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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 793 p4p, 1763 weight class) and Janne Virtanen (ranked 100 p4p, 228 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Hippo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Janne Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hippo misses with an uppercut.
Hippo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Virtanen.
Virtanen throws a body punch but Hippo moves out of range.
Hippo is looking to counter punch.
Virtanen throws an overhand right that lands on Hippo's shoulder, as Hippo tries to avoid the shot.
Virtanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hippo.
Virtanen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hippo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Virtanen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hippo scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Hippo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Virtanen throws out the jab.
Virtanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Virtanen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Virtanen. That snapped Hippo's head back.
Hippo closes the distance and clinches.
Hippo blocks an uppercut.
Hippo tries to throw a body punch but Virtanen avoids it by throwing Hippo back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
Hippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hippo presses Virtanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hippo has a couple of punches blocked by Virtanen.
Virtanen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hippo backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hippo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hippo.
Hippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtanen.
Hippo misses with a punch on the inside.
Virtanen lands a left hand.
Hippo stalling the fight.
Hippo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Virtanen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hippo is keeping busy.
Hippo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Virtanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hippo lands with a right to the head.
Hippo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Virtanen has a couple of punches blocked by Hippo.
Virtanen blocks a body shot from Hippo.
Virtanen misses with the head strike.
Virtanen throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippo is working Virtanen over against the cage.
Hippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Virtanen lands with a left to the head.
Hippo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hippo.
Virtanen looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Virtanen.
Virtanen tries to work over Hippo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hippo lands a right hand.
Hippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hippo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hippo lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hippo.
Virtanen blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Virtanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hippo scores with a hook to the body.
Hippo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hippo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo cracks Virtanen with a nice body shot.
Hippo tries a body shot but Virtanen blocks it.
Virtanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hippo.
Hippo pushes Virtanen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hippo lands a shoulder strike.
Hippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hippo lands a nice uppercut.
Hippo lands with a light punch inside.
Hippo lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Virtanen.
Hippo tries to work over Virtanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hippo works on Virtanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Hippo lands a body punch.
Hippo gets through Virtanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hippo cracks Virtanen with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hippo lands with a light punch inside.
Hippo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Virtanens head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hippo lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hippo.
A short uppercut from Hippo.
Hippo presses Virtanen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Hippo - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Hippo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hippo.
Hippo lands a shoulder strike.
Hippo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Hippo scores with a shot to the side of Virtanen's head.
Hippo digs a right hand into Virtanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Virtanen's gas tank.
Hippo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hippo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virtanen looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Virtanen fails to land.
Hippo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Virtanen backwards.
Virtanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Hippo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Hippo's cut.
That's time! Hippo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hippo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hippo cracks Virtanen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Virtanen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hippo finish him?
Virtanen is rocked!
Virtanen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hippo swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). King Hippo!
Our winner, King Hippo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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