Post by The Sandmen on Nov 10, 2019 13:18:50 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Wonderboy while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Nate Diaz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Stephen Thompson and Nate Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson 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 open guard over Wonderboy
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Stephen Thompson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Wonderboy
Nate Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Wonderboy is able to break the lock.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Wonderboy
Diaz is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Stephen Thompson can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Wonderboy
Nate Diaz tries to free his leg
Nate Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Wonderboy's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wonderboy is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Wonderboy's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Diaz is in rear mount over Wonderboy
Diaz tries to end this with a RNC!
Wonderboy manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Diaz
Good looking punches from Stephen Thompson on the ground
deflected by Diaz.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Stephen Thompson is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Wonderboy
He is not able to do it
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Stephen Thompson is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Wonderboy
He succeeds!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Diaz
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephen Thompson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Stephen Thompson breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nate 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.
Nate Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Wonderboy blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Stephen Thompson's cheek! Wonderboy stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Wonderboy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Wonderboy is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz steps back and allows Wonderboy to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Stephen Thompson is standing now.
Stephen Thompson is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Stephen Thompson leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Wonderboy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Wonderboy tries to take Nate Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Stephen Thompson launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wonderboy launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Stephen Thompson is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz fakes a punch to Stephen Thompson ribs and the tries to trip him
Stephen Thompson loses balance and goes to the ground
Wonderboy's Forehead is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Diaz tries to escape from closed guard...
Diaz struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Wonderboy
Diaz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Wonderboy
Nate Diaz was tooling Stephen Thompson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Stephen Thompson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nate Diaz goes for an americana!
Wonderboy breaks free.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Wonderboy
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Wonderboy from the side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Wonderboy Hyper-extended his left arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
Stephen Thompson breaks the lock and pushes away Nate Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nate 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.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Diaz is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Stephen Thompson manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Diaz struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Wonderboy
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Wonderboy's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Stephen Thompson.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz suddenly holds Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
Wonderboy can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nate Diaz!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Diaz
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Stephen Thompson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Stephen Thompson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Stephen Thompson breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Deep breaths from Stephen Thompson who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
Diaz blocks those punches
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Stephen Thompson.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Nate Diaz isolates Stephen Thompson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Stephen Thompson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz catch Stephen Thompson's left arm and tries a kimura
Stephen Thompson holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Diaz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Wonderboy is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Wonderboy was not intelligently defending himself!
Wonderboy's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Stephen Thompson's Left eye
Winner is Nate Diaz by TKO (Elbows) at 2:24 Round 2
Statistics: Stephen Thompson
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 357 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 350 s
Diaz brought it for this fight, and it was brought by him this fight was to. Whatever that Englishs to.