So Ganondorf covered all his straps and clasps... By strapping more armor over the straps, and then strapping more armor over those straps, ad infinitum? How does one have no exposed straps or clasps on their armor? The mental image of this confuses me.

And yeah Volvagia's "new strategy" has remarkably few advantages, especially since it can apparently just be bitchslapped across the room with a cannon arm. You'd be better off setting the fight in a larger arena and adding holes on the walls and ceilings if you wanted to make it harder.