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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nero La Croix (ranked 19060 p4p, 210 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 18448 p4p, 56 weight class). La Croix comes into the arena with Ca Plane Pour Moi blaring out of the sound system. Durand has chosen Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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265 lbs
33 - 6 - 1 |
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201 cm
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257 lbs
24 - 11 - 1 |
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero La Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Croix misses the jab.
Durand throws an overhand right that lands on La Croix's shoulder, as La Croix tries to avoid the shot.
La Croix is looking to counter punch.
La Croix thumps Durand with a low kick.
La Croix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durand connects with a solid leg kick.
Durand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacques Durand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durand misses with a series of wild punches.
La Croix tries a low kick but Durand avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
La Croix takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
La Croix throws a body shot but no joy.
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Croix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Jacques Durand has been cut.
La Croix prevents a body shot from Durand.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Durand on the inside.
Durand blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Durand.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
La Croix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with La Croix, pushing him back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from La Croix.
La Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durand working some nice short punches in the clinch.
La Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durand utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix throws a punch but it's blocked by Durand.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix scores with a hook to the body.
Durand connects with a knee to the head.
La Croix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durand blocks a body shot from La Croix.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand blocks an uppercut.
La Croix lands a damaging elbow.
Durand lands with a left to the head.
La Croix lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from La Croix.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as La Croix controls the action.
La Croix scores with a shot to the side of Durand's head.
La Croix lands with a short shot to the head.
La Croix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Croix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
La Croix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Croix gets through Durand's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
La Croix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durand takes a shot to the head.
Durand blocking some punches.
Durand trying to land knees 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 Nero La Croix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Durand misses with a low kick.
La Croix tried to counter with a leg kick but Durand avoided it.
Durand fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Durand misses.
Durand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
La Croix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Durands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
La Croix throws a low kick, looking for Durand's leg but Durand calmly moves out of range.
La Croix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Durand counters with a one-two to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Durand. La Croix shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Croix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand misses with the body kick
and La Croix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durand throws a body shot but no joy.
La Croix looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand lands a really nice looking cross but La Croix seems unphased.
La Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Durand was well out of range. Poor timing from La Croix.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Croix.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but La Croix is just out of range.
La Croix misses with a kick to the body.
Durand takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
La Croix throws the kick towards the body but Durand avoids it.
La Croix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
La Croix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Durand throws a front kick that sends La Croix stumbling back into the ropes.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Durand slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix throws a body kick that misses.
Durand closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Durand throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Durand just misses with a elbow thrown towards La Croix's brow.
Nero La Croix has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durand prevents a body shot from La Croix.
Durand blocks a body shot from La Croix.
Good body shot from La Croix.
Durand comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
La Croix lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durand working aggressively here.
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
La Croix digs a right hand into Durand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durand's gas tank.
Durand is breathing heavily.
A short right from La Croix on the inside.
La Croix gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Croix lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
La Croix lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durand moves away.
La Croix connects with a jab.
That has opened up Jacques Durand's cut even more.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Durand lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and La Croix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La Croix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
La Croix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Durand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand misses with an uppercut. La Croix saw that one coming.
La Croix feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand looks to score with a jab to the body but La Croix is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from La Croix misses
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
La Croix misses with a looping left.
La Croix throws a body kick that misses.
Durand throws a head kick but La Croix moves out of range.
La Croix thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix throws a body punch but Durand moves out of range.
La Croix throws a chopping leg kick but Durand manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
La Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Durand takes one to the side of the head.
La Croix tries a low kick but Durand avoids it.
Durand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but La Croix moves away.
Jab, jab by Durand - just one landing.
Durand lands with a straight right. La Croix didn't see that one coming.
La Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Durand.
La Croix bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
La Croix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Durand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix tries to keep at a distance but Durand has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but La Croix blocks with his arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durand lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Croix misses with some punches.
Durand is working La Croix over against the ropes.
Durand presses La Croix against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durand putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Croix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durand throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Croix blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Durand as the two fighters clinch.
A knee to the head by Durand.
I was talking to La Croix's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Durand lands a shot to the body.
Durand presses La Croix against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
La Croix takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durand scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durand landing knees to the body.
Durand lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durand doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Durand moves into the clinch.
Durand can't find room to land a body shot as La Croix controls the action.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Croix is defending well for now.
Durand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Croix tries to land a body kick
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand looks to throw a body kick
and La Croix counters with a left to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from La Croix, right into the meat.
Durand throws a lazy head kick
and La Croix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
La Croix connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Durand throws a wild body kick that La Croix sees coming a mile off.
Durand buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand slips under a jab from La Croix.
Durand thuds his shin into the meat of La Croix's side.
La Croix tries to work over Durand's front leg with a kick but Durand checks it.
La Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
Durand steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from La Croix.
Durand lands a high kick!
Durand throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from La Croix lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durand has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durand and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Durand takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
La Croix moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Durand forces La Croix back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from La Croix.
La Croix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durand misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Croix.
Durand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Croix.
Durand misses with a knee to the head.
La Croix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durand backwards.
Durand is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Durand prevents a body shot from La Croix.
Durand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Croix pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
La Croix throws a head punch that misses.
Durand lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down La Croix.
A shot in the inside from La Croix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacques Durand will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jacques Durand's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
La Croix tries a low kick but Durand avoids it.
Nero La Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques Durand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durand lands a leg kick that knocks La Croix off balance momentarily.
Durand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Croix was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A right-left combo lands from Durand.
Durand misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durand. La Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Durand looks to move away, La Croix throws a big counter combo but Durand just gets out of the way.
La Croix tries to clinch up
and Durand makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Croix swings away with a body shot that misses
and Durand counters with a slapping leg kick.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but La Croix avoids it.
Durand throws a sloppy head kick
and La Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Durand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
La Croix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Durand just misses with a punch to the body.
Durand lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durand fakes the leg kick and cracks La Croix in the body.
La Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Croix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
La Croix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durand counters with a nice body kick.
Durand blocks a low kick nicely.
Durand digs a good body shot into La Croix'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!
Durand swings for the body but La Croix moves out of range.
La Croix appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jacques Durand is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durand with a hook.
Durand pushes La Croix up against the ropes in a clinch.
La Croix misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Croix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Durand comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Durand 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 47:49
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacques Durand!
Jacques Durand is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jacques Durand seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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