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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wesson (ranked 657 p4p, 93 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 361 p4p, 46 weight class). Wesson's entrance music is In Your Honor - Foo Fighters. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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201 lbs
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195 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dean Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson lands a leg kick that knocks Voronin off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Voronin as he connects with a hook.
Wesson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Wesson.
Dean Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Voronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voronin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Voronin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wesson!
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Voronin moves out of range as Wesson strikes.
Voronin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wesson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronin.
Wesson scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wesson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wesson, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wesson feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Voronin blocks the low kick.
Nice body punch from Wesson.
Wesson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wesson ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
Wesson sizes up Voronin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wesson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wesson throws a head kick that misses.
Voronin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wesson.
Wesson lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesson was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Voronin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
Voronin is looking for the big counter here.
Voronin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voronin's calf.
Voronin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wesson with a nice cross.
Voronin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wesson finds it's way round the side to connect with Voronin's head.
Wesson fakes the leg kick and cracks Voronin in the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wesson.
Wesson rushes Voronin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wesson tries to pull guard but Voronin won't allow it.
Voronin tries to work over Wesson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson pushes off an throws an elbow but Voronin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voronin blocks an elbow strike from Wesson.
Wesson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voronin dodges an elbow strike from Wesson.
Wesson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Voronin walks away with a smile on his face. Wesson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Voronin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wesson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Voronin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick from Wesson misses.
Voronin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Voronin is looking for the big counter here.
Voronin avoids a kick to the body.
Wesson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wesson throws a body punch but Voronin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Voronin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wesson.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
Voronin unleashes a big counter combination but Wesson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Voronin circles away and keeps his distance.
Voronin tries to counter with a clinch but Wesson shakes him off and moves away.
Voronin misses with a straight right.
Wesson misses with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wesson.
Wesson lands a body shot.
Wesson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin thinks about the counter body kick.
Wesson throws a body punch but Voronin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Voronin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Wesson 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.
Wesson rushes Voronin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wesson lands with a left to the head.
Wesson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voronin can do to turn this around?
A short right from Voronin on the inside.
Wesson lands with a left to the head.
Voronin blocks an uppercut.
Wesson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Wesson.
Wesson blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Wesson.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Voronin lands a right hand.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wesson.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wesson.
Wesson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wesson fails to land.
A short right from Voronin on the inside.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wesson blocks an uppercut.
Wesson lands an uppercut.
Wesson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Wesson blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Voronin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wessons head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesson.
Wesson misses with a body punch.
Wesson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Voronin uses from the top position.
Wesson is looking for a triangle but Voronin pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Voronin gets to his feet - Wesson follows without any prompting.
Voronin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Voronin moves out of range of the leg kick from Wesson.
Voronin throws out a counter right but Wesson avoids it with no problem.
Voronin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wesson. That snapped Voronin's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Wesson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voronin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wesson cracks Voronin with a good jab.
Wesson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wesson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Voronin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Wesson.
Wesson wants to clinch but Voronin slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronin lands a lovely overhand right.
Wesson is rocked!
A low kick from Wesson misses
enabling Voronin to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Wesson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin slips under a jab from Wesson.
Dean Wesson is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin misses with a hook. Wesson ducked under it nicely.
Wesson thuds his shin into the meat of Voronin's side.
Wesson throws a body punch but Voronin moves out of range.
Voronin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wesson with a body shot.
Wesson seems to have got his legs back now.
Wesson tries to land a front kick but Voronin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot by Wesson.
Some bone on bone action there as Voronin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voronin tries to counter with a clinch but Wesson shakes him off and moves away.
A big left from Wesson misses.
Voronin throws out a counter right but Wesson avoids it with no problem.
Voronin defending well as Wesson loads up on a big left hand.
Wesson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voronin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wesson.
Jab from Wesson.
Wesson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin blocks a low kick nicely.
Wesson sets himself, and Voronin steps forward looking for the clinch! Wesson avoids it this time.
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.
Voronin drives through and clinches with Wesson against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesson.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin lands with a light punch inside.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin lands an uppercut.
Wesson tries to work over Voronin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wesson working aggressively here.
Voronin throws a punch but it's blocked by Wesson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dean Wesson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wesson throws a leg kick but Voronin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wesson takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wesson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin.
Wesson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Voronin ducks under a wild hook from Wesson.
It seemed like Voronin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wesson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voronin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Voronin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wesson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Voronin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Wesson. Voronin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Voronin!
After winning the bout, Andriy Voronin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Dean Wesson stepped up to the mic, saying 'The better fighter won tonight. Congrats to my opponent. Got to get back to the gym and work my way to avenge this loss.'.
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