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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jacques Durand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durand comes to the ring accompanied by Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N.. Michael White has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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253 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durand instigates a clinch.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Durand.
White working aggressively here.
White misses with the head strike.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durand wants to stall.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durand or not.
Durand is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Durand into the ropes.
Durand dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Durand looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durand or not.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. White is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
Durand will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning White up against the ropes.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
White misses with some punches.
Durand wants to stall.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
White blocks an elbow strike.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White lands a body shot.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White trying to stall but Durand improves his position.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Durand wants to stall.
Durand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White working aggressively here.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
White rushes Durand and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Durand lands an uppercut.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short right from White.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Durand stalling.
Durand stalling.
Durand throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Durand fails to land.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
White lands with a left to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Durand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White scores with a shoulder strike.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking to stall.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands a left hand.
Durand blocks a body shot from White.
Durand slowing the pace effectively.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Durand gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Durand is keeping busy.
Durand is trying to maintain a safe position but White gets an underhook and turns Durand into the ropes.
Durand taking a breather.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White misses with the head strike.
Durand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Durand tries to tie him up.
Durand throws an elbow that misses.
Durand misses with an elbow strike.
Durand blocking some punches.
White tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White blocks an elbow strike from Durand.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
White misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from White.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing White back against the ropes.
White misses with some punches.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but White is blocking nicely.
White lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
White has Durand up against the ropes in a clinch.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
White tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durand has his back to the ropes.
White letting Durand take a breather here.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Durand tries to tie him up.
White misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from White.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Durand.
White scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Durand.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from White.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Michael White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durand connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Durand is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
White dodges an elbow strike from Durand.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durand with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael White has been cut.
Durand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durand blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Durand.
White tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand lands a damaging elbow.
White tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand misses with a body punch.
White letting Durand take a breather here.
Durand throws an elbow but it misses.
Durand lands a body punch in the clinch.
White working aggressively here.
White working aggressively here.
White blocks an uppercut.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
Durand has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Durand holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
White presses Durand against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacques Durand did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Michael White's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
White drives through and clinches with Durand against the ropes.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White tries to throw a body punch but Durand avoids it by throwing White back against the ropes.
White lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
White tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands with a left to the head.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
Durand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from White.
White lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Durand tries to tie him up.
White lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from White.
Durand blocking some punches.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Durand controls the action.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
White misses with the head strike.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Durand tries a knee to the head but White blocks it.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
White lands a body shot.
White tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand blocking some punches.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to stall but Durand uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
White lands a shoulder strike.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
Durand misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durand throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, White scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durand.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durand misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durand lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durand with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durand misses with a punch on the inside.
White blocks a body shot from Durand.
Durand misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael White dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael White's cut.
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. This is the final round!
White clinches with his opponent.
Durand looking to stall.
White tries a body shot but Durand blocks it.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand looking to stall.
Durand lands with a right to the head.
Durand is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durand has his back to the ropes.
Durand is trying to stall.
A right hand to the body from Durand.
Durand misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White tries to work over Durand's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durand is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durand has his back to the ropes.
White working aggressively here.
White pushes Durand back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand blocks a body shot from White.
White avoiding damage as Durand throws knees to the body.
White lands a right hand that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
White throws a head punch that misses.
White lands a right hand.
Durand dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Durand leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jacques Durand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durand stalling.
Durand trying to land knees to the body.
Durand tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White blocks an elbow strike from Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Durand is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
Durand tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Durand.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durand throws an elbow that misses.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White gets through Durand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael White.
Well White 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael White!
Michael White 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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energy
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hype
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