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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Sebastien Veron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia O Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veron's entrance music is The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again. A fine choice. O Connor has chosen Parkway Drive - Feed them to the pigs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Sebastien Veron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jia O Connor!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veron misses with a leg kick.
O Connor throws a right and a left that Veron avoids nicely.
Veron throws a nice inside leg kick.
Veron lands a lovely overhand right.
O Connor lands an overhand right.
Nice cross by O Connor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Connor, as that shot connected.
O Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Veron is just out of range.
O Connor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Veron misses.
O Connor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Veron.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veron scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've been hearing reports that Veron has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot to the liver by O Connor. Beautiful body shot.
Veron misses with a low kick.
O Connor connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - O Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor clobbers Veron with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Veron misses with a two punch combination.
O Connor takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veron throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Veron.
O Connor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Veron fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Connor is out of range.
O Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Connor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Veron checks a leg kick nicely.
O Connor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veron on the side of the head.
Veron misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veron fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but O Connor avoids it really well and circles away.
O Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron moves out of range as O Connor strikes.
O Connor throws a big shot that misses.
Veron keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Connor.
O Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Connor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veron misses with a wild body shot.
O Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Veron moves out of range of the strikes.
Veron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Veron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Connor. Veron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veron punishes O Connor's body with a nice straight punch.
O Connor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Veron takes a swing at O Connor's ribcage but misses.
Veron tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Connor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good leg kick by Veron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Connor thows a leg kick but Veron checks it
and Veron counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Connor trying to keep a closed guard but Veron is proving a slippery customer.
Veron chips away with some ground and pound.
Veron trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Veron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Connor being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Connor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Juan Sebastien Veron wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Veron throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Veron blocks the low kick.
Jia O Connor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Connor looks to land a right hand but Veron moved out of range.
Veron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Connor finds it's way round the side to connect with Veron's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Veron. O Connor does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Sebastien Veron will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
O Connor tries to bum rush Veron with a series of wild strikes but Veron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Veron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Connor checks a leg kick.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Connor.
O Connor stalks Veron and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Veron's face. Veron staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Juan Sebastien Veron has been cut.
Veron jabs O Connor right on the nose. O Connor blinks but takes it well.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Connor.
O Connor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Veron lands a jab.
Veron lands a leg kick that knocks O Connor off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron scores with a hook.
O Connor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Veron takes a swing at O Connor's ribcage but misses.
O Connor throws a series of punches but Veron moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veron connects with a body shot that sends O Connor's belly button to the back.
Veron moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
O Connor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veron misses with a wild body shot.
O Connor moves out of range of the leg kick from Veron.
O Connor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Connor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Veron misses with a two punch combination.
O Connor throws a looping overhand right but Veron ducks down to avoid it.
Veron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Veron misses with a looping left.
Veron throws the left hand but O Connor avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from O Connor.
O Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veron in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Veron takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Connor misses with a head kick.
Veron lands a jab.
O Connor misses with a hook.
O Connor blocks a low kick nicely.
Juan Sebastien Veron is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for O Connor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Veron drops his hands momentarily and O Connor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Connor throws a body punch but Veron moves out of range.
Veron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Connor.
Veron throws a shot to the body.
Veron takes a swing at O Connor's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Veron there.
Veron ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veron lands with a thumping leg kick.
O Connor misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from O Connor.
O Connor throws the left hand but Veron avoids the punch easily.
Veron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Connor.
O Connor throws a hook but Veron avoids it easily.
Veron misses with a hook.
O Connor misses with a hook.
Veron punishes O Connor's body with a nice straight punch.
Veron tries to score with a low kick but O Connor moves his leg out of the way.
O Connor checks a leg kick.
O Connor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Veron.
Veron throws a shot to the body.
Veron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veron moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Veron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Connor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Veron in his tracks.
O Connor misses with an uppercut
and Veron counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Veron wants to control from the top but O Connor keeps moving.
O Connor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Veron wants to pass the guard but O Connor is keeping the position.
Veron with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Veron trying to control the position from guard on top but O Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veron throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Sebastien Veron 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
O Connor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Connor throws a head kick but Veron moves out of range.
Veron throws a low kick, looking for O Connor's leg but O Connor calmly moves out of range.
Veron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Veron looks to throw the jab but O Connor is out of range.
Veron slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
O Connor throws a good cross that connects.
Veron shoots in for a takedown but O Connor shows good takedown defense.
O Connor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Veron lands a body shot.
Veron takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Connor connects with a nice looking jab.
Veron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Veron shoots in for a takedown but O Connor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Sebastien Veron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Connor defending well as Veron loads up on a big left hand.
O Connor throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Connor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veron throws a head kick that misses
and O Connor counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Connor.
Veron 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.
Veron trying to control the position.
Veron looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veron is trying to control the position but O Connor postures up.
Veron looking for a guillotine here but O Connor defends easily.
O Connor trying to control but Veron is working from the bottom.
Jia O Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veron is looking for a triangle here but O Connor uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Veron is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Connor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Veron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Veron wants to control the position but O Connor says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
O Connor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veron has hold of O Connor's hands but O Connor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Veron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Connor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Connor's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Connor can't escape the position.
Veron is trying to stick to O Connor's back but O Connor is turning into Veron. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Veron's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by O Connor.
Veron trying to control the position here.
O Connor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
O Connor is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Veron has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. O Connor is looking to defend but Veron has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for O Connor! Veron pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, O Connor taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Sebastien Veron!
Juan Sebastien Veron seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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