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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 2192 p4p, 245 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 2547 p4p, 287 weight class). Dead kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Death March - Motionless in White. Poe has chosen Unleashing The Bloodthirsty by Cannibal Corpse as his entrance music. Better Dead could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to EA Poe's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
31 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead throws a body punch but Poe moves out of range.
Dead tries to clinch there but Poe circles away.
Dead misses with a head kick.
Poe jabs at Dead's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dead.
Poe scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poe scores with a nice head shot.
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 keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dead.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poe, as that shot connected.
Poe blocks the body kick.
Dead misses with a two punch combination.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dead just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Jab by Poe.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dead drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dead moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Poe.
Poe checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a wild body kick that Poe sees coming a mile off.
Poe defending well as Dead loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Poe lands with a hook. Dead tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dead throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poe jabs Dead right on the nose. Dead blinks but takes it well.
Poe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No joy there for Poe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Poe looks to land a combination. Dead sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dead throws a series of punches but Poe avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Dead misses.
Dead moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Dead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Poe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dead momentarily.
Poe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dead rushes Poe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dead lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Poe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead.
Poe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Poe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poe is keeping busy.
Poe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poe lands a jab to the nose.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dead misses with the body kick
and Poe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dead had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Poe scores with a nice head shot.
Dead is looking to score with low kicks.
Poe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Poe jabs Dead to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dead on the side of the head.
Poe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dead throws a series of punches but Poe moves out of range.
Poe swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
A punch combination from Poe misses.
Dead lands with a straight right. Poe didn't see that one coming.
Dead lands with a hook. Poe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Poe scores with the left hand. Dead knows he should have avoided that one.
Poe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Poe both land. Nice combination.
Poe moves out of range as Dead throws a body kick.
Dead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dead takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poe can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Dead is looking to clinch but Poe is avoiding it.
Poe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Poe blocks a head kick by Dead.
Poe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dead takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Danga de danga de dang - Dead scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dead walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Poe punishes Dead's body with a nice straight punch.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Poe swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
Poe throws a nice looking combination but Dead bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Dead.
Dead looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick and Poe moves out of range easily.
Poe cracks Dead with an open hand slap.
Poe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Poe duly obliges.
Dead takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Dead.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Poe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dead shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Poe works Dead's body with a nice hook.
Poe connects with the punch.
A jab from Poe finds it's way through Dead's defenses.
Dead looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dead throws a hook to the side of Poe's head but Poe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Poe as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dead takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Poe lands a head shot.
Poe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EA Poe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Poe coming out on top.
Dead has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Poe with a nice cross.
Poe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dead's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Poe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dead scrambles back to his feet.
Dead instigates a clinch.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Poe scores with a knee to the head.
Poe misses with a punch to the body.
Dead misses with an elbow strike.
Poe dodges an elbow strike from Dead.
A body shot lands from Poe.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Poe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead pushes Poe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a head punch that misses.
Dead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Dead has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Poe throws a right and a left that Dead avoids nicely.
Poe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dead. Dead obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Dead moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Poe tries to bum rush Dead with a series of wild strikes but Dead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poe lands a body shot.
Dead misses with a low kick.
Poe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Dead misses.
Poe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dead ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dead throws out a leg kick but Poe moves out of range and Dead only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poe! But no joy.
Dead clinches.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Poe to keep the fight standing.
Dead is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dead managing to block the knees to the body from Poe.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dead.
Dead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A hook to the body from Dead.
Poe blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Poe dodges an elbow strike from Dead.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Dead.
Dead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poe scores with a jab to the body.
Poe scores with a nice head shot.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Poe checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poe! But no joy.
Dead fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poe is out of range.
Poe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poe tests Dead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dead throws a body punch but Poe moves out of range.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dead backs up against the cage.
EA Poe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poe cracks Dead with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Poe as he checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Poe.
Dead moves in looking to clinch but Poe pushes him off.
Poe works over Dead's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe lands a two punch combo.
Dead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dead throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dead takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe swats away the attempt to clinch by Dead.
Dead is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Poe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dead backs up against the cage.
Dead goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dead tries to clinch up but Poe circles away and keeps his distance.
Poe lands the left hand.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Better Dead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dead is rocked!
A cross from Poe lands.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Poe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dead thinks about countering with a body kick.
Poe throws out a powerful jab.
Poe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dead clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dead tries a body shot but Poe blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
EA Poe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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 dips to his left and cracks Dead with an uppercut!
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Poe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dead tries to clinch up.
Poe throws out a counter right but Dead avoids it with no problem.
Dead checks the leg kick.
Dead is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by Dead there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dead drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dead closes the distance and clinches.
Dead creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dead misses with the head strike.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Better Dead has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dead misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poe.
Poe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Dead does no damage.
Dead wants to clinch up but Poe keeps it at a distance.
Dead looks to land a combination. Poe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Jab by Poe.
Poe lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead lands a leg kick that knocks Poe off balance momentarily.
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
Poe scores with a nice right hand.
Poe lands a body shot.
Poe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dead.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dead misses with a series of wild punches.
Poe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dead finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poe scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead throws a low kick but Poe moves out of range easily.
Poe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A right-left combo lands from Poe.
The crowd cheers as Poe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dead doesn't seem phased though.
Poe scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dead walks into a jab.
Poe scores with a hook to the body. Dead takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
EA Poe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dead takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dead throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Poe lands with a nice combination. Dead backs away looking to recover.
Poe missing with a left hand there. Dead was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Better Dead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dead circles away quickly and effectively.
Poe avoids a kick to the body.
Poe staying out of range there.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Dead.
Poe keeps the fight on the outside.
Dead throws a jab but it's blocked by Poe.
Dead throws a body kick that misses.
As Dead backs off Poe throws a huge counter combo but Dead manages to avoid it all.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poe.
Dead closes the distance and pushes Poe back into the cage.
Poe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Dead does no damage.
Poe feints a counter leg kick.
Poe tests Dead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Poe thuds a left hand into Dead's body.
Poe lands a nice looking body shot.
Poe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
Poe connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Dead throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poe stuns Dead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Poe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dead doesn't manage to clinch there - Poe circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Poe scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Poe is out of range and Dead settles back down.
Poe thuds his right hand into Dead's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dead moves forwards but Poe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot by Poe.
Dead takes a swing at Poe's ribcage but misses.
Poe scores with a nice strike.
Poe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Poe avoids the head kick by Dead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dead.
Poe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dead looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dead tries to close the distance and clinch but Poe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poe works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poe, as that shot connected.
Dead throws the kick towards the body but Poe avoids it.
Nice cross by Poe.
Poe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Poe.
Dead tries to clinch but Poe is having none of it.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poe lands a body shot.
Dead fails to land with a series of punches.
Dead takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poe slips a straight right by Dead.
Poe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dead.
Poe tries a quick counter leg kick but Dead is wise to it.
Poe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poe manages to avoid it.
Dead misses with a low kick.
Poe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that's the end of the fight!
EA Poe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Poe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... EA Poe!
After the fight, EA Poe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Better Dead was interviewed post fight and said 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.
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