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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jolly Green Giant - the Kingsmen. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Hood!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Giant!
Hood sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Giant avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hood.
Hood throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Giant tries to lock up and control but Hood gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Giant is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hood throwing strikes but Giant bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Hood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hood throwing strikes from guard but Giant blocks nicely.
Giant trying to keep a closed guard but Hood is proving a slippery customer.
Hood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giant looking to control.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Giant is pulling down on Hood's head. It's preventing any offense from Hood, at least for the moment.
Hood stops Giant from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giant looks to land a right hand but Hood moved out of range.
Giant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Giant misses with a straight right.
Hood with a jab.
Hood clobbers Giant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hood connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Giant as Hood shoots in.
Giant ducks right into an uppercut from Hood.
Jab from Giant.
Giant throws a leg kick that misses.
Hood shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Giant sprawls well. He's pushed Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jolly Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood misses the shot to the body.
Gordon Hood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giant circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hood is defended easily by Giant.
Giant tries to clinch there but Hood circles away.
Giant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hood in his tracks.
Giant gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hood to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Giant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giant wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hood throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giant is pulling down on Hood's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giant is keeping the position for now.
Hood postures up.
Hood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hood throws a strike but Giant rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Giant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hood is keeping the position for now.
Hood kicks Giant off and gets to his feet.
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Hood misses.
Hood misses with a body shot.
Hood shoots in but no luck this time.
Hood shoots in and drives through. Giant sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hood defending well as Giant loads up on a big left hand.
Hood shoots in for a takedown but Giant shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giant buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hood shoots for a double leg takedown but Giant sprawls well. He's pushed Hood's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giant.
Hood shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hood throws a hook but Giant avoids it easily.
Giant looks to throw the jab but Hood is out of range.
Hood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Giant pushes Hood off looking to stand but Hood dives back in and keeps control.
Hood thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Giant to regain full guard.
Giant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Hood 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.
Hood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giant pinned against the cage. Giant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giant throws a looping overhand right but Hood ducks down to avoid it.
Giant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.
Giant lands a jab to Hood's midsection.
Giant misses with a straight right.
Hood closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Giant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hood scoring with punches from side control.
Giant is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Giant's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Giant regains half guard, as Hood was trying to land strikes.
Hood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood throwing shots but Giant is blocking nicely.
Hood looks to land a strike but Giant avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Giant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hood lands with an overhand left.
Giant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hood swinging wildly here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hood. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Hood misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giant counters with a nice uppercut.
Giant cracks Hood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jolly Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Giant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big left from Hood misses.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giant avoids it really well and circles away.
Hood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Giant at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hood misses with an uppercut. Giant saw that one coming.
Hood slips under a jab from Giant.
Hood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Giant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hood.
Giant misses with a few strikes there.
Giant uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hood.
Hood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giant.
Giant moves out of range of the strikes.
Giant leaves Hood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jolly Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Hood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giant avoids it really well and circles away.
Giant lands with an uppercut that bounces Hood off the cage and back into rage.
Giant misses with a looping left.
Hood moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant scores with a decent looking hook.
Hood misses with a looping left.
Giant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hood throws out a loose jab but Giant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giant throws a hook to the side of Hood's head but Hood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Giant misses.
Hood misses with a combination
and Giant counters with a low kick, right behind Hood 's knee.
Hood is breathing heavily.
Hood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giant.
Good shot there by Hood.
Giant throws a jab when Hood was well out of range.
Hood shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed right hand from Giant misses the target.
Hood punishes Giant's body with a nice straight punch.
Giant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giant's waist but Giant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hood off to one side.
Giant lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant stuffs the takedown attempt from Hood. Hood gets slowly back to his feet.
Giant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giant lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giant displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hood.
Giant cracks a nice hook into Hood's ribs.
Giant lands a jab.
Hood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hood moves away from the strike by Giant.
Giant lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hood missing with a left hand there. Giant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Giant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giant is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Giant dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Giant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giant.
Hood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hood works Giant's body with a nice hook.
Hood misses with a body punch
and Giant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Giant scores with a four punch combination!
Hood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giant was well out of range. Poor timing from Hood.
Giant looks to land a right hand but Hood moved out of range.
No luck for Hood with that takedown attempt.
Hood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Giant.
Hood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Giant.
Giant throws an overhand right that lands on Hood's shoulder, as Hood tries to avoid the shot.
Giant lands a lovely overhand right.
Giant checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Giant lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hood doesn't seem phased though.
Hood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Giant is able to avoid easily.
Jolly Giant is winning the standup battle so far.
Hood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Giant has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Giant and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hood throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giant's waist but Giant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hood off to one side.
Hood throws and low kick but Giant moves out of range easily.
Hood misses with a body punch
letting Giant counter with a right hand.
Giant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hood.
Giant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hood.
Giant throws a one two combo.
Hood slips under a jab.
Giant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hood.
Hood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giant in his tracks.
Hood ducks under a wild hook from Giant.
Hood throws a big shot that misses.
Hood fails with the takedown.
Jolly Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gordon Hood.
Giant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hood slips under a jab.
Giant gets caught flat footed, as Hood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Giant pulls Hood in close to his closed guard and prevents Hood from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hood preventing the sweep.
Hood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hood wants to pass the guard but Giant is keeping the position.
Hood is in close to Giant's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hood is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hood wants to stand back up but Giant manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Giant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hood wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hood sneaks out the side door and pushes Giant away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hood with a poor takedown
and Giant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giant lands with an uppercut that bounces Hood off the cage and back into rage.
Hood is looking to score with low kicks.
Giant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hood is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Giant's half guard.
Giant wants to get back to his feet.
Giant makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Giant.
Hood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hood is looking to work some ground and pound but Giant has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Giant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Giant!
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