Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2013 19:09:50 GMT -5
Nate Diaz is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Manvel Gamburyan looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Diaz and Gamburyan move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nate Diaz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Manvel Gamburyan embrace and tries to move away...
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Manvel Gamburyan gets control of Nate Diaz's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Nate Diaz shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Gamburyan's head
Nothing from this... Nate Diaz seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Manvel Gamburyan's ribs!
Manvel Gamburyan's ribs shows the damage! Nate Diaz is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz tries to take Manvel Gamburyan down... Gamburyan stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz launches a few punches...
Manvel Gamburyan dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Diaz misses a step and Manvel Gamburyan sees an opportunity to counter him!
Manvel Gamburyan tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Diaz ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Diaz steps forward
Manvel Gamburyan catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Body kick by Manvel Gamburyan...
is blocked.
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz has found an opening in the defense of Gamburyan, launching a big uppercut
Manvel Gamburyan is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gamburyan launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Manvel Gamburyan is working his opponent ribs!
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gamburyan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz grapple with Manvel Gamburyan and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Diaz is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz is looking to pass Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gamburyan clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz is looking to pass Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Nate Diaz gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Nate Diaz pushes Gamburyan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diaz who is in full mount! Gamburyan is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Manvel Gamburyan's arm and tries an armbar!
Gamburyan hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Diaz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Nate Diaz catches Manvel Gamburyan's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diaz.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Diaz struggles on the ground and tries to break Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Nate Diaz is in Gamburyan open guard now
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Poorly executed technique. Manvel Gamburyan looks to counter!
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to jump to side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan closed his guard around Nate Diaz.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Nate Diaz tries to free his leg...
Nate Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Gamburyan's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Manvel Gamburyan is not able to stop Gamburyan ground skills and Nate Diaz moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to move to full guard
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Middle kick from Diaz.
Gamburyan receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Diaz!
Gamburyan is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Left cheek
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Crushing shot to Gamburyan's body! He's holding his side
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan breaths deeply while on the ground
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Diaz's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Gamburyan misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz sits over his knees and pushes away Gamburyan's leg!
Nate Diaz is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to show some ground skills
Manvel Gamburyan put Diaz in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Gamburyan from the side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Nate Diaz looks to mount Manvel Gamburyan...
Manvel Gamburyan takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to jump to side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Gamburyan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gamburyan's side.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan breaths deeply while on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Diaz leans and gets Manvel Gamburyan's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Manvel Gamburyan realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Manvel Gamburyan. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Diaz slightly pushes Gamburyan into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Manvel Gamburyan shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Manvel Gamburyan launches a knee while holding Diaz's in a double underhooks...
Nate Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan and that knee goes nowhere!
Solid kick to the leg from Nate Diaz
that visibly pains Gamburyan.
Not a desiderable position that Gamburyan is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nate Diaz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Manvel Gamburyan's knows what to do here and blocks them
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nate Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Gamburyan and pushes him away!
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Manvel Gamburyan jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Manvel Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gamburyan into his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan tries to better his position on the ground...
Gamburyan breaks the closed guard of Nate Diaz and moves to half guard
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Diaz is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Gamburyan.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Those punches are hitting! Diaz covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Left eye
Nate Diaz pushes away Gamburyan trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gamburyan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Diaz
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Manvel Gamburyan's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Diaz's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Manvel Gamburyan is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan catches an ankle and Diaz is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Diaz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gamburyan can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Nate Diaz pushes Gamburyan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diaz who is in full mount! Gamburyan is in trouble now!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Nate Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Gamburyan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Deep breaths from Manvel Gamburyan who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
That hit Diaz who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan has given his back to Nate Diaz who is trying to get one hook in!
Nate Diaz has one hook in!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Gamburyan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Nate Diaz slides his arm under Manvel Gamburyan's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Manvel Gamburyan pulls down on Nate Diaz's hand and staves off danger
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Nate Diaz tries to get his arm under Manvel Gamburyan's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Manvel Gamburyan's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Manvel Gamburyan easily defends the attempt.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Diaz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gamburyan.
Nicely done! Diaz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with two hooks in
Gamburyan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz throws his leg over Manvel Gamburyan's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Nate Diaz's rear naked choke attempt!
Manvel Gamburyan frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Nate Diaz and ends up on top!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gamburyan clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Manvel Gamburyan's arm and tries an armbar!
Gamburyan holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Gamburyan's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punches from Manvel Gamburyan.
Diaz staggers backwards. Gamburyan wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Diaz.
It looks like Gamburyan was hit by a bus!
