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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voss comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Here comes the boom! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chris Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Voss!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Voss to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Voss wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voss missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Voss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Voss trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voss is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Voss lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voss trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voss should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Voss postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Johnson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Voss, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson stops Voss from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Voss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Voss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson trying to control but Voss is working from the bottom.
Voss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Voss keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Voss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson wants to get up but he can't break Voss's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Voss looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Voss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Voss is retaining full guard.
Voss keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Voss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Voss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to stand but Voss is controlling his posture from full guard.
Voss thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Voss throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Voss being controlled here, momentarily.
Voss looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Johnson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voss wants to get back to full guard.
Voss tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Johnson passes into side control, despite Voss's attempt to control the position.
Voss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Voss is looking to get back to his feet here but Johnson is keeping cool and he's managed to take Voss's back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss avoids the strikes from Johnson.
Voss looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Voss dominated that round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Voss shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Voss gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Voss is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
Johnson wants to control but Voss is keeping him busy.
Voss wants to get back to his feet.
Voss manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Voss is working for a submission of some sort.
Voss slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Voss is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Johnson gets back to full guard.
Voss wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Voss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss slips nicely into half guard.
Scott Voss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Voss is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Voss is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Voss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Voss is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Nice strikes from Voss there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss with the ground and pound but Johnson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Voss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
Voss is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Voss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson wants to control but Voss is keeping him busy.
Voss wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Voss being controlled for a moment.
Voss bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a double leg but Voss sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Voss fails with the takedown.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Voss circles away.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voss.
Chris Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Voss.
Nice takedown defense from Voss. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Voss manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voss throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Voss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Voss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voss shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Voss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Voss throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Voss is in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Voss is controlling the position.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voss is one step ahead there.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Voss from controlling successfully.
Voss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Voss has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
Voss is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Voss has managed to sneak the leg through.
Voss frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to buck Voss off but he can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Voss landing strikes from the mount.
Voss scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Voss trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Voss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Voss wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Voss tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Voss isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss looking for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Voss locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Johnson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Voss!
Scott Voss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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