PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes into the arena with Godsmack - I Stand Alone blaring out of the sound system. Poe has chosen How it is done as his entrance music. Dominic Hoover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoover
vs
Poe

172 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
31
182 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cameron Poe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poe lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoover off the ropes and back into range.
Good standup being displayed there by Hoover as he connects with a hook.

Poe closes the distance and clinches.
Hoover blocks the elbow strike.
Hoover blocks the elbow strike.
Poe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poe stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoover as Poe tries to tie him up.
Poe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoover as Poe tries to tie him up.
Hoover misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoover takes an elbow to the forehead.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Poe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoover's elbow.
Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoover is trying to force a seperation but Poe has the dominant position.
Hoover working aggressively here.
Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoovers head.
Hoover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poe lands an elbow that stopped Hoover in his tracks for a moment.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoover.
Hoover is trying to push Poe away but Poe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hoover misses with the head strike.
Poe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe looking to slow down the pace here.
Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hoover throws a punch but it's blocked by Poe.
Hoover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hoover's elbow.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Poe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Poe has Hoover pushed against the ropes.
Poe is pushing Hoover up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poe takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoover.
Hoover blocks the elbow strike.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch but Poe keeps him there for the moment.
Poe blocking some punches.

Hoover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses.
Poe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poe scores with a jab to the head.
Poe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
Hoover misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoover misses the body punch
and Poe counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Hoover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poe scores with a leg kick.
Hoover misses with a right hand
and Poe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good standup being displayed there by Poe as he connects with a hook.
Hoover on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Hoover.
A little jabbing left from Poe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Poe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoover to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poe.
Poe throws a front kick that sends Hoover stumbling back into the ropes.
Jab by Poe.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe lands a jab to the head.
Poe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hoover.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoover.
Donk. Poe catches Hoover right on the button with a cross.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoover.
Hoover checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoover lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hoover.
Poe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Poe scores with a hook.
Poe moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Poe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hoover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poe back to the ropes. Hoover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Poe lands a nice shot that snaps Hoover's head back.
No joy there for Hoover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Poe does it's job there.
Dominic Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hoover moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poe misses with a body shot.
Poe misses with a head kick.
Hoover scores with a crisp jab that stopped Poe in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoover cracks the inside of Poe's front leg.
Poe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Hoover does no damage.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Hoover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoover misses with a jab to the body
and Poe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoover moves out of range of the strikes.
Poe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
Poe throws a leg kick which misses Hoover's front leg but catches the back leg as Hoover tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Poe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hoover on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoover on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoover fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoover misses with a series of wild punches.
Hoover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Poe misses with a hook. Hoover ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Poe.
Poe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hoover.
Hoover throws a head kick that Poe semi-blocks.
Poe is looking to chop away at Hoover's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoover moves away from the strike by Poe.
Hoover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe catches Hoover with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoover throws a poor cross that misses
and Poe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoover looks to land a right hand but Poe moved out of range.
Hoover lands a nice hook to Poe's body. Poe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover cracks a nice hook into Poe's ribs.
Hoover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poe.
Sloppy strikes from Hoover. Those never looked like landing.
Hoover backing away here, and Poe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Poe lands a nice shot to the body.
Poe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Poe avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Poe feints a counter leg kick.
Hoover throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hoover if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Hoover.
Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Poe.
Hoover on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Hoover seems unphased.
Hoover 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.
Hoover looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hoover blocks the body kick.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe throws the left hand but Hoover avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hoover looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dominic Hoover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Poe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Poe connects with a crisp jab.
Hoover missing with a left hand there. Poe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoover looks to land a combination but Poe avoids it well.
It seemed like Poe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poe moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe connects with a looping right hand.
Hoover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poe.
Hoover scores with a one two! Poe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hoover looks to land a combination but Poe avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hoover misses.
Poe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Poe finds it's way through Hoover's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Poe loads up on a big right hand but Hoover slips the punch.
Hoover just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe scores with a jab to the head.
Hoover lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hoover. Poe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poe lands the left hand.
Hoover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoover throws a body shot but no joy.
Poe avoids the head kick by Hoover.
Hoover throws a nice looking combination but Poe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoover in his tracks.
Hoover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe is looking for the big counter here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe cracks Hoover with a good jab.
Hoover lands a two punch combo.
Poe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hoover on the side of the head.

Hoover is rocked!
Hoover takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Poe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oh Hoover is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch lands to the side of Poe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cameron Poe 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.

