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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Sack (ranked 1894 p4p, 3862 weight class) and Walter Francis (ranked 161 p4p, 291 weight class). Sack comes to the ring accompanied by DaBobby - BOP in Arlen. Francis has chosen Battle of The Gemini as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Great elbows
Cardio machine
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Francis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Sack.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis walks into a left hand.
Sack thuds his shin into the meat of Francis's side.
Sack looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
A counter left hand to the body from Sack misses its target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sack.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Sack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sack misses with a body shot.
Francis just misses with a punch to the body.
Francis swings widly with a right hand
and Sack counters with a head kick.
Sack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Francis works Sack's body with a nice hook.
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 works the jab nicely.
Francis looks to throw the jab but Sack is out of range.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francis misses with a wild body shot.
Sack drives through and clinches with Francis against the ropes.
Sack pushes Francis back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sack circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis ducks right into an uppercut from Sack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Francis.
Francis throws out a powerful jab.
Sack misses with a low kick.
Sack scores with a jab to the head.
Sack with a nice cross.
Francis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sack circles away quickly and effectively.
Francis swings for the body but Sack moves out of range.
Sack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Francis is rocked!
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis is still on wobbly legs! Can Sack finish him?
Sack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Francis seems to have recovered his senses.
Sack blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sack throws a head kick that misses.
Sack connects with a right hand. Francis shakes it off.
A big right from Francis misses.
Sack misses the shot to the body.
Francis misses with a hook. Sack ducked under it nicely.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Francis takes a step back to recover.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sack lands a nice looking body kick.
Francis looks winded!
Sack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sack misses with an elbow over the top.
Sack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Francis.
Sack manages to break the clinch.
Francis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sack staying out of range there.
That kick from Sack tenderised Francis's leg. Francis is trying to keep his angry face on.
Francis misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sack. Francis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Francis.
Francis takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
Sack lands a jab to Francis's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sack takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheers as Francis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sack doesn't seem phased though.
Sack thuds his right hand into Francis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sack throws a predictable looking body shot
and Francis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sack 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.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Sack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Sack tries to land a leg kick but Francis saw it coming and moves away.
Francis tries to bum rush Sack with a series of wild strikes but Sack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sack lands a nice hook to Francis's body. Francis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Francis misses with a lunging right hand
and Sack counters with a right hand to the body.
Francis throws an overhand right that lands on Sack's shoulder, as Sack tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Sack.
Sack misses with a body kick.
Sack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sack has managed to clinch.
Francis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Francis avoiding damage as Sack throws knees to the body.
Sack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francis's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sack.
Francis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack missing with knees to the body.
Sack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis lands a shoulder strike.
Francis working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Francis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sack scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sack lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sack scores with a hook to the body.
Francis dodges an elbow strike from Sack.
Sack tries to land knees in the clinch but Francis avoids the damage to the body.
Francis misses with a body punch.
Sack lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Sack pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Francis wants to break free but Sack has control.
Sack lands a nice shot to the body.
Francis is breathing heavily.
Sack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Francis avoids the head kick by Sack.
Francis moves out of range as Sack throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis throws a nice looking combination but Sack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sack throws a quick counter kick to the body but Francis avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Sack moved out of range nicely.
Francis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sack throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roger Sack is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis connects with a right hand. Sack shakes it off.
Francis throws a jab but it's blocked by Sack.
A little feinted left hand from Sack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sack is looking to wear down Francis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sack with a hook.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sack.
Sack moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Sack prevents a body shot from Francis.
Sack creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Francis's defenses.
Sack breaks the clinch.
Sack ducks under a wild hook from Francis.
Sack tried to counter with a leg kick but Francis avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sack moves into range and clinches up with Francis.
Francis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sack throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sack.
Sack lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sack dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sack slips a straight right by Francis.
Sack throws a body shot but no joy.
Sack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good leg kick by Sack.
Nice body punch from Sack.
A jab from Sack does it's job there.
Francis takes a swing at Sack's ribcage but misses.
Francis misses with a body shot.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Sack moved out of range.
Francis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sack counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Francis goes down! Will Francis beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's not going to make it! 9,10! He's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Roger Sack!
An out of breath Roger Sack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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