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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williamson comes to the cage accompanied by Iggy Pop - Lust For Life . Travis Barker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Barker!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williamson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williamson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barker wants to slow Williamson down by chopping away at his legs.
Barker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williamson counters with a two punch combo.
Barker misses with a low kick.
Williamson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williamson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barker. Those never looked like landing.
Barker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
A jab lands there for Barker.
Barker tries to bum rush Williamson with a series of wild strikes but Williamson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williamson tries to clinch but Barker is having none of it.
Barker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williamson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barker lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Barker.
Barker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williamson lands a takedown into guard.
Barker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barker keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
Williamson looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williamson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williamson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barker is keeping the position for now.
Williamson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throwing strikes from guard but Barker blocks nicely.
Barker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williamson's guard.
Williamson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williamson is working hard here to advance position.
Barker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Williamson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williamson wants to stand and escape but Barker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williamson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barker defends it easily.
Barker won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
Barker slips nicely into half guard.
Williamson has a hand on Barker's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barker takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Williamson can't escape the position.
Williamson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker content just to control the position here.
Williamson is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simon Williamson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barker throws a series of punches but Williamson avoids them all with ease.
Williamson throws the left hand but Barker avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Williamson misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Barker.
Barker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williamson's head.
Barker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Barker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick from Barker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson avoids the head kick by Barker.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Barker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Barker.
Barker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williamson looks to land a left hand but Barker moved out of range nicely.
Barker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williamson lands a really nice looking cross but Barker seems unphased.
Barker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williamson.
Williamson throws a series of punches but Barker avoids them all with ease.
Barker misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Barker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson clobbers Barker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Travis Barker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williamson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barker walks into a stiff left hand from Williamson.
Barker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Travis Barker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williamson gets a takedown into half guard.
Williamson seems to be working for a kimura but Barker defends the submission attempt.
Williamson wants to take a breather but Barker is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to work for an arm triangle but Barker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barker pushes Williamson off looking to stand but Williamson dives back in and keeps control.
Simon Williamson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williamson wants to control but Barker is keeping him busy.
Williamson thows a huge punch but Barker dodges it nicely.
Williamson is stalling here. Barker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williamson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williamson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Williamson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williamson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williamson looking to ground and pound but Barker is blocking nicely.
Barker blocking the ground and pound.
Barker is in a horrible position here. Williamson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson throwing strikes here but Barker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barker is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williamson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Williamson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williamson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Travis Barker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barker scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barker - that will leave a mark!
Williamson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barker.
Williamson scores with a takedown into Barker's guard.
Williamson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Barker dives on top into guard.
Williamson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker wants to control from the top but Williamson keeps moving.
Williamson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barker is aware though and is defending well.
Williamson working for a triangle but Barker defends it easily.
Williamson trying to control the position.
Barker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker controlling from the top position.
Williamson working for a triangle but Barker defends it easily.
Barker won't allow Williamson to sweep him here.
Williamson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barker defends it easily.
Williamson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Simon Williamson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Barker has passed into side control.
Williamson is trying to improve his position.
Barker moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Williamson tries to buck Barker off but Barker is having none of it.
Williamson trying to control but Barker flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Travis Barker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Williamson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Barker prevents Williamson from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barker looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Williamson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Williamson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williamson, 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Williamson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Simon Williamson waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's Laundry 93%'s logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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