Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Apex Series 7
Date: May 17, 2025

#R1#
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. #CL#
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.#BC#
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. #T1#
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. #ROC#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.#T2#
Sack lands a nice looking body kick.
Francis looks winded!#CL#
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.#BC#
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.#R2#
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.#CL#
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. #T1#
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.#BC#
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. #T2#
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. #CL#
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. #BC#
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.#CL#
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!#R3#
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.

Event: Sunrise 22
Date: Apr 19, 2025

#R1#
Francis misses with an uppercut. Cuchi saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francis misses with the combination.
Cuchi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Francis loads up on a big right hand but Cuchi slips the punch.
Cuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Francis throws a hook but Cuchi avoids it easily.
Francis misses with a jab to the body
and Cuchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Francis.
A little feinted left hand from Cuchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Francis throws an off balance right hand
and Cuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Francis has closed the distance and engaged Cuchi in a clinch.
Francis working aggressively here.
Cuchi blocking some punches.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Cuchi.
Cuchi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Francis working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Francis.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Francis swings wildly with an uppercut but Cuchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Francis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francis misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Cuchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Francis instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Francis - that landed with a thud.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Francis working aggressively here.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Cuchi.
We've been informed that Francis has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cuchi blocks a body shot from Francis.
Francis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Francis.
Francis is trying to maintain a safe position but Cuchi gets an underhook and turns Francis into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cuchis head.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Cuchi's ribcage. Cuchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis lands with a right to the head. #T1#
Cuchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Francis has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Francis lands with a right to the head.
Walter Francis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cuchi blocking some punches.
Cuchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Cuchi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
Francis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Francis throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cuchi prevents a body shot from Francis.
Francis lands a shot to the body.#T2#
Francis effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis.
Francis tries to work over Cuchi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis has a couple of punches blocked by Cuchi.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.
Cuchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Francis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Francis keeps control of Cuchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Francis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Francis throws a sloppy body shot
and Cuchi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Francis missing with a left hand there. Cuchi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Francis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cuchi counters with a straight right hand.
Cuchi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Francis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Cuchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Francis.
Francis takes a swing at Cuchi's ribcage but misses.
Cuchi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis throws a looping overhand right but Cuchi ducks down to avoid it.
Cuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1#
Cuchi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Francis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cuchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cuchi manages to avoid it.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cuchi.
Cuchi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Francis looks to land a right hand but Cuchi moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cuchi misses its target.
Francis throws a right hand that misses
letting Cuchi counter with a right hand.
Francis looks to land a left hand but Cuchi moved out of range nicely.
Cuchi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Francis misses with a hook
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cuchi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Francis with a hook.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Francis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Francis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Francis 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter Francis!
Walter Francis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Apex Series 4
Date: Mar 22, 2025

#R1#
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. #T1#
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 #CL2#
and Blacki counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Francis. #BC#
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 #CL2#
and Blacki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
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!#R2#
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 #CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2##BC#
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!#R3#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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!

Event: Apex Series 3
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1##CL2#
Castaneda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Francis lands with a light punch inside.
Castaneda misses with the head strike.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis scores with a shoulder strike.
Castaneda blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Castaneda.
A head punch on the inside from Francis fails to land.
Castaneda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castaneda scores with a shoulder strike.
Castaneda working aggressively here.
Francis tries a body shot but Castaneda blocks it. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Francis swings for the body but Castaneda moves out of range.
Castaneda tries to close the distance and clinch but Francis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castaneda moves out of range as Francis strikes.#CL2#
Castaneda moves into the clinch.
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 head punch that misses. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raul Castaneda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castaneda is looking to clinch but Francis is avoiding it.
Castaneda tries to clinch up.#T1#
Castaneda wants to clinch up but Francis keeps it at a distance.
Francis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Castaneda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castaneda checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Castaneda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castaneda doesn't manage to clinch there - Francis circles away.
Castaneda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castaneda closes the distance but Francis moves to the side
and Castaneda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castaneda tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Francis counter with a right hand. #ROC#Castaneda is rocked!
Castaneda glances at the clock... BAM! Francis nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Castaneda crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Castaneda is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Francis!
Walter Francis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sunrise 13
Date: Feb 08, 2025

#R1#
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.#CL2#
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. #BC2#
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. #T1#
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.#CL2#
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. #T2#
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!#R2#
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.#CL2#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #CL2#
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. #T2#
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!

Event: Sunrise 9
Date: Jan 25, 2025

#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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!#R2#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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!

Event: Sunrise 6
Date: Jan 04, 2025

#R1#
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 #CL2#
and Brooks moves into the clinch.
Francis tries a body shot but Brooks blocks it.
Francis blocks a body shot from Brooks. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#R2#
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 #CL2#
and Brooks counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brooks blocks an uppercut. #T1#
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. #T2#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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 #CL2#
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. #T2#
Brooks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Francis backwards. #BC2#
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 #CL2#
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!#BC2#
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.

