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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay cometa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Voices - Rev Theory. The key to victory for Nate Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, jay cometa!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cometa shoots in and gets a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz wants to sweep here but cometa controlling him for the moment.
cometa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
cometa with a flurry of punches that miss.
cometa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cometa thows a big elbow that misses.
cometa sitting in guard here, content to control.
cometa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
cometa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
cometa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
cometa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cometa trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
cometa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Diaz to his feet.
Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
cometa avoids a series of strikes thrown by Diaz.
Diaz lands a big shot there that rocks cometa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns cometa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
cometa holds of for dear life.
cometa looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cometa tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz lands a heavy elbow.
cometa is desperately trying to improve his position but Diaz has a good base and remains in mount.
cometa tries to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
Diaz prevents cometa from getting the reversal.
Diaz scoring with strikes but cometa is staying in there.
Diaz wants to control the pace but cometa is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but cometa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
cometa is looking for a sweep.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but cometa keeps working.
Diaz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz trying to control the action but cometa is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz decides to stand back up.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and cometa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Diaz!
Diaz tries to hold on but cometa pushes him away.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cometa throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but jay cometa will probably get the nod.
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.
cometa with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with a one-two to the body.
Diaz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. cometa quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz wants to control but cometa is keeping him busy.
Diaz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz avoids the attempt from cometa to control.
cometa is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cometa is wriggling around trying to escape.
cometa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Diaz.
Diaz wants to control the pace but cometa is squirming around nicely.
Diaz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee warns cometa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
cometa is wriggling around trying to escape.
cometa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to control but cometa wriggling away.
cometa is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz cracks cometa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but cometa defends it well.
Diaz with a couple of short strikes.
Diaz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. cometa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diaz trying to control but cometa is having none of it.
cometa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nate Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz content just to control the position here.
cometa tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Diaz looking to control but cometa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diaz controlling his opponent.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Diaz wants to clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but cometa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
cometa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
cometa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Well, if cometa 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.
cometa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diaz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
cometa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but cometa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz with a poor takedown
and cometa counters with a takedown into side control.
cometa wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
cometa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
cometa is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz clinches with his opponent.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, cometa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the cage.
cometa prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz digs a good hook to cometa's body.
Diaz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in cometa's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
cometa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cometa is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz prevents cometa from standing back up.
Diaz passes into side control, despite cometa's attempt to control the position.
Diaz trying to control the action but cometa is working from the bottom.
cometa can't do much from the bottom here.
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as cometa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diaz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for cometa!
Diaz looking to control but cometa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
cometa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as cometa is looking to escape.
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 Nate Diaz.
Well Diaz 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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