UFC 201 live blog: Francisco Rivera vs. Erik Perez

This is the UFC 201 live blog for Francisco Rivera vs. Erik Perez, a bantamweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.Rivera, who has lost four of his past five fights, will face Perez, who has won his three of his past five fights, on the main card.Check out the UFC 201 live blog below.

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Round 1: Pair of intriguing 135-pounders here. Rivera likes a brawl, and Perez is known to accommodate. The third man is George Allen. They touch gloves. Perez circles early. Push kicks, before we get rolling. Nice combo there from Rivera. Both landed. Nice right hand counter from Rivera, and now a left hook. Perez so far not afraid to stand in front of him. Crazy. Right uppercut from Perez, and now he comes up top with a kick. Lot of patient movement from Rivera. And even more lightness on his feet from Perez. Leg kick from Rivera. Inside leg kick in exchange from Perez. Perez catches a kick, and lands a nice sequence there, pushing Rivera to the fence. They trade in the middle. And Perez lands a body punch, and he tries to take Rivera down. Knee to the body from Perez. And another one from Perez, this one of the flying variety. Rivera holds the center, and he lands big on a right hand but takes a counter square. Perez warming up. He’s bouncing, and landing legs. Left hook counter from Rivera. MMA Fighting scores R1 for Rivera, …

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