Diaz vs. Masvidal results, live streaming play-by-play updates

Tonight, (Sat., July 6, 2024), live from Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., we’ve got the combat sports rematch between long-time mixed martial arts (MMA) practitioners, Nate Diaz vs. Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal. Yes, it’s coming in the punching-only variety, but is anyone really all that upset that the two mostly standup fighters won’t have the option to go to the ground?

Fisticuffs it is!

Both fighters are known for their feisty and cantankerous outside-the-ring/cage behavior, and none of that has changed as the two, uh, “gentlemen” age and mature.

To sweeten the pot, this card, which starts at 9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT, has a surprisingly decent undercard of names most boxing fans will recognize as well as some undefeated prospects. We’ve got former IBF and WBA Middleweight champion (and bone cancer survivor), Daniel Jacobs (37-4, 30 KO), squaring off against Shane Mosley Jr. (21-4, 12 KO) in the co-main event of the evening.

There’s also unbeaten prospects Sean Garcia (7-0-1, 2 KO) — younger brother of boxing’s current Icarus, Ryan Garcia — who will go against Amado Vargas (10-0, 4KO), the son of former IBF and WBA light Middleweight champion, Fernando Vargas.

Finally, to round out the main card, we’ve got the former WEC and UFC Lightweight champion, Anthony Pettis, going off against long-time Diaz stablemate, Chris Avila. Avila has done well for himself in the influencer boxing scene, racking up a five-fight win streak as the combat sports spoiler to the likes of Anthony Taylor and Paul Bamba, as well as taking down another former MMA competitor in Jeremy Stephens.

The fight card is available on Fanmio, UFC Fight Pass and DAZN (right here) in select countries for the reasonable price of $49.99.

DIAZ VS. MASVIDAL, LAST MAN STANDING QUICK RESULTS

175 lbs. Nate Diaz def. Jorge Masvidal — Majority decision (98-92, 97-93, 95-95)
168 lbs. Shane Mosley Jr. def. Daniel Jacobs — Unanimous decision (100-90, 99-91 x2
135 lbs. Amado Vargas def. Sean Garcia — TKO, Rd. 6, 0:46
175 lbs. Chris Avila def. Anthony Pettis — Unanimous decision (59-55 x2, 58-56)
130 lbs. Curmel Moton def. Nikolai Buzolin — TKO, Rd. 2, 1:39
135 lbs. Devin Cushing def. Manny Correa — Unanimous decision (80-72, 78-74, 77-75)

DIAZ VS. MASVIDAL, ‘LAST MAN STANDING’ LIVE PLAY-BY-PLAY:

Nate Diaz vs. Jorge Masvidal

Round 1: Diaz in white and black, Masvidal in white with red and blue. Diaz starting the volume, Masvidal fighting in southpaw for a new wrinkle lands a left. Both men connect with lefts. Right for Masvidal. Diaz walking forward, body-head. Diaz with a couple combos as Masvidal stops moving his feet in the corner. Masvidal connects at the bell.

10-9 Diaz

Round 2: Masvidal with a nice combination. Short jabs by Masvidal in the clinch. Diaz backs up Masvidal, gets in a couple, but Masvidal flurries to the body and moves his feet to get back to center ring. Right by Masvidal. Body and head, too. Diaz with a triple jab. Masvidal check hook. Diaz slapping the body.

10-9 Masvidal

Round 3: Diaz pressuring, walks into a good couple of shots, however. Masvidal to the body, then a left upstairs. Left by Diaz. Diaz works the body, but leaves his chin out there to get countered and Masvidal obliges. Again. Jabs by both men. Diaz cracking in, keeping up the pace and landing now.

10-9 Masvidal

Round 4: Short rights by both men. Masvidal counters a jab with an overhand. Jorge goes body and head. Diaz bites down on his mouthpiece and throws about a dozen short punches. Good second half for Diaz here.

