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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Yarborough (ranked 831 p4p, 1948 weight class) and Mr Pervitin (ranked 107 p4p, 223 weight class). Yarborough comes to the cage accompanied by Derezzed. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pervitin with a hook.
It looks like James Yarborough has been cut.
Yarborough dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pervitin scores with a three punch combo!
Yarborough fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yarborough misses with a left hand
enabling Pervitin to counter with a crisp jab.
Pervitin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yarborough with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yarborough.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yarborough scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pervitin missing with a left hand there. Yarborough was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pervitin walks into a straight right hand from Yarborough.
Yarborough has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA FIGHT BARN in the buildup to the fight.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Yarborough blocks the leg kick.
Pervitin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Pervitin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pervitin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yarborough takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
James Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Yarborough. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yarborough.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pervitin.
Yarborough scores with a decent looking hook.
Yarborough scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Pervitin misses.
Yarborough swings for the body but Pervitin moves out of range.
Yarborough missing with a left hand there. Pervitin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Pervitin.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Pervitin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yarborough is trying to defend but Pervitin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yarborough on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pervitin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yarborough's head.
Yarborough regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Pervitin.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pervitin won't allow Yarborough to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin works over Yarborough with some ground and pound from guard.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
Pervitin throwing strikes from guard but Yarborough blocks nicely.
Pervitin throws a strike but Yarborough rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pervitin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pervitin throws his legs up looking for a submission but Yarborough uses it to pass to side control.
Yarborough controls the position from side control.
Pervitin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin regains half guard.
Pervitin trying to control but Yarborough postures up.
Pervitin wants to get back to full guard but Yarborough has mounted him!
Pervitin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin tries to roll over but Yarborough keeps him under control.
Pervitin wants to get back to full guard but Yarborough has mounted him!
Pervitin tries to hold on but Yarborough pushes him away.
Pervitin working to try and regain half guard.
Yarborough is trying to take his opponent's back.
Yarborough controlling the position easily from mount.
Pervitin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yarborough misses the jab.
Yarborough bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pervitin. Yarborough does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yarborough misses the shot to the body.
Yarborough throws a body shot but no joy.
Pervitin tests Yarborough's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yarborough lands with a straight right. Pervitin didn't see that one coming.
Pervitin avoids the body shot from Yarborough.
Nice defenses there by Pervitin.
Good leg kick by Pervitin.
Pervitin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pervitin throws a sloppy head kick and Yarborough moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yarborough connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pervitin's hands.
Pervitin moves out of range as Yarborough strikes.
Yarborough takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pervitin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yarborough tries to avoid it but Pervitin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yarborough to the ground. Yarborough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yarborough looks to land a left hand but Pervitin moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough connects with a body shot that sends Pervitin's belly button to the back.
Yarborough misses with a looping left.
Pervitin scores with a head kick. Yarborough tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yarborough scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pervitin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yarboroughs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yarborough wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pervitin throws a hook but Yarborough avoids it easily.
Yarborough misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pervitin.
Yarborough throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pervitin.
And Pervitin tries to counter it with a takedown but Yarborough pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yarborough throws a lazy uppercut
and Pervitin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yarborough's guard.
Pervitin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pervitin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yarborough not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pervitin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pervitin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yarborough's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pervitin looking to sit in guard and control but Yarborough gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yarborough stopping the sweep attempt from Pervitin.
Mr Pervitin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pervitin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yarborough stacks Pervitin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yarborough!
Pervitin being controlled for a moment.
Pervitin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pervitin can't do much from the bottom here.
Pervitin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pervitin keeps trying to improve his position.
Pervitin struggling a bit here.
Pervitin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pervitin can't do much from the bottom here.
Yarborough wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pervitin keeps working.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Yarborough misses with a hook
and Pervitin counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Yarborough will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Yarborough's cut.
That's time! Yarborough's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pervitin slips under a jab.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yarborough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yarborough steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pervitin. That one must have hurt.
Yarborough lands a slapping body shot.
Yarborough looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervitin is just out of range.
Pervitin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yarborough's sensitive parts.
Yarborough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yarborough tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pervitin was well out of range. Poor timing from Yarborough.
Yarborough waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pervitin.
Pervitin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pervitin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yarborough.
It looked like Yarborough was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pervitin connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Pervitin misses.
A left and a right from Pervitin both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pervitin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yarborough slips under a jab from Pervitin.
Pervitin throws a looping overhand right but Yarborough ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick from Pervitin misses
and Yarborough counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pervitin thinking.
Pervitin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Yarborough.
Yarborough listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yarborough dodges the punch combination from Pervitin.
Yarborough comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pervitin looks to throw the jab but Yarborough is out of range.
Pervitin throws a right hand that Yarborough ducks under and follows up with a left that Yarborough also avoids with ease.
Yarborough takes a swing at Pervitin's ribcage but misses.
Yarborough throws a combination that misses
and Pervitin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yarborough is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pervitin controls Yarborough momentarily but Yarborough frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin 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.
Pervitin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yarborough won't allow Pervitin to sweep him here.
Pervitin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yarborough defends it easily.
Pervitin working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yarborough wants to pass the guard but Pervitin is keeping the position.
James Yarborough is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yarborough stopping the sweep attempt from Pervitin.
Pervitin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yarborough is aware though and is defending well.
Yarborough gets to his feet - Pervitin follows without any prompting.
Pervitin throws a leg kick but Yarborough sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yarborough throws a shot from downtown. Pervitin moves away and avoids it.
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.
Yarborough lands a nice looking body shot.
Yarborough connects with a looping right hand.
Pervitin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pervitin enables Yarborough to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pervitin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yarborough is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pervitin wants to hit a sweep here but Yarborough passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pervitin there!
Pervitin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pervitin looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Yarborough.
Well Yarborough has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Yarborough!
During a confident post fight interview, James Yarborough thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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