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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sha Poopi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sha Poopi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sha Poopi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Poopi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Poopi looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Hawk tries to move into full mount but can't pass Poopi's legs.
Hawk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Poopi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Poopi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Hawk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hawk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Poopi is avoiding damage well.
Poopi manages to get back to half guard.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poopi's head.
Hawk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Poopi wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hawk seems to be working for a kimura but Poopi defends the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hawk connects with a nice short shot to Poopi's temple.
Hawk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Poopi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawk wants to work for an arm triangle but Poopi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hawk stalling.
Hawk misses with a head shot. Poopi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hawk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi keeping moving, preventing Hawk from controlling successfully.
Poopi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hawk.
Hawk will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hawk throws and elbow that misses. Poopi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hawk's guard. Nice move by Poopi!
Poopi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Poopi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Poopi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hawk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poopi on the ground.
Hawk is positioning himself well to prevent Poopi advancing to mount.
Hawk is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hawk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poopi.
Hawk is trying to stand up here but Poopi is controlling him well.
Poopi thows a huge punch but Hawk dodges it nicely.
Hawk wants to get back to his feet.
Poopi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poopi drops an elbow to the side of Hawk's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poopi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawk trying to control from the bottom.
Poopi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Daniel Hawk will probably get the nod.
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.
Hawk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poopi on his heels. He'll look to pass Poopi's guard now, I'm sure.
Hawk throws a big right hand that misses.
Hawk stands up over Poopi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Poopi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hawk!
Hawk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Poopi.
Poopi throws some wild stikes that Hawk manages to avoid easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poopi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hawk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hawk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawk tries to get out of the position.
Hawk holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Poopi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hawk tries to lock up and control but Poopi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poopi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poopi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Poopi landing strikes from the mount.
Poopi misses with a head shot.
Poopi thowing shots but they're missing.
Hawk is working to get back to half guard.
Poopi misses with a head shot.
Poopi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hawk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Poopi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi throwing strikes here but Hawk is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poopi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poopi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poopi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawk can't escape the position.
Poopi working Hawk over with strikes here.
Poopi looking to ground and pound but Hawk is blocking nicely.
Poopi lands a heavy elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Poopi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hawk is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawk is trying to stand.
Poopi lands a nice shot to the head.
Poopi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hawk because Poopi loaded up on that one.
Hawk is bucking up trying to escape but Poopi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Poopi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poopi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hawk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poopi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poopi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poopi unloads with some shots from mount but Hawk bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Poopi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sha Poopi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hawk fails with the takedown
and Poopi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hawk!
Poopi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poopi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poopi dominating with strikes here.
Hawk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Poopi.
Poopi looking to finish with strikes here!
Poopi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poopi punching from mount but Hawk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hawk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hawk is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poopi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poopi looking to finish Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawk!
Poopi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poopi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poopi landing punches.
Poopi scoring with strikes but Hawk is staying in there.
Hawk wants to hold on but Poopi pushes him away.
Poopi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poopi landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poopi looking to finish with strikes here!
Poopi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hawk is looking to get to half guard.
Poopi looking to finish Hawk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hawk!
Poopi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poopi thowing shots but they're missing.
Poopi prevents Hawk from getting the reversal.
Poopi landing strikes from the mount and Hawk is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poopi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hawk because Poopi loaded up on that one.
Poopi dominating with strikes here.
Hawk taking shots to the head.
Poopi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poopi lands with some strikes.
Poopi avoids the attempt from Hawk to control.
Poopi prevents Hawk from getting the reversal.
Poopi lands a big shot there that rocks Hawk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Poopi looking to finish with strikes here!
Hawk is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Poopi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hawk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poopi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poopi misses with a head shot.
Sha Poopi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poopi is landing with some decent strikes but Hawk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poopi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hawk can't escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sha Poopi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Poopi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sha Poopi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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