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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by FREE THE MADNESS. Xavier White has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Carter Williams 's chin.
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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
10 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier White!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from White.
A head kick misses from White.
Williams jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Williams is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Williams cracks White with an open hand slap.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams .
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as White blocks the leg kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
White throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams . Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
White swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams .
Michael Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White walks into a left hand.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Williams forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams s head.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Williams .
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but White has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards White's brow.
White breaks from the clinch.
White moves into the clinch.
White breaks from the clinch.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a shot to the body.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
White darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
White blocks the elbow strike.
Williams prevents White from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Williams .
It looks like Xavier White has been cut.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with the head strike.
White prevents a body shot from Williams .
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a body shot from Williams .
White blocking some punches.
White misses with the head strike.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
A hook to the body from White.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Williams tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White digs a right hand underneath Williams 's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams being controlled against the cage.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White wants to stall.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Williams pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
White using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Michael Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xavier White's cut.
That's time! Williams 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
White throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams .
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
White takes one on the button.
White tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams jabs at White's body.
White is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
White moves into the clinch.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
White blocks a body shot from Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
White avoids the elbow strike from Williams , against the cage.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams .
A short left from Williams .
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White manages to break the clinch.
White tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for White's leg but White calmly moves out of range.
Xavier White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a looping right.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a counter combo.
White slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Williams looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
White shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards White to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Michael Carter Williams has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White slips under a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
White moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through White's defenses.
White looking to slow down the pace here.
White breaks the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Michael Carter Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
Williams misses with some punches.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Williams .
White dodges an elbow strike from Williams .
White lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
White checks the leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Williams misses with a low kick as White jumps back.
White throws a counter combo.
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from White - that landed with a thud.
White lands with a right to the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but White swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams lands with a right hand.
White throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams .
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped White in his tracks.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams , pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by White.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from White.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Williams .
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams .
White can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
White prevents a body shot from Williams .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams .
White manages to break the clinch.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
White fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams , pushing him back against the cage.
White softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Williams .
White has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
White slows down the pace here.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by White.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a body shot from Williams .
Williams presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from White.
White cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
White lands with a left to the head.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White prevents a body shot from Williams .
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams scores with a hook.
White looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
White clinches.
White missing with knees to the body.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
White taking a breather.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but White leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
White unleashes a big counter combination but Williams bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
White is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
White throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White with a knee to the head.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
White lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xavier White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier White.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Carter Williams !
Michael Carter Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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