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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 961 p4p, 675 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 125 p4p, 84 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pato tries to clinch up
and Voronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pato moves out of range of the body kick from Voronin.
It seemed like Pato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pato checks a leg kick nicely.
Pato tries to counter with a clinch but Voronin shakes him off and moves away.
Pato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pato instigates a clinch.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato cracks Voronin with a nice body shot.
We've been informed that Pato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Pato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Pato blocking some punches.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Pato.
Voronin lands a shoulder strike.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Pato.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Pato breaks the clinch.
Voronin throws a head kick that Pato semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.
Voronin connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato clinches.
Voronin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Pato gets through Voronin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin blocking some punches.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Voronin.
Pato misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voronin tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Pato.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Voronin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Voronin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pato tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato misses with an elbow over the top.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Voronin's elbow.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronin controls his hands.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Voronin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pato.
Voronin lands with a right hand.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pato throws a right hand that Voronin ducks under and follows up with a left that Voronin also avoids with ease.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voronin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Voronin lands a nice hook to Pato's body. Pato takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Voronin. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Voronin throws a body kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Voronin!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Voronin.
Decent striking displayed by Pato there.
Voronin takes one to the side of the head.
Pato misses with a looping left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato tries to clinch but Voronin is having none of it.
Voronin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato swings for the body but Voronin moves out of range.
As Pato looks to move away, Voronin throws a big counter combo but Pato just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Voronin. Beautiful body shot.
Voronin looks to land a body kick but Pato moved away.
Pato looks to score with a jab to the body but Voronin is just out of range.
A left lands for Voronin.
Voronin clinches up with Pato and pushes him back against the cage.
Voronin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Voronin.
A right hand to the body from Voronin.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pato can do to turn this around?
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin digs a right hand underneath Pato's ribcage. Pato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voronin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Voronin.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Voronin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Pato tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin has a couple of punches blocked by Pato.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
Pato tries to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling the position.
Pato blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Voronin blocks an elbow strike from Pato.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Pato.
Voronin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Voronin's face.
It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
Pato prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Pato tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin works on Pato's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Pato breaks from the clinch.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronin misses with an uppercut. Pato saw that one coming.
Pato is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Andriy Voronin is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
Voronin circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Voronin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pato cracks Voronin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Voronin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Voronin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pato blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Pato throws the left hand but Voronin avoids the punch easily.
Pato misses with a looping right.
Pato lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Voronin finds it's way through Pato's defenses.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick and Pato moves out of range easily.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voronin throws a low kick but Pato moves out of range easily.
Voronin cracks Pato with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pato.
Voronin swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Pato moves into the clinch successfully.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Pato tries a body shot but Voronin blocks it.
Pato misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato.
Andriy Voronin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Pato - that landed with a thud.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato is looking to take this one to the mat.
Voronin dodges an elbow strike from Pato.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Pato.
Pato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voronin.
Pato misses with an elbow over the top.
Pato tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pato manages to break the clinch.
Voronin keeps the fight on the outside.
And Voronin counters with a quick kick to the body but Pato blocks it.
Pato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voronin under the eye.
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 clinches with his opponent.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Pato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Pato.
Voronin lands an uppercut.
Voronin digs a right hand into Pato's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pato's gas tank.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato misses with an elbow strike.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Voronin controls the action.
A body shot lands from Pato.
Voronin is pressed up against the cage. Pato has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Voronin down to the mat. Voronin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voronin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voronin counters with a stiff right hand.
Andriy Voronin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Voronin lunges at Pato with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pato's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin misses with a few strikes there.
Pato has Voronin up against the cage in a clinch.
Pato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voronin.
Pato working aggressively here.
Pato prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Voronin fails to land.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato stalling in the clinch.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Voronin's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andriy Voronin.
Well Voronin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
During a confident post fight interview, Andriy Voronin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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