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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Giggalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konan Abelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geoff Giggalo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Geoff Giggalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Konan Abelis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abelis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abelis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giggalo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giggalo tries to clinch there but Abelis circles away.
Abelis looks to clinch
and Giggalo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Giggalo.
Abelis trying to land knees to the body.
Abelis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Geoff Giggalo has been cut.
Giggalo dodges an elbow strike from Abelis.
Abelis lands an elbow inside that Giggalo shrugs off.
Giggalo tries to land knees in the clinch but Abelis avoids the damage to the body.
Abelis tries to land knees in the clinch but Giggalo avoids the damage to the body.
Giggalo avoiding damage as Abelis throws knees to the body.
Abelis trying to land knees to the body.
Abelis tries to land a knee to the head but Giggalo blocks with his arms.
Giggalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Giggalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Abelis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giggalo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abelis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giggalo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Abelis misses with an elbow strike.
Giggalo can't break the clinch.
Giggalo tries to break the clinch but Abelis is controlling the position.
Giggalo taking a breather.
Giggalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abelis keeps control of Giggalo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giggalo breaks from the clinch.
Giggalo has managed to clinch.
Abelis throws an elbow that misses.
Abelis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abelis looking to throw knees to the head but Giggalo is blocking nicely.
Abelis working Giggalo over with knees to the body.
Abelis looking to throw knees to the head but Giggalo is blocking nicely.
Abelis looks gassed!
Giggalo avoiding damage.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Abelis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giggalo avoids it.
Giggalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Giggalo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Giggalo.
Giggalo tries to circle away but Abelis has him pinned against the cage.
Abelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giggalo is defending well for now.
Giggalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abelis avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giggalo lands a nice shot to the body.
Giggalo digs a right hand underneath Abelis's ribcage. Abelis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giggalo stalling against the cage.
Abelis missing with knees to the body.
Giggalo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giggalo tightens his grip and picks Abelis up, before dumping him to the ground. Abelis manages to land in guard.
Giggalo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Giggalo stands up over Abelis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Giggalo controlling from the top position.
Giggalo slips nicely into half guard.
Giggalo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giggalo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Abelis!
Giggalo controlling from mount.
Giggalo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Geoff Giggalo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Crunch! Abelis slams his shin into Giggalo's torso.
Abelis tries for a takedown but Giggalo circles away easily
and Giggalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Giggalo pushes Abelis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Giggalo leaning against his opponent.
Giggalo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Abelis is trying to keep an underhook but Giggalo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Giggalo trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Giggalo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Geoff Giggalo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Giggalo moves into the clinch.
Giggalo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Giggalo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Giggalo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Abelis tries a knee to the head but Giggalo blocks it.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Abelis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giggalo leaning against his opponent.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Giggalo blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abelis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giggalo avoids it.
Abelis is breathing heavily.
Giggalo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Giggalo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggalo stops Abelis from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Giggalo controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Geoff Giggalo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giggalo.
Giggalo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Giggalo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abelis wants to clinch
and Giggalo moves into the clinch.
Abelis misses with a knee strike.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
A right handed body shot lands from Giggalo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Abelis throws an elbow but misses.
Giggalo slowing the pace effectively.
Giggalo is trying to trip Abelis. He has hold of a leg but Abelis is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Giggalo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Abelis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Giggalo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Geoff Giggalo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Giggalo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Giggalo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelis wants to get back to his feet but Giggalo passes into half guard.
Giggalo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Abelis tries to kick Giggalo off but Giggalo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Giggalo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Giggalo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Giggalo lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Giggalo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Geoff Giggalo's cut.
That's time! Giggalo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Abelis is looking to score with low kicks.
Giggalo moves into the clinch.
Abelis looking to throw knees to the head but Giggalo is blocking nicely.
Giggalo tries to circle away but Abelis has him pinned against the cage.
Giggalo blocks an elbow strike from Abelis.
Abelis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giggalo managing to block the knees to the body from Abelis.
Abelis trying to land knees to the body.
Giggalo is trying to force a seperation but Abelis has the dominant position.
Abelis tries to land knees in the clinch but Giggalo avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Giggalo.
Abelis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abelis trying to land knees to the body.
Giggalo manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giggalo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giggalo breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giggalo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Giggalo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giggalo raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giggalo controlling from the full mount.
Giggalo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Abelis?
Giggalo controlling the position easily from mount.
Giggalo with the ground and pound from mount.
Giggalo controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abelis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Giggalo content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Giggalo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Giggalo controlling from the full mount.
Abelis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giggalo lands a big shot there that rocks Abelis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Giggalo content just to control the position here.
Abelis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Giggalo with good strikes from the mount here!
Giggalo lands a big shot there that rocks Abelis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Giggalo 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.
Giggalo looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abelis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Geoff Giggalo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giggalo controlling from the full mount.
Giggalo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Giggalo controlling the pace for now.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Geoff Giggalo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Giggalo gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Giggalo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giggalo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Giggalo!
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