10-9 Diaz

Round 5: Diaz backs up Masvidal and gets in a few shots. Masvidal steps back into orthodox and lands a good right. Diaz slaps in a few, Masvidal rips to the ribs and chins. Diaz backs Masvidal into a corner and lands a series of jabs. Masvidal fires back. He lands a nice left and a right that Nate nods and acknowledges.

10-9 Masvidal

Round 6: Diaz swipes to the body. Masvidal gets in a left. Both men lands lefts. Masvidal with a straight right and a shovel hook a few seconds later. Diaz throwing, mostly missing. Masvidal staggers Diaz a bit with a counter left. And another big left.

10-9 Masvidal

Round 7: Masvidal backs up and lets Diaz arm punch him, but most of them are landing on the guard of Masvidal. Masvidal with some good single shots that land well as Diaz leaves himself open for counters. Masvidal with lefts to the body and then the head. There’s a nice 1-2 by Diaz.

10-9 Masvidal

Round 8: Diaz slapping in and landing a lot more here than the last time that happened. Rights and a left. Masvidal plants his feet and fires back, getting in a nice combo. Good combo to the body and head again by Masvidal, Diaz with two shots in return. Diaz gets in two jabs and a left. Three short hooks by Masvidal.

10-9 Masvidal

Round 9: Diaz keeping up the volume, Diaz finally blocks some shots with something other than his head. Diaz throwing a long combo, gets in one or two, but eats a solid counter, too. Solid rights connect for each man. Diaz pouring in strikes. Rights by both.

10-9 Diaz

Round 10: Diaz throws 12 punches before Masvidal can land two. Diaz landing decent this round so far. There’s a right hand for the Cuban-American. Diaz getting in the volume as Masvidal’s output is waning. There’s a nice right, however. Diaz with a straight left. Short right by Masvidal at the buzzer after Diaz unloads at least 20 punches.

10-9 Diaz

Final result: Nate Diaz defeats Jorge Masvidal by decision

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Daniel Jacobs vs. Shane Mosley Jr.:

Round 1: Jacobs in blue, Mosley in white. Mosley starts as the aggressor, backing Jacobs onto the edge of the canvas. Not much to start other than some jabs. There’s a right by Mosley. Mosley straight right, Jacobs counters back, but it doesn’t land very clean. There’s a left and a right by Jacobs.

10-9 Mosley

Round 2: Jab by Mosley, Jacobs responds with a right hand. Uppercut for Jacobs and a nice left by Mosley. Mosley popping the jab and utilizing his longer reach. Jacobs pivots and cracks home a right hand.

10-9 Jacobs

Round 3: Mosley backs Jacobs into a corner and gets in a 4-piece combo. Right from Jacobs. Body-head by Mosley. Jacobs with a good right at the bell

10-9 Mosley

Round 4: Great right hand lands for Mosley. Slow-paced round here so far. Mosley to the body. Jacobs gets in a couple jabs and a right near the bell.

10-9 Mosley

Round 5: Mosley cracks in a good right hook. Another right a bit later. Jacobs with a left. Mosley to the left side of Jacob’s trunk.

10-9 Mosley

Round 6: Mosley gets in a jab and a right a bit later. Two good jabs from Mosley. And a right. Mosley twirls his right hand then connects it off the skull of Jacobs. Left hand lands for Jacobs.

Round 7: Mosley left, Mosley right, Mosley right... There’s a left by Jacobs. Very slow round here. 1-2-1 from Mosley.

10-9 Mosley

Round 8: Mosley backs Jacobs up and lands a right. Repeats that sequence again ten seconds later. 1-2 Mosley. Oh jeez, Jacobs gets a headbutt directly on the side of his eye and he’s bleeding in a bad spot. The doc cleans him up, and we’re back. Mosley with a left. Right to the body. 2-3 by Mosley.

10-9 Mosley

Round 9: Jacobs not really landing anything here. Mosley not landing much, but still fairly more than his older opponent. Neither man pressing their foot onto the pedal and the crowd has checked out as it waits for the main event.

