When Dasmarinas attempted to clinch, Pierce raked him with another left hook, and by then Dasmarinas was looking for the eject button. Pierce went after him, making contact with nothing that much resembled a punch but bouncing Dasmarinas off the ropes nonetheless. The Filipino dropped to all fours, exhausted. When he clambered to his feet, referee Waleed gave Dasmarinas a final chance – and then Pierce snatched it away. Keeping the heat on, Pierce manifested his moment, driving a right hand flush into Dasmarinas’ belly, then instantly turning it over into a hook that spun the Filipino’s head and sent him sprawling, flat on his back under the bottom rope.
