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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between EA Poe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temujin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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181 cm
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174 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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186 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, EA Poe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Temujin Lee! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A telegraphed right hand from Poe misses the target. Lee tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. We've been told by Poe's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Poe moves into the clinch. Lee leaning against his opponent.
Poe tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage. Lee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poe lands with a left to the head. Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee prevents Poe from breaking the clinch. Poe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poe working hard to break the clinch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee. Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Lee lands a nice shot to the body. Poe can't break the clinch.
Lee has Poe pressed against the cage, preventing Poe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poe misses with some punches.
Lee successfully pulls guard.
Lee has control of Poe's left arm, preventing Poe from doing any damage. Lee wants to sweep but no luck. Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Poe is aware though and is defending well. Poe wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving. Lee has his foot on Poe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poe works his way back into a safe position though. Lee is trying to control the position but Poe postures up. Poe throws a big right hand that misses. Lee seems keen to control Poe's posture. Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poe defends it easily. Poe controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poe preventing the sweep. Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poe's guard. Lee wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving. Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Poe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Lee wants to control from the top but Poe keeps moving. Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poe is trying to control the position but Lee postures up. Lee postures up and lands a big shot to Poe's brow. Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Poe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poe's head. Lee throwing strikes from guard but Poe blocks nicely. Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Lee stops Poe from standing up. Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Lee is working Poe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Poe trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Lee works over Poe with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee preventing the sweep. Poe looking to control but Lee passes into half guard.
Lee slows the pace down in half guard. Ground and pound from Lee. Lee working Poe over with strikes. Lee trying to mount his opponent but Poe defends it. Poe is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Lee thows a huge punch but Poe dodges it nicely.
Lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Poe has managed to free his arm - good work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee 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.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee avoids the body shot from Poe.
Poe looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range. Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Poe walks into a straight right hand from Lee. Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Lee drops his hands momentarily and Poe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Poe lands a jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Poe just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Poe misses with a straight left. Some wild striking there from Poe.
Poe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
EA Poe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Poe rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage. Lee tries to pull guard but Poe won't allow it.
Lee pushes Poe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Lee digs a right hand into Poe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poe's gas tank. A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land. Poe is stalling here.
Lee lands with a left to the head. Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Poe misses the jab. Poe is looking to chop away at Lee's legs. Poe tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range. Poe throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot. Lee drops Poe with a left and a right! Oh, Poe is hurt - Lee dives into side control looking to finish!
Poe is rocked!
It looks like EA Poe has been cut. Temujin Lee has got the better of the ground game so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lee cracks Poe with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Lee immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Poe is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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