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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Perez (ranked 1516 p4p, 849 weight class) and Vladimir Tomcic (ranked 176 p4p, 106 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tomcic!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Perez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tomcic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomcic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tomcic. Tomcic obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomcic.
Perez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Perez lands with an overhand left.
Perez moves out of range of the body kick from Tomcic.
Perez connects with a right hand. Tomcic shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomcic.
As Tomcic looks to move away, Perez throws a big counter combo but Tomcic just gets out of the way.
A jab from Perez misses.
Tomcic has Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Perez.
Tomcic lands a body punch.
Tomcic working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomcic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tomcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Tomcic has Perez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Perez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perez lands a body punch.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez throws a jab when Tomcic was well out of range.
Tomcic tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Perez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perez throwing a counter right hand but Tomcic manages to avoid it.
Perez lands a two punch combo.
Manny Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez thuds a left hand into Tomcic's body.
Perez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tomcic on the side of the head.
Tomcic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomcic gets a clinch.
Tomcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Tomcic moved out of range nicely.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Tomcic saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Tomcic throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Perez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tomcic is in Perez's guard.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tomcic is one step ahead there.
Tomcic postures up.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tomcic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tomcic trying to control the position from guard on top but Perez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez is trying to keep Tomcic in close.
Tomcic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Tomcic from controlling successfully.
Perez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tomcic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tomcic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Perez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tomcic preventing the sweep.
Tomcic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perez is keeping the position for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Perez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Perez is looking for a triangle but Tomcic pushes his legs off easily.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tomcic tries a head kick but it misses.
Tomcic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perez's waist but Perez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tomcic off to one side.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tomcic.
Tomcic tries to clinch but Perez moves away
and Perez counters with a nice uppercut.
Perez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tomcic's head.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez lands a jab to Tomcic's midsection.
Perez dips to his left and cracks Tomcic with an uppercut!
Jab from Tomcic.
Tomcic clinches with his opponent.
Perez is trying to maintain a safe position but Tomcic gets an underhook and turns Perez into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tomcic.
Still in the clinch, Perez scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomcic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomcic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tomcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomcic scores with a shoulder strike.
Tomcic blocks an elbow strike from Perez.
Tomcic misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Tomcic.
Tomcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tomcic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perez's elbow.
Tomcic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manny Perez is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomcic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perez to the mat! Perez manages to get full guard.
Perez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Perez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic is trying to get back to full guard.
Tomcic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Perez pulls his head out easily.
Tomcic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
Perez thows a huge punch but Tomcic dodges it nicely.
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back.
Perez prevents Tomcic from improving his position.
Perez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tomcic to get to his feet.
A lazy left from Perez finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
Perez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tomcic can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Tomcic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez checks a leg kick.
Perez lands with a hook. Tomcic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tomcic dodges the punch combination from Perez.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomcic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Tomcic moved out of range nicely.
Tomcic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Tomcic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomcic.
Perez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tomcic blocks a jab.
Tomcic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomcic misses with a low kick as Perez jumps back.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Tomcic's shoulder, as Tomcic tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tomcic throws a solid leg kick but Perez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tomcic.
It looked like Perez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tomcic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tomcic tries to close the distance and clinch but Perez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomcic goes for a double leg but Perez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Perez continues to drive forward.
A big left from Perez misses.
The crowd cheers as Perez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomcic doesn't seem phased though.
Perez throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tomcic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomcic slips under a jab.
Tomcic throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Tomcic tries to clinch up but Perez circles away and keeps his distance.
Perez avoids the head kick by Tomcic.
Tomcic clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tomcic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Perez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tomcic defends well.
Perez has his foot on Tomcic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tomcic works his way back into a safe position though.
Tomcic landing some decent shots from guard.
Tomcic trying to control but Perez is working from the bottom.
Perez wants to sweep here but Tomcic controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Perez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Perez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tomcic is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Tomcic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez misses with a two punch combination.
Tomcic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Perez to score with a decent uppercut.
Perez jabs Tomcic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomcic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tomcic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tomcic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Perez defending well as Tomcic loads up on a big left hand.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomcic dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Tomcic moved out of range.
Tomcic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Perez connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcic checks a low kick from Perez.
Perez walks into a straight right hand from Tomcic.
Tomcic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Tomcic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez throws a combination. Tomcic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tomcic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tomcic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perez defends it nicely.
Manny Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Tomcic.
Tomcic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tomcic misses with a head kick.
Perez looks to land a right hand but Tomcic moved out of range.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tomcic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomcic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vladimir Tomcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tomcic tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tomcic checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomcic ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Tomcic throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez cracks Tomcic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tomcic wants to land a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
Tomcic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomcic throws out a leg kick but Perez moves out of range and Tomcic only half commits.
Tomcic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tomcic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perez as he jumps to the side.
Tomcic moves in looking to clinch but Perez pushes him off.
Tomcic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez cracks Tomcic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tomcic wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomcic. Perez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomcic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tomcic throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Tomcic rushes Perez and presses him up against the cage.
Tomcic has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Perez clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Tomcic doesn't have the hooks in and Perez manages to turn into his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perez passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Perez.
Perez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez working over Tomcic with some ground and pound. Tomcic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tomcic looking for submissions off his back.
Perez is nestled in close to Tomcic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Perez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Perez wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tomcic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Perez wants to control from the top but Tomcic keeps moving.
Tomcic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Perez is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Perez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Perez!
An out of breath Manny Perez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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