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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick McWhiskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McWhiskey's entrance music is ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪. A fine choice. Veron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick McWhiskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McWhiskey lands with a straight right. Veron didn't see that one coming.
McWhiskey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McWhiskey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veron.
Veron is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McWhiskey lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Veron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McWhiskey.
McWhiskey misses the shot to the body.
Veron cracks the inside of McWhiskey's front leg.
Veron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Veron keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Veron has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
McWhiskey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McWhiskey tries to close the distance and clinch but Veron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McWhiskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veron takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McWhiskey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot lands for McWhiskey.
Veron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McWhiskey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWhiskey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWhiskey. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veron is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McWhiskey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McWhiskey tries to clinch but Veron is having none of it.
Good work by Veron as he checks the leg kick.
McWhiskey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Veron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McWhiskey slips a straight right by Veron.
McWhiskey is looking for a counter combo.
Veron shoots in looking for a takedown but McWhiskey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Veron's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Veron misses with a hook.
Veron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McWhiskey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McWhiskey misses with a low kick.
McWhiskey throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from McWhiskey.
Veron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Veron. That's going to slow McWhiskey down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands with a nice body punch.
Veron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWhiskey tries to land a front kick but Veron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've been hearing reports that McWhiskey has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McWhiskey throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and moves out of range.
McWhiskey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veron counters with a three punch combo that has McWhiskey backing up. McWhiskey nods at Veron to acknowledge the strikes.
Veron closes this distance looking for a takedown but McWhiskey circles away.
McWhiskey fakes the leg kick and cracks Veron in the body.
McWhiskey throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McWhiskey tries to score with a low kick but Veron moves his leg out of the way.
Veron scores with a jab to the head.
Nice body kick from Veron.
Veron moves out of range of the body kick from McWhiskey.
McWhiskey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McWhiskey checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey throws a wild body kick that Veron sees coming a mile off.
McWhiskey scores with a hook to the body. Veron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Veron is looking to slow McWhiskey down with leg kicks.
McWhiskey tries to land a leg kick but Veron saw it coming and moves away.
Patrick McWhiskey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McWhiskey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Veron moves out of range of the leg kick from McWhiskey.
Veron throws a body punch but McWhiskey moves out of range.
McWhiskey closes the distance and clinches.
McWhiskey tries to work over Veron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McWhiskey can't find room to land a body shot as Veron controls the action.
McWhiskey swings wildly with an uppercut but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Veron - that landed with a thud.
Veron is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Patrick McWhiskey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Sebastien Veron.
Veron misses with a punch on the inside.
Veron misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey scores with a knee to the head.
McWhiskey throws a knee to the head but misses.
McWhiskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veron.
McWhiskey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Veron blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McWhiskey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veron is defending well for now.
McWhiskey throws a punch but it's blocked by Veron.
McWhiskey misses with a body punch.
Veron working aggressively here.
McWhiskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veron.
McWhiskey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Veron misses with a body punch.
Veron takes a knee right on the jaw!
McWhiskey misses with a hook to the ribs.
McWhiskey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Veron prevents a body shot from McWhiskey.
Veron scores with a shot to the side of McWhiskey's head.
Veron lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick McWhiskey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Veron stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McWhiskey throws a low kick, looking for Veron's leg but Veron calmly moves out of range.
McWhiskey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McWhiskey. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veron tries to work over McWhiskey's front leg with a kick but McWhiskey checks it.
McWhiskey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Veron moves away from the strike by McWhiskey.
McWhiskey is looking to land body kicks.
Veron lands a right hook to the body.
Veron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McWhiskey.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McWhiskey throws an off balance right hand
and Veron counters with a nice low kick that buckles McWhiskey's knee momentarily.
Veron throws a leg kick
and McWhiskey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McWhiskey.
McWhiskey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veron can do to turn this around?
Veron scores with a shot to the side of McWhiskey's head.
McWhiskey lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWhiskey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Veron lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McWhiskey misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWhiskey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Veron is defending well for now.
McWhiskey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Veron throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Veron can't find room to land a body shot as McWhiskey controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Veron.
Veron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Veron has a couple of punches blocked by McWhiskey.
Veron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McWhiskey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veron lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McWhiskey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Veron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from McWhiskey - that landed with a thud.
