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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carwin's entrance music is Mama Said Knock You Out. A fine choice. Giant is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jolly Green Giant - the Kingsmen. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin tries to clinch but Giant is having none of it.
Giant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giant misses with a looping right.
Carwin clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Carwin fails to land.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Giant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giant tries to throw a body punch but Carwin avoids it by throwing Giant back against the cage.
Giant blocks a body shot from Carwin.
Giant avoids the elbow strike from Carwin, against the cage.
Carwin gets through Giant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carwin misses with a knee strike.
Giant stalls.
Carwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carwin throws an elbow but misses.
Carwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carwin lands a hook that snaps the head of Giant backwards.
Carwin blocking some punches.
Carwin tries to work over Giant's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Carwin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carwin lands a body punch.
Giant looks gassed!
Giant managing to block the knees to the body from Carwin.
Giant blocks an uppercut.
Giant on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carwin lands a good knee to the midsection. Giant won't want to take too many of those.
Carwin has Giant pressed against the cage.
A short right from Carwin.
Carwin cracks Giant with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carwin leaning against his opponent.
Carwin connects with a knee to the head.
Carwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giant avoids it.
Giant being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin digs a right hand underneath Giant's ribcage. Giant let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carwin can't find room to land a body shot as Giant controls the action.
Giant misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Carwin.
A short body shot lands from Carwin as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Carwin - that landed with a thud.
Carwin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carwin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Carwin scores with a shot to the side of Giant's head.
Giant misses with a knee strike.
Carwin leaning against his opponent.
Carwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giant.
Carwin working aggressively here.
Carwin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carwin pushes Giant back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carwin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carwin lands a knee to the body.
Carwin lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giants head.
Giant managing to block the knees to the body from Carwin.
Carwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Carwin.
Giant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carwin up against the cage.
Carwin lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Carwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Carwin as the two fighters clinch.
Carwin lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carwin effectively controlling the action here.
Carwin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Giant's elbow.
Carwin is working Giant over against the cage.
Carwin scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Carwin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carwin scores with a shot to the side of Giant's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin lands a body punch.
Carwin lands with a light punch inside.
Carwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giant avoids it.
Carwin misses with some punches.
Carwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carwin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Giant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Giant.
Carwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin moves out of range as Giant strikes.
Carwin works the jab nicely.
Carwin slips under a jab.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giant is breathing heavily.
Giant throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Giant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin lands a jab to Giant's midsection.
Carwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carwin misses with a double jab
and Giant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carwin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giant throws out a loose jab but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giant connects with a jab.
Carwin slips under a jab.
A big left from Carwin misses.
Giant throws out a loose jab but Carwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Giant scores with the left hand. Carwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giant.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin blocks the body kick.
Giant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Giant throws a big shot that misses.
Carwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carwin.
Carwin ducks right into an uppercut from Giant.
Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
Giant just misses with a punch to the body.
Giant blocks a jab.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Giant avoids nicely.
Carwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giant can do to turn this around?
Giant connects with a jab.
Carwin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Carwin.
Carwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giant slips a jab from Carwin.
Giant catches Carwin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Giant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carwin throws a looping overhand right but Giant ducks down to avoid it.
Giant dips to his left and cracks Carwin with an uppercut!
Giant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Giant swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin.
Carwin tries to clinch but Giant moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carwin checks a leg kick.
Carwin gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carwin.
Carwin cracks Giant with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carwin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carwin has a couple of punches blocked by Giant.
Giant misses with some punches.
Giant misses with the head strike.
Carwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Giant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giant breaks from the clinch.
Giant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Giant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carwin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shane Carwin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Giant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carwin misses with a combination
and Giant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Giant finds it's target.
Carwin throws a front kick aimed at Giant's knee but Giant avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Giant.
Giant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carwin.
Giant throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
Giant swings for the body but Carwin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Giant scores with a jab.
Carwin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carwin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Giant throws a jab but it's blocked by Carwin.
Carwin misses with an uppercut.
Carwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giant throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Giant changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jolly Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Giant.
Giant moves forwards but Carwin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carwin misses with a body punch
and Giant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carwin tries to move into range but Giant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giant.
Giant misses with a wild body shot.
Giant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carwin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Giant thows a left - swing and a miss!
Giant throws a hook but Carwin blocks it.
Giant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Giant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carwin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giant connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carwin. Carwin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Giant throws a hook but Carwin blocks it.
Carwin slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giant throws out the jab.
Giant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Giant scores with a nice right hand.
Giant throws a big shot that misses.
Giant throws a hook but Carwin blocks it.
Carwin moves forwards but Giant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jolly Giant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Giant throws a lazy right hand but Carwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carwin takes one to the side of the head.
Carwin tries to clinch up but Giant circles away and keeps his distance.
Giant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab from Giant.
Giant cracks Carwin with an open hand slap.
Carwin moves away from the strike by Giant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giant lands an overhand right.
Carwin clobbers Giant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Giant lands a slapping body shot.
Giant scores with a nice head shot.
Carwin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Giant throws out the jab.
Jolly Giant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giant.
Giant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carwin's hands.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giant throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Giant misses the jab.
Carwin misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Giant misses
and Carwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carwin 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwin!
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