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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rich Voss (ranked 4085 p4p, 3886 weight class) and Newton Diaz (ranked 481 p4p, 468 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rich Voss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Newton Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Voss there.
Diaz tries to sprawl but Voss drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is trying is best to control the position here.
Voss takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Voss has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
Voss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Voss scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Voss chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz trying to strike off his back.
Voss chips away with some ground and pound.
Voss wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Voss is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz is trying to keep Voss in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voss is one step ahead there.
Voss stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Voss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Rich Voss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Voss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diaz as he avoids it easily.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Voss connects with a looping right hand.
Voss lands a nice shot to the body.
Voss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is pressing down on Voss's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Voss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voss.
Voss not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Voss working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voss distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Voss dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Voss closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Voss getting side control.
Voss scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Voss controlling the action here.
Diaz tries to roll over but Voss keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss slips a nice elbow through Diaz's hands, connecting with Diaz's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voss connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Voss is nestled in close to Diaz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Voss is controlling well.
Voss wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voss lands with a punch from half guard.
Voss trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Voss is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Voss landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is in trouble now - Voss has advanced to mount!
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Diaz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Voss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Voss wants to pass to mount but Diaz is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Voss scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Voss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Voss.
Diaz has hold of Voss's hands but Voss slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Voss controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz is looking to get back to full guard here but Voss has managed to pass to side control instead.
Voss is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voss tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
Voss cracks Diaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Voss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Diaz with a nice cross.
Voss throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Voss shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Voss looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voss gets the takedown into side control.
Voss taking a breather here.
Voss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voss trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz tries to improve position but can't.
Diaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Diaz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Voss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Voss seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
Voss trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Voss lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Voss postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Voss controlling his opponent.
Diaz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diaz is staying active underneath Voss, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
Voss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voss connects with a nice short shot to Diaz's temple.
Diaz is not content to let Voss control the position.
Voss is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Voss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Voss looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Rich Voss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voss lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz has his foot on Voss's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Voss works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Voss is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Voss has managed to sneak the leg through.
Voss performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Voss is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Newton Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Voss is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Voss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voss, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Voss!
Rich Voss thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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