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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Pelovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nestor Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Pelovski!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelovski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Adam Pelovski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelovski throws a leg kick but Christian moved away.
Pelovski looks to land a combination but Christian avoids it well.
Pelovski throws a leg kick but Christian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Christian appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pelovski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Christian.
Christian dives in and grabs Pelovski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pelovski pushes down on Christian's head and hops out.
Christian really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pelovski throws a leg kick
and Christian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pelovski won't be happy with that.
Christian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christian cracks Pelovski with a big elbow.
Christian throws an elbow but Pelovski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Christian throws a strike aimed at the side of Pelovski's head but Pelovski avoids it well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Christian tries to score with some ground and pound. Pelovski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christian is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pelovski's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pelovski dodges the ground and pound from Christian.
Pelovski tries to control but Christian manages to take his back.
Christian misses with a punch to the head.
Christian has good solid back control here.
Christian throwing sloppy strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian scores with punches to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christian struggling to land strikes to the head as Pelovski covers up.
Christian punches the canvas rather than the man.
Christian controls the action.
Christian tightening his grip on Pelovski, looking for the choke.
Christian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Christian wants to control but Pelovski is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian missing with strikes.
Christian is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pelovski covering up well and avoiding damage.
Pelovski preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Christian.
Christian is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian struggling to land strikes to the head as Pelovski covers up.
Christian missing with punches from the back.
Christian throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Pelovski covering up well under a series of strikes from Christian.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christian wants to control but Pelovski is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Christian 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.
Christian shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Christian was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pelovski tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Christian struggling to land strikes to the head as Pelovski covers up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelovski is trapped and Christian is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Christian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pelovski can do to turn this around?
Christian tightening his grip on Pelovski, looking for the choke.
Christian not allowing Pelovski to control his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelovski covering up well under a series of strikes from Christian.
Christian trying to control momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Christian not allowing Pelovski to control his hands.
Christian is punishing Pelovski with strikes - can he finish him?!
Christian misses with an elbow to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Christian manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Christian looking to break Pelovski's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Pelovski remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Christian will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelovski trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Pelovski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pelovski is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Pelovski is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Christian struggling to land strikes to the head as Pelovski covers up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pelovski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Christian.
Pelovski trying to control the action but Christian just sinks the hooks in.
Christian punches the canvas rather than the man.
Christian tightening his grip on Pelovski, looking for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christian wants to control but Pelovski is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Christian dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Christian shoots in for a double leg but Pelovski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pelovski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pelovski tries to bum rush Christian with a series of wild strikes but Christian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Christian tries to counter with a takedown but Pelovski is quick to defend against it.
Pelovski missing with a left hand there. Christian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Christian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Christian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christian tries for a kimura but Pelovski is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christian looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pelovski is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pelovski down.
Pelovski wants to control but Christian postures up.
Pelovski wants to get back to his feet but Christian drags him back down.
Christian trying to control the position but Pelovski is working away.
Christian cracks Pelovski with a big elbow.
Adam Pelovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Christian is trying to get an arm triangle but Pelovski is defending well.
Christian trying to control the action but Pelovski is working from the bottom.
Christian in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Christian has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian dominating with strikes here.
Pelovski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Christian throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pelovski because Christian loaded up on that one.
Christian unloads with some shots from mount but Pelovski bucks and avoids them well.
Pelovski trying desperately to get to his feet.
Christian looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christian misses with a head shot.
Christian throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Christian looking to control but Pelovski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pelovski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A nice elbow there by Christian.
Nestor Christian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christian is working for a guillotine from mount but Pelovski frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nestor Christian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nestor Christian!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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