Nate Diaz and Gamburyan engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Gamburyan with a double overhooks!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Manvel Gamburyan circles around Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Diaz dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Gamburyan from the ground!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Forehead
Manvel Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gamburyan into his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Manvel Gamburyan on the ground
deflected by Diaz.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Nate Diaz moves to better his position on the ground...
Nate Diaz viciously slams hammer blows to Gamburyan's face!
There is a small laceration on Manvel Gamburyan's Forehead
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz catch Manvel Gamburyan's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Manvel Gamburyan holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Stand up! This is what Diaz's cornermen are shouting. Manvel Gamburyan is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Gamburyan tries to stand up!
Diaz doesn't allow him!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Gamburyan control.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Diaz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Gamburyan locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Nate Diaz unil he can pull his arm free! Diaz lost his dominant position.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan tries to escape from the closed guard
Manvel Gamburyan any adventage in the ground.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Gamburyan doesn't stop bleeding.
Shovel hook by Manvel Gamburyan
goes nowhere.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz is holding Manvel Gamburyan's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Manvel Gamburyan loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to show some ground skills
Diaz uses his strength to keep Diaz at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Manvel Gamburyan...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gamburyan! Diaz has one hook in and keeps working!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Gamburyan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Diaz slides his arm under Manvel Gamburyan's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Manvel Gamburyan pulls down on Nate Diaz's hand and staves off danger
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Manvel Gamburyan's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gamburyan.
Nicely done! Diaz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with two hooks in
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Diaz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with two hooks in
Gamburyan has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Manvel Gamburyan uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Manvel Gamburyan. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz struggles a bit before breaking Gamburyan's attemp of grappling
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Diaz.
The cutman is working on Gamburyan's face.
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Round 5
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Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nate Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Gamburyan and pushes him away!
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Gamburyan grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Manvel Gamburyan
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan fakes some punches
Diaz ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Manvel Gamburyan cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Manvel Gamburyan looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Nate Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Nate Diaz struggles not allowing Manvel Gamburyan improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan moves to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gamburyan is covering himself! Diaz tries to force the situation and Gamburyan clumsily gives his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gamburyan! Diaz has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Manvel Gamburyan's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz tries to end this with a RNC!
Gamburyan manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Gamburyan has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Gamburyan is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Nate Diaz charges at Gamburyan throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Gamburyan is rocked!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Nose
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Gamburyan is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Chin
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Gamburyan with a double overhooks!
Manvel Gamburyan's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nate Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Manvel Gamburyan jumps back and jabs
Gamburyan seems staggered and Nate Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nate Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Gamburyan and pushes him away!
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Solid low kick from Nate Diaz.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Gamburyan hyper-extended his left leg
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Gamburyan fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diaz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Diaz is opening up on Gamburyan and raining down combinations!
Gamburyan's corner looks worried!
Gamburyan tries to grapple
Diaz moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Diaz wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gamburyan launches a kick
but Nate Diaz avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Gamburyan's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brilliant combination from Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Manvel Gamburyan's punches
Gamburyan is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Manvel Gamburyan's Chin
Nate Diaz tries a middle kick
Gamburyan blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Gamburyan's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Nate Diaz closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Gamburyan hyper-extended his leg
Gamburyan seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Diaz is the winner of this round.
Winner is Nate Diaz by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 25/36 (69%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 12/12 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 918 s
Statistics: Manvel Gamburyan
Punches 9/18 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 13/31 (42%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/4 (0%)
Time on the ground 918 s
a) VERY even fight for 4 of the 5 rounds. b) Manny is a TOUGH bastard. c) Diaz won this fight basically with one BIG exchange. It was enough to heavily damage Manny, and get Diaz a very notable advantage. Manny struggled to recover and maintain his offensive output, but was never able to quite get back into the groove after. Good showing from him though. Diaz has a lot of experience.
Manvel Gamburyan looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Diaz and Gamburyan move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nate Diaz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Manvel Gamburyan embrace and tries to move away...
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Manvel Gamburyan to fight back!
Manvel Gamburyan gets control of Nate Diaz's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Nate Diaz shakes him off and staves off danger.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Gamburyan's head
Nothing from this... Nate Diaz seems frustrated.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Manvel Gamburyan's ribs!
Manvel Gamburyan's ribs shows the damage! Nate Diaz is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz tries to take Manvel Gamburyan down... Gamburyan stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz launches a few punches...
Manvel Gamburyan dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Diaz misses a step and Manvel Gamburyan sees an opportunity to counter him!
Manvel Gamburyan tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Diaz ducks under and pushes away his opponent.
