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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Breno Gracie (ranked 3307 p4p, 372 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 1883 p4p, 231 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Breno Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Breno Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronov works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Voronov.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Voronov lands with an uppercut that bounces Gracie off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Breno Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Voronov avoids it well.
Voronov jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Voronov moves away and avoids it.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronov.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Voronov sprawls well. Voronov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
We've been informed that Voronov 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.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Voronov avoids it really well and circles away.
Voronov lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov scores with a jab.
Voronov lands with a cross.
Voronov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Voronov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Voronov throws a good cross that connects.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Voronov defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Voronov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronov to score with a decent uppercut.
Yuri Voronov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voronov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Voronov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Voronov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Voronov lands a big right hand that sends Gracie crashing to the mat! Voronov stays standing though and waves Gracie back to his feet!
Gracie is rocked!
Breno Gracie's cut is getting worse.
Voronov lands a slapping body shot.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Decent striking displayed by Gracie there.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Voronov circles away.
Voronov lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Voronov misses the shot to the body.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Voronov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Voronov cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Voronov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Voronov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Voronov lands a jab.
Voronov slips under a jab.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Voronov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Voronov.
Voronov lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Voronov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gracie.
Breno Gracie's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Voronov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice sprawl there from Voronov as Gracie shoots in.
Voronov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Voronov lands a jab.
Voronov lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronov misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Gracie defending well as Voronov loads up on a big left hand.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jeez, Breno Gracie's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A lazy left from Gracie finds it's target.
Voronov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voronov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Voronov connects with a single shot there.
Voronov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voronov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voronov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Voronov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Breno Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuri Voronov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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