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Combat sports: Perez, Garcia score impressive wins

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In El Paso, to the surprise of no one, Abraham Perez was a master tactician.

In Nashville, Tennessee, to the surprise of many, so was Steve Garcia.

Perez and Garcia, two of Albuquerque鈥檚 finest combat-sports practitioners, scored impressive and significant victories on Saturday in their respective pursuits.

In El Paso, Perez defeated Mexico鈥檚 Angel Geovanny Meza Morales by unanimous eight-round decision in the flyweight main event of a pro boxing card at the El Paso Coliseum.

In Nashville, the heavy-handed Garcia was tactically superb in defeating veteran Calvin Kattar by shutout 鈥 30-27 on all three scorecards 鈥 in a featured fight on a UFC MMA card at Bridgestone Arena.

Perez, relying on skills he developed during a long and successful amateur career 鈥 鈥淩ing Generalship 101,鈥 as described by the blow-by-blow announcer on the streaming of Saturday鈥檚 card 鈥攊mproved his professional record to 12-0 with six knockouts.

Meza Morales, of Ensenada, Baja California, is 9-4-3 with six KOs.

Saturday鈥檚 bout was Perez鈥檚 first real challenge in the ring after a near-drowning a year ago that kept him in a hospital for weeks. He returned to boxing in April with a second-round knockout of Mexico鈥檚 Jose Rodriguez Montemayor (7-10) in Albuquerque.

Against Meza Morales, a far more skilled and durable opponent, Perez鈥檚 speed of hand and foot, his defensive skills and his offensive creativity led to a clear-cut win on the scorecards: 80-72, 79-73 and 77-75.

There were no knockdowns.

鈥淐ompared to pretty much the last year I鈥檝e had,鈥 Perez said in the ring afterward, 鈥渘ot being able to walk (a reference to his brush with death and recovery), and having to start, really from the bottom up, I鈥檓 here. I thank God every day for it.鈥

In Nashville, Garcia (18-5) saw an end to the five-knockout streak he brought into Saturday鈥檚 fight against the ultra-durable Kattar (23-10). His victory by decision, controlling the fight virtually throughout three five-minute rounds, arguably was more impressive than those five knockouts.

Garcia landed shots that might have led to a stoppage against a less durable opponent, and he did drop Kattar with a left hand in the third round.

鈥淚 wanted to make sure I stayed progressive, especially with a fighter like (Kattar), put my hands on him,鈥 Garcia said in the Octagon afterward.

鈥淏e smart in here, man 鈥 I hate that I ruined my (knockout) streak, but that鈥檚 OK.鈥

More important than the knockout streak is Garcia鈥檚 six-fight win streak, which likely will vault him into the UFC featherweight rankings for the first time. Kattar is ranked 14th.

ANOTHER STREAK BROKEN: Saturday was not a clean sweep for Albuquerque fighters. In El Paso, lightweight boxer Andres Rey (5-1, one KO) lost as a pro for the first time 鈥 outboxed over six rounds by Gary Hampton (6-2, no KOs) of Fort Worth, Texas.

Rey, who was dropped by a right hand in the third round, struggled to match Hampton鈥檚 hand speed. The judges scored it 59-54, 58-55 an 57-56, all for Hampton.