Diaz steps forward
Manvel Gamburyan catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Body kick by Manvel Gamburyan...
is blocked.
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz has found an opening in the defense of Gamburyan, launching a big uppercut
Manvel Gamburyan is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Gamburyan launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Manvel Gamburyan is working his opponent ribs!
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gamburyan is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz grapple with Manvel Gamburyan and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Diaz is in closed guard... Gamburyan tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz is looking to pass Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Manvel Gamburyan has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Gamburyan clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz is looking to pass Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Nate Diaz gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Nate Diaz pushes Gamburyan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diaz who is in full mount! Gamburyan is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Manvel Gamburyan's arm and tries an armbar!
Gamburyan hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Diaz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Nate Diaz catches Manvel Gamburyan's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diaz.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gamburyan
Diaz struggles on the ground and tries to break Manvel Gamburyan's guard...
Nate Diaz is in Gamburyan open guard now
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Poorly executed technique. Manvel Gamburyan looks to counter!
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to jump to side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan closed his guard around Nate Diaz.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Nate Diaz tries to free his leg...
Nate Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Gamburyan's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Manvel Gamburyan is not able to stop Gamburyan ground skills and Nate Diaz moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to move to full guard
Manvel Gamburyan manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Middle kick from Diaz.
Gamburyan receives a solid kick right below his ribs.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Diaz!
Gamburyan is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Left cheek
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Crushing shot to Gamburyan's body! He's holding his side
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Gamburyan breaths deeply while on the ground
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Diaz's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Gamburyan misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz sits over his knees and pushes away Gamburyan's leg!
Nate Diaz is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to show some ground skills
Manvel Gamburyan put Diaz in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Gamburyan from the side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Nate Diaz looks to mount Manvel Gamburyan...
Manvel Gamburyan takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to jump to side mount.
Manvel Gamburyan jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Gamburyan's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gamburyan's side.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan breaths deeply while on the ground
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Diaz leans and gets Manvel Gamburyan's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Manvel Gamburyan realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Manvel Gamburyan. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Diaz slightly pushes Gamburyan into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Manvel Gamburyan shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Manvel Gamburyan launches a knee while holding Diaz's in a double underhooks...
Nate Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan and that knee goes nowhere!
Solid kick to the leg from Nate Diaz
that visibly pains Gamburyan.
Not a desiderable position that Gamburyan is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Nate Diaz tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
Manvel Gamburyan's knows what to do here and blocks them
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nate Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Gamburyan and pushes him away!
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Manvel Gamburyan jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Manvel Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gamburyan into his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan tries to better his position on the ground...
Gamburyan breaks the closed guard of Nate Diaz and moves to half guard
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Diaz is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Gamburyan.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gamburyan struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Those punches are hitting! Diaz covers his head!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Left eye
Nate Diaz pushes away Gamburyan trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gamburyan doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Diaz
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Manvel Gamburyan's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Diaz's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Manvel Gamburyan is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Gamburyan catches an ankle and Diaz is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gamburyan
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Diaz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Gamburyan can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Nate Diaz pushes Gamburyan's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diaz who is in full mount! Gamburyan is in trouble now!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Nate Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Gamburyan is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Deep breaths from Manvel Gamburyan who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
That hit Diaz who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan has given his back to Nate Diaz who is trying to get one hook in!
Nate Diaz has one hook in!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Gamburyan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Nate Diaz slides his arm under Manvel Gamburyan's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Manvel Gamburyan pulls down on Nate Diaz's hand and staves off danger
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Nate Diaz tries to get his arm under Manvel Gamburyan's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Manvel Gamburyan's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Manvel Gamburyan easily defends the attempt.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Diaz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gamburyan.
Nicely done! Diaz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with two hooks in
Gamburyan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Manvel Gamburyan gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz throws his leg over Manvel Gamburyan's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Nate Diaz's rear naked choke attempt!
Manvel Gamburyan frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Nate Diaz and ends up on top!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan down and prevents his attempts to escape
Gamburyan clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Manvel Gamburyan's arm and tries an armbar!
Gamburyan holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Gamburyan's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punches from Manvel Gamburyan.
Diaz staggers backwards. Gamburyan wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Diaz.
It looks like Gamburyan was hit by a bus!
Nate Diaz and Gamburyan engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Gamburyan with a double overhooks!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Manvel Gamburyan circles around Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz pushes his opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Diaz dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Gamburyan from the ground!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Forehead
Manvel Gamburyan shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gamburyan into his guard.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Manvel Gamburyan uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Manvel Gamburyan tries to take advantage...
Good looking punches from Manvel Gamburyan on the ground
deflected by Diaz.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Nate Diaz moves to better his position on the ground...
