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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Eros Ramasotti (ranked 20001 p4p, 164 weight class) and Jacques Durand (ranked 19876 p4p, 178 weight class). Ramasotti comes into the arena with Pray for me ft the weekend blaring out of the sound system. Durand has chosen Kaaris - S.E.V.R.A.N. as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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257 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
World class MT
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eros Ramasotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Durand!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramasotti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Durand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Ramasotti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ramasotti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Durand moves into the clinch successfully.
Durand tries to break the clinch but Ramasotti is controlling the position.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ramasotti is breathing heavily.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramasotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durand fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramasotti, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Durand.
It looks like Eros Ramasotti has been cut.
Durand lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durand is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramasotti is defending well for now.
Durand tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramasotti avoids the damage to the body.
Durand lands an elbow that stopped Ramasotti in his tracks for a moment.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durand lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramasotti misses with a hook. Durand ducked under it nicely.
Ramasotti gets tackled into the cage by Durand. Durand maintains the clinch.
Ramasotti pushes Durand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramasotti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durand attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ramasotti wants to slow Durand down by chopping away at his legs.
Durand is looking to clinch.
Ramasotti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice side step and Durand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramasotti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eros Ramasotti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramasotti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramasotti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Durand closes the distance and pushes Ramasotti back into the cage.
Durand looking to throw knees to the head but Ramasotti is blocking nicely.
Durand misses with an elbow strike.
Ramasotti working aggressively here.
Ramasotti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Durand misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durand scores a nice knee to the body.
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramasotti dodges an elbow strike from Durand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramasotti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramasotti lands with a short shot to the head.
Durand lands a knee to the head.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Durand is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Durand landing knees to the head.
Durand tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Ramasotti misses with a few strikes there.
Durand scores with a jab to the head.
Ramasotti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Durand connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramasotti scrambles back to his feet.
Durand wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Ramasotti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Durand thows a body kick. Ramasotti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti loads up on a big right hand but Durand slips the punch.
Durand throws the kick towards the body but Ramasotti avoids it.
Ramasotti scores with a leg kick.
Ramasotti throws a series of punches but Durand avoids them all with ease.
Ramasotti looks to land a right hand but Durand moved out of range.
Ramasotti throws a poor cross that misses
and Durand makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Durand tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramasotti is able to avoid easily.
Durand thows a body kick. Ramasotti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramasotti thuds a left hand into Durand's body.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Ramasotti misses.
A nice side step and Durand releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ramasotti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a low kick but Durand moves out of range easily.
Durand cracks the inside of Ramasotti's front leg.
Ramasotti moves out of range of the body kick from Durand.
Durand lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramasotti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Durand lands a nice hook to Ramasotti's body. Ramasotti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Durand keeps Ramasotti at a distance using the push kick.
Durand forces Ramasotti back against the cage and clinches.
Durand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramasotti throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ramasotti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Durand lands with a hook. Ramasotti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durand circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Durand to counter with a crisp jab.
Durand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Ramasotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
That's time! Ramasotti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durand throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jacques Durand seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramasotti gets a clinch.
Durand dodges an elbow strike from Ramasotti.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramasotti dips to his left and cracks Durand with an uppercut!
Durand is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ramasotti rather than just go for the knockout.
Durand throws a head kick that half lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durand.
Durand misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramasotti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramasotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Durand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ramasotti connects with a body shot that sends Durand's belly button to the back.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durand keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Durand walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Durand chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramasotti can pounce on him.
Ramasotti swats away the attempt to clinch by Durand.
Ramasotti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Durand tries to clinch
and Ramasotti counters with a three punch combo that has Durand backing up. Durand nods at Ramasotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramasotti is looking to slow Durand down with leg kicks.
Ramasotti takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramasotti misses with a combination
and Durand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durand looks to land a combination but Ramasotti avoids it well.
Ramasotti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Durand finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a low kick but Durand moves out of range easily.
Ramasotti misses with an uppercut. Durand saw that one coming.
Ramasotti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Durand.
Durand fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Durand is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand scores with a nice head shot.
A head kick by Durand misses
and Ramasotti counters by clinching up.
Durand missing with knees to the body.
Durand has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ramasotti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramasotti swings wildly with an uppercut but Durand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramasotti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramasotti managing to block the knees to the body from Durand.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand just leaning against Ramasotti, taking a breather.
Ramasotti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durand taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durands head.
Durand creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramasotti's defenses.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Ramasotti looks to score with a jab to the body but Durand is just out of range.
Ramasotti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramasotti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramasotti thinking.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramasotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick misses from Durand.
Durand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti clinches.
Durand lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Durand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durand using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Durand gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jacques Durand seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramasotti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durand's elbow.
Durand looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Durand's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durand misses the shot to the body.
Durand has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Durand lands a nice looking body shot.
Durand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ramasotti thows a leg kick but Durand checks it
and Durand counters with a good low kick that Ramasotti was not able to check.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durand.
Durand throws a right hand that Ramasotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramasotti also avoids with ease.
Durand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramasotti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramasotti throws a nice looking combination but Durand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ramasotti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Durand throws a right hand that Ramasotti ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramasotti also avoids with ease.
Durand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Durand showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eros Ramasotti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramasotti avoids a kick to the body.
Ramasotti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ramasotti throws out a leg kick but Durand moves out of range and Ramasotti only half commits.
Ramasotti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ramasotti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durand lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durand misses with a body kick.
Ramasotti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ramasotti misses with a lunging right hand
and Durand cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durand throws a head kick but Ramasotti moves out of range.
Durand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durand misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durand checks a leg kick.
Durand avoids the body shot from Ramasotti.
Durand lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramasotti circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Ramasotti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ramasotti tries to keep at a distance but Durand has taken the fight into the clinch.
Durand landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramasotti misses with a punch to the body.
Durand breaks from the clinch.
Durand slips a straight right by Ramasotti.
Durand tries to counter with a clinch but Ramasotti shakes him off and moves away.
Ramasotti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Durand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durand misses with a few strikes there.
Ramasotti is looking to clinch.
Ramasotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durand circles away quickly and effectively.
Durand keeps the fight on the outside.
Durand throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Durand.
Durand throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand slips under a jab.
Ramasotti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Durand lands a nice looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Durand. Those never looked like landing.
Durand scores with a kick to the midsection.
Durand throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramasotti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Durand lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramasotti will feel that in the morning.
Durand tries to clinch up but Ramasotti circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramasotti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ramasotti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Durand checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramasotti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramasotti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand.
Ramasotti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Durand.
Durand slips a straight right by Ramasotti.
Ramasotti misses with the combination.
Durand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramasotti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Durand swinging wildly here.
Eros Ramasotti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durand is looking to clinch but Ramasotti is avoiding it.
Ramasotti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Durand.
Durand lands a head kick. Ramasotti smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ramasotti misses with a right hand
and Durand counters with a stiff right hand.
Durand gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ramasotti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durand scores 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 swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramasotti.
A jab from Durand does it's job there.
Durand tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Ramasotti catches Durand right on the button with a cross.
Ramasotti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Durand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramasotti.
Durand goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Durand!
After winning the bout, Jacques Durand thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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