Veron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McWhiskey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Veron.
McWhiskey tries a knee to the head but Veron blocks it.
Patrick McWhiskey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McWhiskey trying to land knees to the body.
Veron lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWhiskey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Veron.
McWhiskey lands a hook that snaps the head of Veron backwards.
A short left from Veron.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veron.
McWhiskey misses with a hook to the ribs.
McWhiskey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Veron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McWhiskey has a couple of punches blocked by Veron.
A nice left hand lands by Veron.
McWhiskey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Veron has picked McWhiskey up - he's going for a ride! Veron dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Veron wants to control but McWhiskey is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey is looking for a sweep. Veron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Veron is taking a breather. McWhiskey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McWhiskey wants to control but Veron is keeping busy.
McWhiskey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Veron.
Veron is keen to just control but McWhiskey is a slippery customer.
McWhiskey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Veron with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Veron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McWhiskey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McWhiskey misses with a low kick.
McWhiskey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Veron, pushing him back against the cage.
Veron lands an uppercut.
McWhiskey misses with some punches.
Veron lands a hook that snaps the head of McWhiskey backwards.
Veron throws a head punch that misses.
Veron misses with a punch to the body.
Veron tries to work over McWhiskey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veron managing to block the knees to the body from McWhiskey.
Veron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McWhiskey tries a body shot but Veron blocks it.
McWhiskey tries to work over Veron's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McWhiskey struggles to land a body shot inside as Veron controls his hands.
McWhiskey can't find room to land a body shot as Veron controls the action.
Veron misses with a punch on the inside.
McWhiskey throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
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. This is the final round!
McWhiskey misses the body punch
and Veron finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McWhiskey looks for the body kick but Veron saw that one coming.
McWhiskey throws a right and a left that Veron avoids nicely.
McWhiskey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Veron is out of range and McWhiskey settles back down.
Veron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McWhiskey was well out of range. Poor timing from Veron.
Veron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McWhiskey rather than just go for the knockout.
McWhiskey throws a poor cross that misses
and Veron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Veron slips under a jab.
McWhiskey slips a straight right by Veron.
Veron throws a leg kick
and McWhiskey makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Veron really felt that one!
McWhiskey throws a leg kick but Veron sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Veron.
A low kick from McWhiskey misses
and Veron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McWhiskey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Veron manages to avoid it.
McWhiskey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from McWhiskey misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for McWhiskey.
Veron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McWhiskey.
McWhiskey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McWhiskey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McWhiskey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veron tries to keep at a distance but McWhiskey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McWhiskey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Veron.
Veron takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McWhiskey throws a lazy right hand but Veron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Veron takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Veron lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McWhiskey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron avoids a kick to the body.
Patrick McWhiskey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from McWhiskey.
McWhiskey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veron misses with a low kick as McWhiskey jumps back.
An inside leg kick from McWhiskey misses.
Veron tests McWhiskey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McWhiskey lands with a thumping leg kick.
McWhiskey blocks a head kick by Veron.
Veron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veron takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McWhiskey tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Veron lands an impressive looking overhand right. McWhiskey doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McWhiskey misses with a low kick.
McWhiskey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Veron's calf.
McWhiskey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Veron.
McWhiskey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Veron.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McWhiskey tries to clinch there but Veron circles away.
Veron checks a leg kick nicely.
Veron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veron throws out a counter right but McWhiskey avoids it with no problem.
A head kick from McWhiskey lands but Veron takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McWhiskey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Veron has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Veron and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Veron attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McWhiskey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veron changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWhiskey throws out a loose jab but Veron uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for McWhiskey.
McWhiskey throws a push kick but Veron slaps the foot to one side.
Veron tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McWhiskey swings for the body but Veron moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McWhiskey!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veron lands a head kick!
McWhiskey is rocked!
McWhiskey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh McWhiskey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McWhiskey thows a leg kick but Veron checks it
and Veron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McWhiskey thinking.
A low kick from McWhiskey misses
and Veron counters with a body kick that stops McWhiskey in his tracks momentarily.
Veron measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes McWhiskey! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Juan Sebastien Veron!
A victorious Juan Sebastien Veron thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Patrick McWhiskey stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ouch!'.
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