Nate Diaz viciously slams hammer blows to Gamburyan's face!
There is a small laceration on Manvel Gamburyan's Forehead
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz catch Manvel Gamburyan's right arm and tries a kimura
That kimura looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Manvel Gamburyan holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Stand up! This is what Diaz's cornermen are shouting. Manvel Gamburyan is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Gamburyan tries to stand up!
Diaz doesn't allow him!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Gamburyan control.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Diaz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Gamburyan locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Nate Diaz unil he can pull his arm free! Diaz lost his dominant position.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan tries to escape from the closed guard
Manvel Gamburyan any adventage in the ground.
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
The clock says 2:40 in the 4 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Gamburyan doesn't stop bleeding.
Shovel hook by Manvel Gamburyan
goes nowhere.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz is holding Manvel Gamburyan's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Manvel Gamburyan loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Gamburyan tries to show some ground skills
Diaz uses his strength to keep Diaz at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Manvel Gamburyan...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gamburyan! Diaz has one hook in and keeps working!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Gamburyan is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Diaz slides his arm under Manvel Gamburyan's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Manvel Gamburyan pulls down on Nate Diaz's hand and staves off danger
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Manvel Gamburyan's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gamburyan.
Nicely done! Diaz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with two hooks in
Gamburyan measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Diaz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with two hooks in
Gamburyan has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Manvel Gamburyan uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Manvel Gamburyan. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz struggles a bit before breaking Gamburyan's attemp of grappling
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Diaz.
The cutman is working on Gamburyan's face.
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Round 5
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Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nate Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Gamburyan and pushes him away!
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Gamburyan grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Manvel Gamburyan
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan fakes some punches
Diaz ties him up.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz slides his legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Manvel Gamburyan cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Manvel Gamburyan is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Manvel Gamburyan looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan is in open guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Manvel Gamburyan pushes Nate Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Nate Diaz struggles not allowing Manvel Gamburyan improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz tries to close his guard around Gamburyan
He succeeds!
Manvel Gamburyan is in closed guard over Diaz
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Gamburyan is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Manvel Gamburyan efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Manvel Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Manvel Gamburyan moves to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gamburyan
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gamburyan is covering himself! Diaz tries to force the situation and Gamburyan clumsily gives his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan
Diaz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Gamburyan! Diaz has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:10 in the 5 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Gamburyan with one hook in
Manvel Gamburyan's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz tries to end this with a RNC!
Gamburyan manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Gamburyan is trying to counter now!
Gamburyan has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Gamburyan is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nippon Gaishi Hall (Nagoya, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Nate Diaz charges at Gamburyan throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Gamburyan is rocked!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Nose
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Gamburyan is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Gamburyan has a small cut in his Chin
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Gamburyan with a double overhooks!
Manvel Gamburyan's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nate Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Manvel Gamburyan jumps back and jabs
Gamburyan seems staggered and Nate Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Manvel Gamburyan fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nate Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Gamburyan and pushes him away!
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Solid low kick from Nate Diaz.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Gamburyan hyper-extended his left leg
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Gamburyan fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diaz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Nate Diaz is opening up on Gamburyan and raining down combinations!
Gamburyan's corner looks worried!
Gamburyan tries to grapple
Diaz moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:30 in the 5 round
Manvel Gamburyan leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Diaz wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gamburyan launches a kick
but Nate Diaz avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Gamburyan's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Brilliant combination from Manvel Gamburyan
Diaz is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Gamburyan moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Manvel Gamburyan's punches
Gamburyan is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
Diaz pushes Manvel Gamburyan and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Manvel Gamburyan continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
There is a small laceration on Manvel Gamburyan's Chin
Nate Diaz tries a middle kick
Gamburyan blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Gamburyan's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Nate Diaz closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
You can see Gamburyan's blood making stains in the mat.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Manvel Gamburyan is a bloody mess!
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Gamburyan hyper-extended his leg
Gamburyan seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Diaz is the winner of this round.
Winner is Nate Diaz by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 25/36 (69%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/10 (30%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 12/12 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 918 s
Statistics: Manvel Gamburyan
Punches 9/18 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 13/31 (42%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/4 (0%)
Time on the ground 918 s
a) VERY even fight for 4 of the 5 rounds. b) Manny is a TOUGH bastard. c) Diaz won this fight basically with one BIG exchange. It was enough to heavily damage Manny, and get Diaz a very notable advantage. Manny struggled to recover and maintain his offensive output, but was never able to quite get back into the groove after. Good showing from him though. Diaz has a lot of experience.