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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pokey Lokey De (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colby Veenman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 cm
18
130 lbs
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169 cm
19
136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pokey Lokey De! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colby Veenman! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Veenman wants to clinch. Lokey De leaves Veenman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Veenman jabbing away but nothing is landing. Veenman misses with a takedown attempt and Lokey De counters with a takedown into side control. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Veenman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lokey De wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Lokey De landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Veenman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lokey De. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Veenman is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Lokey De scoring with punches from side control. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lokey De scoring with punches from side control. Lokey De landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Veenman can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lokey De working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lokey De working the head with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lokey De looks up at the clock and then as Veenman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lokey De smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lokey De throws a strike aimed at the side of Veenman's head but Veenman avoids it well. Lokey De landing strikes. Lokey De scoring with punches and elbows. Lokey De lands some shots froms side control. Lokey De working the ground and pound.
Veenman is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Veenman is trying to buck Lokey De off. Lokey De working the ground and pound. Veenman looks winded! Veenman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lokey De is chipping away with strikes.
Veenman is looking for a sweep. Lokey De lands some shots froms side control. Lokey De lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veenman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Veenman is still in real trouble! Can Lokey De finish him? Lokey De 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. Lokey De lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Lokey De working the ground and pound. Veenman seems to have recovered his senses. Lokey De works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Lokey De cracks Veenman with a big elbow. Lokey De lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Lokey De lands an elbow. Veenman is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lokey De off and has taken his back! Veenman thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. Lokey De is keeping busy.
Lokey De manages to reverse the position and now he's in Veenman's guard. Nice work there by Lokey De.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lokey De working some strikes from top position. Lokey De connects with a couple of short punches. Lokey De postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Lokey De missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lokey De might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Lokey De throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Veenman works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lokey De postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Lokey De chips away with some ground and pound. Lokey De landing with the ground and pound. Lokey De with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lokey De postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Lokey De with a nice head shot there. Lokey De advances to half guard. Lokey De drops an elbow to the side of Veenman's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lokey De is nestled in close to Veenman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Lokey De working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Lokey De is nestled in close to Veenman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Lokey De scoring with strikes to the body and head. Ground and pound from Lokey De. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lokey De looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Lokey De working the head and body with strikes. Veenman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pokey Lokey De dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Veenman tries for a takedown but Lokey De sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Lokey De stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lokey De wants it to stay on the feet. Veenman shoots in for a takedown but Lokey De shows good takedown defense. Pokey Lokey De has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colby Veenman. Veenman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown so Lokey De counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Lokey De scoring with punches to the head and body. Lokey De lands a couple of elbows. Lokey De landing with the ground and pound. Veenman is breathing heavily. Lokey De scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lokey De scoring with punches to the head and body. Lokey De cracks Veenman with a solid left hand. Lokey De postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Lokey De is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Lokey De passes Veenman's left leg - he's now in half guard. Lokey De scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Lokey De is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Ground and pound from Lokey De. Ground and pound from Lokey De. Lokey De working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice strikes from Lokey De there. Lokey De working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Lokey De scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veenman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lokey De scores with a couple of nice shots. Lokey De is nestled in close to Veenman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Lokey De is nestled in close to Veenman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Lokey De is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Lokey De lands with a punch from half guard. Lokey De lands strikes from half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Veenman is looking to improve his position.
Lokey De lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Lokey De lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Lokey De missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Lokey De looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Veenman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Veenman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lokey De scoring with strikes to the body and head. Lokey De thows a huge punch but Veenman dodges it nicely.
Veenman tries to roll over but Lokey De keeps him under control. Lokey De is nestled in close to Veenman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Veenman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Ground and pound from Lokey De. Veenman is looking for a sweep. Lokey De is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Lokey De seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Lokey De lands with a punch from half guard. Veenman trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lokey De slips a nice elbow through Veenman's hands, connecting with Veenman's forehead. Lokey De looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Lokey De not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Veenman is looking to control Lokey De's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Veenman avoid being mounted? Lokey De scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Lokey De is thwarting Veenman's attempts to control the position. This has been an exciting period of action! Lokey De lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Veenman actively working from the bottom here. Lokey De could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Veenman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pokey Lokey De dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Veenman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lokey De avoids it really well and circles away. Nice takedown defense from Lokey De. No joy for Veenman on that attempt. Veenman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lokey De manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Lokey De manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lokey De is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veenman can do to turn this around? Veenman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lokey De connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lokey De with the ground and pound from mount. Lokey De has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Veenman's face.
Lokey De scoring with strikes but Veenman is staying in there. Lokey De is in the full mount, landing strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lokey De lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Veenman hang on? Lokey De lands a big elbow. The referee warns Veenman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lokey De cracks Veenman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lokey De landing strikes from the mount and Veenman is in trouble! Veenman is in a horrible position here. Lokey De smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lokey De working Veenman over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lokey De lands a big shot there that rocks Veenman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lokey De in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lokey De dominating with strikes here. Lokey De with the ground and pound from mount. Lokey De lands a big shot there that rocks Veenman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Veenman tries to hold on but Lokey De postures up. Lokey De with the ground and pound from mount. Lokey De with a couple of short strikes. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lokey De cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Veenman is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Veenman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lokey De dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lokey De pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Lokey De punishing his opponent with strikes. Lokey De is in the full mount, landing strikes. Lokey De working Veenman over with strikes here. Lokey De scoring with strikes but Veenman is staying in there. Lokey De breaks from Veenman's wrist control and lands an elbow. Veenman tries to lock up and control but Lokey De gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Veenman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Lokey De scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veenman?
Veenman tries to lock up and control but Lokey De gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Lokey De with shots to the head and body - Veenman looks very uncomfortable down there. Veenman taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. BOOM! Lokey De connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lokey De postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Veenman looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Veenman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Veenman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Lokey De punishing his opponent with strikes. Veenman is looking to improve his position but Lokey De isn't that keen on the idea. Lokey De punishing his opponent with strikes. Lokey De scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Veenman?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Veenman tries to lock up and control but Lokey De gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Veenman working to try and regain half guard.
Colby Veenman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Pokey Lokey De is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lokey De dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight! Pokey Lokey De showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lokey De, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pokey Lokey De!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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