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Nick Diaz vs. Josh Neer
Round One:
Diaz pushes the pace at first, but Neer returns with his own strikes and leg kick. They clinch at the 4:30 mark, and Neer moves Diaz into the cage. They break the hold, and they're back to looking for strikes in the center of the Octagon.
They clinch again, and Diaz is getting the better of the exchange - he repeatedly hits Neer with knees nad punches. Neer works his way out of the clinch with some strong punches, and then loses his mouthpiece (they take a rest while it's rinsed).
The action's back, and Diaz goes for some more knees as they clinch. Neer seems to be getting the better this time, however, but Diaz breaks it with some hard shots to Neer's face. Neer appears stunned, and clinches again to protect himself.
They break up again, and Diaz pushes the pace by nailing Neer with some shots. He's relentless, and Neer stays in the clinch to avoid further damage.
Diaz breaks out of the clinch, and gets a kick to Neer's head. But, upon clinching again, Neer hits Diaz with a nice knee. They trade a few times, and then Neer clinches it up again.
Diaz breaks the clinch and hits Neer with several unanswered shots, but Neer has an adrenaline rush and hits some shots of his own to end the round. Diaz issues a punch a half-second after the round ends - but he apologizes for the accidental, unintentional cheap shot.
Diaz clearly won the round.
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