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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 1642 p4p, 2396 weight class) and Emanuel Le Delma (ranked 182 p4p, 255 weight class). Roko Matijevic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emanuel Le Delma's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emanuel Le Delma!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Delma swings for the body but Matijevic moves out of range.
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic walks into a left hand.
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
Le Delma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Delma throws a series of punches but Matijevic moves out of range.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Delma defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Le Delma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Le Delma feints and then cracks Matijevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matijevic down.
Le Delma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Delma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Delma defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
Le Delma throws a hook but Matijevic blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Le Delma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le Delma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matijevic scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matijevic defending well as Le Delma loads up on a big left hand.
Le Delma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Le Delma with a nice cross.
Jab from Le Delma.
Le Delma throws a hook to the side of Matijevic's head but Matijevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Le Delma does it's job there.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Matijevic walks into a stiff left hand from Le Delma.
Matijevic misses with the body kick
and Le Delma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Delma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Delma throws a jab but it's blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Le Delma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Delma. Le Delma obviously looking to wear him down.
Le Delma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matijevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matijevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matijevic backing away here, and Le Delma unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Le Delma moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic catches Le Delma with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le Delma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Delma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Le Delma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matijevic.
Le Delma misses with a low kick.
Le Delma moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
Le Delma is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Matijevic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Le Delma.
Le Delma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matijevic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Le Delma tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Le Delma misses with a straight left.
Matijevic walks into a left hand.
Le Delma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Le Delma throws a shot from downtown. Matijevic moves away and avoids it.
Matijevic is looking to counter punch.
Le Delma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matijevic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Le Delma on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Matijevic fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma lands a left hand that snaps the head of Matijevic backwards.
Le Delma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matijevic's efforts to push away.
Le Delma swings wildly with an uppercut but Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Delma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matijevic working hard to break the clinch.
Matijevic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matijevic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Le Delma fails to land.
Matijevic working hard to break the clinch.
Le Delma misses with the head strike.
Matijevic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le Delma stalling.
Le Delma misses with a punch on the inside.
Matijevic misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Delma.
Matijevic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matijevic misses with a wild body shot.
Le Delma slips a jab from Matijevic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matijevic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Le Delma.
Le Delma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Matijevic's sensitive parts.
Le Delma throws a body shot but no joy.
Matijevic throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matijevic lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Delma off the cage and back into range.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le Delma.
Le Delma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matijevic on the side of the head.
Matijevic throws a body punch but Le Delma moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Le Delma.
Le Delma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matijevic checks the leg kick.
Matijevic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma dominated that round.
That's time! Matijevic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Le Delma. That's going to slow Matijevic down.
Le Delma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Delma loads up on a big right hand but Matijevic slips the punch.
Le Delma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matijevic throws out the jab.
Matijevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
Matijevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matijevic walks into a straight right hand from Le Delma.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Matijevic connects with a body shot.
Le Delma lands with a straight right. Matijevic didn't see that one coming.
Matijevic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matijevic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Matijevic missing with a left hand there. Le Delma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Delma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
And Matijevic counters with a quick kick to the body but Le Delma blocks it.
Le Delma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Delma tries to clinch up but Matijevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Delma with a nice calf kick.
Le Delma thumps Matijevic with a low kick.
Matijevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
Le Delma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Le Delma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Delma takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Emanuel Le Delma has been cut.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Le Delma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Matijevic momentarily.
Le Delma throws out a powerful jab.
Le Delma drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Le Delma throws a leg kick but Matijevic checks it.
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matijevic throws a jab when Le Delma was well out of range.
Matijevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Delma moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Le Delma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matijevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Matijevic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Le Delma.
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Le Delma swings for the body but Matijevic moves out of range.
Le Delma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Delma moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
Le Delma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Delma lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
Matijevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matijevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Delma misses with a wild body shot.
Le Delma swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Matijevic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Delma takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Delma fails to land with a series of punches.
