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Event:
MMA Hype -10-
Date: Nov 10, 2024 |
#R1#
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.#CL#
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. #BC#
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Perez clinches up with Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Perez blocks a body shot from Hatfield. #BC#
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.
#T1#
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.#CL#
Perez has Hatfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hatfield misses with a body punch.
#BC#
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.
#T2##CL#
Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
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.#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
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.
#T3#
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.
#CL#
Perez rushes Hatfield and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
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.
#ROC2#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.
#T4#
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Perez gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
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.#R2#
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.#CL#
Perez clinches up against the cage.
Hatfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow. #BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Perez forces Hatfield back against the cage and clinches.
Hatfield doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
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.#T1#
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.#CL#
Perez clinches up against the cage.#BC#
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.#T2#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
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.#CL#
Perez has closed the distance and engaged Hatfield in a clinch.
#BC#
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.
#T3#
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.#CL#
Perez clinches with his opponent.
Perez blocks a body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
#T4#
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.
#BC#
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.#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch.
Hatfield misses with the head strike.
#BC#
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.#CL#
Perez clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Perez breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
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!#R3#
Hatfield with a hook.#CL#
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.
#BC#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
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.#BC#
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.#T1##CL#
Perez clinches. #BC#
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.#CL#
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.#BC#
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!#T2#
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.#CL#
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.#T3#
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. #BC#
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.
#CL#
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hatfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hatfield tries a body shot but Perez blocks it.
#BC#
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.
#T4##KD2#
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.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hatfield struggles to land a body shot inside as Perez controls his hands.
#BC#
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.#CL#
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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Event:
MMA Hype -4-
Date: Oct 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Perez misses with a series of wild punches.
Coca swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Perez has managed to clinch.
Perez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez working hard to break the clinch.
Coca is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Perez is defending well for now.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Coca has him pressed against the cage.
Perez pushes Coca back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coca tries to land knees in the clinch but Perez avoids the damage to the body.
Perez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Perez as the two fighters clinch.
Perez tries to circle away but Coca has him pinned against the cage.
Perez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Perez wants to break free but Coca has control.
Perez tries to break the clinch but Coca is controlling the position.
Perez wants to break free but Coca has control.
#T1#
Perez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coca looking to throw knees to the head but Perez is blocking nicely.
Perez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perez is trying to break free.#BC2#
Coca breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Perez gets a clinch.
Perez is trying to break free.
Coca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Coca tries to land a knee to the head but Perez blocks with his arms.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coca misses with a punch on the inside.
Perez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Coca has the dominant position.
Coca prevents Perez from breaking the clinch.
Perez is trying to break free.
Perez wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T2#
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Coca has the dominant position.
Perez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coca is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Perez to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Coca pulls guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coca holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Coca is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Perez defends well.
Coca is trying to control the position but Perez postures up. #SUB2#
Coca has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Perez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Coca is trying to control the position but Perez postures up. #SUB2#
Coca has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.
Coca is controlling Perez's posture.
Perez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Perez is looking to stand up but Coca won't let him.
Coca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Coca has his foot on Perez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perez works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Coca throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perez stopping the sweep attempt from Coca.#T4##SUB2#
Perez has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Coca to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Perez is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Coca pulls down on the head and he's put Perez to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Filippo Coca! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 07, 2024 |
#R1##CL#
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.#TD2#
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.
#SU#
Perez stands up and waves to Tovar to follow him. #CL#
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. #BC#
Perez manages to break the clinch.
#T1#
Perez lands a jab-cross combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Perez scores with a four punch combination!#ROC#Tovar is rocked!
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Tovar is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?#CL#
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.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tovar throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
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. #T2#
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.
#CL#
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.#TD2#
Tovar pulls guard. #SU#
Perez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tovar, up you get! #CL#
Perez moves into the clinch successfully.
#T3#
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.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
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. #T4#
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.#BC#
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.#CL#
Perez takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
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!#CL#
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!#R2#
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.#CL2#
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.
#CL#
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.
#T1##BC2#
Tovar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Perez pushes Tovar up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Tovar manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
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.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch.
#CL#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#BC#
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez is looking to clinch but Tovar is avoiding it.
#CL2#
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.#T4#
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. #BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
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!#R3#
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.#CL#
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.#T1#
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.#BC#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
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.#BC#
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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