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At a stone's throw from our nation's capitol, we're here in Fairfax, VA ready to kick off Fight Night 20. Check your fist pumps at the door, we're a long way from Jersey and the boys from BMS are here to take us deep. Go State!

Nick Catone and Jesse Forbes will get us going in just a moment. Hit refresh after every round and don’t forget to tune-in to Spike’s live broadcast at 9pm/8c.

Nick Catone vs. Jesse Forbes

Round  1

Jesse gets Nick pinned against the fence and punishes him with knees inside. Nick breaks free. Lands cleanly on Forbes’ face and blood starts to run from his nose. Jesse throws a right hook and Nick scores on the counter. A well-executed front kick from Nick does little damage. The action slows a bit as the minutes burn away, but Forbes gets the better a few brief exchanges. Jesse catches a knee to the jimmies and needs a minute to walk it off. Nick comes back firing and as the 10 second marker sounds, Forbes grabs a leg to try and save the round.

Round 2

The pace is notably slower now. Forbes is pressing most of the action but Catone is doing a nice job on the counter attack. Jesse gets a lock-up and goes for a takedown but Catone defends well and stays on his feet. Catone breaks free and releases a few legs kicks as the time runs out on the round.

Round 3

Jesse is back in attack mode but he might be a little over-aggressive as he charges in and gets taken down. Nick is defending submission attempts from inside Forbes’ guard and for some reason the ref stands them up. Catone quickly gets another takedown. They’re back up. Catone lands a right hand counter on the chin of Forbes. Both men are beginning to look very tentative. Catone starts to pick it up, looking for more takedowns but Forbes has been able to stuff the last few in a row.

Nick Catone gets a unanimous decision.

Gerald Harris vs. John Salter

Round 1

Gerald Harris goes down after a barrage from Salter but he’s OK. They’re locked up on the knees and Harris makes his way back to the feet. Not much to report here in the middle of the round. Harris throws a few single punches. Salter tries for a takedown but the Cleveland State wrestler isn’t letting that happen.

Round 2

Harris attacks with combination and Salter answers with an uppercut that made Harris stop and think. Salter goes in for another takedown but gets stuffed again. A nasty cut open up on Salter’s nose and blood begins streaming down his face. After a very slow round, both men explode into flurries when the clock reaches ten seconds but to no avail. This will head in the final frame.

Round 3

Gerald Harris finally puts together a nice combination but Salter ducks it and nearly gets his takedown. Harris hits a sweet switch and ends up on top, in the guard of Salter. Harris tries to back out and score on some long-range bombs but the ref has to stand it back up. Harris gets on top of Salter and from his half-guard he starts to hammer elbows and fists. Salter is in big trouble and the ref steps in to call the TKO for Harris at 3:24.