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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Hippo (ranked 1687 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Bobby Bayou (ranked 195 p4p, 172 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 3 - 1 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bayou!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayou throws a big shot that misses.
Bayou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like King Hippo has been cut.
Hippo misses with a shot to the body
and Bayou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Bayou lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hippo doesn't seem phased though.
Hippo misses with a right hand
and Bayou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bayou misses with a hook
and Hippo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bayou.
Bayou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayou misses with a body punch
and Hippo counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo drops Bayou with a big left hand and mounts him. Bayou is in big trouble!
Hippo trying to control but Bayou is having none of it.
Bayou is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayou sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bayou looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bayou is looking to improve his position.
Bayou keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo trying to control from half guard but Bayou is working away.
Bayou wants to improve his position but Hippo is controlling well.
Bayou is trying is best to control the position here.
Hippo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bayou is looking to improve his position.
Hippo trying to control the action but Bayou is working from the bottom.
Hippo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bayou's thigh. Bayou counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bayou is pulling down on Hippo's head to control his posture.
Bayou wants to sweep here but Hippo controlling him for the moment.
Hippo trying to control the position from guard on top but Bayou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bayou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bayou throws the kick towards the body but Hippo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hippo walks into a stiff left hand from Bayou.
King Hippo's cut is getting worse.
Bayou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bayou misses with a hook
and Hippo counters with a left to the body.
Bayou missing with a left hand there. Hippo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hippo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bayou lands with an overhand left.
Bayou misses with a leg kick
and Hippo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hippo misses with a looping left.
Bayou is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hippo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bayou swings widly with a right hand
and Hippo counters with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that King Hippo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Hippo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hippo. Bayou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hippo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayou.
Hippo scores with a jab to the body.
Hippo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Bayou.
Bayou misses with a left hand
enabling Hippo to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayou cracks Hippo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hippo misses with an uppercut
and Bayou counters with a straight right hand.
Hippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hippo throws a sloppy body shot
and Bayou connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King Hippo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bayou pushes Hippo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bayou wants to get back to striking at distance but Hippo won't allow it.
Bayou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hippo working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hippo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayou.
Hippo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hippo - that landed with a thud.
Hippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hippo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hippo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bayou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hippo's elbow.
Bayou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayou blocks a body shot from Hippo.
Bayou swings wildly with an uppercut but Hippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hippo tries to throw a body punch but Bayou avoids it by throwing Hippo back against the cage.
Hippo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bayou blocks a body shot from Hippo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayou.
Bayou has had enough of the clinch but Hippo keeps him there for the moment.
Hippo prevents a body shot from Bayou.
A body shot lands from Bayou.
Hippo has a couple of punches blocked by Bayou.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hippo lands a right hand.
Hippo misses with some punches.
Bayou scores with a shot to the side of Hippo's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bayou on the inside.
Bayou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bayou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hippo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hippo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hippo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bayou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hippo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayou tries to throw a body punch but Hippo avoids it by throwing Bayou back against the cage.
Good body shot from Bayou.
Hippo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bayou lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bayou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bayou - that landed with a thud.
Hippo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Bayou.
Bayou scores with a shoulder strike.
Hippo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayou lands with a left to the head.
Hippo misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayou uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bayou goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayou lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bayou swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hippo scores with a shot to the side of Bayou's head.
A short right from Bayou.
Jeez, King Hippo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hippo.
Hippo swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hippo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayou.
Bayou misses with some punches.
Hippo blocking some punches.
Bayou swings wildly with an uppercut but Hippo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bayou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Hippo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo misses with a left hand
and Bayou counters with a left to the body.
Bayou throws a shot to the body.
Bayou just misses with a punch to the body.
Hippo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bayou throws a body shot but no joy.
Hippo throwing a counter right hand but Bayou manages to avoid it.
Hippo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hippo misses with a body punch
and Bayou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bayou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobby Bayou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayou lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hippo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobby Bayou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayou throws an overhand right that lands on Hippo's shoulder, as Hippo tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Hippo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bayou.
Hippo slips under a jab.
Hippo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bayou misses with a hook
and Hippo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bayou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayou misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hippo. Bayou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hippo is looking to wear down Bayou with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hippo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bayou throws the left hand but Hippo avoids the punch easily.
Hippo takes a swing at Bayou's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Bayou was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bayou jabs Hippo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Bayou finds it's target.
Bayou lands a big uppercut and Hippo crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hippo looks OK. Bayou waves Hippo back to his feet!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Hippo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Bayou!
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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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