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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noctis Perseus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant's entrance music is Final Hour. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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278 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jolly Giant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noctis Perseus!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant scores with a nice head shot.
Giant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Perseus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jolly Giant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Giant does it's job there.
No joy there for Perseus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Perseus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giant moves out of range as Perseus strikes.
Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giant scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perseus staying out of range there.
Giant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Giant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perseus.
Nice straight punches there by Giant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giant.
Perseus misses with a series of wild punches.
Giant cracks Perseus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perseus takes a swing at Giant's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perseus feints a jab promting Giant to slip. Perseus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Giant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Perseus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perseus blocks a jab.
Giant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Giant misses.
Giant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Perseus as he checks the leg kick.
Perseus misses with an uppercut.
Giant slips a jab and a cross from Perseus.
Giant lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Giant both land. Nice combination.
Giant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giant fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Perseus, pushing him back against the cage.
Perseus wants a takedown but no success here.
Perseus tries for a takedown but Giant manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jolly Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noctis Perseus.
Giant lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perseus backwards.
Giant misses with a punch on the inside.
Perseus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perseus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Giant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Giant misses with the combination.
Perseus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Giant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perseus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giant wants to stand but Perseus is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Giant holds on and takes a little breather.
Perseus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giant is keeping the position for now.
Giant wants to get back to his feet but Perseus is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perseus passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perseus.
Well, if Perseus 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.
Giant is trying to stand up here but Perseus is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus wants to pass the guard but Giant is defending well.
Perseus is trying to control. Giant wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Perseus wants to pass the guard but Giant is defending well.
Perseus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giant wants to improve his position but Perseus is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giant is trying to stand back up but Perseus is controlling him
Giant is controlling Perseus's position as best he can from this difficult position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Giant shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perseus eats them both and turns towards Giant to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Giant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Giant misses with a wild combination.
Perseus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Giant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perseus throws a nice looking combination but Giant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giant clinches up against the cage.
Giant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Giant misses with a punch on the inside.
Giant is looking to control Perseus's arms but Perseus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Giant has his back to the cage.
Giant throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Giant.
Giant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perseus blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perseus or not.
Giant taking a breather.
Giant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perseus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perseus gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Giant is looking to escape.
Giant pushes Perseus off but Perseus dives into side control.
Perseus working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Perseus advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perseus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giant is looking to escape.
Perseus goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Giant turns into him and now he's in Perseus's guard.
Noctis Perseus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giant looking to pass the guard.
Perseus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Giant defends it easily.
Perseus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perseus looking for a guillotine here but Giant defends easily.
Giant stays in close to Perseus's body and controls the position.
Perseus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Giant is aware though and is defending well.
Giant postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Giant is looking to stand up but Perseus won't let him.
Perseus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Giant gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Perseus is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant stopping the sweep attempt from Perseus.
Giant trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perseus's guard.
Perseus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perseus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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 Jolly Giant will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Giant.
Perseus shoots for a takedown but Giant saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Perseus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perseus misses with a series of wild punches.
Giant tries to clinch but Perseus is having none of it.
Giant throws a right and a left that Perseus avoids nicely.
Giant moves into range and clinches up with Perseus.
Giant lands a shoulder strike.
Giant tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giant swings wildly with an uppercut but Perseus uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Perseus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Giant pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Perseus.
Jolly Giant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noctis Perseus.
Giant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perseus as Giant tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Giant stalling in the clinch but Perseus improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perseus blocks an uppercut.
Perseus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Giant after a bit of a struggle.
A head punch on the inside from Giant fails to land.
Giant is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giant.
Giant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perseus has hold of one of Giant's legs. Giant is fighting the takedown attempt but Perseus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Giant has his feet on Perseus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Giant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giant throws a jab when Perseus was well out of range.
Noctis Perseus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giant works over Perseus's head and body with a nice combination.
Jolly Giant is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Giant tenderised Perseus's leg. Perseus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perseus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Giant. That's going to slow Perseus down.
Perseus misses with a wild combination.
Perseus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giant!
Giant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perseus circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Giant. That snapped Perseus's head back.
Giant moves into the clinch successfully.
Giant throws a punch but it's blocked by Perseus.
Jolly Giant has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Giant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perseus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giant has a couple of punches blocked by Perseus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perseus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Giant working aggressively here.
Giant has Perseus pressed against the cage.
Giant throws a punch but it's blocked by Perseus.
Giant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perseus looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perseus looking for a takedown.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giant, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Giant!
Jolly Giant made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Thanks to the Giant family. Not bad for an old man, eh?'.
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hype
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