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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 3115 p4p, 4839 weight class) and Titus Roux (ranked 249 p4p, 324 weight class). Walter Francis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 2 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Titus Roux!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roux moves out of range of the strikes.
Roux throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Roux.
Roux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Francis throws a big shot that misses.
Roux moves out of range as Francis strikes.
Roux misses with a straight right.
Francis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Roux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux misses with a low kick.
Francis throwing a counter right hand but Roux manages to avoid it.
Roux on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
It seemed like Roux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Francis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roux on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roux.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Roux avoids the body shot from Francis.
Francis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Roux was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Francis coming out on top.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis misses with a right hand
and Roux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis lands with a shot to the body.
Francis takes a swing at Roux's ribcage but misses.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Roux's shoulder, as Roux tries to avoid the shot.
Francis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Francis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Francis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Francis lands a glancing blow to the side of Roux's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roux slips under a jab from Francis.
A big left from Francis misses.
Roux throws out a counter right but Francis avoids it with no problem.
Francis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Roux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francis.
Roux takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Roux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Francis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Francis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Francis.
Walter Francis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Francis lands with a straight right. Roux didn't see that one coming.
Francis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roux.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Francis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roux slips a straight right by Francis.
Roux throws a shot from downtown. Francis moves away and avoids it.
Roux gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Francis throws out a loose jab but Roux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roux appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Roux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walter Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Roux is just out of range.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
As Francis backs off Roux throws a huge counter combo but Francis manages to avoid it all.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roux manages to avoid it.
Francis scores with a nice head shot.
Roux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 throws a shot from downtown. Roux moves away and avoids it.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Roux moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roux.
Roux slips under a jab from Francis.
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Roux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Francis backing away here, and Roux unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Roux cracks Francis with an open hand slap.
Francis takes one to the side of the head.
Roux blocks a jab.
Francis misses with a hook. Roux ducked under it nicely.
Roux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roux. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Roux moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Francis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roux blocks a jab.
Francis misses with a hook
and Roux counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Francis at a distance.
Francis scores with a decent looking hook.
Roux fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Francis cracks Roux with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Roux moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roux! But no joy.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roux moves away.
As Francis backs off Roux throws a huge counter combo but Francis manages to avoid it all.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Roux ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roux misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Roux misses with a looping left.
Roux uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roux flicks out a counter leg kick but Francis steps away.
Francis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roux. Roux circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Francis misses with a straight right.
Francis lands a nice shot that snaps Roux's head back.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roux.
Roux misses with a straight left.
Francis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roux has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis slips under a jab from Roux.
Francis throws a hook to the side of Roux's head but Roux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roux throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roux walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Roux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Francis connects with a nice looking jab.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Roux slips under a jab from Francis.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Roux.
A cross from Francis lands.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roux throws a right and a left that Francis avoids nicely.
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Roux counter with a right hand.
Francis misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis works the jab nicely.
Roux slips under a jab.
Roux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Roux has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Francis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roux under the eye.
Francis tests Roux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roux throws a nice looking combination but Francis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Francis misses with a looping right.
Francis scores with a hook to the body. Roux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Francis 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.
Roux defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Francis throws a hook but Roux blocks it.
Francis cracks Roux with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Titus Roux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter Francis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Francis throws a hook but Roux avoids it easily.
Roux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Francis!
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