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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Francis (ranked 3534 p4p, 4240 weight class) and Catari Blacki (ranked 282 p4p, 318 weight class). Francis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Battle of The Gemini. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Granite chin
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Francis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Catari Blacki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacki swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
Francis scores with the left hand. Blacki knows he should have avoided that one.
Blacki ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Nice jab there from Blacki.
Francis slips a straight right by Blacki.
Blacki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blacki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Francis momentarily.
Blacki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
Blacki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blacki scores with a decent looking hook.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Blacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Francis misses.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blacki digs a good hook to Francis's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blacki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Francis on the side of the head.
A combination from Francis does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Blacki both land. Nice combination.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Francis lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the body from Francis misses
and Blacki counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis manages to break the clinch.
Francis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Blacki ducks down to avoid it.
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blacki lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blacki moves away.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Blacki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Blacki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis scores with a shot to the side of Blacki's head.
Francis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blacki's elbow.
Blacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blacki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Blacki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blacki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blacki misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Blacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Francis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blacki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blacki blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter Francis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Francis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blacki.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blacki wants to counter the offense by Francis and move into the clinch position.
Blacki looks to throw the jab but Francis is out of range.
Francis connects with a nice looking jab.
Blacki throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Francis misses the target.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blacki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Francis throwing a counter right hand but Blacki manages to avoid it.
Blacki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francis throws a series of punches but Blacki moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blacki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blacki walks into a jab.
Francis misses with a hook
and Blacki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blacki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blacki.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Blacki.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Francis prevents a body shot from Blacki.
Francis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Blacki.
Blacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Blacki fails to land.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Blacki.
Francis blocking some punches.
Blacki blocks a body shot from Francis.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Blacki has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Francis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Blacki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter Francis is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Francis misses.
Blacki wants to counter the offense by Francis and move into the clinch position.
Blacki moves away from the strike by Francis.
Blacki looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Blacki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blacki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francis wants to slow Blacki down by chopping away at his legs.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis takes one on the button.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blacki.
Blacki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Francis misses with a looping left.
Blacki scores with a jab.
Francis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blacki.
Francis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Francis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Francis misses the target.
Blacki ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Blacki punishes Francis's body with a nice straight punch.
Blacki lands a jab.
Blacki throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Francis takes a swing at Blacki's ribcage but misses.
Blacki scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Blacki.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blacki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blacki moves out of range of the strikes.
Francis throws a body punch but Blacki moves out of range.
Catari Blacki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blacki throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Francis misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Blacki. That snapped Francis's head back.
Francis throws a hook but Blacki avoids it easily.
Blacki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blacki under the eye.
Blacki ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Francis swings for the body but Blacki moves out of range.
Blacki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Francis.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Blacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blacki misses with an uppercut.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blacki manages to avoid it.
Blacki misses the jab.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Blacki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Francis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francis sets himself, and Blacki steps forward looking for the clinch! Francis avoids it this time.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blacki.
Francis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blacki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blacki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blacki.
Blacki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blacki throws a body punch but Francis moves out of range.
Blacki swings for the body but Francis moves out of range.
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!
Blacki connects with a right hand. Francis shakes it off.
Blacki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Blacki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis walks into a stiff left hand from Blacki.
Francis looks to score with a jab to the body but Blacki is just out of range.
Francis wants to slow Blacki down by chopping away at his legs.
Francis throws a jab when Blacki was well out of range.
Francis throws a shot from downtown. Blacki moves away and avoids it.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Catari Blacki.
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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Catari Blacki!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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