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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Bottura (ranked 655 p4p, 235 weight class) and HayZeus Hiddens (ranked 85 p4p, 29 weight class). HayZeus Hiddens has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matteo Bottura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, HayZeus Hiddens!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiddens manages to avoid it.
And Hiddens tries to counter it with a takedown but Bottura pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bottura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bottura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiddens counters with a takedown into side control.
Hiddens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bottura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hiddens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bottura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bottura parries the strikes from Hiddens easily there. Hiddens is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bottura to escape.
Hiddens throws a strike aimed at the side of Bottura's head but Bottura avoids it well.
Hiddens working the head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Hiddens.
A lull in the action here as Hiddens stalls from top position.
Bottura is looking to regain half guard here but Hiddens keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens landing strikes.
Hiddens lands a nice forearm strike.
Hiddens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hiddens connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bottura some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiddens grinds an elbow into Bottura's temple.
A lull in the action here as Hiddens stalls from top position.
Hiddens looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bottura is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottura regains half guard, as Hiddens was trying to land strikes.
Hiddens thows a huge punch but Bottura dodges it nicely.
Hiddens working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hiddens throwing shots but Bottura is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiddens wants to take a breather but Bottura is having none of it.
Bottura is looking to control Hiddens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bottura avoid being mounted?
Bottura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hiddens.
Bottura taking some punishment here, with Hiddens in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hiddens lands strikes from half guard.
Hiddens lands with a punch from half guard.
Hiddens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bottura is not content to let Hiddens control the position.
Bottura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bottura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hiddens.
Bottura has hold of Hiddens's hands but Hiddens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Well, if Hiddens 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.
Hiddens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottura trying to control from the bottom.
Hiddens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hiddens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hiddens works his way into full mount!
Hiddens looking to finish Bottura with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bottura!
It looks like Matteo Bottura has been cut.
Hiddens controlling his opponent.
Hiddens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
HayZeus Hiddens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Hiddens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bottura throws a lazy uppercut
and Hiddens decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bottura's guard.
Bottura looking to control.
Hiddens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bottura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hiddens is one step ahead there.
Hiddens throwing strikes from guard but Bottura blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiddens is stalling in the full guard.
Hiddens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hiddens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hiddens throwing strikes from guard but Bottura blocks nicely.
Bottura lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Bottura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hiddens looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bottura is one step ahead there.
Bottura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hiddens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hiddens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bottura gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bottura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hiddens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bottura stacks Hiddens on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bottura!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hiddens has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hiddens sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hiddens is not content to let Bottura control the position.
Hiddens works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bottura trying to control but Hiddens is working from the bottom.
Bottura controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hiddens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hiddens trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hiddens works the jab nicely.
Hiddens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bottura. That did some damage!
Bottura misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bottura throws a hook but Hiddens blocks it.
Hiddens is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hiddens connects with a jab.
Bottura looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiddens is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
HayZeus Hiddens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matteo Bottura'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. This is the final round!
A low kick from Bottura misses
and Hiddens counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hiddens.
Hiddens is pushing down on Bottura's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bottura is fighting to maintain full guard but Hiddens has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hiddens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Hiddens there.
Hiddens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hiddens connects with a nice short shot to Bottura's temple.
Hiddens has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bottura is trying to maintain the position but Hiddens is very close to passing his half guard.
Hiddens tries to pass to full mount but Bottura defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottura is looking for a sweep. Hiddens is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiddens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hiddens throwing shots but Bottura is blocking nicely.
Hiddens is trying to control. Bottura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hiddens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hiddens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hiddens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bottura's head.
Hiddens lands strikes from half guard.
Hiddens is trying to control. Bottura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hiddens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bottura defending well though.
Hiddens passes to full mount!
Matteo Bottura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens cracks Bottura with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hiddens with a couple of short strikes.
Bottura avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hiddens.
Hiddens landing strikes from the mount.
Hiddens misses with a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hiddens cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hiddens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bottura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bottura is desperately trying to improve his position but Hiddens has a good base and remains in mount.
Bottura tries to lock up and control but Hiddens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hiddens.
Bottura is in a horrible position here. Hiddens smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hiddens landing shots from mount.
Hiddens looking to finish with strikes here!
Bottura wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hiddens.
Hiddens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
HayZeus Hiddens has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hiddens throwing strikes but Bottura uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiddens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hiddens wants to take a breather but Bottura is having none of it.
Hiddens frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hiddens fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hiddens throwing strikes here but Bottura is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hiddens putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Matteo Bottura's cut is getting worse.
Hiddens in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Matteo Bottura's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hiddens landing shots from mount.
Hiddens is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bottura can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bottura is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
HayZeus Hiddens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hiddens has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... HayZeus Hiddens!
HayZeus Hiddens tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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