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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Nowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Allan Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Doin Time. Poe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heartbeats. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bradley Nowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Allan Poe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowell scores a takedown into full mount!
Nowell controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nowell unloads with some shots from mount but Poe bucks and avoids them well.
Nowell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poe is looking to escape.
Nowell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Poe taking shots to the head.
Nowell trying to control but Poe is having none of it.
Poe is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe tries to lock up and control but Nowell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nowell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nowell looking to ground and pound but Poe is blocking nicely.
Poe is trying to escape the mount.
Poe is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Nowell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poe can't escape the position.
Nowell looking to control but Poe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowell controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowell thowing shots but they're missing.
Nowell controlling from mount.
Nowell prevents Poe from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to hold on but Nowell pushes him away.
Poe blocking the ground and pound.
Nowell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Nowell throwing strikes here but Poe is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nowell avoids the attempt from Poe to control.
Nowell lands a big elbow.
Poe tries to lock up and control but Nowell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nowell controlling from mount.
Nowell throws some wild stikes that Poe manages to avoid easily.
Nowell unloads with some shots from mount but Poe bucks and avoids them well.
Nowell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nowell looking to ground and pound but Poe is blocking nicely.
Poe tries to hold on but Nowell postures up.
Nowell controlling the position easily from mount.
Nowell with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nowell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poe is looking to get to half guard.
Poe blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bradley Nowell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Poe has managed to clinch.
Nowell stalling against the cage.
Poe lands with a light punch inside.
Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nowell has Poe pushed against the cage.
Nowell with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poe blocks it with crossed arms.
Poe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poe can't find room to land a body shot as Nowell controls the action.
Poe blocks the elbow strike.
Nowell avoids a wild elbow strike from Poe.
Poe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Poe blocks it.
Nowell stalling in the clinch but Poe improves position.
Poe lands a right hand.
Poe swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowell controls his hands.
Poe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nowell blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Poe blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Poe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nowell's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nowell as Poe tries to tie him up.
Poe blocks an elbow strike.
Nowell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nowell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Poe blocks with his arms.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowell is defending well for now.
Poe avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Poe after a bit of a struggle.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it.
Poe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Poe misses with an elbow over the top.
Poe struggles to land a body shot inside as Nowell controls his hands.
Poe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nowell.
Poe swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poe looking to slow down the pace here.
Bradley Nowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Poe trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell trying to control the position but instead, Poe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nowell into the cage.
Poe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but Poe blocks with his arms.
Nowell blocks the elbow strike.
Poe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nowell blocks it with crossed arms.
Poe stalling in the clinch but Nowell improves position.
Poe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poe's face.
Poe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowell tries to stall but Poe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowell avoids it.
Poe misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nowell as Poe tries to tie him up.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Poe blocks it.
Poe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poe is defending well for now.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but Poe blocks it.
Nowell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Poe is blocking nicely.
Poe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nowell being controlled against the cage.
Nowell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell prevents a body shot from Poe.
Nowell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nowell wants to stall.
Poe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Nowell just leaning against Poe, taking a breather.
Nowell is looking to control Poe's arms but Poe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nowell has his back to the cage.
Nowell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nowell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poe's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Nowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poe's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poe works on Nowell's body with a couple of short punches.
Poe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poe looking to slow down the pace here.
Nowell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poe is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bradley Nowell will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Poe lands with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Poe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poe.
Poe has Nowell up against the cage in a clinch.
Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Nowell avoiding damage as Poe throws knees to the body.
Nowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poe avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Poe.
Poe throws an elbow that misses.
Nowell looking to throw knees to the head but Poe is blocking nicely.
Poe is looking to control Nowell's arms but Nowell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poe has his back to the cage.
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 utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Poe effectively controlling the action here.
Poe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Poe tries to work over Nowell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nowell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poe is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Poe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Poe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nowells head.
Poe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poe is pushing Nowell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Poe throws an elbow but misses.
Poe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nowell dodges an elbow strike from Poe.
Nowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poe blocks it with crossed arms.
Nowell trying to land knees to the body.
Poe lands with a right to the head.
Poe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nowell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Poe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poe misses with a body punch.
Nowell prevents a body shot from Poe.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Poe lands a good knee to the midsection. Nowell won't want to take too many of those.
Edgar Allan Poe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Poe avoids the damage to the body.
Poe has a couple of punches blocked by Nowell.
A short right from Poe on the inside.
Poe managing to block the knees to the body from Nowell.
Poe looking to throw knees to the head but Nowell is blocking nicely.
Poe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nowell is defending well for now.
Poe is struggling to control the position.
Nowell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Poe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Poe misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Poe has Nowell pressed against the cage.
Nowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Poe trying to control the position but instead, Nowell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poe into the cage.
Nowell leaning against his opponent.
Poe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nowell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Poe.
Nowell misses with some punches.
Nowell landing knees to the head.
Poe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nowell blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Poe.
Poe lands a nice elbow.
Poe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowell is pushing Poe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poe throws an elbow but it misses.
Nowell crunches a lovely knee into Poe's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nowell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Poe avoiding damage as Nowell throws knees to the body.
Nowell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Poe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bradley Nowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poe blocks an elbow strike from Nowell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poe pushes Nowell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poe looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Poe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Allan Poe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nowell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bradley Nowell!
A relieved looking Bradley Nowell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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