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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Barbosa (ranked 2608 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Mr Pervitin (ranked 299 p4p, 133 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mr Pervitin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa lands a slapping body shot.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Pervitin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Pervitin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Barbosa throws a shot from downtown. Pervitin moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Pervitin misses.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pervitin.
Pervitin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barbosa.
Good exchange - Pervitin coming out on top.
Barbosa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pervitin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Pervitin seems unphased.
Barbosa jabs Pervitin right on the nose. Pervitin blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Pervitin is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa is looking to wear down Pervitin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Pervitin avoids them all with ease.
Pervitin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pervitin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa connects with a crisp jab.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Pervitin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa lands with a shot to the body.
Pervitin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barbosa. Barbosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Barbosa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pervitin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Barbosa. No joy for Pervitin on that attempt.
Barbosa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barbosa lands with a nice body kick.
Barbosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa lands a jab to the head.
Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa connects with a right hand. Pervitin shakes it off.
Barbosa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pervitin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Pervitin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pervitin is looking to stall here but Barbosa recovers full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin works over Barbosa with some ground and pound from guard.
Pervitin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pervitin is in close to Barbosa's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pervitin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throwing strikes but missing.
Barbosa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pervitin on the ground.
Pervitin preventing the sweep.
Barbosa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barbosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pervitin trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pervitin sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pervitin looking to sit in guard and control but Barbosa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pervitin is keeping the position for now.
Pervitin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barbosa defends it easily.
Pervitin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barbosa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pervitin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Barbosa is aware though and is defending well.
Barbosa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Barbosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pervitin at a distance.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Pervitin avoids it.
Pervitin throws a counter combo.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Pervitin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barbosa circles away quickly and effectively.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Pervitin's body.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Barbosa. That snapped Pervitin's head back.
Barbosa misses with a right hand
and Pervitin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barbosa throws a hook to the side of Pervitin's head but Pervitin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pervitin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pervitin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to bum rush Pervitin with a series of wild strikes but Pervitin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pervitin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pervitin fails to land the takedown.
Junior Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa clobbers Pervitin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa thuds his right hand into Pervitin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa looks to land a left hand but Pervitin moved out of range nicely.
Pervitin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barbosa pinned against the cage. Barbosa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barbosa is looking to counter punch.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Pervitin is just out of range.
Barbosa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pervitin is out of range.
Pervitin checks a leg kick nicely.
Pervitin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa connects with the punch.
Junior Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Barbosa misses its intended target.
Pervitin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Pervitin slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Junior Barbosa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barbosa is looking to chop away at Pervitin's legs.
Pervitin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Barbosa defends it well.
Barbosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Pervitin counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa tests Pervitin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barbosa throws a leg kick that misses.
Pervitin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Pervitin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbosa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pervitin counter with a right hand.
Barbosa throws a combination that misses
and Pervitin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Barbosa won't be happy with that.
Pervitin working the ground and pound.
Pervitin tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pervitin landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin in side control, throwing shots but Barbosa defends.
Barbosa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barbosa tries to get out of the position.
Pervitin landing strikes.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pervitin can do to turn this around?
Pervitin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barbosa sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pervitin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Pervitin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pervitin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa wants to control but Pervitin postures up.
Barbosa is not content to let Pervitin control the position.
Barbosa is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Pervitin.
Barbosa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pervitin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Barbosa rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Pervitin's guard! Nice work there by Barbosa!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Barbosa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Barbosa misses.
A little jabbing left from Pervitin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mr Pervitin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barbosa misses with a straight left.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Pervitin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa scores with a leg kick.
Barbosa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pervitin if he has to take too many more of those.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Pervitin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Barbosa wants to sweep here but Pervitin controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pervitin passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pervitin working the ground and pound but Barbosa is defending the strikes.
Pervitin working the ground and pound.
Pervitin working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pervitin trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Pervitin scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pervitin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pervitin connects with a decent elbow.
Pervitin is putting a hurting on Barbosa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pervitin cracks Barbosa with a big elbow.
Pervitin wants to control but Barbosa is keeping him busy.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pervitin.
Pervitin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Barbosa to see if he's OK.
Pervitin is chipping away with strikes.
Pervitin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pervitin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barbosa is rocked!
Pervitin throws an elbow but Barbosa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Oh Barbosa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pervitin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Pervitin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pervitin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barbosa some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin working the head with strikes.
Pervitin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Pervitin is working Barbosa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barbosa is trying to control Pervitin's posture but Pervitin avoids it.
Pervitin is chipping away with strikes.
Pervitin working the body and head with strikes.
Barbosa takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pervitin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pervitin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pervitin landing strikes.
Pervitin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Junior Barbosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pervitin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Barbosa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pervitin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barbosa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pervitin working the ground and pound but Barbosa is defending the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Pervitin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Barbosa!
After winning the bout, Junior Barbosa thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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