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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Ivan (ranked 4975 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Perevalov (ranked 4170 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolay Perevalov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yaroslav Ivan!
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, Nikolay Perevalov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perevalov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ivan pinned against the cage. Ivan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Perevalov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ivan defends it nicely.
Perevalov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perevalov drags the fight down to the ground.
Ivan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Perevalov's guard.
Ivan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perevalov looking for a guillotine here but Ivan defends easily.
Perevalov looking for a sweep. Not yet Perevalov, not yet.
Ivan throws a big elbow that misses.
Perevalov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Perevalov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Perevalov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ivan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Perevalov gets to his feet. Ivan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nikolay Perevalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perevalov has Ivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ivan tries to break free but Perevalov pushes him back against the cage.
Perevalov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ivan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Yaroslav Ivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Perevalov.
Perevalov has a takedown stuffed.
Perevalov takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perevalov is trying to drag Ivan to the mat but Ivan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ivan is trying to break free.
Perevalov is pushing Ivan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ivan is pressed up against the cage. Perevalov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ivan down to the mat. Ivan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Perevalov slips a jab and a cross from Ivan.
Perevalov throws a low kick but Ivan moves out of range easily.
Ivan looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ivan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Perevalov's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perevalov dives in for a single leg takedown but Ivan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Perevalov closes the distance and clinches.
Perevalov goes for a takedown attempt but Ivan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perevalov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivan breaks the clinch.
Ivan slaps away a takedown attempt from Perevalov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perevalov has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Perevalov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ivan is defended easily by Perevalov.
Ivan tried to score with a low kick but Perevalov checks it.
Perevalov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perevalov has Ivan up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perevalov is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Perevalov's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ivan stops a takedown attempt from Perevalov.
Ivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perevalov just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan is working for takedown but Perevalov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yaroslav Ivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perevalov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perevalov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Perevalov has him pressed against the cage.
Perevalov pulls guard.
Perevalov is looking for a triangle but Ivan pushes his legs off easily.
Ivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Perevalov is keeping the position for now.
Perevalov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ivan stacks Perevalov 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 Ivan!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perevalov manages to get back to half guard.
Perevalov is controlling Ivan's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Perevalov gets full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perevalov holds on and takes a little breather.
Perevalov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perevalov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Perevalov holds on and takes a little breather.
Perevalov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ivan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Perevalov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ivan has managed to get both his arms back between Perevalov's legs - danger averted.
Perevalov looking for a guillotine here but Ivan defends easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perevalov has Ivan up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivan prevents Perevalov from breaking the clinch.
Perevalov jumps guard and drags Ivan to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Perevalov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ivan is trying to keep Perevalov in close.
Perevalov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Perevalov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Perevalov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perevalov takes the fight into the clinch.
Perevalov drags the fight down to the ground.
Perevalov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Perevalov managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivan looking to sit in guard and control but Perevalov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perevalov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Perevalov throwing strikes but missing.
Perevalov stands up from Ivan's guard - Perevalov perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ivan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yaroslav Ivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivan tries to clinch but Perevalov is having none of it.
A punch combination from Perevalov misses.
Perevalov fails with the takedown.
Perevalov fails with a takedown attempt.
Perevalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Perevalov.
Yaroslav Ivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Perevalov.
Perevalov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivan throws a jab when Perevalov was well out of range.
Ivan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perevalov but Perevalov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Perevalov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ivan tries to avoid it but Perevalov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ivan to the ground. Ivan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perevalov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ivan swivels and escapes.
A bone on bone clash there as Perevalov blocks the leg kick.
Perevalov looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ivan tries to keep at a distance but Perevalov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ivan tries to circle away but Perevalov has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perevalov pulls guard successfully.
Perevalov is pulling down on Ivan's head. It's preventing any offense from Ivan, at least for the moment.
Ivan looking to sit in guard and control but Perevalov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perevalov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Perevalov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yaroslav Ivan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolay Perevalov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Perevalov moves into range and clinches up with Ivan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Perevalov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perevalov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Perevalov!
A very excited looking Nikolay Perevalov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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