The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 2503 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mills (ranked 1146 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuri Maltsev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Maltsev
vs
Mills

185 cm
27
204 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

176 cm
27
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuri Maltsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roy Mills!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maltsev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mills under the eye.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maltsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maltsev.
Mills's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maltsev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mills scrambles back to his feet.

Mills closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maltsev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mills on the ground.

Mills is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Maltsev defends it well.
Mills wants to take a breather but Maltsev is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maltsev manages to get to full guard.
Mills works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mills seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maltsev is looking to escape.
Maltsev is looking to improve his position.
Mills wants to take a breather but Maltsev is having none of it.
Maltsev tries to get to full guard but Mills has control of the leg.
Mills uses his free foot to push down on Maltsev's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maltsev.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills controlling his opponent.
Maltsev is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Mills working for a submission but Maltsev is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maltsev is looking to escape.
Mills has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Buoy Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Maltsev tries to lock up and control but Mills gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Mills wants to finish this one by submission but Maltsev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mills.
Mills fails to take his opponent's back.
Mills works his way to his opponent's back.
Maltsev looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Mills has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Maltsev! Can he survive? No! He's out! Mills gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roy Mills!
A relieved looking Roy Mills thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 1768 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Semenov (ranked 1997 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Silva
vs
Semenov

186 cm
25
218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Semenov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Semenov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Semenov lands the left hand.
Semenov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Semenov sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Semenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

Silva shoots in and bounces Semenov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Semenov is retaining full guard.
Silva trying to control but Semenov is working from the bottom.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Semenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Semenov!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Semenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva managing to control the position.
Semenov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Semenov stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Semenov defends easily.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Semenov tries to pass.
Semenov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Semenov throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Semenov postures up.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Semenov's guard.

Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Semenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov being controlled here, momentarily.
Semenov wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Semenov is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
Semenov is trying to stand.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is nestled in close to Semenov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Semenov's head.
Semenov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.
Semenov tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Semenov is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Semenov was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stays in close to Semenov's body and controls the position.
Silva advances to half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Semenov defending well though.
Silva thows a huge punch but Semenov dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Semenov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Semenov wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Semenov's face.
Semenov tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Semenov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Semenov looks a forlorn figure.
Semenov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Semenov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Semenov blocking the ground and pound.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Semenov is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva punching from mount but Semenov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Semenov manages to avoid easily.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva punching from mount but Semenov doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Semenov is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Semenov is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is trying to keep Semenov in close.
Semenov preventing the sweep.
Semenov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Semenov stands up from Silva's guard - Semenov perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Semenov had a free shot at his head there.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Semenov slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Semenov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Semenov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Semenov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Semenov connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Semenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Semenov, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Semenov against the cage but Semenov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Semenov scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but instead Semenov has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Semenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Semenov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva wants to take a breather but Semenov is having none of it.
Semenov wants to get back to full guard but Silva has mounted him!
Semenov is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Semenov can't escape the position.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

Semenov somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A cross from Semenov lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kirill Semenov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries for a takedown but Semenov circles away easily
and Semenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Semenov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
No joy there for Semenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Semenov connects with a body shot.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Semenov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Silva shoots in and bounces Semenov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Semenov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenov controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Semenov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Semenov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Semenov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Semenov scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Silva darts in and clinches Semenov up against the cage.
Semenov's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Semenov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Semenov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Semenov scores with a jab to the head.
Semenov throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Semenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Semenov cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Semenov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Semenov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Semenov pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Semenov lands a body shot.
A jab from Semenov does it's job there.
Kirill Semenov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Semenov leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Semenov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenov connects with a nice looking jab.
Semenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Semenov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Semenov connects with a single shot there.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Semenov swivels and escapes.
Semenov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov connects with a jab.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Kirill Semenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Semenov to score with a decent uppercut.

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Semenov's guard.
Semenov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Semenov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Semenov has wrist control.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Semenov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov scores with a hook.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice shot by Semenov.
Semenov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Semenov lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Semenov's waist but Semenov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Semenov defends well and Silva ends up having to push Semenov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Semenov tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Semenov to the ground. Semenov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Semenov feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Semenov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Semenov. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Semenov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Semenov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Kirill Semenov!

