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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Hunter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Hunter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Hunter moves out of range of the leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz stalks Hunter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hunter's face. Hunter staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Hunter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hunter throws out a loose jab but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a series of strikes. Hunter will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter throws a jab but it's blocked by Diaz.
Justin Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Hunter's body.
Diaz slips under a jab.
Hunter misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Diaz cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
A big left from Hunter misses.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunter is just out of range.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter lands with a cross.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunter should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunter fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunter's head.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hunter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunter throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz keeps Hunter at a distance using the push kick.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
A clash of legs there as Hunter blocks the low kick.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter throws an off balance right hand
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunter with a jab.
The fighters circling - Hunter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hunter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Hunter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hunter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hunter moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Hunter's head back.
Hunter throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Diaz throws a big counter combination but Hunter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
A good leg kick by Diaz.
Hunter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hunter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunter checks a leg kick.
Hunter lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nate Diaz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Diaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Hunter does no damage.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Justin Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Hunter.
A little jabbing left from Hunter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Nate Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Diaz misses its target.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Hunter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunter throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunter.
Hunter throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hunter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Hunter tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hunter misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a nice body shot.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Diaz cracks Hunter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunter scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Hunter.
Jab from Diaz.
Diaz swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter misses with a left hand
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Hunter staying out of range there.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter misses with a left hand
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hunter.
Diaz scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunter. Hunter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Hunter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunter's head.
A big right from Hunter misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hunter might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diaz has got the better of the exchanges.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hunter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A slow jab from Hunter misses its intended target.
Hunter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hunter moves away.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Hunter throws a right hand that misses
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Hunter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hunter misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hunter ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Diaz works Hunter's body with a nice hook.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunter! But no joy.
Hunter scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Diaz sizes up Hunter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunter misses with a double jab
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Hunter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Hunter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunter drops his hands momentarily and Diaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hunter misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunter! But no joy.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two 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!
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws the left hand but Hunter avoids the punch easily.
Diaz staying out of range there.
Diaz defending well as Hunter loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hunter.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Hunter is out of range.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunter on the side of the head.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hunter has time to react.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunter.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Hunter slips under a jab from Diaz.
Hunter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
Hunter loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Hunter misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hunter.
Hunter takes one on the button.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Hunter throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Hunter's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Diaz swings for the body but Hunter moves out of range.
Diaz throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Hunter throws a counter combo.
Justin Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a wild combination.
Hunter misses with a straight left.
Hunter checks a low kick from Diaz.
Hunter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz jabs at Hunter's body.
Diaz cracks Hunter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunter misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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