Bivol literally toyed with Clenelo whilst in second-gear. He slipped into third at times to keep him in check when he tried to step out of his lane and he even went full Eurasian on his ass with the combinations a couple of times in the middle rounds just to let him know that there would be a terrible price to pay if he got too brave. He even stood head to head with Clenelo in the championship rounds, right in Clenelo's range and where Clenelo wanted and needed him to be, just to send him a message that there was only one alpha make/lion in that ring and that it wasn't the bloated giant ginger toad with marmalade hair.