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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 3477 p4p, 3648 weight class) and Eddie Wilson (ranked 340 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matijevic.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matijevic misses with a hook.
Matijevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Matijevic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matijevic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Matijevic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matijevic throws a lazy head kick
and Wilson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Matijevic - the referee stops the clock and Wilson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Matijevic. Wilson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilson lands an overhand right.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wilson duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Matijevic misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic with a jab.
Matijevic moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Matijevic's shoulder, as Matijevic tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matijevic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilson.
Matijevic cracks Wilson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matijevic.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Matijevic's ribs.
Matijevic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matijevic dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
Wilson lands a head kick. Matijevic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson misses with a double jab
and Matijevic counters with a left to the body.
Matijevic looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matijevic throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matijevic manages to avoid it.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Matijevic thinking.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matijevic throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson feints a counter leg kick.
Matijevic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
Matijevic throws a wild body kick that Wilson sees coming a mile off.
Wilson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matijevic walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Matijevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Matijevic moved out of range.
Matijevic throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Matijevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matijevic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson slips a straight right by Matijevic.
Matijevic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A clash of legs there as Matijevic blocks the low kick.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
Matijevic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Matijevic looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
Matijevic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matijevic throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Matijevic throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Matijevic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matijevic scores with a spinning back kick!
Matijevic is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matijevic scores with a hook to the body. Wilson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic misses the shot to the body.
Matijevic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson misses with a hook
letting Matijevic counter with a right hand.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Matijevic circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilson throws a body punch but Matijevic moves out of range.
Wilson misses with a double jab.
Matijevic looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Matijevic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matijevic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Wilson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It appears Matijevic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Matijevic misses the shot to the body.
Wilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson.
Nice shot lands for Wilson.
Wilson tests Matijevic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matijevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Matijevic misses with a kick to the body.
Matijevic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matijevic throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily.
Wilson throws a head kick but Matijevic moves out of range.
Wilson looks to land a combination but Matijevic avoids it well.
Matijevic connects with a nice looking jab.
Matijevic misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matijevic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matijevic takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Matijevic throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson jabs Matijevic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matijevic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matijevic lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matijevic.
Wilson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Matijevic.
Matijevic with a jab.
Matijevic misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Wilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matijevic slips a jab from Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matijevic throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Matijevic as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Matijevic moved away.
Matijevic throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Matijevic slips under a jab.
Matijevic takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matijevic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matijevic sizes up Wilson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Matijevic scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matijevic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matijevic misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Matijevic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wilson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matijevic with a hook.
Wilson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
Roko Matijevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson throws the left hand but Matijevic avoids the punch easily.
Matijevic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Matijevic scrambles back to his feet.
Matijevic misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Matijevic slips a jab and a cross from Wilson.
A big right from Matijevic misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matijevic dodges the punch combination from Wilson.
Wilson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Matijevic misses with a looping right.
Matijevic is looking to land body kicks.
Matijevic looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson throws a nice looking combination but Matijevic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matijevic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Matijevic scores with a head kick. Wilson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Matijevic avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a left hand
letting Matijevic counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matijevic misses with a kick to the body.
Matijevic looks for the body kick but Wilson saw that one coming.
Matijevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Matijevic misses with the combination.
Wilson blocks a jab.
A big left from Matijevic misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson thuds a left hand into Matijevic's body.
Matijevic moves out of range of the body kick.
Matijevic throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Matijevic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Matijevic dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Matijevic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roko Matijevic is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Matijevic avoids nicely.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matijevic lands with an overhand left.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Matijevic tried to counter with a leg kick but Wilson avoided it.
Matijevic missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matijevic misses with a body shot.
Wilson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Matijevic blocks it well.
Matijevic takes one to the side of the head.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Matijevic.
Wilson misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matijevic staying out of range there.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Matijevic just misses with a punch to the body.
Matijevic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matijevic looks to land a body kick but Wilson moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Matijevic finds it's way through Wilson's defenses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matijevic.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matijevic was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Matijevic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilson.
Wilson misses with a left hand
and Matijevic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Matijevic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matijevic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Matijevic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Matijevic lands a slapping body shot.
Wilson with a hook.
Matijevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matijevic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Matijevic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Matijevic back to the cage. Wilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Matijevic shows good takedown defense.
Wilson thuds his right hand into Matijevic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matijevic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Matijevic's head.
Wilson takes a swing at Matijevic's ribcage but misses.
Matijevic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Matijevic lands with a nice body punch.
Wilson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wilson misses with a shot to the body
and Matijevic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matijevic.
Matijevic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilson.
Wilson connects with a body shot that sends Matijevic's belly button to the back.
Matijevic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Matijevic jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson moves out of range as Matijevic throws a body kick.
Wilson flicks out a counter leg kick but Matijevic steps away.
Nice shot by Matijevic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matijevic misses the jab.
Matijevic lands with a straight right. Wilson didn't see that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson moves out of range of the body kick from Matijevic.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Matijevic's defenses.
Wilson takes a swing at Matijevic's ribcage but misses.
Wilson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Matijevic is just out of range.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circling - Matijevic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilson! But no joy.
Matijevic lands a nice looking body shot.
Matijevic throws the kick towards the body but Wilson avoids it.
Matijevic's corner calls for a 1-2. Matijevic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matijevic dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Matijevic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wilson misses the jab.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson cracks Matijevic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Matijevic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Matijevic misses the shot to the body.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Matijevic.
Matijevic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matijevic.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Matijevic's head.
Matijevic keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roko Matijevic.
Well Matijevic 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Matijevic!
Roko Matijevic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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