a jab.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooks was well out of range. Poor timing from Francis.
Francis misses with an uppercut
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Brooks counters with a one-two to the body.
Brooks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Francis to score with a decent uppercut.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Francis tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Francis blocks a body shot from Brooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks controlling the action here for a moment.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
A short left from Francis.
Brooks lands a body punch.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
Brooks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brooks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Brooks.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks lands a left hand.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Brooks fails to land.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooks.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brooks blocks a body shot from Francis.
A short left from Brooks.
Francis tries to throw a body punch but Brooks avoids it by throwing Francis back against the ropes.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciss head.
Brooks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Brooks.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Brooks cracks Francis with a nice body shot.
Brooks gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Terrell Brooks dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Francis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis throws an off balance right hand
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Francis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Brooks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis misses with a right hand
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Francis shakes him off and moves away.
Francis cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francis blocking some punches.
Francis gets through Brooks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francis or not.
Brooks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brooks scores with a shoulder strike.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Brooks on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Terrell Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis lands with a left to the head.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Brooks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Franciss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brooks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis struggles to land a body shot inside as Brooks controls his hands.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Brooks blocks an uppercut.
Francis pushes Brooks back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Brooks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
Brooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francis or not.
Brooks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooks blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Francis.
Still in the clinch, Francis scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walter Francis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brooks tries to counter with a clinch but Francis shakes him off and moves away.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Francis throws a hook but Brooks blocks it.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Brooks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brooks steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Francis.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks slips under a jab from Francis.
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Brooks moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks moves out of range as Francis strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Brooks lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Brooks counters with a nice uppercut.
Terrell Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brooks! But no joy.
Francis throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Brooks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brooks staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Brooks misses.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brooks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Francis can't find room to land a body shot as Brooks controls the action.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Brooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brooks is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook
and Brooks counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brooks.
Francis takes a shot to the head.
Francis tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brooks is looking to control Francis's arms but Francis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the ropes.
Francis tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Francis tries to work over Brooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brooks breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terrell Brooks.
Well Brooks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Terrell Brooks!
Terrell Brooks opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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