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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Lucroy (ranked 1348 p4p, 1182 weight class) and John Rodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jean Lucroy!
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, John Rodd!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Rodd. Those never looked like landing.
Lucroy tries to counter with a takedown but Rodd is quick to defend against it.
Lucroy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodd did well to prevent Lucroy getting side control.
Lucroy is pressing down on Rodd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodd is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Lucroy.
Lucroy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've been hearing that Lucroy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lucroy prevents Rodd from standing back up.
Rodd wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodd is staying active underneath Lucroy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lucroy prevents Rodd from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy drops an elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
Rodd is trying to get back to full guard.
Lucroy winds up and cracks Rodd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodd has hold of Lucroy's hands but Lucroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lucroy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rodd moves into full guard.
Rodd trying to control the position.
Rodd 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.
Rodd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lucroy won't allow Rodd to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodd looking to control but Lucroy passes into half guard.
Well, if Lucroy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodd misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lucroy is nestled in close to Rodd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodd wants to improve his position but Lucroy is controlling well.
Rodd is doing well to control the position and prevent Lucroy from advancing to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lucroy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lucroy wants to take a breather but Rodd is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucroy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lucroy scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lucroy is looking to take a break and control but Rodd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucroy drops an elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
Lucroy working the head and body with strikes.
Rodd has hold of Lucroy's hands but Lucroy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucroy is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rodd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lucroy is working away from the top position though.
Rodd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lucroy stopping the sweep attempt from Rodd.
Lucroy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Rodd keeps moving.
Rodd will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodd keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
Lucroy won't allow Rodd to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Lucroy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lucroy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rodd did well to prevent Lucroy getting side control.
Lucroy lands strikes from half guard.
Lucroy slips a nice elbow through Rodd's hands, connecting with Rodd's forehead.
Rodd wants to get back to full guard.
Rodd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodd.
Lucroy preventing the sweep.
Lucroy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lucroy with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lucroy is controlling him.
Lucroy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy scoring with some ground and pound.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rodd 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.
Rodd wants to get back to his feet but Lucroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucroy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Rodd keeps moving.
Lucroy prevents Rodd from getting back to his feet.
Rodd 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucroy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lucroy won't allow Rodd to get back to his feet.
Rodd keeping moving, preventing Lucroy from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodd is on top in guard.
Lucroy trying to keep a closed guard but Rodd is proving a slippery customer.
Rodd throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodd throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucroy looking for a guillotine here but Rodd defends easily.
Lucroy working a defensive guard here.
Rodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodd looking to sit in guard and control but Lucroy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet.
That's four 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.
Lucroy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lucroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lucroy chips away with some ground and pound.
Jean Lucroy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet.
Lucroy stands up over Rodd, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lucroy stopping the sweep attempt from Rodd.
Lucroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lucroy's guard.
Lucroy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lucroy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Lucroy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rodd throws a lazy head kick
and Lucroy counters with a shoot takedown. Rodd fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lucroy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lucroy with a nice head shot there.
Rodd wants to get back to his feet but Lucroy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lucroy landing with the ground and pound.
Lucroy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucroy is in close to Rodd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lucroy scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lucroy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rodd has momentary wrist control but Lucroy slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodd is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucroy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodd's head.
Rodd is still in real trouble! Can Lucroy finish him?
Lucroy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodd's head.
Rodd is trying to control the position but Lucroy postures up.
Lucroy wants to control from the top but Rodd keeps moving.
Lucroy postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Rodd's head off the mat! Rodd is out! He's out! Lucroy jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jean Lucroy!
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energy
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hype
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