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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigory Pechorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pechorin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Alexander Alyabyev - The Tempest. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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4 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigory Pechorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pechorin throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Pechorin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Shane Wilson has been cut.
Pechorin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pechorin scores with the left hand. Wilson knows he should have avoided that one.
Pechorin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Pechorin scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson is rocked!
Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pechorin finish him?
No joy there for Pechorin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pechorin clinches up against the cage.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but Pechorin blocks with his arms.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Come on Wilson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pechorin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pechorin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pechorin tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pechorin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Pechorin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pechorin gets caught flat footed, as Wilson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pechorin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Pechorin's legs - danger averted.
My spies in Power Quest inform me that Wilson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Pechorin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson stopping the sweep attempt from Pechorin.
Pechorin is working hard here to advance position.
That's two 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.
Pechorin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pechorin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pechorin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pechorin, not yet.
Pechorin looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Pechorin keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Pechorin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wilson gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pechorin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wilson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson pulls Pechorin in close to prevent any damage.
Pechorin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pechorin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pechorin pushes down on Wilson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wilson gets full guard.
Wilson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Wilson trying to control but Pechorin is working from the bottom.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pechorin is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grigory Pechorin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pechorin misses with a straight right.
Pechorin loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Pechorin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pechorin lands a leg kick that knocks Wilson off balance momentarily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pechorin enables Wilson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pechorin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pechorin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Pechorin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson trying to control but Pechorin is working from the bottom.
Pechorin is trying to keep Wilson in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson content to stall in guard here.
Pechorin looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pechorin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wilson stacks Pechorin 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 Wilson!
Wilson just content to control the position.
Pechorin tries to bench press Wilson off him but Wilson keeps the position.
Pechorin is letting Wilson control him for a moment.
Pechorin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson cracks Pechorin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pechorin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pechorin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pechorin is trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson trying to control the action but Pechorin is working from the bottom.
Pechorin manages to get back to half guard.
Wilson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Pechorin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson controlling the pace.
Wilson is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pechorin gets back to full guard.
Pechorin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wilson defends it easily.
Pechorin wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Pechorin keeps moving.
Pechorin wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson looking to sit in guard and control but Pechorin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pechorin is pushing down on Wilson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wilson is fighting to maintain full guard but Pechorin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilson keeping control of the position.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Pechorin has control of the leg.
Wilson gets back to full guard.
Wilson keeping full guard, as Pechorin tries to pass.
Pechorin throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pechorin preventing the sweep.
Pechorin postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shane Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shane Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pechorin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pechorin circles away.
A big left from Pechorin misses.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pechorin was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson shoots in and drives through. Pechorin sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Grigory Pechorin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Wilson.
A big right from Pechorin misses.
Pechorin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pechorin tries to land a front kick but Wilson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pechorin stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilson. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Shane Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pechorin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grigory Pechorin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Pechorin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pechorin counters with an outside leg kick.
Pechorin closes the distance and clinches.
Pechorin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson can't get the takedown.
Pechorin scores a nice knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pechorin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilson prevents Pechorin from improving his position.
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Pechorin is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pechorin is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Pechorin's head.
Pechorin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wilson stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson is keen to just control but Pechorin is a slippery customer.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pechorin wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pechorin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wilson wants to control but Pechorin is keeping him busy.
Wilson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pechorin manages to get to full guard.
Wilson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pechorin is trying to control the position but Wilson postures up.
Wilson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pechorin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pechorin is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pechorin is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pechorin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wilson manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pechorin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pechorin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grigory Pechorin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pechorin 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grigory Pechorin!
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energy
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hype
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