10-9 Mosley

Round 10: Mosley with a good right. There’s an uppercut by Jacobs. A right. Rights by both men. Jab from Mosley, counter right by Jacobs.

10-9 Jacobs

Final result: Shane Mosley Jr. defeats Daniel Jacobs by decision

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Chris Avila vs. Anthony Pettis

Round 1: Pettis in black, Avila in gray camo. Pettis with the first solid blow in the form of a counter right. A wide hook as well. Avila gets in a right. A couple jabs, too. Both men hit lefts. Pettis with a second left.

10-9 Pettis

Round 2: Anthony is using his feet pretty well so far, and he’s able to keep the distance to what he seems to want. He’s got a lunging left hook that’s landed well so far, and he gets that in again. Both men trade big right hands. Jabs by both, Pettis with a 1-2. Nice left by Avila looks like that made Pettis see stars for a second.

10-9 Pettis in a close round

Round 3: Pettis glances in an overhand right. Avila with a short left. Ripping right lands for Pettis. Avila chops a right in as well. A Pettis uppercut is answered by a glancing left. Avila with a right, and that’s answered with a body shot. Avila upping the volume a bit here. Pettis with a nice right.

10-9 Pettis in another close round

Round 4: The two Seans in the booth are giving this fight to Avila. Right by Avila. One in return by Pettis. Pettis looks like he’s slowing down and Avila is finding the mark more often. Pettis right.

10-9 Avila

Round 5: Avila hits in an overhand, Pettis gets one back a few seconds later. Both men sit down on their right hand there. Avila to the body. Avila cracks in a left, but not much on that one. Avila throws a long combo, lands a couple shots. Pettis with a left.

10-9 Avila

Round 6: They’re both slowing down a bit here. About halfway through the round before there’s a good shot landed, an overhand by Pettis. Rights by both men, Pettis’ was stiffer. Avila right backs Pettis up. Avila not landing as much here as he was in previous rounds.

10-9 Pettis

Final result: Chris Avila defeats Anthony Pettis by decision

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Amado Vargas vs. Sean Garcia

Round 1: Vargas in gold, Garcia in white. Vargas lands two to the body. Garcia with a looping left. Vargas continuing to bank points to the body. Garcia misses a hook.

10-9 Vargas

Round 2: Vargas comes out aggressive, and he’s having a jolly time rib-roasting Garcia, as he holds a high guard. Vargas body-head. Garcia getting pressured almost all round.

10-9 Vargas

Round 3: Vargas slamming home lefts and rights, nearly all to the body. Let me just say, I think I have better puns than Mauro, as that was enough leather to stock a furniture store. Garcia finally gets in a nice counter-left. Good output for Vargas this round.

10-9 Vargas

Round 4: Vargas just gets out of the way of a Garcia left, and he keeps swinging to the body. Each man lands a jab. Uppercut by Vargas backs Garcia up. Garcia throwing back, but he looks like he got hurt. Vargas walking him down. Finally one of a hundred body shots drops Garcia. He’s up before the 10-count. Vargas punching away, Garcia biting down on his mouthpiece and throwing back some heat.

10-8 Vargas

Round 5: I take it back about what dropped Garcia - it was another uppercut that Garcia ducked into. Vargas comes out fiery again to start the round. Vargas throwing almost exclusively to the body and uppercuts. Garcia with a right. Vargas happy to walk Garcia back to the ropes, fire away, then walk him down to the next rope when Garcia does move. Vargas with some great dance moves. Garcia gets in a nice counter, but he’s still getting outlanded like 7:1 here. Liver shot at the bell makes Garcia grimace in pain.

10-9 Vargas

Round 6: Garcia gets hit by a big right, and Vargas is unleashing hell on him. Garcia fighting back, but it’s not looking great. He bounces to another rope, Vargas pouring it on - and the ref steps in and ends it!

Final result: Amado Vargas defeats Sean Garcia by TKO

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