Kirill Semenov wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Kirill Semenov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Belt (ranked 2188 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Oliveira (ranked 1646 p4p, 0 weight class). Milo Oliveira will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Belt
vs
Oliveira

178 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Black Belt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belt looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Belt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oliveira scores with a head kick. Belt tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Belt throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Belt is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Belt gets a double leg takedown into Oliveira's guard.
Belt slips nicely into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up but Belt is controlling him
Belt has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Belt is looking to advance position but Oliveira won't allow it.
Oliveira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belt is working hard here to advance position.
Oliveira wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Belt wants to finish this one by submission but Oliveira is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Belt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belt is looking to work his way around to Oliveira's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Oliveira squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Belt controlling his opponent.
Oliveira is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Belt has taken his back.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up.

Belt looking for the choke from the back.

Oliveira fending off the submission attempt from Belt.
Oliveira prevents Belt from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to stand back up.
Will Belt go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Belt has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Oliveira! Can he survive? No! He's out! Belt gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Black Belt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Illegal Immigrant (ranked 1389 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 2506 p4p, 0 weight class). Immigrant comes to the cage accompanied by Immigrant Song. Illegal Immigrant has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Immigrant
vs
Lucroy

184 cm
27
205 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Illegal Immigrant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Immigrant throws a poor cross that misses

and Lucroy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lucroy.
Immigrant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lucroy lands a couple of elbows.
Lucroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Immigrant wants to stand and escape but Lucroy is having none of it.
Lucroy postures up and lands a big shot to Immigrant's brow.
Lucroy postures up and lands a big shot to Immigrant's brow.
Lucroy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Immigrant keeps moving.
Lucroy cracks Immigrant with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucroy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Immigrant wants to stand up but Lucroy is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Immigrant keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
Immigrant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Immigrant tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immigrant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucroy working some strikes from top position.
Lucroy passes into half guard.
Immigrant wants to get back to full guard.
Immigrant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lucroy on the ground.
Lucroy drops an elbow to the side of Immigrant's head.
Lucroy is nestled in close to Immigrant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Immigrant wants to get back to his feet.
Immigrant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucroy scores with a couple of nice shots.

Immigrant is rocked!
Lucroy slips a nice elbow through Immigrant's hands, connecting with Immigrant's forehead.
Oh Immigrant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lucroy working the head and body with strikes.
Lucroy lands with a punch from half guard.
Lucroy lands a big elbow - Immigrant is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lucroy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!
A relieved looking Jean Lucroy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gilms (ranked 2328 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Boaler (ranked 1386 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Boaler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gilms
vs
Boaler

186 cm
27
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
212 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregory Gilms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Boaler!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boaler shoots for a takedown but Gilms saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gilms swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boaler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gilms counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boaler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gilms tries to avoid it but Boaler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gilms to the ground. Gilms escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gregory Gilms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Boaler.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gilms working hard to break the clinch.
Gilms is looking to break free of the clinch but Boaler has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gilms.

Boaler gets control of Gilms's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boaler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Boaler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilms trying to control but Boaler is working from the bottom.

Boaler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilms gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Gilms got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boaler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilms has managed to get both his arms back between Boaler's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms wants to pass the guard but Boaler is keeping the position.

Boaler throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gilms uses it to pass to side control.
Boaler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boaler is trying to work for a sweep but Gilms has mounted him!
Gilms controlling the position easily from mount.
Gilms prevents Boaler from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaler is squirming around, avoiding Gilms's attempts to control the action.
Boaler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boaler manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Boaler wants to control but Gilms is keeping busy.
Gilms prevents Boaler from improving his position.
Gilms tries to stand but can't do so whilst Boaler controls his leg.
Boaler has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Gilms knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boaler on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilms is pressing down on Boaler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boaler is holding on for now.
Boaler wants to improve his position but Gilms is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boaler trying to control from the bottom.

