Vic Darchinyan put on a dominating performance pummeling Yonnhy Perez tonight at the Nokia Theatre via technical decision in round five.
Darchinyan claimed a bantamweight title after a accidental headbutt caused the bout to go to the scorecards in Showtimes bantamweight tournament consulation round.
Judges scored the bout 50-44 on all score cards. Darchinyan had Perez hurt from the opning bell, hurting the Columbian fighter with powerful lead lefts in the first round. A knockdown would come in the second round but by that time the energy was zapped out of Perez.
Darchinyan would not let up as his speed and power overwhelmed his opponent. In the fifth round a accidental headbutt would cause the end of the fight as Perez suffered a arterial cut on his head causing bleeding into Perez’s eye. Ringside doctors called a halt at 1:07.
