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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Perez (ranked 3797 p4p, 3709 weight class) and Francisco Tovar (ranked 335 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco Tovar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santiago Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Francisco Tovar!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez instigates a clinch.
Tovar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tovar pulls guard successfully.
Tovar is looking to stand up but Perez isn't so interested in that idea.
Tovar trying to keep a closed guard but Perez is proving a slippery customer.
Perez stands up and waves to Tovar to follow him.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Tovar in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tovar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez prevents a body shot from Tovar.
Perez manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Perez scores with a four punch combination!
Tovar is rocked!
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Tovar is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Perez clinches up with Tovar and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Tovar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Perez is looking to break free of the clinch but Tovar has double underhooks.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tovar seems to have recovered his senses.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tovar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perez rushes Tovar and presses him up against the cage.
Perez is trying to push Tovar away but Tovar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tovar is trying to pull guard but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tovar backwards.
Tovar keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tovar tries to pull guard but Perez holds him up against the cage and eventually Tovar drops back down to his feet.
Santiago Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Tovar.
Tovar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tovar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Perez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perez tries to circle away but Tovar has him pinned against the cage.
Tovar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tovar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Perez clinches up with Tovar and pushes him back against the cage.
Tovar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Tovar pulls guard.
Perez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tovar, up you get!
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tovar.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Tovar is controlling the position.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar is controlling him.
Perez scores with a shot to the side of Tovar's head.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Tovar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Perez after a bit of a struggle.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar is controlling him.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Perez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tovar backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tovar looking for a takedown.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Perez lands with a light punch inside.
Tovar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Perez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez slips a straight right by Tovar.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tovar dives in for a single leg takedown but Perez sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tovar looks winded!
Perez pushes Tovar up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perez lands with a right to the head.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez is trying to push Tovar away but Tovar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Perez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perez looks to land a combination. Tovar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tovar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perez sprawls well. Perez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tovar gets slowly back to his feet.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Tovar manages to avoid it.
Tovar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tovar tries to score a body lock takedown but Perez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tovar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santiago Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Tovar.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Perez has Tovar pushed against the cage.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Perez lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tovar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Perez pushes Tovar up against the cage in a clinch.
Tovar manages to break the clinch.
Perez drives through and clinches with Tovar against the cage.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez wants to break free but Tovar has control.
Tovar has had enough of the clinch but Perez keeps him there for the moment.
Tovar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Perez is trying to push Tovar away but Tovar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tovar fails to pull guard.
Perez tries to break free but Tovar pushes him back against the cage.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tovar, pushing him back against the cage.
Perez prevents Tovar from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to break free but Tovar has control.
Tovar tries to pull guard but Perez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Perez.
Tovar is trying to pull guard but Perez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tovar is breathing heavily.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Perez is trying to push Tovar away but Tovar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tovar can do to turn this around?
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tovar is trying to pull guard but Perez has him pressed against the cage.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tovar won't allow it.
Perez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tovar has him pressed against the cage.
Perez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perez wants to get back to striking at distance but Tovar won't allow it.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tovar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tovar up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Perez.
Tovar prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Perez is trying to push Tovar away but Tovar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez is looking to clinch but Tovar is avoiding it.
Perez tries to keep at a distance but Tovar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Tovar has the dominant position.
Tovar is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tovar is looking to break free of the clinch but Perez has double underhooks.
Perez can't break the clinch.
Tovar has Perez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar is controlling him.
Santiago Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Perez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tovar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tovar has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Tovar is controlling the position.
Tovar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tovar has Perez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tovar clinches up with Perez and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Tovar has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Perez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tovar tries for a takedown but Perez circles away easily
letting Perez counter with a right hand.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Tovar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
Tovar prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez has had enough of the clinch but Tovar keeps him there for the moment.
Tovar tries for a takedown but Perez manages to get underhooks.
Tovar keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Tovar is controlling him.
Tovar is trying to drag Perez to the mat but Perez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santiago Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Tovar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez lands with a short shot to the head.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez lands a hook that snaps the head of Tovar backwards.
Perez is trying to push Tovar away but Tovar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Perez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez has managed to clinch.
Tovar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez is trying to break free.
Tovar keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tovar has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tovar shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Tovar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tovar seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Perez shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Tovar is backing up but Perez catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Tovar covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Perez Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Perez!
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RATING
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