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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Pick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veron has chosen The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
14 - 13 - 4 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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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
14 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Pick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Sebastien Veron!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pick lands a nice shot to the body.
Veron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pick.
Pick misses with a straight left.
Pick tries to clinch but Veron moves out of range.
Pick 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.
Pick slips under a jab.
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.
Pick drops his hands momentarily and Veron takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pick throws a combination that misses
enabling Veron to counter with a crisp jab.
Pick missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veron throws a jab but it's blocked by Pick.
Veron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Veron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Veron throws a head kick that misses.
Pick wants to clinch up but Veron keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Pick. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron motions for Pick to come forward. Veron throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pick takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Veron defending well as Pick loads up on a big left hand.
Veron takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Pick misses with an uppercut. Veron saw that one coming.
Pick tests Veron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pick misses with an uppercut
and Veron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pick misses the jab.
Pick throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Veron counters with a nice uppercut.
Pick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pick moves out of range as Veron strikes.
The fighters circling - Veron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veron misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Veron.
A jab from Pick misses.
Veron swats away the attempt to clinch by Pick.
Veron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Veron circles away from the clinch attempt.
Veron misses with a straight left.
Pick clinches.
Veron breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Veron lands with a nice body punch.
Pick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Veron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Veron loads up on a big right hand but Pick slips the punch.
Pick wants to clinch but Veron slips to the side
and Veron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pick throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Veron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veron was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Veron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pick takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Pick.
Pick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pick lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Veron manages to break the clinch.
Pick misses the jab.
Pick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Veron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veron throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pick throws a right hand that misses
letting Veron counter with a right hand.
Veron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pick finds it's way round the side to connect with Veron's head.
Pick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Veron's head.
Veron walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pick.
Veron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pick throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pick 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 moves forwards but Pick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pick misses with a looping left.
Pick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Pick as he connects with a hook.
Veron slips a straight right by Pick.
Pick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve Pick is winning the standup battle so far.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick tries to clinch but Veron is having none of it.
Pick avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pick connects with the punch.
Pick closes the distance but Veron moves to the side
and Veron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick connects with a nice looking jab.
Veron moves away from the strike by Pick.
Pick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veron.
Veron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Veron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pick throws a big counter combination but Veron scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Veron throws a leg kick
and Pick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pick throws out the jab.
Veron throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pick missing with a left hand there. Veron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Veron was well out of range. Poor timing from Pick.
Pick has closed the distance and engaged Veron in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veron's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pick.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Pick.
Veron is breathing heavily.
Veron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pick has Veron up against the cage in a clinch.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veron breaks from the clinch.
Pick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Veron.
Pick tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Veron is able to avoid easily.
Veron moves away from the strike by Pick.
Pick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Veron counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Veron on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pick. Pick obviously looking to wear him down.
Pick misses with a looping left.
Pick scores with a jab.
Veron misses with a hook.
Pick tries to clinch there but Veron circles away.
Pick 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.
Pick swings widly with a right hand
and Veron counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Veron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Juan Sebastien Veron's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Veron 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pick.
Veron takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veron looks to land a left hand but Pick moved out of range nicely.
Pick scores with a sloppy right hand. Veron should have avoided that one.
Pick lands a glancing blow to the side of Veron's head.
Veron thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Pick misses.
Pick darts in trying to clinch
and Veron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Veron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pick.
Veron has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Veron misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Pick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Sebastien Veron's cut.
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!
Pick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Veron avoids the body shot from Pick.
Veron has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Veron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Veron throws a jab when Pick was well out of range.
Pick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veron's hands.
Juan Sebastien Veron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veron misses with a leg kick.
Steve Pick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veron slips a jab from Pick.
A big left from Veron misses.
Pick tries to clinch up.
Veron feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pick tries to close the distance and clinch but Veron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veron tried to score with a low kick but Pick checks it.
Pick doesn't manage to clinch there - Veron circles away.
Veron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pick moves into range and clinches up with Veron.
Pick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pick breaks the clinch.
Pick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pick throws an off balance right hand
and Veron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pick scores with a jab. Veron acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The cut above Juan Sebastien Veron's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pick throws an off balance right hand
and Veron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Veron.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pick struggles to land a body shot inside as Veron controls his hands.
Pick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - Pick coming out on top.
Steve Pick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pick wants to clinch up but Veron keeps it at a distance.
Pick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Veron throws a poor cross that misses
and Veron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Veron flicks out a counter leg kick but Pick steps away.
Pick scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Pick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pick checks a low kick from Veron.
Pick connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pick. That's going to slow Veron down.
Pick swings widly with a right hand
and Veron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Steve Pick has been cut.
Veron throws a right hand that misses
and Pick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Veron stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Veron misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pick. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pick.
Veron throws a hook but Pick blocks it.
Pick cracks a nice hook into Veron's ribs.
Pick misses the shot to the body.
Veron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pick.
Veron misses with a hook.
Pick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Veron can do to turn this around?
Veron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pick scores with a jab to the head.
Pick moves out of range as Veron strikes.
Veron closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veron doesn't seem phased though.
Pick is looking to clinch but Veron is avoiding it.
Pick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veron fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pick is out of range.
Veron doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Veron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pick scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pick slips a jab from Veron.
Pick lands a right hook to the body.
Pick tries to clinch up.
Veron swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A lazy left from Pick finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Pick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Pick!
Steve Pick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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