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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Allen Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dance Hall Days. This should be fireworks!
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216 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgar Allen Poe!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield blocks a leg kick.
Poe tries to clinch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Poe blocks a low kick nicely.
Poe digs a good body shot into Holyfield's ribs.
Holyfield throws a chopping leg kick but Poe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evander Holyfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holyfield tries to bum rush Poe with a series of wild strikes but Poe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Poe misses.
Poe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holyfield connects with a body shot.
Holyfield takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Holyfield misses with a straight right.
Poe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holyfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holyfield shoots for a double leg takedown but Poe sprawls well. He's pushed Holyfield's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A low kick from Holyfield misses
and Poe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Holyfield is lucky that one didn't land flush.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Poe wants to clinch.
Poe defending well as Holyfield loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe tries to clinch but Holyfield moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Poe.
Poe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Poe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Holyfield misses with a low kick.
Poe throws a one two combo.
Poe tries to clinch there but Holyfield circles away.
Poe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Poe wants to clinch up but Holyfield keeps it at a distance.
Holyfield staying out of range there.
Poe tries to clinch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Poe throws a leg kick which misses Holyfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Holyfield tries to avoid it.
Holyfield jabs at Poe's body.
Poe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to clinch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that Poe avoids nicely.
Poe slips a jab and a cross from Holyfield.
Holyfield looks to land a combination but Poe avoids it well.
Holyfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Holyfield throws a combination that misses
and Poe counters with a nice leg kick.
Poe swings for the body but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Holyfield with that takedown attempt.
Holyfield misses with a combination
and Poe counters with a good low kick that Holyfield was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poe counters with a low kick, right behind Holyfield 's knee.
Poe is looking to clinch but Holyfield is avoiding it.
Holyfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holyfield throws a series of punches but Poe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws a jab but it's blocked by Holyfield.
Holyfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poe circles away quickly and effectively.
Poe is looking to slow Holyfield down with leg kicks.
Poe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Poe scores with a spinning back kick!
Holyfield tries to bum rush Poe with a series of wild strikes but Poe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poe cracks Holyfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holyfield throws a combination that misses
and Poe counters by moving into the clinch.
Poe tries to land a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks with his arms.
Poe lands a knee to the head.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holyfield avoids it.
Poe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holyfield avoids it.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Holyfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
Holyfield is trying to break free.
Holyfield is stalling here.
Poe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holyfield is trying to break the clinch but Poe has him pressed against the cage.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
Poe prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
Holyfield wants a takedown.
Holyfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Poe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Poe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holyfield is breathing heavily.
Poe misses with a knee to the head.
Poe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Poe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holyfield up against the cage.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Allen Poe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Poe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holyfield. That did some damage!
Poe connects with a solid leg kick.
Poe throws a front kick that sends Holyfield stumbling back into the cage.
Holyfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Holyfield throws a right hand that Poe ducks under and follows up with a left that Poe also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Poe finds it's target.
Poe stuffs the takedown attempt from Holyfield. Holyfield gets slowly back to his feet.
Poe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Holyfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evander Holyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holyfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed right hand from Holyfield misses the target.
Poe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holyfield. That did some damage!
Poe blocks a jab.
Holyfield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Poe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holyfield thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
A nice inside leg kick there by Poe. That's going to slow Holyfield down.
Holyfield misses with a combination
and Poe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Holyfield.
Poe cracks Holyfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holyfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holyfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Poe moves in looking to clinch but Holyfield pushes him off.
Poe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Holyfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poe. Poe obviously looking to wear him down.
Poe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Holyfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
Edgar Allen Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poe but Poe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poe rushes Holyfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Holyfield's defenses.
Poe misses with an elbow over the top.
Poe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holyfield.
Poe pushes off an throws an elbow but Holyfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poe prevents Holyfield from breaking the clinch.
Poe landing knees to the head.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Holyfield is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holyfield can't break the clinch.
Poe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poe lands an elbow inside that Holyfield shrugs off.
Poe connects with a knee to the head.
Poe lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holyfield backwards.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Poe.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe controlling the action here for a moment.
Poe keeps control of Holyfield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poe trying to land knees to the body.
Poe throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Poe connects with a knee to the head.
Evander Holyfield's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Poe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holyfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holyfield is defending well for now.
Holyfield wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poe tries a knee to the head but Holyfield blocks it.
Holyfield avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.
Poe lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Poe trying to land knees to the body.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holyfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Holyfield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poe is pressed up against the cage. Holyfield has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Poe down to the mat. Poe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holyfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Poe.
Holyfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Poe.
Poe darts in and clinches Holyfield up against the cage.
Holyfield is trying to drag Poe to the mat but Poe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Poe lands an elbow inside.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Holyfield. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, Evander Holyfield's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Poe working aggressively here.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Poe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Poe lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgar Allen Poe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Poe forces Holyfield back against the cage and clinches.
Holyfield manages to break the clinch.
Poe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poe connects with a jab.
Poe moves into the clinch successfully.
Poe lands a shot to the body.
Poe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Poe is trying to stall.
Holyfield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Poe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Holyfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Poe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Poe looking to throw knees to the head but Holyfield is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Poe obliges.
Poe crunches a lovely knee into Holyfield's ribcage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poe throws an elbow that misses.
Poe missing with knees to the body.
Poe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holyfield's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.
Poe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Holyfield has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Poe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holyfield can't break the clinch.
Poe lands an elbow just above Holyfield 's eye.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Holyfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holyfield blocks an elbow strike from Poe.
Holyfield on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holyfield looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Poe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holyfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Edgar Allen Poe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holyfield's brow.
Holyfield is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Poe.
Holyfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evander Holyfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Holyfield avoids it.
Poe tries to land knees in the clinch but Holyfield avoids the damage to the body.
Poe tries to land knees in the clinch but Holyfield avoids the damage to the body.
Poe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Poe.
Poe lands an elbow that stopped Holyfield in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evander Holyfield's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Edgar Allen Poe!
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