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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roko Matijevic (ranked 839 p4p, 1681 weight class) and Marek Cervenka (ranked 75 p4p, 151 weight class). Roko Matijevic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marek Cervenka's 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roko Matijevic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Cervenka.
A nice leg kick from Matijevic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cervenka misses with a double jab.
Matijevic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Cervenka there.
Cervenka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matijevic!
It looks like Marek Cervenka has been cut.
Cervenka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matijevic staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matijevic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cervenka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Matijevic counters with a stiff right hand.
Cervenka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matijevic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cervenka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cervenka works over Matijevic's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Matijevic defends well and Cervenka ends up having to push Matijevic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Matijevic moves out of range of the strikes.
We've been told by Matijevic's head coaches at DC Dragon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cervenka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roko Matijevic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marek Cervenka.
A big right from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matijevic.
Cervenka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matijevic counters with a good low kick that Cervenka was not able to check.
Matijevic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cervenka's head.
Cervenka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matijevic as he jumps to the side.
Matijevic is looking to counter punch.
Matijevic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
A combination from Matijevic does no damage.
Cervenka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matijevic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Matijevic.
Cervenka is rocked!
Matijevic throws a pinpoint strike between Cervenka's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Cervenka crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Matijevic scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roko Matijevic!
An out of breath Roko Matijevic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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