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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse. Shane Austin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to EA Poe's chin.
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169 lbs
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168 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin throws out a loose jab but Poe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Austin finds it's way round the side to connect with Poe's head.
Poe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poe.
Poe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Poe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poe takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
Austin throws a sloppy body shot
and Poe counters with a two punch combo.
Poe throws a hook but Austin blocks it.
Austin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good standup being displayed there by Poe as he connects with a hook.
Poe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Austin's calf.
Austin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poe.
Austin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin lands with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Austin - just one landing.
Poe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Poe cracks Austin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Poe misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Austin misses the target.
Poe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Austin looks to score with a jab to the body but Poe is just out of range.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poe keeps the fight on the outside.
A little jabbing left from Poe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Austin staying out of range there.
Poe misses with a wild body shot.
Austin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Poe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Austin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Austin scores with a nice strike.
Poe connects with the punch.
Poe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Austin on the side of the head.
Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Austin throws a shot from downtown. Poe moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Poe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Poe as he connects with a hook.
Poe throws a right and a left that Austin avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Austin connects with a solid leg kick.
Poe misses with a double jab
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Poe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poe takes a swing at Austin's ribcage but misses.
Poe looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Austin scores with a kick to the body.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poe looks to land a right hand but Austin moved out of range.
Poe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Poe throws a jab when Austin was well out of range.
Austin is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves away from the strike by Poe.
Austin throwing a counter right hand but Poe manages to avoid it.
Austin throws a hook but Poe avoids it easily.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Poe's ribs.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Donk. Austin catches Poe right on the button with a cross.
Poe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Austin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Poe misses with a straight left.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poe works the jab nicely.
Poe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Austin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poe.
Austin throwing a counter right hand but Poe manages to avoid it.
Poe swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Austin backs up against the cage.
Poe's corner calls for a 1-2. Poe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Austin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poe.
A counter left hand to the body from Austin misses its target.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poe moves away.
Poe cracks Austin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Poe throws a combination that misses
and Austin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like EA Poe has been cut.
Austin scores with a nice strike.
Poe is rocked!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Austin - the referee stops the clock and Poe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Austin. Poe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poe is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Poe finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Austin's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Poe falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Austin!
Shane Austin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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