Event: Sunrise 4
Date: Dec 20, 2024

#R1#
Cuchi misses with a wild body shot.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cuchi's head.
Francis throws a hook but Cuchi blocks it.
Cuchi tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Francis clobbers Cuchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Francis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Francis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
Francis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cuchi counters with a three punch combo that has Francis backing up. Francis nods at Cuchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Cuchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuchi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Francis has time to react.
Cuchi tries to clinch there but Francis circles away.
Francis misses with a left hand
and Cuchi counters with a three punch combo that has Francis backing up. Francis nods at Cuchi to acknowledge the strikes.
Francis connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#Cuchi is rocked!
Cuchi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cuchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Cuchi is looking to clinch but Francis is avoiding it.
Cuchi misses the shot to the body.
Francis misses with a hook.
Francis misses with an uppercut. Cuchi saw that one coming.
Francis misses with a left hand #KD2#
and Cuchi counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Francis to the mat! Cuchi runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Francis is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!#ROC2#Francis is rocked!
Cuchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Francis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Francis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Francis sizes up Cuchi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Francis seems to have got his legs back now.
Cuchi defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Francis misses with a body shot
and Cuchi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cuchi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Francis.
Francis throws a lazy uppercut
and Cuchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cuchi connects with a crushing straight, right on the bridge of Francis's nose, sending him crumpling to the mat! That's really rocked Francis - is he going to beat the count??? 4,5,6,7,8,9.....10 - he's not made it - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Panda Cuchi!

Event: Sunrise 2
Date: Dec 08, 2024

#R1#
Francis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#It looks like Daniel Tung has been cut.
Tung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Francis.
Francis misses the body punch
and Tung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Francis misses with an uppercut. Tung saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Francis. Tung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tung throws a right and a left that Francis avoids nicely.
Tung is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A decent looking cross lands there for Francis.
Francis slips under a jab.
Tung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Francis throws a hook but Tung blocks it.
Francis cracks Tung with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Tung is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Tung is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Tung could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Walter Francis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2024

#R1#
Francis connects with a single shot there.
Nice takedown defense from Francis. No joy for Good on that attempt. #KD#
Francis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Good sprawling to the canvas! Good rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Francis finish him?! #ROC#Good is rocked!
Good leaves his chin hanging out and Francis seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Good crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Francis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 21, 2024

#R1#
Francis throws a hook but Otami avoids it easily.
Otami takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Otami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Otami defending well as Francis loads up on a big left hand.
Francis misses with a looping left.
Otami tried to counter with a leg kick but Francis avoided it.
Francis cracks Otami with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Francis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Otami changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Francis cracks Otami with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#Otami is rocked!#KD2#
Francis drops Otami with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Otami looks back up at him and smiles so Francis waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Otami is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Otami tries to get into range but Francis steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Otami! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Francis scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Francis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 18, 2024

#R1#
Sawyer scores with a jab to the head.
Sawyer throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Sawyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Francis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sawyer somewhat.
Francis catches Sawyer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sawyer takes one on the button.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis clobbers Sawyer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawyer throws a right hand that Francis ducks under and follows up with a left that Francis also avoids with ease.
Francis slips under a jab from Sawyer.
Francis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sawyer.
Francis lands with an uppercut that bounces Sawyer off the cage and back into range.
Sawyer throws a low kick but Francis avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sawyer walks into a left hand.
Francis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC#Sawyer is rocked!
Francis drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Sawyer's head, knocking him out cold! Francis is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Walter Francis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 16, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Alanopoulos forces Francis back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Francis darts in and clinches Alanopoulos up against the cage.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Francis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alanopoulos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Francis fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Alanopoulos tries to keep at a distance but Francis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francis cracks Alanopoulos with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Francis - that landed with a thud.
Francis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Alanopoulos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Francis fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Francis drives through and clinches with Alanopoulos against the cage. #T1#
Alanopoulos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walter Francis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giannis Alanopoulos.
Alanopoulos looks winded!
A short right from Francis.
Francis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alanopoulos.#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis connects with a body shot.#CL#
Francis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alanopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Francis clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Francis manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Francis clinches.
Nice body punch from Francis - that landed with a thud.
Francis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis is working Alanopoulos over against the cage.
Francis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alanopoulos or not.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis lands a body punch. #T2#
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.#BC#
Francis breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Francis gets a clinch.
Francis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Francis closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Francis.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
Francis pushes Alanopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Francis slows down the pace here. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch. #CL#
Francis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alanopoulos, pushing him back against the cage.
Francis lands an uppercut.#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Francis.
Francis scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Francis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Francis.
Francis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Francis presses Alanopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Francis lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC#
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Francis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Francis.
A short body shot lands from Francis as the two fighters clinch.
Francis lands a body punch. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Francis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis lands a body shot.
Francis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Alanopoulos.#T4#
Alanopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Francis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alanopoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL#
Francis clinches.
A body shot lands from Francis.
Stalling in the clinch from Francis. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Francis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alanopoulos doesn't seem bothered though.
Francis connects with a body shot.#CL#
Francis instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Francis.
Francis digs a right hand into Alanopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alanopoulos's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Francis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alanopoulos backwards. #BC#
Francis breaks the clinch.
Walter Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis lands a nice looking body shot.
Francis lands a jab to Alanopoulos's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Francis dominated that round.
That's time! Francis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL#
Francis moves into the clinch.
Francis cracks Alanopoulos with a nice body shot.
Francis digs a right hand underneath Alanopoulos's ribcage. Alanopoulos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Francis stalling the fight. #BC#
Francis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alanopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Alanopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Francis. Francis maintains the clinch.
Francis lands an uppercut.
Francis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Francis breaks from the clinch.
Francis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Francis scores with a jab to the body.
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!
A cross from Francis lands.#ROC#Alanopoulos is rocked!
Francis lands a nice shot to the body.
Alanopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?#CL#
Francis pushes Alanopoulos up against the cage in a clinch.
Francis digs a right hand into Alanopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alanopoulos's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Francis.
Alanopoulos is breathing heavily.
A short right from Francis. #T1#
Francis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Alanopoulos to his knees! Francis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Francis!

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