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The Island Season 10, 205 lbs, Round 5 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Himes (ranked 682 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Lucroy (ranked 1495 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Daniel Himes has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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182 cm
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204 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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 - 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucroy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daniel Himes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Himes.
Himes misses with a kick to the body
so Lucroy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucroy postures up.
Himes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Himes has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Himes wants to sweep here but Lucroy controlling him for the moment.
Himes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lucroy throws a big right hand that misses.
Lucroy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy throws a big elbow that misses.
Himes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lucroy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Himes wants to hit a switch here but Lucroy passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Himes there!
Lucroy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Himes's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucroy lands a couple of good shots and Himes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Himes tries to roll but Lucroy sticks to his back.
Lucroy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lucroy throws strikes from the back but Himes rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Himes.
Himes has momentary wrist control but Lucroy slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Himes has his hands on Lucroy's head, controlling the position.
Lucroy throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucroy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lucroy trying to control but Himes is working from the bottom.
Himes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lucroy manages to get himself to full guard.
Himes won't allow Lucroy to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lucroy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lucroy keeping moving, preventing Himes from controlling successfully.
Lucroy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Himes trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lucroy's guard.
Himes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Himes preventing the sweep.
Himes wants to stand but Lucroy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lucroy wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Himes misses with a hook
and Lucroy counters with a shoot takedown. Himes fights it but they end up in guard.
Lucroy is standing up over Himes. Himes looks to escape but Lucroy dives into side control.
Lucroy scoring with punches from side control.
Lucroy working the ground and pound.
Himes defending against the ground and pound.
Lucroy trying to control the action but Himes is working from the bottom.
Lucroy landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Lucroy dominated that round.
That's time! Himes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Himes lands a right hook to the body.
Himes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucroy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Himes's guard.
Lucroy is looking to work some ground and pound but Himes has wrist control.
Himes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lucroy chips away with some ground and pound.
It looks like Daniel Himes has been cut.
Lucroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Himes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Himes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy cracks Himes with a solid left hand.
Himes wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucroy is looking to work some ground and pound but Himes has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucroy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lucroy throwing strikes from guard but Himes blocks nicely.
Lucroy stands up over Himes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Himes looking for a sweep. Not yet Himes, not yet.
Himes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lucroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lucroy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucroy preventing the sweep.
Lucroy looking to pass the guard.
Lucroy distracts Himes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himes is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Himes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lucroy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Himes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Himes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucroy backwards.
Himes lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lucroy.
Himes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Himes.
Himes scores with a shot to the side of Lucroy's head.
Lucroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Himes.
Lucroy has a couple of punches blocked by Himes.
Lucroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Himes pushes Lucroy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Himes breaks the clinch.
Himes misses the jab.
Himes takes a swing at Lucroy's ribcage but misses.
Daniel Himes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lucroy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Himes to the mat! Himes manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Himes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lucroy passes Himes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lucroy stops Himes from getting back to his feet.
Lucroy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Himes tries to get to full guard but Lucroy has control of the leg.
Lucroy stops Himes from getting back to his feet.
Lucroy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lucroy.
Himes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucroy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lucroy looks to land a strike but Himes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jean Lucroy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Himes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Himes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucroy works over Himes with some ground and pound from guard.
Lucroy postures up in Himes's guard and throws a big left but Himes blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucroy working some strikes from top position.
Lucroy scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Lucroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daniel Himes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Himes throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Himes looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucroy is just out of range.
Lucroy shoots and misses
and Himes counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucroy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Himes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucroy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Himes as he avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Himes.
A swing and a miss from Himes.
And Lucroy tries to counter it with a takedown but Himes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lucroy looks to score with a jab to the body but Himes is just out of range.
Lucroy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucroy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himes wants to get back to his feet.
Lucroy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Himes trying to control here.
Himes is looking to get back to full guard here but Lucroy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lucroy looks up at the clock and then as Himes takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lucroy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lucroy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lucroy working the head and body with strikes.
Daniel Himes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucroy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy controls the position from side control.
Himes is trying to get back to half guard.
Lucroy lands a nice forearm strike.
Himes is not content to let Lucroy control the position.
Himes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Himes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy prevents Himes from escaping the position.
Lucroy scores with punches from side control.
Lucroy advances to mount.
Himes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Himes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Himes looks a forlorn figure.
Daniel Himes's cut is getting worse.
Lucroy with shots to the head and body - Himes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Daniel Himes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Himes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jean Lucroy!
Jean Lucroy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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