SUNRISE, Fla. – Mike Pierce kept the theme from the preliminary card alive – a win is a win.
Pierce was able to use the strength of his wrestling game Friday to outwork Carlos Eduardo Rocha, staying away from the dangerous Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt’s submission attempts en route to an odd split decision win with scores of 27-30, 30-27, 30-27.
After one scoring error earlier on the card, eyebrows raised when the score was read, as it appeared that Pierce had done enough to cruise through all three rounds.