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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emer Dlouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emer Dlouze told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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172 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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179 cm
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182 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Heavy handed
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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
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Boucher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emer Dlouze!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dlouze circles away quickly and effectively.
Boucher misses with an uppercut. Dlouze saw that one coming.
Dlouze misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Dlouze misses.
Dlouze tries to bum rush Boucher with a series of wild strikes but Boucher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dlouze misses with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Dlouze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dlouze slips a jab from Boucher.
A big right from Boucher misses.
Boucher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boucher avoids the body shot from Dlouze.
The fighters circling - Boucher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dlouze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Boucher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boucher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dlouze.
Boucher lands with a cross.
Boucher feints and then cracks Dlouze's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dlouze down.
Boucher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boucher misses with a looping right.
Dlouze misses with an uppercut. Boucher saw that one coming.
Dlouze throws a body kick that misses.
Dlouze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boucher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dlouze misses with a head kick.
Dlouze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dlouze misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze blocks a leg kick.
Dlouze throws a head kick that misses.
Boucher misses the jab.
Boucher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boucher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dlouze slips a jab from Boucher.
Boucher thows a body shot but no joy.
Boucher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dlouze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boucher. Boucher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dlouze slips a jab from Boucher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boucher throws a body punch but Dlouze moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher throws a low kick but Dlouze avoids it.
Boucher takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dlouze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Boucher scores with a body shot.
Boucher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boucher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dlouze scores with a nice body kick.
Dlouze swinging wildly here.
Boucher misses with a body kick.
Boucher misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boucher.
Dlouze throws a hook but Boucher blocks it.
Boucher lands a jab to Dlouze's midsection.
Dlouze uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boucher.
Boucher throws a head kick but Dlouze moves out of range.
Boucher throws the kick towards the body but Dlouze avoids it.
Dlouze throws a hook but Boucher blocks it.
Boucher throws a shot from downtown. Dlouze moves away and avoids it.
Boucher cracks Dlouze with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dlouze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boucher manages to avoid it.
Boucher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dlouze misses with a hook.
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 Bobby Boucher will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boucher scores with a shot to the body.
Boucher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dlouze throws a head kick that misses.
Boucher misses with a body shot.
Boucher throws a leg kick
and Dlouze counters with a stiff right hand.
Dlouze lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dlouze looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boucher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dlouze drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boucher jabs Dlouze right on the nose. Dlouze blinks but takes it well.
Boucher misses with a body kick.
A combination from Dlouze does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlouze throws the left hand but Boucher avoids the punch easily.
Boucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Dlouze.
Boucher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Dlouze misses.
A right-left combo lands from Boucher.
Boucher throws an off balance right hand
and Dlouze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boucher connects with a high kick.
Dlouze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boucher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dlouze's hands.
Dlouze thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boucher.
Dlouze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Boucher misses.
Dlouze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boucher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dlouze throws out a leg kick but Boucher moves out of range and Dlouze only half commits.
A slow jab from Boucher misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dlouze scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Dlouze.
Dlouze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boucher misses with a double jab.
Boucher digs a good hook to Dlouze's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boucher.
Boucher blocks a head kick by Dlouze.
Dlouze walks into a straight right hand from Boucher.
Boucher throws the left hand but Dlouze avoids the punch easily.
Boucher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boucher misses with a low kick.
Dlouze with a jab.
Boucher avoids the body shot from Dlouze.
Boucher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dlouze's head backwards.
Dlouze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boucher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dlouze counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Boucher. Beautiful body shot.
Boucher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dlouzes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dlouze looks for the body kick but Boucher saw that one coming.
Dlouze fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boucher is out of range.
Boucher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boucher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy body kick from Boucher
and Dlouze counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boucher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boucher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dlouze moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Boucher dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Boucher looks to land a left hand but Dlouze moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Boucher catches Dlouze right on the button with a cross.
Dlouze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boucher misses the shot to the body.
Boucher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dlouze.
Dlouze misses with a straight right.
Dlouze misses with a hook. Boucher ducked under it nicely.
Boucher throws a jab when Dlouze was well out of range.
A jab from Boucher misses.
Boucher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boucher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boucher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boucher.
Boucher throws a right hand that Dlouze ducks under and follows up with a left that Dlouze also avoids with ease.
Boucher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dlouze lands a right hook to the body.
Boucher misses with a two punch combination.
Dlouze misses with a straight left.
Dlouze uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boucher.
A jab from Boucher misses.
Dlouze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dlouze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Bobby Boucher has been cut.
Bobby Boucher is winning the standup battle so far.
Dlouze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boucher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dlouze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dlouze misses the shot to the body.
Boucher throws a lazy uppercut
and Dlouze counters with a good low kick that Boucher was not able to check.
Dlouze thuds his right hand into Boucher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dlouze fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boucher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dlouze circles away quickly and effectively.
Boucher staying out of range there.
Boucher misses the jab.
Dlouze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boucher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boucher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dlouze.
Dlouze connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boucher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boucher throws an overhand right that lands on Dlouze's shoulder, as Dlouze tries to avoid the shot.
Boucher missing with a left hand there. Dlouze was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Dlouze. Those never looked like landing.
Boucher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dlouze misses with a hook.
Boucher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dlouze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boucher stuns Dlouze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Dlouze misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher lands with a right hand.
Boucher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dlouze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boucher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boucher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boucher connects with a body shot.
Emer Dlouze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dlouze slips a jab and a cross from Boucher.
Boucher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dlouze takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boucher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dlouze misses with a looping left.
Boucher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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 Bobby Boucher.
Well Boucher 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Boucher!
Bobby Boucher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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