Post by The Sandmen on May 24, 2018 18:10:11 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Diaz while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Georges St-Pierre is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Diaz is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Crisp uppercut by Diaz followed by a hard jab
Georges St-Pierre stumbles back.
Brutal combination from Nick Diaz!
GSP is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Chin
Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
GSP moves aside and dodges.
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on GSP's chin
GSP has a small cut in his Chin
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP goes down.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over GSP
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Georges St-Pierre is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
GSP tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over GSP
Diaz use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) is cheering him!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nick Diaz looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and pushes away Nick Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds GSP
Georges St-Pierre pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Georges St-Pierre
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz postures up and launches another series of punches!
GSP pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Nick Diaz's offensive.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP showing excellent timing, blasts Nick Diaz with a right hand.
Diaz steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP grapple with Nick Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nick Diaz falls hard on the mat with Georges St-Pierre on top of him
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diaz
Georges St-Pierre is looking to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Georges St-Pierre gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diaz
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diaz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Diaz rolls and he's now on half guard over Georges St-Pierre. Nice reversal.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over GSP
Diaz holds Georges St-Pierre and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
GSP was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over GSP
Nick Diaz tries a kimura
GSP breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over GSP
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Georges St-Pierre rolls over himself and stands up while Nick Diaz rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. 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 Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nick Diaz's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
GSP is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diaz
GSP moves on the ground
Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Diaz is locking that armbar...
Diaz is locking that armbar...
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
GSP only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Diaz is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nick Diaz is holding Georges St-Pierre's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Nick Diaz! That one hits Nick Diaz cheek like a hammer!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Diaz is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Nick Diaz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
GSP's Forehead is beginning to swell
GSP launches a stiff jab!
Diaz ducks that one.
Nick Diaz moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nick Diaz!
GSP is going to have a big headache after that blow!
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Diaz launches a couple of jabs that are answered by GSP with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Nick Diaz has found an opening in the defense of GSP, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! GSP is wobbling!
Nick Diaz was tooling Georges St-Pierre for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Georges St-Pierre lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nick Diaz throws a looping right hand...
That lands on GSP's chin! That stops GSP in his tracks!
GSP throws a lazy kick
Diaz dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
GSP's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
GSP seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
An overhand right from Nick Diaz that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! GSP's stops that one with his face! How is GSP standing?!
GSP's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Nose
Georges St-Pierre throws a combo
Nick Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! GSP swings again, only to get countered once more! GSP is looking bad here!
John McCarthy is asking GSP to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for GSP.
GSP's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Left eye
Winner is Nick Diaz by TKO (Punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 175 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 175 s
...huh.
Georges St-Pierre is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Diaz is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Crisp uppercut by Diaz followed by a hard jab
Georges St-Pierre stumbles back.
Brutal combination from Nick Diaz!
GSP is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Chin
Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
GSP moves aside and dodges.
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on GSP's chin
GSP has a small cut in his Chin
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
GSP goes down.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over GSP
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Georges St-Pierre is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
GSP tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over GSP
GSP tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over GSP
Diaz use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) is cheering him!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nick Diaz looks to mount Georges St-Pierre...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Georges St-Pierre
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock and pushes away Nick Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds GSP
Georges St-Pierre pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Georges St-Pierre
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz postures up and launches another series of punches!
GSP pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Nick Diaz's offensive.
GSP tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
GSP showing excellent timing, blasts Nick Diaz with a right hand.
Diaz steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
GSP grapple with Nick Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nick Diaz falls hard on the mat with Georges St-Pierre on top of him
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diaz
Georges St-Pierre is looking to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Georges St-Pierre gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in half guard over Diaz
Georges St-Pierre pushes Diaz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Diaz rolls and he's now on half guard over Georges St-Pierre. Nice reversal.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over GSP
Diaz holds Georges St-Pierre and tries to launch a knee to his ribs!
GSP was unable to defend that strike... Nasty knee to the ribs!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over GSP
Nick Diaz tries a kimura
GSP breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Georges St-Pierre looks to counter!
Georges St-Pierre tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over GSP
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Georges St-Pierre rolls over himself and stands up while Nick Diaz rolls on his back.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. 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 Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) are cheering for the fighters.
GSP looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nick Diaz's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
GSP is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Georges St-Pierre is in open guard over Diaz
GSP moves on the ground
Georges St-Pierre moves to side mount
Georges St-Pierre is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Georges St-Pierre in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Georges St-Pierre is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Diaz is locking that armbar...
Diaz is locking that armbar...
Georges St-Pierre breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Georges St-Pierre goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
GSP only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Diaz is holding Georges St-Pierre's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Georges St-Pierre loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Georges St-Pierre
Nick Diaz is holding Georges St-Pierre's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Nick Diaz! That one hits Nick Diaz cheek like a hammer!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Diaz is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Nick Diaz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
GSP's Forehead is beginning to swell
GSP launches a stiff jab!
Diaz ducks that one.
Nick Diaz moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Nick Diaz!
GSP is going to have a big headache after that blow!
GSP decides to launch some tentative punches
Diaz launches a couple of jabs that are answered by GSP with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Nick Diaz has found an opening in the defense of GSP, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! GSP is wobbling!
Nick Diaz was tooling Georges St-Pierre for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Georges St-Pierre lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nick Diaz throws a looping right hand...
That lands on GSP's chin! That stops GSP in his tracks!
GSP throws a lazy kick
Diaz dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
GSP's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Georges St-Pierre jumps back and jabs
GSP seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
An overhand right from Nick Diaz that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! GSP's stops that one with his face! How is GSP standing?!
GSP's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Nose
Georges St-Pierre throws a combo
Nick Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! GSP swings again, only to get countered once more! GSP is looking bad here!
John McCarthy is asking GSP to defend himself! John McCarthy jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for GSP.
GSP's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Georges St-Pierre's Left eye
Winner is Nick Diaz by TKO (Punches) at 1:58 Round 2
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 175 s
Statistics: Georges St-Pierre
Punches 2/9 (22%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 175 s
...huh.