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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Lokren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lokren comes to the cage accompanied by Beast. 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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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sairanix Lokren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, EA Poe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poe moves away from the strike by Lokren.
Poe misses with a wild body shot.
Lokren looks to land a right hand but Poe moved out of range.
Despite the aggression on Poe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Poe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lokren to counter with a crisp jab.
Poe throws a right hand that misses
and Lokren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lokren gets caught napping as Poe dives in and scores a takedown. Lokren manages to retain guard.
Lokren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lokren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poe on the ground.
Poe working some strikes from top position.
Lokren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Poe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lokren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poe stays in close to Lokren's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe postures up in Lokren's guard and throws a big left but Lokren blocks it.
Poe trying to control but Lokren is working from the bottom.
Poe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lokren is pulling down on Poe's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sairanix Lokren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lokren has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Poe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lokren as he jumps to the side.
Poe's coach down at Bobby B's Gem was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Poe jabs Lokren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Poe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokren.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Poe throws an off balance right hand
and Lokren counters with a three punch combo that has Poe backing up. Poe nods at Lokren to acknowledge the strikes.
Poe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lokren!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poe working the ground and pound.
Poe throws a strike aimed at the side of Lokren's head but Lokren avoids it well.
Lokren looking for a sweep but Poe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Poe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lokren turns into him and now he's in Poe's guard.
Lokren looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe tries to strike from the bottom.
Poe wants to sweep but no luck.
Lokren wants to stand but Poe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Poe is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Lokren presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poe is trying to break the clinch but Lokren is controlling him.
Lokren breaks from the clinch.
Lokren misses with an uppercut. Poe saw that one coming.
Lokren avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lokren throws a series of punches but Poe avoids them all with ease.
Poe misses with a straight left.
Lokren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poe throws out the jab.
Poe misses with a looping right.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lokren needs to keep his hands up - Poe had a free shot at his head there.
Lokren stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Poe misses with a body kick.
Poe tries to move into range but Lokren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poe throws a leg kick but Lokren sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but EA Poe 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.
Lokren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lokren fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Poe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lokren throws a hook but Poe blocks it.
Poe slips a jab from Lokren.
Poe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sairanix Lokren is winning the standup battle so far.
Poe misses with an uppercut
and Lokren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lokren throws a big shot that misses.
Poe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lokren swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poe slips a straight right by Lokren.
A combination from Lokren does no damage.
Poe slips under a jab from Lokren.
Poe misses with a hook
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lokren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Poe misses with a right hand
and Lokren counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Lokren misses.
Poe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poe misses with a low kick.
Poe looks to land a combination but Lokren avoids it well.
Poe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Poe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe lands a glancing blow to the side of Lokren's head.
Nice sprawl there from Lokren as Poe shoots in.
It looked like Lokren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lokren stuns Poe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lokren lands a nice shot to the body.
Lokren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lokren lands a glancing blow to the side of Poe's head.
Poe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Poe ducks under a wild hook from Lokren.
Lokren with a hook.
Poe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lokren kicks Poe off and gets to his feet.
Lokren connects with a jab.
Lokren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lokren connects with a body shot that sends Poe's belly button to the back.
A jab from Poe misses.
Poe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokren.
Lokren connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren scores with a sloppy right hand. Poe should have avoided that one.
Poe tries to bum rush Lokren with a series of wild strikes but Lokren uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poe lands the left hand.
Poe shoots and misses
and Lokren counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Poe is breathing heavily.
Poe misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Lokren.
Lokren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poe misses with an uppercut
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Poe slips a jab from Lokren.
Poe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Poe is rocked!
Poe takes one to the side of the head.
Poe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lokren finish him?
Poe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lokren blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Lokren was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poe.
Poe seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Poe misses.
Lokren thuds a left hand into Poe's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poe is defended easily by Lokren.
Sairanix Lokren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EA Poe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren looks to throw the jab but Poe is out of range.
Lokren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poe can do to turn this around?
A lazy left from Lokren finds it's target.
Lokren lands with a straight right. Poe didn't see that one coming.
Lokren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lokren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lokren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokren tries to keep at a distance but Poe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poe has hold of one of Lokren's legs. Lokren is fighting the takedown attempt but Poe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lokren wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Poe manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lokren is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren is trying to stand.
Poe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Poe is trying to control. Lokren wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Poe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Poe is looking for a kimura but Lokren is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Poe to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sairanix Lokren dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lokren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lokren digs a good hook to Poe's body.
Lokren connects with a body shot that sends Poe's belly button to the back.
Lokren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Poe. That one must have hurt.
Poe throws a combination that misses
letting Lokren counter with a right hand.
Poe misses with a body punch
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lokren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poe throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokren lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lokren thuds his right hand into Poe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokren swings for the body but Poe moves out of range.
Poe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lokren misses with a straight right.
Lokren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poe throws a jab when Lokren was well out of range.
Lokren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lokren misses with a hook.
Lokren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poe throws a lazy uppercut
and Lokren counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren lands a glancing blow to the side of Poe's head.
Poe throws a poor cross that misses
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poe takes a swing at Lokren's ribcage but misses.
Lokren was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Poe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poe listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Lokren.
Lokren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Lokren backs off Poe throws a huge counter combo but Lokren manages to avoid it all.
Poe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lokren moves out of range as Poe strikes.
Poe misses with a shot to the body
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Lokren moves out of range as Poe throws a body kick.
Poe throws a body punch but Lokren moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokren walks into a straight right hand from Poe.
Poe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poe misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poe throws a sloppy head kick
and Lokren counters with a nice uppercut.
Poe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lokren avoids it really well and circles away.
Lokren lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lokren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Lokren there.
Poe throws a body punch but Lokren moves out of range.
Poe misses with a straight right.
Lokren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Poe misses with an uppercut
and Lokren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lokren walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Poe drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lokren swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Poe's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sairanix Lokren!
Our winner, Sairanix Lokren, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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