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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shobum Pooa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Whittaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shobum Pooa!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pooa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pooa throws a solid leg kick but Whittaker takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pooa.
Pooa throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
Whittaker moves to clinch but Pooa breaks away
letting Pooa counter with a right hand.
Pooa throws a head kick but Whittaker moves out of range.
Pooa throws a nice head kick!
Pooa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Whittaker rushes Pooa and presses him up against the cage.
Pooa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pooa. That's going to slow Whittaker down.
Whittaker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker lands a slapping body shot.
Whittaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pooa counters with a series of strikes. Whittaker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Whittaker wants to clinch up but Pooa keeps it at a distance.
Pooa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pooa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whittaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pooa counters with a one-two to the body.
Whittaker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Whittaker tries to clinch
and Pooa counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooa misses with a head kick.
Pooa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whittaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pooa.
Whittaker misses with a combination
and Pooa counters with a left and a right that stings Whittaker.
Whittaker throws a right hand that Pooa ducks under and follows up with a left that Pooa also avoids with ease.
Pooa misses with a head kick.
Whittaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker darts in trying to clinch
and Pooa counters with a thumping low kick.
Pooa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pooa tries to land a front kick but Whittaker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Whittaker misses with a double jab
and Pooa counters with a big head kick but Whittaker shrugs it off.
Pooa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker throws a combination that misses
and Pooa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pooa scores with a head kick. Whittaker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Whittaker tries to bum rush Pooa with a series of wild strikes but Pooa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pooa throws a nice looking combination but Whittaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pooa scores with a push kick.
Pooa scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pooa connects with an inside leg kick.
Whittaker slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shobum Pooa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Both fighters circling a little - Pooa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Whittaker. Those never looked like landing.
Whittaker moves in looking to clinch but Pooa pushes him off.
Dan Whittaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pooa tries a head kick but it misses.
Whittaker misses with a double jab
and Pooa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whittaker's knee momentarily.
Pooa lands with a slapping head kick.
Pooa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whittaker throws a leg kick
and Pooa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whittaker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooa tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Whittaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Whittaker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pooa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Whittaker in his tracks.
Shobum Pooa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pooa throws a head kick but Whittaker moves out of range.
Pooa throws a hook to the side of Whittaker's head but Whittaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pooa tries to work over Whittaker's front leg with a kick but Whittaker checks it.
Pooa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Whittaker back to the cage. Pooa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker tries to clinch but Pooa moves away
and Pooa counters with a head kick.
No joy there for Whittaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pooa scores with a head kick. Whittaker tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pooa is breathing heavily.
Whittaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pooa tries a head kick but it misses.
Pooa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pooa.
Sloppy strikes from Whittaker. Those never looked like landing.
Whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pooa works over Whittaker's head and body with a nice combination.
Whittaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whittaker blocks a head kick by Pooa.
Whittaker checks a leg kick nicely.
Shobum Pooa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whittaker avoids the head kick by Pooa.
Pooa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Whittaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pooa.
Pooa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whittaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Whittaker avoids the head kick by Pooa.
Pooa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whittaker throws a body punch but Pooa moves out of range.
Pooa throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
Pooa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shobum Pooa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pooa misses with a low kick.
Pooa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pooa misses with a head kick.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but Pooa avoids them all with ease.
Pooa throws a head kick that misses.
Whittaker throws a leg kick
and Pooa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Whittaker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Pooa dodges the punch combination from Whittaker.
Pooa fails to land with a series of punches.
Pooa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pooa throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
Whittaker tries to clinch there but Pooa circles away.
Pooa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Whittaker does no damage.
Pooa misses with a wild combination.
Whittaker is looking to clinch but Pooa is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pooa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whittaker throws a right and a left that Pooa avoids nicely.
Pooa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whittaker throws a series of punches but Pooa moves out of range.
Whittaker blocks a head kick by Pooa.
Whittaker is looking to clinch.
Whittaker misses with a two punch combination.
Whittaker wants to clinch but Pooa slips to the side
and Pooa counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker slips under a jab.
Pooa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whittaker.
Pooa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pooa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Whittaker tries to clinch but Pooa moves away
and Pooa counters with a big head kick but Whittaker shrugs it off.
Whittaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Pooa.
Whittaker throws a right and a left that Pooa avoids nicely.
Pooa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Whittaker does no damage.
Dan Whittaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pooa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Whittaker swinging wildly here.
Pooa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pooa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shobum Pooa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Whittaker misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shobum Pooa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pooa 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shobum Pooa!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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