Le Delma just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic walks into a straight right hand from Le Delma.
Matijevic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Delma digs a good body shot into Matijevic's ribs.
Le Delma throws an off balance right hand
and Matijevic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Delma scores with a jab.
Good leg kick by Le Delma.
Le Delma lands a nice hook to Matijevic's body. Matijevic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Delma throws a big shot that misses.
Le Delma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matijevic moves away.
Le Delma feints and then cracks Matijevic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matijevic down.
Matijevic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Le Delma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matijevic throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matijevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Le Delma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic lands with a good body shot.
Le Delma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Delma misses with a body shot.
Le Delma connects with a body shot.
Le Delma closes the distance and pushes Matijevic back into the cage.
Matijevic digs a right hand underneath Le Delma's ribcage. Le Delma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Matijevic breaks the clinch.
Matijevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma thuds a left hand into Matijevic's body.
Le Delma moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Le Delma clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Le Delma working aggressively here.
Matijevic breaks from the clinch.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Delma. Le Delma obviously looking to wear him down.
Matijevic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Emanuel Le Delma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emanuel Le Delma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Matijevic moves away from the strike by Le Delma.
Matijevic looks to land a right hand but Le Delma moved out of range.
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Le Delma.
Le Delma looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Le Delma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Le Delma scores with a hook to the body. Matijevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Delma throws a low kick, looking for Matijevic's leg but Matijevic calmly moves out of range.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Le Delma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matijevic throws out the jab.
Le Delma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Matijevic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Delma.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matijevic. Le Delma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Delma swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Delma rushes Matijevic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Delma tries to throw a body punch but Matijevic avoids it by throwing Le Delma back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Le Delma fails to land.
Le Delma struggles to land a body shot inside as Matijevic controls his hands.
Matijevic blocking some punches.
Le Delma swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Delma lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Le Delma.
Matijevic breaks the clinch.
Le Delma defending well as Matijevic loads up on a big left hand.
Le Delma thuds a left hand into Matijevic's body.
Le Delma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matijevic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Delma just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMatijevic.
Matijevic ducks under a wild hook from Le Delma.
A little feinted left hand from Matijevic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matijevic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Le Delma will feel that in the morning.
Le Delma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Delma moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Delma looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
It looked like Matijevic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Le Delma.
Matijevic looks to land a body kick but Le Delma moved away.
Le Delma misses with a right hand
and Matijevic counters with a straight right hand.
Matijevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Delma scores with a jab to the head.
Le Delma moves out of range of the strikes.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel Le Delma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Delma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Le Delma does it's job there.
Le Delma gets a clinch.
Le Delma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Matijevic up against the cage.
Le Delma lands with a right to the head.
Matijevic gets through Le Delma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Le Delma keeps control of Matijevic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Le Delma.
Matijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel Le Delma seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Le Delma lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Matijevic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Delma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matijevic is looking to break free of the clinch but Le Delma has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic wants to get back to striking at distance but Le Delma won't allow it.
Matijevic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matijevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Delma.
Le Delma slips under a jab.
Matijevic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matijevic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Le Delma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matijevic.
A counter left hand to the body from Matijevic misses its target.
The fighters circling - Matijevic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Le Delma was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Le Delma drives through and clinches with Matijevic against the cage.
Matijevic is trying to break free.
Matijevic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Delma's elbow.
Matijevic blocks an uppercut.
Matijevic manages to break the clinch.
Matijevic lands with a right hand.
Le Delma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matijevic avoids the body shot from Le Delma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body. Le Delma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Delma slips a straight right by Matijevic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Delma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Delma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Matijevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Delma manages to avoid it.
Matijevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Delma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Le Delma. Le Delma obviously looking to wear him down.
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body. Le Delma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Delma takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Delma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Delma with the inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Le Delma.
Matijevic throws an off balance right hand
and Le Delma makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice leg kick from Le Delma, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Le Delma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Le Delma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Le Delma!
Emanuel Le Delma was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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