Poe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
Poe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Poe checks a low kick from Hoover.
Poe connects with a nice looking jab.
Hoover moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hoover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Poe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Poe cracks the inside of Hoover's front leg.
Hoover on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poe. Poe obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoover seems to have got his legs back now.
Hoover looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poe flicks out a counter leg kick but Hoover steps away.
Decent striking displayed by Poe there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Hoover.
A combination from Poe does no damage.
Poe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoover.
Poe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoover throws out the jab.
Poe tests Hoover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poe jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poe feints a jab promting Hoover to slip. Poe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hoover slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Hoover.
Hoover stalks Poe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Poe's face. Poe staggers backwards, shaken.
Hoover throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
Poe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Poe fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Poe.
Hoover misses with a head kick.
Poe jabs Hoover right on the nose. Hoover blinks but takes it well.
Poe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Poe misses with a body kick.
Poe throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoover fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hoover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poe lands a body shot.
Poe clobbers Hoover with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hoover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoover just misses with a punch to the body.
Poe takes a swing at Hoover's ribcage but misses.
Hoover throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.

Poe drives through and clinches with Hoover against the ropes.
Poe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Hoover fails to land.
A short uppercut from Hoover.
Poe gets through Hoover's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hoover's defenses.
Poe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hoover backwards.
Hoover takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cameron Poe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hoover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoover misses with a punch on the inside.
Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hoover has had enough of the clinch but Poe keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Poe tries to stall but Hoover uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoover wants to get back to striking at distance but Poe won't allow it.
Poe lands a body punch.
Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
Hoover swings wildly with an uppercut but Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.

Hoover breaks from the clinch.
Hoover gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe works Hoover's body with a nice hook.
Hoover stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poe.
Hoover takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Poe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Hoover seems unphased.
Hoover blocks the body kick.
Hoover ducks under a wild hook from Poe.
Nice body punch from Hoover.
Hoover misses with a double jab.
Poe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hoover avoids a kick to the body.
Poe scores with a leg kick.
Hoover is looking to wear down Poe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Hoover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice jab there from Poe.
Hoover chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
Poe misses with an uppercut.
Hoover swings widly with a right hand
and Poe counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Poe really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Poe connects with a right hand. Hoover shakes it off.
Cameron Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hoover looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poe thumps Hoover with a low kick.
Hoover throws a leg kick
and Poe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Hoover misses.
Hoover throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoover throws a body shot but no joy.
Poe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Poe there.
Poe clobbers Hoover with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poe dips to his left and cracks Hoover with an uppercut!
Poe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover throws a big counter combination but Poe scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Poe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoover misses with a jab to the body
and Poe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoover slips under a jab.
Hoover throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Poe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poe dodges the punch combination from Hoover.
Hoover throws a combination that misses
and Poe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoover connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoover misses with a two punch combination.
Poe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hoover takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hoover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe dodges the punch combination from Hoover.
Hoover pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hoover closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoover keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoover fails to land with a series of punches.
Poe lands a really nice looking cross but Hoover seems unphased.
Hoover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poe throws a good cross that connects.
Poe misses with an uppercut. Hoover saw that one coming.
A counter left hand to the body from Hoover misses its target.
Poe lands a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Poe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poe.
Hoover throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
Hoover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoover misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poe!
Hoover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Poe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Poe back to the ropes. Hoover follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Poe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Hoover throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe throws out a counter right but Hoover avoids it with no problem.
Hoover just misses with a punch to the body.
Hoover misses with an uppercut.
Poe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoover displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Poe drives through and clinches with Hoover against the ropes.
Hoover working aggressively here.
Hoover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoover's brow.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Hoover misses with some punches.
Poe slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
Hoover is trying to push Poe away but Poe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Poe.
Poe can't find room to land a body shot as Hoover controls the action.
Hoover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Poe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoover or not.
Poe lands an elbow that stopped Hoover in his tracks for a moment.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poe.
Hoover wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poe lands an elbow inside.
Poe is stalling here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Poe dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hoover throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Poe - just one landing.
Poe scores with a kick to the body.
Hoover misses with a few strikes there.
That kick from Poe tenderised Hoover's leg. Hoover is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hoover takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hoover takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hoover works Poe's body with a nice hook.
Hoover throws a series of punches but Poe moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poe! But no joy.
Hoover misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Hoover coming out on top.
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!
Hoover gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poe scores with a hook.
Hoover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poe cracks Hoover with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hoover throws out a loose jab but Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover throws a head kick but Poe moves out of range.
Hoover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Poe. Poe circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hoover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoover.
Poe lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoover's head.
Poe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Poe connects with a leg kick. Hoover looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hoover has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Poe finds it's way round the side to connect with Hoover's head.
Poe steps in with a hook that catches Hoover right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Poe follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hoover looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cameron Poe! Cameron Poe retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Cameron Poe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.