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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Cesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Cesaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cesaro dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cesaro tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White breaks the clinch.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Cesaro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cesaro shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cesaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cesaro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cesaro tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cesaro shoots for a double leg takedown but White sprawls well. He's pushed Cesaro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cesaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cesaro seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
Cesaro shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
White has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Cesaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
White jabs Cesaro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cesaro shoots and misses
and White counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cesaro!
Cesaro is breathing heavily.
White tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cesaro stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
White stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a leg kick which misses Cesaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Cesaro tries to avoid it.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cesaro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Cesaro shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Cesaro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cesaro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
Cesaro with a poor takedown
and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
White wants to stand up but Cesaro has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro is looking to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
White is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Freddy White was stalling too much, according to the referee.
White throws a nice head kick!
Antonio Cesaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cesaro looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Cesaro drives through and ends up in White's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro landing some decent shots from guard.
Cesaro throwing strikes but missing.
Cesaro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cesaro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cesaro throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cesaro landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cesaro dives in for a single leg takedown but White sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cesaro closes this distance looking for a takedown but White circles away.
White throws a leg kick but Cesaro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cesaro looking to score a takedown here. White is defending well but Cesaro drives through and ends up in White's guard.
Cesaro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White breaks the clinch.
Cesaro manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
Cesaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cesaro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cesaro throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesaro trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cesaro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cesaro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cesaro is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
Cesaro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cesaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cesaro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if White can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
Cesaro prevents White from getting back to his feet.
Cesaro throws an elbow that misses. White uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cesaro's guard. Nice move by White!
Cesaro looking for a sweep. Not yet Cesaro, not yet.
White stands and steps away. Cesaro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Freddy White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cesaro darts in looking for a takedown but White gets double underhooks and turns Cesaro into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cesaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is pressed up against the cage. Cesaro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag White down to the mat. White avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cesaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
White cracks the inside of Cesaro's front leg.
Cesaro misses with a takedown
and White makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
White stuffs the takedown attempt from Cesaro. Cesaro gets slowly back to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cesaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cesaro.
White cracks the inside of Cesaro's front leg.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cesaro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from White.
Freddy White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White throws a leg kick which misses Cesaro's front leg but catches the back leg as Cesaro tries to avoid it.
White lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cesaro tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White lands a leg kick that knocks Cesaro off balance momentarily.
Cesaro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
White throws a leg kick but Cesaro checks it.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Cesaro off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
White dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cesaro. That did some damage!
Cesaro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cesaro avoids the head kick by White.
Cesaro fails to land the takedown.
Cesaro fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Cesaro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cesaro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White feints and then cracks Cesaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cesaro down.
Cesaro on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
White connects with a solid leg kick.
Cesaro checks a low kick from White.
Cesaro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cesaro avoids the head kick by White.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
White feints and then cracks Cesaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cesaro down.
Cesaro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
White buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cesaro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White throws a nice inside leg kick.
Freddy White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White slaps away a takedown attempt from Cesaro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cesaro takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cesaro.
White wants to slow Cesaro down by chopping away at his legs.
White cracks the inside of Cesaro's front leg.
Cesaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by White there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cesaro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White is trying to break the clinch but Cesaro is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cesaro tries to score a power double leg takedown but White sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cesaro somewhat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from White, right into the meat.
Cesaro shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cesaro on the side of the head.
Cesaro fails with a takedown attempt.
White scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
White feints and then cracks Cesaro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cesaro down.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses with a low kick.
Cesaro shoots in but no luck this time.
Cesaro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Cesaro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
That kick from White tenderised Cesaro's leg. Cesaro is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by White.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cesaro with a poor takedown
and White counters with an inside leg kick.
Antonio Cesaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cesaro's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got White winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy White!
A less than humble Freddy White misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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