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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giampaolo Pietravallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giampaolo Pietravallo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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223 lbs
11 - 13 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Giampaolo Pietravallo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietravallo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
Pietravallo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pietravallo working over Ferreira with some ground and pound. Ferreira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ferreira wants to improve his position but Pietravallo is controlling well.
Ferreira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pietravallo throws a strike but Ferreira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pietravallo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferreira is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pietravallo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pietravallo manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pietravallo pulls Ferreira in to control the position.
Ferreira looking to sit in guard and control but Pietravallo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pietravallo.
Pietravallo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ferreira is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pietravallo passes into half guard.
Ferreira wants to get back to full guard.
Pietravallo throws a strike but Ferreira avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ferreira is trying to control the position but Pietravallo postures up.
Pietravallo is looking to pass into half guard but Ferreira pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ferreira is in guard.
Pietravallo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ferreira's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pietravallo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pietravallo seems keen to control Ferreira's posture.
Ferreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Pietravallo is retaining full guard.
Pietravallo pulls Ferreira in close to his closed guard and prevents Ferreira from doing any damage or advancing position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Giampaolo Pietravallo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pietravallo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferreira will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pietravallo.
Pietravallo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ferreira momentarily.
Pietravallo throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pietravallo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferreira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ferreira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pietravallo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pietravallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pietravallo misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira looks to land a left hand but Pietravallo moved out of range nicely.
Pietravallo connects with a nice looking jab.
Giampaolo Pietravallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferreira's head.
Pietravallo with a nice cross.
Pietravallo misses with a leg kick.
Pietravallo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pietravallo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pietravallo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pietravallo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pietravallo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ferreira looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ferreira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown but Pietravallo shows good takedown defense.
A punch lands to the side of Ferreira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pietravallo throws out a leg kick but Ferreira moves out of range and Pietravallo only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giampaolo Pietravallo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pietravallo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferreira's head.
Pietravallo gets a double leg takedown into Ferreira's guard.
Pietravallo is working Ferreira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferreira trying to control the position.
Pietravallo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pietravallo scoring with some ground and pound.
Pietravallo stands up over Ferreira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pietravallo wants to pass the guard but Ferreira is keeping the position.
Pietravallo controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pietravallo distracts Ferreira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietravallo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Giampaolo Pietravallo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pietravallo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferreira has wrist control.
Pietravallo won't allow Ferreira to sweep him here.
Pietravallo controlling from the top position.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Pietravallo from controlling successfully.
Pietravallo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferreira wants to sweep here but Pietravallo controlling him for the moment.
Pietravallo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Giampaolo Pietravallo.
Pietravallo tests Ferreira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pietravallo, right into the meat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferreira is defended easily by Pietravallo.
Pietravallo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferreira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira throws an overhand right that lands on Pietravallo's shoulder, as Pietravallo tries to avoid the shot.
Pietravallo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ferreira at a distance.
Pietravallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pietravallo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pietravallo lands with an overhand left.
Pietravallo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietravallo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ferreira looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pietravallo advances to full mount.
Pietravallo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferreira?
Pietravallo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pietravallo looking to finish Ferreira with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ferreira!
Pietravallo unloading with bombs!
Ferreira is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Ferreira has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pietravallo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giampaolo Pietravallo!
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hype
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