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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 444 p4p, 1132 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 65 p4p, 172 weight class). Nigel Benn Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronin works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronin throws a combination that misses
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Voronin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Voronin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Voronin rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Voronin instigates a clinch.
Voronin tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Voronin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin avoiding damage as Benn Jr throws knees to the body.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Voronin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Voronin.
Benn Jr avoiding damage.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Benn Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Voronin lands a body punch.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voronin is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Benn Jr.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Voronin.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin with the inside leg kick.
Voronin slips under a jab.
Voronin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Voronin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Voronin backing up. Voronin nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
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!
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that Benn Jr sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Voronin feints a jab promting Benn Jr to slip. Voronin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benn Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Voronin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling him.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Benn Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Voronin throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Voronin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Voronin ducks right into an uppercut from Benn Jr.
A head kick by Voronin misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benn Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Voronin avoids nicely.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Voronin avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voronin is out of range and Benn Jr settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Voronin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Voronin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Voronin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voronin walks into a stiff left hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Voronin backs off Benn Jr throws a huge counter combo but Voronin manages to avoid it all.
Voronin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Voronin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voronin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voronin. Voronin obviously looking to wear him down.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benn Jr.
Voronin is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Voronin.
Oh Voronin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Voronin seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Voronin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benn Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a nice body kick.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin clinches.
Voronin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin.
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Voronin moves out of range.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Voronin throws a body kick.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Voronin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronin cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Voronin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin'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.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Voronin with a series of wild strikes but Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Voronin.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Voronin lands a nice shot that snaps Benn Jr's head back.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benn Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Voronin misses with a hook
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voronin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benn Jr eats them both and turns towards Voronin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benn Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Benn Jr's jaw. Benn Jr's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Voronin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Andriy Voronin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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energy
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