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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 17730 p4p, 816 weight class) and Saúl Tacoronte (ranked 655 p4p, 119 weight class). Durand comes to the ring accompanied by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 47 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saúl Tacoronte!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacoronte looks to land a left hand but Durand moved out of range nicely.
Tacoronte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Durand.
Tacoronte throws a looping overhand right but Durand ducks down to avoid it.
Durand scores with a body shot.
Tacoronte misses with a hook.
Durand throwing a counter right hand but Tacoronte manages to avoid it.
Tacoronte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Durand rushes Tacoronte and presses him up against the ropes.
Tacoronte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Tacoronte.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Durand scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from Durand misses.
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durand lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Durand.
Durand lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tacoronte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tacoronte struggles to land a body shot inside as Durand controls his hands.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Tacoronte trying to control the position but instead, Durand has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tacoronte into the ropes.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tacoronte swings for the body but Durand moves out of range.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick
and Durand counters with a thumping low kick.
Durand takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Tacoronte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tacoronte gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand blocks a jab.
Durand misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Durand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tacoronte walks into a jab.
Tacoronte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Durand.
Durand loads up on a big right hand but Tacoronte slips the punch.
Durand scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tacoronte doesn't seem bothered though.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Tacoronte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tacoronte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Durand.
Durand lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tacoronte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tacoronte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacoronte digs a right hand underneath Durand's ribcage. Durand let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tacoronte is looking to control Durand's arms but Durand gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tacoronte has his back to the ropes.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Durand has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Tacoronte misses with some punches.
Tacoronte lands with a short shot to the head.
Tacoronte avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durand misses with a body kick.
Durand checks the leg kick.
Tacoronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tacoronte.
Durand takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tacoronte, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tacoronte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tacoronte blocks it with crossed arms.
Jacques Durand has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tacoronte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Tacoronte takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Tacoronte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tacoronte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand pushes Tacoronte back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
Tacoronte takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tacoronte is breathing heavily.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands a left hand.
Tacoronte throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Tacoronte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand crunches a lovely knee into Tacoronte's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Durand.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Durand counters with a body kick that stops Tacoronte in his tracks momentarily.
Durand scores with a jab.
Durand fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Durand darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tacoronte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Durand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tacoronte.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saúl Tacoronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand scores with a spinning back kick!
Durand delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Durand throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tacoronte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tacoronte misses with an uppercut
and Durand counters with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte rushes Durand and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Tacoronte blocks it.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durand lands an elbow inside that Tacoronte shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Durand creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand tries a body shot but Tacoronte blocks it.
Durand lands a good knee to the midsection. Tacoronte won't want to take too many of those.
Durand misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durand tries to work over Tacoronte's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good body shot from Tacoronte.
Tacoronte blocks an elbow strike from Durand.
Durand lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durand plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Durand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durand takes a swing at Tacoronte's ribcage but misses.
Durand defending well as Tacoronte loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Tacoronte.
Tacoronte misses with a wild body shot.
Tacoronte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tacoronte can do to turn this around?
Tacoronte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from Tacoronte.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tacoronte throws out a counter right but Durand avoids it with no problem.
Tacoronte gets tackled into the ropes by Durand. Durand maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tacoronte avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tacoronte.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tacoronte.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Durand works the jab nicely.
Durand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tacoronte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tacoronte throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Durand blocks the low kick.
Durand dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tacoronte. That did some damage!
Tacoronte tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tacoronte.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacoronte. Durand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tacoronte throws a head kick but Durand moves out of range.
Durand fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tacoronte just manages to avoid it.
Durand throws a leg kick which misses Tacoronte's front leg but catches the back leg as Tacoronte tries to avoid it.
Durand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tacoronte just misses with a punch to the body.
Tacoronte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand is looking to counter punch.
Durand connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Durand checks it well.
Durand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durand throws a half hearted mid kick.
Durand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tacoronte throws an overhand right that lands on Durand's shoulder, as Durand tries to avoid the shot.
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand digs a good hook to Tacoronte's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tacoronte moves away.
Durand ducks under a wild hook from Tacoronte.
Durand is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tacoronte wants to clinch
and Durand counters with a nice leg kick.
Tacoronte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Durand clinches up with Tacoronte and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tacoronte misses with a body punch.
Tacoronte misses with a punch on the inside.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tacoronte lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tacoronte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jacques Durand is winning the standup battle so far.
Durand closes the distance and pushes Tacoronte back into the ropes.
Tacoronte swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Tacoronte as the two fighters clinch.
Tacoronte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tacoronte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tacoronte is pushing Durand up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tacoronte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand struggles to land a body shot inside as Tacoronte controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Durand.
Tacoronte trying to stall but Durand improves his position.
Tacoronte pushes Durand back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tacoronte fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Durand is out of range.
Durand throws a nice inside leg kick.
Durand lands a head kick. Tacoronte smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Durand lands a nice hook to Tacoronte's body. Tacoronte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tacoronte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tacoronte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durand takes the fight into the clinch.
Tacoronte blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tacoronte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tacoronte is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Durand tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tacoronte avoids it.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tacoronte.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacoronte throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
Durand lands a slapping body shot.
Durand throws a solid leg kick but Tacoronte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Durand.
Crunch! Durand slams his shin into Tacoronte's torso.
Tacoronte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Durand to score with a decent uppercut.
Durand misses with a body shot.
Tacoronte has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Durand.
Tacoronte takes one to the side of the head.
Durand takes one to the chin there.
Durand jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durand throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Tacoronte to work.
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tacoronte pivots, looking for a leg kick but Durand is out of range and Tacoronte settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand had his way with Saúl Tacoronte in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Durand drives through and clinches with Tacoronte against the ropes.
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tacoronte's brow.
Tacoronte looking to stall.
Tacoronte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Durand softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Durand tries a knee to the head but Tacoronte blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tacoronte.
Durand landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand manages to break the clinch.
Tacoronte is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Durand darts in and clinches Tacoronte up against the ropes.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tacoronte's defenses.
It looks like Saúl Tacoronte has been cut.
Nice elbow from Durand.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacoronte throws a predictable looking body shot
and Durand counters with a nice uppercut.
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Durand moves into the clinch.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Tacoronte takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saúl Tacoronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tacoronte doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durand is looking to wear down Tacoronte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durand avoids the head kick by Tacoronte.
Durand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tacoronte misses the shot to the body.
Durand clinches with his opponent.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
Durand cracks Tacoronte with a nice body shot.
Tacoronte working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand breaks the clinch.
Durand comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Durand digs a good hook to Tacoronte's body.
Durand scores with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Durand.
Tacoronte throws a leg kick but Durand sees it coming and moves out of range.
Durand closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tacoronte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the liver by Tacoronte. Beautiful body shot.
Tacoronte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tacoronte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tacoronte tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tacoronte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durand 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand wins by unanimous decision!
Jacques Durand retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Jacques Durand thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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