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Poirier started the fight rather slow but Hooker took control in the opening few rounds. However, Poirier turned the fight around to turn the fight in his way. Poirier record now stands at 26-6, while Hooker is 20-9. Mike Perry was also in action on the night with his girlfriend the only person in his corner. He out pointed Mickey Gall to win his 14th fight.

Speaking after the fight Poirier said, “I could have been a little bit sharper,” “I didn’t get out of the way of a few shots. It’s not that I disrespected Dan’s power, but I stayed in the pocket too long. I landed a couple of good ones that were making his head snap back and I thought I was maybe stealing the rounds but I could do better than that.”

In other fights, Maurice Green overcame Gian Villante. Green won by submission via arm triangle in Round 3. Brendan Allen beat Kyle Daukaus via unanimous decision on points, 29-28, 29-27, 30-27. All three rounds went in favour of Allen. Takashi Sato didn’t take long to see off Jason Witt by TKO. Sato taking just 44 seconds of Round 1 to win. Julian Erosa had a very good win over Sean Woodson via submission after 2.44 of round 3 in their bout.

The preliminary fights seen Khama Worthy beat Luis Pena by submission (guillotine) after 2 minutes 53 second of round 3. Tanner Boser also had a good win Philipe Lins via TKO after 2 minutes 42 seconds of Round 1. Kay Hansen beat Jinh Yu Frey by submission (arm bar) in round 2 in their fight, while Youssef Zala defeated Jordan Griffin by unanimous decision winning 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in a tight match.

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The BBC report that all events will be behind closed doors in order to stop the spread of Covid 19. MMA will return on Saturday to the Apex which will be headlined by fighters Tyron Woodley and Gilbert Burns in a welterweight bout. It is also expected boxing events will return on June 9th.

Combat sports have been suspended since the 12th of March when we were in the midst of the pandemic. Deadline.com report that the states athletic commission have sanctioned two UFC events as well as two Top ranking boxing shows. In addition, some casinos on the Strip have also been told they can reopen by the Nevada state governor.

On Tuesday the governor said that sporting events and casinos could reopen if they follow strict social distancing and other protocols. These protocols as such include hand sanitising, temperature checks, frequent handwashing and social distancing. In terms of casinos they will also have to change decks of cards regularly, limits on slot seating and table games spacing. Steve Sisolak, Nevada governor said, “I don’t think you’re going to find a safer place to come than Las Vegas by June 4, with the protocols that we’ve put in place, than the testing that we’ve put in place, with the contact tracing that will be in place by that time.”Not all amenities will re-open however. Most restaurants will continue to remain closed, as will bowling alleys, cafes, pools and clubs.

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