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Event:
The Island Season 11, 205 lbs, Round 3
Date: Oct 10, 2020 |
#R1#
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.#TD#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2##TD#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#REVB#
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. #T3#
Rodd trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
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. #REVR#
Rodd looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodd, not yet. #T4#
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. #REVB##SUB#
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!#R3#
Rodd throws a lazy head kick #TD#
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.#ROC#Rodd is rocked!#T1#
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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Event:
The Island Season 11, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: Oct 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodd has his takedown stuffed
and Pereira Carvalho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pereira Carvalho's corner calls for a 1-2. Pereira Carvalho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pereira Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Rodd connects with a right hand. Pereira Carvalho shakes it off.
Pereira Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Rodd moves away and avoids it.
Rodd misses with a shot to the body
and Pereira Carvalho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like John Rodd has been cut.#TD#
Rodd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pereira Carvalho!
Pereira Carvalho told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodd wants to control but Pereira Carvalho is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Rodd goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pereira Carvalho has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Rodd but great work by Pereira Carvalho.
Rodd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T1#
Rodd trying to control from the bottom.
Pereira Carvalho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pereira Carvalho wants to stand up but Rodd is controlling the position.
Rodd is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodd is working hard here to advance position.
Rodd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rodd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira Carvalho is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Pereira Carvalho got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rodd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pereira Carvalho has managed to get both his arms back between Rodd's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Rodd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T2#
Rodd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pereira Carvalho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #SUB#
Pereira Carvalho wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Rodd's closed guard. He's half up but Rodd has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Rodd pivots and extends the arm, Pereira Carvalho falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Rodd! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Rodd! |
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Event:
The Island Season 11, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: Oct 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billard tries to clinch up but Rodd circles away and keeps his distance.
Billard is looking to clinch but Rodd is avoiding it.
#CL#
Billard has closed the distance and engaged Rodd in a clinch.
Billard is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodd has double underhooks. #TD2#
Rodd jumps into guard, dragging Billard to the mat.
#SUB2#
Rodd looking for a triangle here. Billard is fighting it but it looks tight! Rodd pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Billard is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Rodd! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 30, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodd.
Rodd misses with a body punch
and Suarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suarez connects with a body shot that sends Rodd's belly button to the back.
Rodd swings widly with a right hand
and Suarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Rodd shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Suarez napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Rodd is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Suarez has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB2#
Rodd is working to tighten his grip on Suarez's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Suarez has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rodd is really squeezing tight and eventually Suarez passes out! Rodd breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Rodd! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 02, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rodd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rodd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rodd scores with a jab to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Heitor Souza has been cut.
Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rodd blocks a head kick by Souza.
Souza drops his hands momentarily and Rodd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#Souza is rocked!
Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Souza is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodd fakes the body blow, causing Souza to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Souza goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Rodd! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#TD2#
Rodd gets the takedown into side control.
Vig tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Vig is just holding on here. Rodd manages to take his back.
#SUB2#
Rodd has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Vig is defending well but eventually Rodd manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Vig has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rodd! |
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