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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Likes Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Williamson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Likes Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Likes Dick shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williamson as he avoids it easily.
Williamson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williamson with a nice cross.
Williamson lunges at Likes Dick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Likes Dick's hand.
Likes Dick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Likes Dick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williamson to score with a decent uppercut.
Williamson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williamson lands the left hand.
Williamson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Likes Dick eats them both and turns towards Williamson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Williamson with a nice cross.
Likes Dick shoots in but Williamson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Likes Dick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Likes Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Williamson.
Williamson gets caught flat footed, as Likes Dick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Likes Dick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williamson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Likes Dick is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Likes Dick won't allow Williamson to get back to his feet.
Likes Dick tries to free his leg and advance position but Williamson is retaining full guard.
Likes Dick advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Likes Dick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Likes Dick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Likes Dick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Likes Dick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Likes Dick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Likes Dick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Likes Dick in his tracks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williamson scores with a three punch combo!
Williamson stuffs the takedown.
A left and a right from Williamson both land. Nice combination.
Williamson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Likes Dick.
Likes Dick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Likes Dick shoots in for a takedown but Williamson shows good takedown defense.
Williamson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williamson lands with an uppercut that bounces Likes Dick off the cage and back into rage.
Likes Dick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Likes Dick fails with the takedown.
Likes Dick is breathing heavily.
Likes Dick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williamson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Likes Dick had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
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!
Likes Dick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williamson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Likes Dick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williamson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Likes Dick scrambles back to his feet.
Williamson throws a one two combo.
Likes Dick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Likes Dick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Likes Dick takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Williamson finds it's target.
Williamson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Likes Dick's head.
Williamson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williamson lands a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Williamson - just one landing.
A left and a right from Williamson both land. Nice combination.
Williamson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Likes Dick has a takedown stuffed.
Williamson lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson lands a jab to the head.
Williamson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williamson looks to land a combination. Likes Dick sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Likes Dick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Williamson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Likes Dick on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Likes Dick takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Likes Dick shoots in and drives through. Williamson sprawls well.
Nice cross by Williamson.
Williamson catches Likes Dick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Williamson.
Williamson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Likes Dick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Likes Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson lands a jab to the nose.
Williamson throws a combination. Likes Dick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williamson scores with a one two! Likes Dick had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anthony Williamson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Likes Dick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williamson avoids it really well and circles away.
Williamson jabs Likes Dick right on the nose. Likes Dick blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson connects with a looping right hand.
Williamson feints a jab promting Likes Dick to slip. Williamson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Likes Dick slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williamson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williamson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williamson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Likes Dick's sensitive parts.
Likes Dick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williamson lands a two punch combo.
Williamson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Likes Dick's head backwards.
A nice combination there by Williamson.
Anthony Williamson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Likes Dick closes the distance and clinches up with Williamson, looking for a takedown. Likes Dick pushes Williamson against the cage but Williamson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Williamson.
Williamson connects with a looping right hand.
Williamson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williamson.
Likes Dick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Likes Dick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williamson's waist but Williamson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Likes Dick off to one side.
Jab from Williamson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Williamson there.
Likes Dick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williamson avoids it really well and circles away.
Williamson connects with the punch.
Likes Dick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Williamson.
Williamson cracks Likes Dick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good shot there by Williamson.
Williamson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Likes Dick momentarily.
Likes Dick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Likes Dick closes the distance and clinches up with Williamson, looking for a takedown. Likes Dick pushes Williamson against the cage but Williamson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Williamson.
Anthony Williamson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Likes Dick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williamson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Likes Dick somewhat.
Williamson connects with the punch.
Williamson slaps away a takedown attempt from Likes Dick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Likes Dick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williamson cracks Likes Dick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williamson lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Likes Dick moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williamson lands a head shot.
Williamson stalks Likes Dick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Likes Dick's face. Likes Dick staggers backwards, shaken.
Williamson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Williamson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Likes Dick doesn't seem phased though.
Likes Dick is rocked!
Likes Dick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williamson can pounce on him.
Williamson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Likes Dick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab, jab by Williamson - just one landing.
Williamson lands with a nice combination. Likes Dick backs away looking to recover.
Likes Dick seems to have got his legs back now.
Williamson scores with a nice strike.
Williamson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williamson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williamson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williamson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Likes Dick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williamson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Likes Dick scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Likes Dick is defended easily by Williamson.
Nice straight punches there by Williamson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williamson.
Likes Dick fails with the takedown.
Williamson scores with a jab. Likes Dick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williamson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williamson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab from Williamson.
A jab from Williamson finds it's way through Likes Dick's defenses.
Williamson throws a shot to the body.
Likes Dick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson tests Likes Dick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Likes Dick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williamson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Likes Dick scrambles back to his feet.
Williamson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Likes Dick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Williamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williamson cracks Likes Dick with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williamson.
Williamson lands with a hook. Likes Dick tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Likes Dick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williamson swivels and escapes.
Likes Dick ducks right into an uppercut from Williamson.
Likes Dick looks for a takedown but Williamson sprawls well.
Likes Dick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williamson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williamson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Likes Dick crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williamson - the referee stops the clock and Likes Dick gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williamson. Likes Dick manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
No luck for Likes Dick with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Likes Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williamson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williamson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Likes Dick with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Likes Dick with that takedown attempt.
Williamson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williamson lands a jab to Likes Dick's midsection.
Likes Dick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Likes Dick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williamson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Likes Dick seems to be looking for submissions.
Williamson wants to get back to his feet.
Likes Dick trying to mount his opponent but Williamson defends it.
Likes Dick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williamson is just riding it out for now. Likes Dick eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Likes Dick wants to pass the guard but Williamson is defending well.
Likes Dick is looking for a kimura but Williamson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Likes Dick to get the leverage.
Likes Dick tries to pass to full mount but Williamson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Likes Dick uses his free foot to push down on Williamson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williamson.
Likes Dick is looking to work his way around to Williamson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Williamson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Likes Dick.
Williamson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Likes Dick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Likes Dick works his way to his opponent's back.
Likes Dick is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Likes Dick working for a choke but Williamson is defending well.
Williamson holding both Likes Dick 's hands and preventing any damage.
Joe Likes Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Williamson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williamson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Likes Dick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williamson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Williamson!
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energy
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hype
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