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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Piercer (ranked 746 p4p, 1340 weight class) and Roko Matijevic (ranked 77 p4p, 137 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Piercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Piercer.
Matijevic throws a right hand that misses
letting Piercer counter with a right hand.
Piercer blocks the body kick.
Piercer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matijevic.
Matijevic slips under a jab.
Matijevic flicks out a counter leg kick but Piercer steps away.
Matijevic walks into a stiff left hand from Piercer.
Piercer moves out of range as Matijevic throws a body kick.
Matijevic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Piercer.
Piercer looks to throw the jab but Matijevic is out of range.
Piercer lunges at Matijevic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matijevic's hand.
Matijevic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Piercer connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic throws a leg kick
and Matijevic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Piercer lands with a nice body kick.
Piercer misses with a straight left.
Piercer with the inside leg kick.
Piercer lands with an uppercut that bounces Matijevic off the cage and back into range.
Matijevic is looking to land body kicks.
Matijevic pushes Piercer away with a front kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matijevic checks a leg kick.
It seemed like Matijevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piercer looks to throw the jab but Matijevic is out of range.
Piercer throws a hook to the side of Matijevic's head but Matijevic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Matijevic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matijevic manages to avoid it.
Matijevic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matijevic misses with a leg kick.
Piercer throws a head kick but Matijevic moves out of range.
Matijevic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Piercer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping body kick lands there for Piercer.
Matijevic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic avoids the body shot from Piercer.
Matijevic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Piercer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matijevic missing with a left hand there. Piercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piercer looks to land a body kick but Matijevic moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic loads up on a big right hand but Piercer slips the punch.
Piercer is looking to slow Matijevic down with leg kicks.
Piercer jabs Matijevic right on the nose. Matijevic blinks but takes it well.
Piercer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matijevic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matijevic.
Piercer checks a leg kick.
Piercer scores with a sloppy right hand. Matijevic should have avoided that one.
Piercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piercer half committed to a counter leg kick.
Piercer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Piercer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Piercer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piercer lands with a cross.
Matijevic lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Matijevic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Piercer.
Piercer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matijevic manages to avoid it.
Matijevic feints a counter leg kick.
Piercer checks a leg kick.
Matijevic throws a right hand that misses
and Piercer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matijevic's knee momentarily.
Matijevic swings widly with a right hand
and Piercer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matijevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piercer.
Matijevic misses with a left hand
and Piercer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Matijevic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Piercer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Piercer dominated that 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.
Matijevic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Piercer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Piercer throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Matijevic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piercer. Piercer obviously looking to wear him down.
Matijevic misses with a hook.
Matijevic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Piercer can pounce on him.
Matijevic throws a hook but Piercer blocks it.
Piercer cracks Matijevic with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matijevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piercer.
Matijevic misses with a hook. Piercer ducked under it nicely.
Matijevic tries to work over Piercer's front leg with a kick but Piercer checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Piercer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
Piercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Piercer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piercer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piercer missing with a left hand there. Matijevic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piercer scores with a hook to the body. Matijevic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Piercer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matijevic tries to move into range but Piercer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Piercer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matijevic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Piercer ducks under a wild hook from Matijevic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matijevic lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Piercer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Piercer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Piercer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Piercer lands a head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matijevic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matijevic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Piercer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matijevic can do to turn this around?
Piercer throws a hook but Matijevic avoids it easily.
Piercer lands a leg kick that knocks Matijevic off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Matijevic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Matijevic.
Piercer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matijevic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Piercer scrambles back to his feet.
Matijevic misses with a straight right.
Matijevic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
A jab from Matijevic misses.
Piercer lands a leg kick that knocks Matijevic off balance momentarily.
Matijevic tries to land a leg kick but Piercer saw it coming and moves away.
Matijevic connects with a body shot that sends Piercer's belly button to the back.
Piercer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matijevic! But no joy.
Matijevic throws a right hand that misses
and Piercer counters with a nice body shot.
Crunch! Piercer slams his shin into Matijevic's torso.
Piercer swings for the body but Matijevic moves out of range.
Piercer cracks Matijevic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Piercer cracks Matijevic with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matijevic. Piercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piercer lands with a hook. Matijevic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Matijevic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Piercer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matijevic misses with a hook to the body
and Piercer counters with a nice uppercut.
John Piercer is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matijevic misses with a body kick.
Piercer with a nice calf kick.
Matijevic throws a leg kick
and Piercer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Matijevic avoids the head kick by Piercer.
Matijevic is looking to land body kicks.
Piercer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Piercer 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!
Piercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piercer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Matijevic misses with a left hand
and Piercer counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Piercer looking to finish!
Matijevic is rocked!
Piercer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Matijevic is still in real trouble! Can Piercer finish him?
Matijevic keeping moving, preventing Piercer from controlling successfully.
Matijevic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matijevic seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piercer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matijevic keeping moving, preventing Piercer from controlling successfully.
Piercer pushing down on Matijevic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Piercer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Matijevic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Piercer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Piercer wants to work for an arm triangle but Matijevic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Roko Matijevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Piercer is keen to just control but Matijevic is a slippery customer.
Piercer is working for a submission of some sort.
Piercer is looking for a kimura but Matijevic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Piercer to get the leverage.
Piercer prevents Matijevic from improving his position.
John Piercer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piercer trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Piercer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Matijevic throws an overhand right that lands on Piercer's shoulder, as Piercer tries to avoid the shot.
Piercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matijevic in his tracks.
Piercer connects with a looping right hand.
Matijevic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piercer throws a lazy right hand but Matijevic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Piercer tenderised Matijevic's leg. Matijevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Piercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matijevic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piercer lands with a right hand.
Matijevic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Piercer cracks a nice hook into Matijevic's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Piercer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piercer 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Piercer!
John Piercer bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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