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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junk Yard Dog (ranked 2037 p4p, 1571 weight class) and FullOf Hiddens (ranked 244 p4p, 195 weight class). Dog's entrance music is Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out. A fine choice. Junk Yard Dog could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to FullOf Hiddens's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Junk Yard Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, FullOf Hiddens!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiddens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hiddens takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Junk Yard Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiddens was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Dog seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Hiddens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiddens throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dog sizes up Hiddens with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hiddens misses with an attempted mid kick.
A left lands for Dog.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hiddens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Dog.
Hiddens misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Dog finds it's way through Hiddens's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dog moves out of range of the body kick from Hiddens.
Hiddens shoots in looking for a takedown but Dog manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hiddens's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Hiddens shoots in and drives through. Dog sprawls well.
Junk Yard Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FullOf Hiddens.
Nice jab there from Dog.
Dog looks to land a body kick but Hiddens moved away.
Hiddens feints the counter takedown.
Hiddens tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hiddens working aggressively here.
Hiddens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dog lands with a light punch inside.
Dog creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hiddens misses with an elbow over the top.
Dog lands a left hand.
Dog leaning against his opponent.
Hiddens throws a head punch that misses.
Hiddens can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog looking to stall.
Still in the clinch, Dog scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiddens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog lands a shoulder strike.
Hiddens misses with the head strike.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiddens blocks the elbow strike.
Hiddens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Hiddens controls his hands.
Hiddens lands a hook that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
Dog throws a head punch that misses.
Hiddens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dog is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dog.
Dog blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dog misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dog.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiddens.
A short body shot lands from Hiddens as the two fighters clinch.
Hiddens misses with some punches.
Dog gets underhooks to prevent Hiddens's takedown attempt.
Dog can't find room to land a body shot as Hiddens controls the action.
Hiddens misses with some punches.
Hiddens gets through Dog's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hiddens has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dog is trying to keep an underhook but Hiddens manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Dog on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dog wants to get back to full guard.
Hiddens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hiddens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dog defending well though.
Hiddens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog wants to get back to full guard but Hiddens has mounted him!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog blocking the ground and pound.
Dog keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hiddens avoids the attempt from Dog to control.
Hiddens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dog in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dog is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hiddens scoring with strikes but Dog is staying in there.
Dog is rocked!
Dog wants to hold on but Hiddens pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junk Yard Dog dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hiddens throws a hook but Dog blocks it.
Hiddens lands a head shot.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dog displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dog looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dog seems to have got his legs back now.
Hiddens ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dog cracks Hiddens with a nice body shot.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiddens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hiddens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dog.
A solid body kick from Hiddens.
Dog rushes Hiddens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dog trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dog.
Junk Yard Dog has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hiddens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiddens pushes Dog back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dog gets underhooks to prevent Hiddens's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hiddens.
Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hiddens tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dog is working Hiddens over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dog.
Hiddens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiddens.
Hiddens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiddens was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Dog connects with a crisp jab.
Dog's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dog duly obliges.
Hiddens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dog.
Hiddens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dog lands a nice shot that snaps Hiddens's head back.
Hiddens throws a wild body kick that Dog sees coming a mile off.
Dog moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiddens ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
Hiddens drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dog defends it well.
Dog tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiddens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Junk Yard Dog is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiddens misses with a straight right.
Dog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiddens.
Dog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiddens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dog moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hiddens can do to turn this around?
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiddens circles away.
Dog loads up on a big right hand but Hiddens slips the punch.
Dog looks to clinch
and Hiddens counters with a nice uppercut.
Dog scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens walks into a jab.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Dog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hiddens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog throws a hook but Hiddens avoids it easily.
Hiddens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dog's head.
Hiddens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hiddens staying out of range there.
Hiddens keeps the fight on the outside.
Dog thumps Hiddens with a low kick.
Dog moves out of range of the leg kick from Hiddens.
Danga de danga de dang - Dog scores with a four punch combination!
Hiddens misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws the left hand but Hiddens avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiddens misses with a hook.
Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiddens.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dog.
Dog rushes Hiddens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hiddens is trying to maintain a safe position but Dog gets an underhook and turns Hiddens into the cage.
Hiddens letting Dog take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Hiddens.
Hiddens blocking some punches.
Hiddens tries to throw a body punch but Dog avoids it by throwing Hiddens back against the cage.
Hiddens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dog or not.
Hiddens tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hiddens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dog prevents it.
Junk Yard Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FullOf Hiddens.
Hiddens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junk Yard Dog dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A lazy left from Dog finds it's target.
Dog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiddens was well out of range. Poor timing from Dog.
Hiddens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dog clobbers Hiddens with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dog throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hiddens takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hiddens doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hiddens 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Dog - just one landing.
Good exchange - Hiddens coming out on top.
Hiddens fails with a takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Hiddens misses its intended target.
Dog has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens lands a left hand.
Dog tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Hiddens fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Hiddens misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Dog.
Dog throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dog putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hiddens in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hiddens tries to score a body lock takedown but Dog shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Hiddens as the two fighters clinch.
Dog misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hiddens has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dog misses with a body punch.
Hiddens jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dog walks away with a smile on his face. Hiddens gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Junk Yard Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of FullOf Hiddens.
Dog doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiddens circles away.
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
FullOf Hiddens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Hiddens tries to counter it with a takedown but Dog pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hiddens walks into a stiff left hand from Dog.
Dog darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Dog as Hiddens shoots in.
Junk Yard Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hiddens counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hiddens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dog is trying to maintain the position but Hiddens is very close to passing his half guard.
Dog wants to get back to his feet.
Dog is positioning himself well to prevent Hiddens advancing to mount.
Hiddens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dog keeps working.
Dog looks like he's trying to stand up.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hiddens working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Dog tries to roll over but Hiddens keeps him under control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dog avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiddens.
Junk Yard Dog is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dog wants to get back to full guard.
Hiddens working Dog over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dog moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hiddens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dog is adopting a defensive guard.
Hiddens trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dog with a jab.
Hiddens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dog to the mat! Dog manages to get full guard.
Hiddens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hiddens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dog's head.
Hiddens works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Hiddens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dog is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junk Yard Dog showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dog, 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junk Yard Dog!
An out of breath Junk Yard Dog thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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