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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 3279 p4p, 4791 weight class) and Pattaya D Krusai (ranked 270 p4p, 332 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pattaya D Krusai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Francis misses with a looping left.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Krusai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Francis, pushing him back against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Francis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
D Krusai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Krusai moves away.
D Krusai tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
D Krusai moves in looking to clinch but Francis pushes him off.
A cross from D Krusai lands.
Francis blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
Francis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
Francis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but D Krusai ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Francis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from D Krusai.
D Krusai throws a head kick that misses.
D Krusai is looking to land body kicks.
D Krusai slips under a jab.
Francis walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Krusai.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Krusai.
D Krusai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Francis swings for the body but D Krusai moves out of range.
D Krusai moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Krusai moves away from the strike by Francis.
Francis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling D Krusai to score with a decent uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for D Krusai.
D Krusai tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
D Krusai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
D Krusai closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, D Krusai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Krusai.
D Krusai is trying to break free.
D Krusai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Francis avoids a wild elbow strike from D Krusai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but D Krusai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but D Krusai uses good head movement to avoid it.
D Krusai wants to get back to striking at distance but Francis won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
D Krusai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Francis working aggressively here.
D Krusai scores with a shot to the side of Francis's head.
D Krusai lands a knee to the body.
D Krusai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D Krusai blocks a body shot from Francis.
D Krusai throws a head punch that misses.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by D Krusai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D Krusai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from D Krusai.
D Krusai blocks a body shot from Francis.
Francis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Francis blocks the elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pattaya D Krusai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Francis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and D Krusai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pattaya D Krusai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
D Krusai throws out a loose jab but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis swings for the body but D Krusai moves out of range.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but D Krusai ducks down to avoid it.
Francis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
D Krusai tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
D Krusai throws a wild body kick that Francis sees coming a mile off.
Francis tries to keep at a distance but D Krusai has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D Krusai.
Francis blocks an elbow strike.
D Krusai swings wildly with an uppercut but Francis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Krusai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Francis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
D Krusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
D Krusai misses with a knee to the head.
D Krusai blocks an uppercut.
D Krusai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis blocks an uppercut.
D Krusai blocking some punches.
D Krusai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by D Krusai.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, D Krusai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Francis's brow.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by D Krusai.
A nice left hand lands by D Krusai.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis digs a right hand underneath D Krusai's ribcage. D Krusai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
D Krusai pushes off an throws an elbow but Francis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Francis cracks D Krusai with a nice body shot.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
D Krusai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis misses with some punches.
D Krusai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Francis lands a left hand that snaps the head of D Krusai backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
D Krusai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis blocks an elbow strike from D Krusai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Krusai lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
D Krusai lands with a light punch inside.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from D Krusai.
Francis lands a right hand that snaps the head of D Krusai backwards.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
D Krusai trying to land knees to the body.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
D Krusai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from D Krusai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis lands a right hand.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from D Krusai.
D Krusai prevents a body shot from Francis.
D Krusai misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pattaya D Krusai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
D Krusai is looking to land body kicks.
D Krusai looks for the body kick but Francis saw that one coming.
D Krusai misses with a body kick.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
D Krusai throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Francis misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick from D Krusai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D Krusai moves away.
A big right from Francis misses.
Francis misses with a hook.
That kick from D Krusai tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Francis blocks a head kick by D Krusai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by D Krusai.
Francis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
D Krusai misses with a kick to the body.
Francis misses with a left hand
and D Krusai counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis lands a nice shot that snaps D Krusai's head back.
D Krusai misses with a head kick.
Francis cracks D Krusai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis throws the left hand but D Krusai avoids the punch easily.
A shot to the liver by Francis. Beautiful body shot.
D Krusai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Francis avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Francis misses its target.
Francis throws a body punch but D Krusai moves out of range.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but D Krusai is just out of range.
Francis connects with a looping right hand.
D Krusai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
D Krusai takes a jab right on the kisser.
D Krusai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Francis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
D Krusai misses with a knee strike.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis tries a body shot but D Krusai blocks it.
Knees to the body from D Krusai.
D Krusai working Francis over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Francis takes an elbow to the temple.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of D Krusai's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Krusai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Francis misses with the head strike.
D Krusai blocks an uppercut.
D Krusai lands an elbow just above Francis 's eye.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francis tries to work over D Krusai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis lands a nice uppercut.
D Krusai working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, D Krusai throws an elbow but misses.
Pattaya D Krusai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
D Krusai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, D Krusai throws an elbow but misses.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by D Krusai.
D Krusai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walter Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pattaya D Krusai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Walter Francis.
I think D Krusai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Walter Francis!
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