Jon Fitch Pulls Out A Victory Against Mike Pierce At UFC 107
December 13th, 2009 - 8:01 pm ICT by GD ( Leave a comment )By Madhuri Dey
Dec 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Jon Fitch utilized his wrestling to the fullest extent to edge past his rival Mike Pierce at the UFC 107 welterweight battle. Jon Fitch, the winner of the epic welterweight battle gained an upper hand in the match during the first two round, which later on went on to become the decisive factor of the bout. Jon Fitch eventually won the match via an unanimous decision.
John Fitch carved out a 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 decision over Mike Pierce. The result of the much talked about welterweight battle at UFC 107 is itself self-explanatory, portraying how close the bout was. Both the fighters took on each other, with Jon Fitch taking down Mike Pierce a couple of times. Jon Fitch’s wrestling skills came into utmost effect thereby, by overcoming the fierce leg kicks landed upon him by Mike Pierce. During the first couple of rounds, Jon Fitch ably blocked Mike Pierce’s blatant leg kicks. When slammed into the cage by Mike Pierce, Jon Fitch conspicuously got himself out of the grasp of his opponent. Eventually the first two rounds, though close enough, belonged to Fitch.
It was during the third round when Jon Fitch seemed shaky. Mike Pierce had Jon Fitch cornered as he started landing blows upon him. The severe blows landed by Mike Pierce seemingly rocked Jon Fitch. Jon Fitch eventually seemed exhausted and shaky after the completion of the third round. Sources revealed that after the match Jon Fitch, who apparently won by an unanimous decision, revealed that the cut he had suffered during the final round refrained him to fight as aggressively as he would have like to otherwise.
- UFC 107 Turns Out To Be A Grand Success - Dec 13, 2009
- Jon Fitch Wins Over Thiago Alves At UFC 117 - Aug 08, 2010
- UFC 126 Fight Card Results Announced - Feb 06, 2011
- Forrest Griffin Thrashes Rich Franklin In UFC 126 - Feb 06, 2011
- Ultimate Fighter Finale 12 Main Card Highlights - Dec 05, 2010
- UFC 124 Fight Yielded Exciting Results - Dec 12, 2010
- UFC 123: Mark Munoz And Aaron Simpson Fight It Out In Close Contest - Nov 21, 2010
- Yushin Okami Beats Nate Marquardt In UFC 122 - Nov 14, 2010
- B.J. Penn Knocks Out Matt Hughes In Less Than A Minute - Nov 21, 2010
- Michael Bisping Wins Over Dan Miller - May 30, 2010
- Frankie Edgar Vs BJ Penn: UFC 118 Bout - Aug 29, 2010
- Quinton "Rampage" Jackson Defeats Lyoto Machida Via Split Decision - Nov 21, 2010
- Antonio Silva Registers Victory Against Andrei Arlovski By Unanimous Decision - May 16, 2010
- Jonathan Brookins Overruled Michael Johnson In UFC 12 - Dec 05, 2010
- Rampage Jackson Defeated By Rashad Evans - May 30, 2010
Tags: decisive factor, dey, extent, grasp, john fitch, jon fitch, match, opponent, ufc, unanimous decision, victory, wrestling