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Felder vs Hooker – 48-47, 47-48, 47-48

Paul Felder and Dan Hooker  went to a 5 rounds war at main fight of the UFC event in Auckland.Both fighters were hospitalized, and one of them said after the fight: “..that could be it from me”.
Have we saw the last fight from Paul Felder, according to his cage interview that could be it.

 

But back to fight, it was a very close fight where Hooker was better in early stage of the fight making some serious damage on the face of Paul Felder. And Felder dig deep in later rounds and landed some pretty good shots, but Hooker did not let him to make a significant difference. He was always there, not letting Felder to dominate the fight. But in last round, minute before the end, Hooker landed a takedown which probably brought him a victory.

Fight went to a distance and here is the decision of the judges:
48-47 Felder
48 47 Hooker
48-47Hooker

Hooker won by split decision.