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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaias Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Girombe Croisssant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Girombe Croisssant has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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193 cm
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isaias Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Girombe Croisssant!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croisssant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Croisssant closes the distance and clinches.
Woods managing to block the knees to the body from Croisssant.
Croisssant breaks from the clinch.
Croisssant misses with the combination.
Croisssant clinches up with Woods and pushes him back against the cage.
Croisssant tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Woods's elbow.
Woods content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Croisssant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the cage.
Woods's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croisssant missing with knees to the body.
Woods prevents a body shot from Croisssant.
Croisssant letting Woods take a breather here.
Woods avoiding damage as Croisssant throws knees to the body.
Croisssant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Croisssant manages to break the clinch.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Croisssant as he avoids it easily.
Croisssant rushes Woods and presses him up against the cage.
Croisssant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Croisssant moves into the clinch successfully.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Croisssant lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croisssant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Woods in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Woods tries to circle away but Croisssant has him pinned against the cage.
Croisssant landing knees to the body.
Woods is breathing heavily.
Croisssant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Girombe Croisssant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Croisssant lets loose with a powerful body kick. Woods will feel that in the morning.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Croisssant crunches a lovely knee into Woods's ribcage.
Croisssant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Woods up against the cage.
Croisssant leaning against his opponent.
Croisssant with a knee to the head.
It looks like Isaias Woods has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods stalling in the clinch but Croisssant improves position.
Croisssant scores with a knee to the head.
Croisssant leaning his opponent against the cage.
Croisssant dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Woods trying to land knees to the body.
Croisssant lands with a short shot to the head.
Croisssant wants to stall.
Croisssant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Croisssant slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Croisssant.
Croisssant crunches a lovely knee into Woods's ribcage.
Croisssant scores with a knee to the head.
Croisssant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Croisssant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woods blocks it with crossed arms.
Croisssant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Croisssant lands a left hand.
Croisssant missing with knees to the body.
Croisssant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Croisssant lands a hook that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Girombe Croisssant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaias Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Croisssant scoring well with a low kick there.
Croisssant lands with a straight right. Woods didn't see that one coming.
Woods chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Croisssant can pounce on him.
Croisssant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Woods closes the distance and clinches.
Croisssant throws a knee to the head but misses.
Croisssant leaning against his opponent.
Croisssant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Croisssant trying to land knees to the body.
Croisssant tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Croisssant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Croisssant looking to throw knees to the head but Woods is blocking nicely.
Woods really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Croisssant is breathing heavily.
Croisssant is trying to break free.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods has Croisssant pressed against the cage.
Croisssant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Croisssant.
Croisssant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woods lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Croisssant tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
Woods working aggressively here.
Croisssant avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Croisssant lands a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Woods takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
Croisssant blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Croisssant trying to land knees to the body.
Girombe Croisssant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Croisssant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods struggles to land a body shot inside as Croisssant controls his hands.
Croisssant prevents a body shot from Woods.
Croisssant lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Croisssant is trying to break the clinch but Woods is controlling him.
Croisssant tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Woods's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Croisssant misses with some punches.
Woods trying to control the position but instead, Croisssant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Woods into the cage.
Come on Croisssant - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Woods keeps control of Croisssant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croisssant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Croisssant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Woods counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Woods.
Croisssant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Woods is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Woods prevents Croisssant from breaking the clinch.
Croisssant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Croisssant tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
Croisssant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods looks to throw the jab but Croisssant is out of range.
Woods blocks a head kick by Croisssant.
Croisssant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Croisssant misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods misses with an elbow over the top.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croisssant's elbow.
Woods tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Woods is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Croisssant missing with knees to the body.
Woods keeps control of Croisssant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Woods wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Girombe Croisssant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaias Woods's cut.
That's time! Woods's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Croisssant has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Croisssant - that landed with a thud.
Woods lands an elbow inside that Croisssant shrugs off.
Croisssant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Croisssant breaks from the clinch.
Isaias Woods is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Croisssant.
Croisssant throws a head kick that misses.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woods fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Croisssant to the ground. Woods is now in Croisssant's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Croisssant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Woods is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Woods throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Croisssant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Croisssant keeping moving, preventing Woods from controlling successfully.
Woods throws a big elbow that misses.
Woods 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.
Woods throws a big right hand that misses.
Woods working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Croisssant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Croisssant throws a head kick but Woods moves out of range.
Croisssant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Croisssant gets a clinch.
Woods taking a breather.
Girombe Croisssant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croisssant avoiding damage as Woods throws knees to the body.
Croisssant trying to land knees to the body.
Woods blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Woods tries a body shot but Croisssant blocks it.
Woods misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Woods.
Croisssant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woods blocks it with crossed arms.
Woods is struggling to control the position.
Woods is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croisssant tries to land a knee to the head but Woods blocks with his arms.
Woods tries to land knees in the clinch but Croisssant avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Croisssant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Croisssant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Croisssant lands a knee to the head.
Woods content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Woods tries a body shot but Croisssant blocks it.
Woods wants to stall.
Croisssant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Woods - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Woods tries to land a knee to the head but Croisssant blocks with his arms.
Croisssant is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woods is keeping busy.
Croisssant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Woods is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Girombe Croisssant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Croisssant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Girombe Croisssant!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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