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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 3634 p4p, 3273 weight class) and Mike Smith (ranked 386 p4p, 358 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Smith enters the cage!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith feints the counter takedown.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Diaz lands a left hand.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz is stalling here.
Smith tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith has hold of one of Diaz's legs. Diaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Diaz pulls Smith in close to his closed guard and prevents Smith from doing any damage or advancing position.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Smith is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Smith closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz jabs at Smith's body.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Diaz blocks it well.
Diaz cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diaz lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Diaz steps away.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Diaz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Diaz is trying to keep Smith in close.
Diaz is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith walks into a left hand.
Smith throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Diaz. Beautiful body shot.
Diaz is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
It looks like Diaz has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith avoids the body shot from Diaz.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith slips a jab from Diaz.
Smith darts in and clinches Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith pulls guard successfully.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith looking to control but Diaz passes into half guard.
Smith is staying active underneath Diaz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diaz seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Diaz blocks the strikes from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Diaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smith has picked Diaz up and slammed him! Diaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Smith manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Diaz trying to remain calm as Smith controls from the top position.
Smith taking a break here but Diaz is having none of it and regains half guard.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz won't allow Smith to pass to mount.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz moves into full guard.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Nate Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mike Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Smith tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith prevents Diaz from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith breaks the clinch.
Diaz takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Smith improves position.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Diaz pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short uppercut from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Nate Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Diaz working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Mike Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Diaz is tightening it up a little... Smith has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Smith reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Smith taps out! Nice BJJ there by Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nate Diaz!
Nate Diaz retains his lightweight title!
Nate Diaz was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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hype
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