Boaler is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Gilms is tapping! Great win for Boaler!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jonathan Boaler!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 1496 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Fraga (ranked 2367 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Izquierdo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Izquierdo
vs
Fraga

190 cm
26
216 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

174 cm
20
208 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Izquierdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julio Fraga!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izquierdo misses with the combination.
Izquierdo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ivan Izquierdo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izquierdo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Ivan Izquierdo has been cut.

Izquierdo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Izquierdo breaks from the clinch.
Fraga's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Izquierdo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fraga scrambles back to his feet.
Izquierdo cracks Fraga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Izquierdo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Izquierdo throws a jab but it's blocked by Fraga.
It seemed like Fraga was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slow jab from Fraga misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo is looking to clinch.
Izquierdo misses with a combination
enabling Fraga to counter with a crisp jab.
Izquierdo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fraga! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Izquierdo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fraga doesn't seem phased though.
Fraga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izquierdo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fraga! But no joy.
Izquierdo looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Izquierdo lands a really nice looking cross but Fraga seems unphased.
Izquierdo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Izquierdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Fraga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Izquierdo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo staying out of range there.
Izquierdo missing with a left hand there. Fraga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fraga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Fraga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izquierdo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fraga throws out a counter right but Izquierdo avoids it with no problem.
Fraga throws a shot from downtown. Izquierdo moves away and avoids it.
Fraga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fraga avoids the body shot from Izquierdo.

Izquierdo closes the distance and clinches.
Fraga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izquierdo blocks a body shot from Fraga.
Izquierdo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Izquierdo pulls guard successfully.

Izquierdo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Izquierdo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fraga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fraga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fraga must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Izquierdo is trying to keep Fraga in close.

Izquierdo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fraga defends well.
Fraga looking to pass the guard.

Izquierdo looking for subs off his back but Fraga has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Izquierdo looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo is looking to improve his position.
Fraga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Izquierdo gets back to full guard.
Izquierdo keeping moving, preventing Fraga from controlling successfully.

Fraga avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Izquierdo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Izquierdo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Izquierdo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fraga.
Izquierdo misses with a wild body shot.
Izquierdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izquierdo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izquierdo takes a swing at Fraga's ribcage but misses.
Fraga slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fraga misses with a shot to the body
and Izquierdo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Izquierdo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izquierdo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Fraga counter with a right hand.

Izquierdo is rocked!
Fraga throws an uppercut from hell that sends Izquierdo clean off his feet! He's out cold! Fraga stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julio Fraga!
During a confident post fight interview, Julio Fraga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rodd (ranked 1896 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Limmerick (ranked 1673 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Rodd has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Rodd seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rodd
vs
Limmerick

191 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
27
217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronny Limmerick!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Limmerick moves away.
Limmerick throws the left hand but Rodd avoids the punch easily.
Limmerick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rodd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Limmerick scrambles back to his feet.
Rodd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Limmerick ducks under a wild hook from Rodd.
A jab from Rodd finds it's way through Limmerick's defenses.
Rodd takes a swing at Limmerick's ribcage but misses.
Rodd jabs Limmerick right on the nose. Limmerick blinks but takes it well.
Rodd tries to clinch but Limmerick moves away
and Rodd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like John Rodd has been cut.
Rodd clobbers Limmerick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rodd throws out a loose jab but Limmerick uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rodd closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Limmerick quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodd passes the guard and advances to mount!

Rodd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Limmerick can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Rodd jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Limmerick manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Limmerick trying to remain calm as Rodd controls from the top position.
Rodd advances to full mount.
Rodd controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Limmerick has left one of his arms exposed and Rodd doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Limmerick screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rodd!
A victorious John Rodd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Himes (ranked 795 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakeem Marley (ranked 2759 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Himes
vs
Marley

190 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Himes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rakeem Marley!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marley connects with a nice looking jab.
Himes delivers a nice body kick.
Marley throws a series of punches but Himes avoids them all with ease.
Himes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marley drops his hands momentarily and Himes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Rakeem Marley has been cut.
Marley misses with a right hand
and Marley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Himes scores with a jab. Marley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Marley is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Himes counters with a huge right that knocks Marley out cold! Himes is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Himes!
A very excited looking Daniel Himes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.