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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Minami might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I'm Turning Japanese by The Vapors. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Boucher enters the ring!
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183 lbs
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172 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher throws a series of punches but Minami avoids them all with ease.
Minami closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boucher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Minami avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Minami, right into the meat.
Minami closes the distance but Boucher moves to the side
and Boucher counters with an inside leg kick.
Ikki Minami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch but Boucher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minami slips under a jab.
Boucher misses with an uppercut. Minami saw that one coming.
Boucher misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Boucher misses.
Minami looks to clinch
and Boucher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Minami ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Minami. That's going to slow Boucher down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minami throws a poor cross that misses
and Boucher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boucher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minami misses with a body shot.
Minami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minami is looking to clinch but Boucher is avoiding it.
Minami throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boucher misses with a body shot.
Minami closes the distance but Boucher moves to the side
and Boucher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boucher throws a hook to the side of Minami's head but Minami sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boucher looks to land a left hand but Minami moved out of range nicely.
Minami misses with the combination.
Boucher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Minami at a distance.
Minami avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minami misses with a double jab
and Boucher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minami swinging wildly here.
Minami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minami doesn't manage to clinch there - Boucher circles away.
Minami slips a jab from Boucher.
Minami takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minami tries to clinch up
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
Boucher throws a looping overhand right but Minami ducks down to avoid it.
Minami tries to clinch
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Minami.
Minami darts in trying to clinch
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boucher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minami.
Minami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boucher slips a straight right by Minami.
Minami will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minami throws a head kick but Boucher moves out of range.
Ikki Minami is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minami looks to clinch
enabling Boucher to counter with a crisp jab.
Minami wants to clinch up but Boucher keeps it at a distance.
Boucher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boucher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minami.
Minami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher throws a front kick that sends Minami stumbling back into the ropes.
Minami closes the distance but Boucher moves to the side
and Boucher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Minami's knee momentarily.
Minami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boucher throws a shot from downtown. Minami moves away and avoids it.
Minami tries to clinch up.
Minami moves to clinch but Boucher breaks away
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
Minami moves to clinch but Boucher breaks away
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minami tries to bum rush Boucher with a series of wild strikes but Boucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Boucher blocks the low kick.
Minami looks to clinch
and Minami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minami throws a sloppy head kick and Boucher moves out of range easily.
Minami moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ikki Minami will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Minami tries to clinch up
and Boucher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bobby Boucher has been cut.
Boucher throws a leg kick but Minami sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Minami doesn't manage to clinch there - Boucher circles away.
Minami closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
Boucher throws a front kick aimed at Minami's knee but Minami avoids it well.
Minami lands a high kick!
Minami closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
Minami looks to clinch
and Boucher counters with a leg kick.
Minami doesn't manage to clinch there - Boucher circles away.
A jab from Boucher misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minami.
Minami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minami darts in trying to clinch
and Boucher counters with a good low kick that Minami was not able to check.
Minami cracks the inside of Boucher's front leg.
Boucher scores with a body shot.
Boucher throws a body punch but Minami moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minami tries to clinch
and Minami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minami misses with the combination.
Minami lands a head kick. Boucher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ikki Minami is winning the standup battle so far.
Minami uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boucher.
Minami looks to throw the jab but Boucher is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boucher scores with the left hand. Minami knows he should have avoided that one.
Boucher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boucher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Minami.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minami throws a hook to the side of Boucher's head but Boucher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minami wants to clinch up but Boucher keeps it at a distance.
Minami looks to clinch
and Boucher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Minami misses with a few strikes there.
Boucher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boucher scores with a jab.
Boucher scores with a jab to the body.
Minami tries to clinch up.
Minami tries to clinch
and Boucher counters with a thumping low kick.
Minami moves into range and clinches up with Boucher.
Boucher keeps control of Minami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boucher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boucher slips a straight right by Minami.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minami fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minami clinches with his opponent.
Minami prevents Boucher from breaking the clinch.
Minami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boucher moves out of range as Minami strikes.
Minami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minami wants to clinch but Boucher slips to the side
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
Minami checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Minami.
Ikki Minami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minami closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minami throws a leg kick but Boucher moved away.
Minami wants to clinch up but Boucher keeps it at a distance.
Minami needs to keep his hands up - Boucher had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Minami misses the target.
Minami throws a right hand that Boucher ducks under and follows up with a left that Boucher also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Minami.
Boucher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boucher throws a jab when Minami was well out of range.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minami plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Minami misses with a low kick.
Minami blocks a head kick by Boucher.
Minami is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikki Minami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Boucher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.
Boucher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minami tries to clinch there but Boucher circles away.
Minami takes the fight into the clinch.
Boucher breaks the clinch.
Minami moves into the clinch.
Boucher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minami throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boucher.
Good exchange - Boucher coming out on top.
Minami ducks right into an uppercut from Boucher.
Minami loads up on a big right hand but Boucher slips the punch.
Minami tries to clinch but Boucher moves away
and Boucher counters with a left and a right that stings Minami.
Boucher throws a jab when Minami was well out of range.
Boucher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minami throws out the jab.
Boucher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boucher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher throws a hook but Minami blocks it.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boucher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minami fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boucher just misses with a punch to the body.
Minami wants to clinch but Boucher slips to the side
letting Boucher counter with a right hand.
Minami looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Minami darts in trying to clinch
and Boucher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minami wants to clinch up but Boucher keeps it at a distance.
Minami throws a head kick that misses.
Minami is looking to clinch but Boucher is avoiding it.
Minami tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boucher counters with a right hand to the body.
Minami loads up on a big right hand but Boucher slips the punch.
Boucher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minami. Minami circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minami throws an overhand right that lands on Boucher's shoulder, as Boucher tries to avoid the shot.
Minami scoring well with a low kick there.
Boucher lands a jab.
Minami darts in trying to clinch
and Boucher counters with a straight right hand.
Boucher throws a body punch but Minami moves out of range.
Minami moves forwards but Boucher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minami closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boucher counters with a stiff right hand.
Boucher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minami tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boucher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby Boucher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ikki Minami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher swats away the attempt to clinch by Minami.
Minami tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boucher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minami lands with a kick to the temple. Boucher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Minami misses with a left hand
and Boucher counters with a leg kick.
Minami is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boucher's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Minami closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boucher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boucher checks a leg kick.
Minami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boucher was well out of range. Poor timing from Minami.
Boucher lands a leg kick that knocks Minami off balance momentarily.
A big left from Boucher misses.
Boucher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minami moves away from the strike by Boucher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minami tries to clinch but Boucher is having none of it.
Minami has taken the fight to the clinch.
Boucher has had enough of the clinch but Minami keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Minami.
A head punch on the inside from Minami fails to land.
Boucher tries to break free but Minami pushes him back against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boucher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Boucher misses with the head strike.
Boucher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minami throws a jab when Boucher was well out of range.
Minami tries to clinch but Boucher is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boucher keeps the fight on the outside.
Boucher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minami looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minami tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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 Ikki Minami.
Well Minami 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikki Minami!
Ikki Minami decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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