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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Perez (ranked 3629 p4p, 4221 weight class) and Giovani Hatfield (ranked 275 p4p, 306 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Giovani Hatfield was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 1 - 1 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giovani Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Perez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nice jab there from Hatfield.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatfield slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Perez throws a right hand that Hatfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Hatfield also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Hatfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
Perez clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez blocks a body shot from Hatfield.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Perez tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a one two combo.
Hatfield connects with the punch.
Hatfield throws a good cross that connects.
Perez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hatfield circles away.
Hatfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hatfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perez throws a big counter combination but Hatfield scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hatfield jabs at Perez's body.
Hatfield swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Hatfield is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perez rather than just go for the knockout.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield misses with a body punch.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Perez tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Perez tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Hatfield.
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Hatfield misses with a few strikes there.
Hatfield lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatfield scores with a hook to the body. Perez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hatfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hatfield lands a slapping body shot.
Perez tries to move into range but Hatfield moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hatfield just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hatfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez tries to clinch
and Hatfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left lands for Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hatfield, as that shot connected.
Perez is rocked!
Hatfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
Perez wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Perez throws a series of punches but Hatfield avoids them all with ease.
Hatfield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hatfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hatfield jabs Perez right on the nose. Perez blinks but takes it well.
Hatfield lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hatfield is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Perez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez is looking to clinch but Hatfield is avoiding it.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hatfield trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez walks into a jab.
Hatfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Hatfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perez works over Hatfield's head and body with a nice combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez forces Hatfield back against the cage and clinches.
Hatfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Perez throws a series of punches but Hatfield moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Hatfield misses.
Jab by Hatfield.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hatfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hatfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez misses with the combination.
Hatfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perez eats them both and turns towards Hatfield to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Perez manages to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Hatfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield misses with a wild body shot.
Santiago Perez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez wants to clinch.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a body punch but Perez moves out of range.
A big left from Hatfield misses.
Perez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hatfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez drives through and clinches with Hatfield against the cage.
Hatfield trying to stall but Perez improves his position.
Hatfield lands with a left to the head.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perez manages to break the clinch.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Hatfield counters with a straight right hand.
Perez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hatfield eats them both and turns towards Perez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
Perez breaks the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hatfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Hatfield throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield connects with a crisp jab.
Hatfield misses with a combination
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Giovani Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Hatfield. Beautiful body shot.
Hatfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hatfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez blocks a body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hatfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovani Hatfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hatfield with a hook.
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perez taking a breather.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield taking a breather.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Santiago Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez clinches.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield connects with a jab.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Hatfield misses with a punch to the body.
Perez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hatfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Hatfield throws a big shot that misses.
Hatfield keeps the fight on the outside.
Perez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hatfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves away from the strike by Hatfield.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Hatfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hatfield digs a good hook to Perez's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield connects with a body shot that sends Perez's belly button to the back.
Hatfield digs a good body shot into Perez's ribs.
Hatfield connects with a body shot.
A big right from Hatfield misses.
Perez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Hatfield tries to work over Perez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Hatfield working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike.
Hatfield looking to stall.
Perez is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Hatfield tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Hatfield back against the cage.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield loads up on a big right hand but Perez slips the punch.
Perez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hatfield throws a shot to the body.
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hatfield scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perez is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Hatfield releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hatfield lands a jab to the head.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield lands a left and a right that send Perez crashing to the mat, dazed. Hatfield thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez tries to clinch
and Hatfield counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perez tries to clinch up but Hatfield circles away and keeps his distance.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez tries to clinch there but Hatfield circles away.
It seemed like Hatfield was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hatfield misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hatfield throws a sloppy body shot
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perez moves into the clinch.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatfield.
Hatfield working aggressively here.
Hatfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Hatfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hatfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Hatfield!
Giovani Hatfield gave a mention to Bloodbath MMA Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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