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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Frankie Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 5674 p4p, 486 weight class) and Almedin Hafizovic (ranked 1701 p4p, 207 weight class). Frankie Edgar Allen Poe had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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157 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Almedin Hafizovic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hafizovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Edgar Allen Poe closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
A short left from Edgar Allen Poe.
A right hand to the body from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hafizovic is trying to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe is controlling him.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
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!
Edgar Allen Poe controlling the action here for a moment.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe breaks from the clinch.
Edgar Allen Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hafizovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edgar Allen Poe jabs Hafizovic right on the nose. Hafizovic blinks but takes it well.
Hafizovic tries to clinch but Edgar Allen Poe moves out of range.
Almedin Hafizovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar Allen Poe rushes Hafizovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hafizovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hafizovic.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hafizovic tries to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe is controlling the position.
Hafizovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hafizovic is trying to push Edgar Allen Poe away but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Edgar Allen Poe - that landed with a thud.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hafizovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a shot to the side of Hafizovic's head.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short shot to the head.
Hafizovic working aggressively here.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe cracks Hafizovic with a nice body shot.
Hafizovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shot to the body.
Hafizovic looks winded!
Edgar Allen Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Edgar Allen Poe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hafizovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hafizovic tries to clinch there but Edgar Allen Poe circles away.
Hafizovic misses with a looping right.
Edgar Allen Poe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hafizovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar Allen Poe rushes Hafizovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hafizovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand into Hafizovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hafizovic's gas tank.
Edgar Allen Poe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hafizovic's efforts to push away.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hafizovics head.
Hafizovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Edgar Allen Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Edgar Allen Poe keeps control of Hafizovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
Edgar Allen Poe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hafizovic can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Edgar Allen Poe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar Allen Poe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hafizovic trying to stall but Edgar Allen Poe improves his position.
Hafizovic is breathing heavily.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic wants to break free but Edgar Allen Poe has control.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hafizovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hafizovic misses with some punches.
Hafizovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic tries to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe is controlling the position.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Hafizovic wants to break free but Edgar Allen Poe has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a left to the head.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic is trying to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hafizovic is trying to break the clinch but Edgar Allen Poe has him pressed against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edgar Allen Poe pushes Hafizovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe blocking some punches.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe is working Hafizovic over against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a left hand.
Edgar Allen Poe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Edgar Allen Poe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe stalling against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Edgar Allen Poe clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a shot to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Edgar Allen Poe blocks an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Hafizovic tries to stall but Edgar Allen Poe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hafizovic is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Edgar Allen Poe lands an uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hafizovic up against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Hafizovic's ribcage. Hafizovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Hafizovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edgar Allen Poe lands with a light punch inside.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe works on Hafizovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Edgar Allen Poe.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edgar Allen Poe scores with a hook to the body.
Edgar Allen Poe gets through Hafizovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a nice uppercut.
Hafizovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar Allen Poe.
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar Allen Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe digs a right hand underneath Hafizovic's ribcage. Hafizovic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
Edgar Allen Poe lands a hook that snaps the head of Hafizovic backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar Allen Poe lands a body shot.
A short right from Edgar Allen Poe on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Edgar Allen Poe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Edgar Allen Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hafizovic tries to break free but Edgar Allen Poe pushes him back against the ropes.
Edgar Allen Poe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hafizovic's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hafizovic wants to stall.
Hafizovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hafizovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Edgar Allen Poe won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hafizovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hafizovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edgar Allen Poe is keeping busy.
Hafizovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Edgar Allen Poe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edgar Allen Poe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Edgar Allen Poe!
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