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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz forces Bender back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bender has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diaz tries to work over Bender's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Bender.
Bender tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bender.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender tries to score a body lock takedown but Diaz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bender goes for a takedown attempt but Diaz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Bender bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Bender really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bender scrambles back to his feet.
Nathan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Bender shoots in.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Bender circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bender circles away.
Horrible takedown by Bender or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Bender avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Bender avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Bender counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz prevents Bender from improving position.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bender's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bender looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Bender missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bender seems to be working for a kimura but Diaz defends the submission attempt.
Bender prevents Diaz from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender stops Diaz from getting back to his feet.
Bender is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bender looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender trying to pass the guard but Diaz defending well.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Bender drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Bender off! Bender jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Bender is breathing heavily.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bender drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bender jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Bender is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bender dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bender fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Bender pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bender counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Diaz is looking for a kimura here.
Diaz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bender is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is stalling here. Bender is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diaz seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bender has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Diaz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bender landing a few strikes.
Bender is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Bender tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Bender working away.
Diaz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Diaz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bender doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bender manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bender postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Bender off! Bender jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Bender trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bender.
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathan Diaz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bender keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bender circles away quickly and effectively.
Bender gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Bender missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bender distracts Diaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bender 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.
Bender landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz controlling the position.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bender throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Bender defends easily.
Diaz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bender 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.
Bender wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bender passes into half guard.
Bender trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Christian Bender overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diaz is looking to get back to full guard here but Bender has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender tries to score with some ground and pound. Diaz controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bender is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Bender wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Bender working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz is trying to control Bender's posture but Bender avoids it.
Diaz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bender asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bender is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Bender is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diaz sees it coming and defends easily.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bender's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bender's back!
Will Diaz go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Bender prevents Diaz from getting a body triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nathan Diaz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Bender swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christian Bender has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz throws a right and a left that Bender avoids nicely.
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 Christian Bender.
I think Diaz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Diaz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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