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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incubus Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Incubus Foo!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foo tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Foo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White throws a series of punches but Foo moves out of range.
Foo has managed to clinch.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Foo wants to stall.
White is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
Foo throws a head punch that misses.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Foo rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo misses with a punch to the body.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a jab when Foo was well out of range.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foo.
Foo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
White on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
Foo ducks under a wild hook from White.
Foo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
Jab from Foo.
Foo slips under a jab from White.
White displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foo throws out the jab.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foo moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
Foo throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foo moves away from the strike by White.
White misses with a hook.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foo.
Foo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foo avoids a kick to the body.
Foo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Foo misses with the combination.
White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Foo misses its intended target.
White misses with a low kick.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foo manages to avoid it.
Foo is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Foo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Foo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Foo finds it's way round the side to connect with White's head.
Foo slips a jab and a cross from White.
Foo rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Foo won't allow it.
White is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foo throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White swings for the body but Foo moves out of range.
White staying out of range there.
White fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Foo is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Incubus Foo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
White clinches up against the cage.
White dodges an elbow strike from Foo.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Foo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Foo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Foo tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Foo lands an uppercut.
White looking to stall.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Foo moves out of range easily.
White throws a looping overhand right but Foo ducks down to avoid it.
White dodges the punch combination from Foo.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Foo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo moves away from the strike by White.
A good leg kick by Foo.
White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Foo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
Foo staying out of range there.
Foo is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foo moves away.
White staying out of range there.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White swinging wildly here.
Foo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Foo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dana White is winning the standup battle so far.
White instigates a clinch.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with White's elbow.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite White's efforts to push away.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocking some punches.
White wants to break free but Foo has control.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
White tries to circle away but Foo has him pinned against the cage.
Foo throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Foo misses with a punch on the inside.
White is trying to break free.
Foo misses with some punches.
Foo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands a nice uppercut.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
White is trying to break free.
Foo struggles to land a body shot inside as White controls his hands.
White is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foo backwards.
Foo can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
Foo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Foo won't allow it.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of White backwards.
Foo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foo tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Incubus Foo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Incubus Foo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
White misses with a hook. Foo ducked under it nicely.
Foo throws a leg kick
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with an uppercut. Foo saw that one coming.
Foo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Foo takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Foo throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
White moves out of range as Foo strikes.
Foo is looking to clinch.
Foo tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White swings for the body but Foo moves out of range.
Foo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a right hand to the body.
White scores with the left hand. Foo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White scores with a hook to the body. Foo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Foo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Foo digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White lands an uppercut.
White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
White prevents a body shot from Foo.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Foo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Foo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White is stalling here.
White pushes Foo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foo misses with a punch on the inside.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foo is keeping busy.
Foo tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Foo back against the cage.
Foo working aggressively here.
Foo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White working hard to break the clinch.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foo swings for the body but White moves out of range.
A big right from Foo misses.
Foo throws out a powerful jab.
Foo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from White. That one must have hurt.
Foo throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
Foo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White pulls out of a head kick attempt.
White works Foo's body with a nice hook.
Foo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White throws a body punch but Foo moves out of range.
Foo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foo misses with a hook.
A cross from White lands.
Foo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
White trying to stall but Foo improves his position.
Foo tries to land knees in the clinch but White avoids the damage to the body.
White is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
Foo can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
White is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
Foo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foo loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White thuds a left hand into Foo's body.
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!
White moves out of range as Foo throws a body kick.
Dana White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
White scores with a leg kick.
Foo lands a nice looking body kick.
White digs a good hook to Foo's body.
Foo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
White scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foo gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.
Foo misses with some punches.
Incubus Foo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Foo throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dana White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foo 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dana White!
After the fight, Dana White was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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