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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 4661 p4p, 438 weight class) and Davion Motley (ranked 4498 p4p, 427 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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168 lbs
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161 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
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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 New York, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davion Motley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Motley throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Motley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Motley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz wants to stand but Motley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Motley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Motley blocks nicely.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Motley's head.
Diaz postures up in Motley's guard and throws a big left but Motley blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Motley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz throws a strike but Motley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Motley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz is trying to keep Motley in close.
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Motley manages to get himself to full guard.
Diaz distracts Motley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Motley wants to sweep but no luck.
Motley is trying to keep Diaz in close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Motley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz is in close to Motley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Motley trying to strike off his back.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Motley looking to control.
Diaz is working Motley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Motley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz postures up in Motley's guard and throws a big left but Motley blocks it.
Motley being controlled here, momentarily.
Motley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz is in close to Motley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz throws a strike but Motley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Motley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Motley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diaz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motley postures up.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Motley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Motley stands up from Diaz's guard - Motley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Motley or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz, which made it look bad.
Motley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motley postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Motley postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Motley, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Motley shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Motley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Motley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Motley gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Motley. Motley gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Motley manages to circle out of the way.
Nate Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davion Motley.
Diaz tries to sprawl but Motley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motley wants to work for an arm triangle but Diaz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Motley is looking to stall here but Diaz recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motley throws a big right hand that misses.
Motley throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is trying to keep Motley in close.
Diaz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Motley lands a couple of digs.
Motley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Motley with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two 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.
Motley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Motley works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Motley controlling him for the moment.
Motley throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Motley's guard. Nice move by Diaz!
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Motley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Motley!
Motley connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz trying to keep a closed guard but Motley is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Motley is looking to work some ground and pound but Diaz has wrist control.
Diaz has control of Motley's left arm, preventing Motley from doing any damage.
Motley throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Motley is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz passes Motley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Diaz is trying to control the action in half guard but Motley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diaz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Motley defends it well.
Diaz is trying to control. Motley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Motley defends the submission attempt.
Diaz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Motley is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Motley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Motley dodges it nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Motley fails with a takedown attempt.
Motley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Motley is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Motley is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Motley to get the leverage.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Motley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Diaz defending well though.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Motley is working away from the top position though.
Motley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Motley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Motley fails with a takedown attempt.
Motley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Motley.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz is pulling down on Motley's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motley throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Motley blocks nicely.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz being controlled here momentarily.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Motley working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Motley wants to sweep but no luck.
Motley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Motley's head.
Davion Motley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Motley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!
A victorious Nate Diaz thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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