Post by The Sandmen on Oct 29, 2012 14:02:51 GMT -5
Robbie Lawler looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Nick Diaz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Lawler and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Good front kick from Diaz!
Robbie Lawler blocks
A right hand from Robbie Lawler
misses its target.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Robbie Lawler launches a body shot
Diaz evades.
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds Lawler
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lawler and Nick Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Lawler steps for a throw
Diaz stays on his feet
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Diaz is wobbling!
Diaz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
An overhand right from Robbie Lawler that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Diaz's stops that one with his face! How is Diaz standing?!
Diaz has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nick Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lawler into his guard.
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Robbie Lawler tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz holds Robbie Lawler's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lawler is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robbie Lawler!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Robbie Lawler gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nick Diaz pushes Robbie Lawler down and prevents his attempts to escape
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Robbie Lawler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nick Diaz rolls Robbie Lawler to his stomach and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Lawler
Lawler has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Lawler control.
Diaz is in rear mount over Lawler
Lawler has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Lawler control.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz throws his leg over Robbie Lawler's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Nick Diaz's rear naked choke attempt!
Robbie Lawler frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Nick Diaz and ends up on top!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Lawler's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lawler tries to cover his face,
Lawler has a small cut in his Left cheek
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Lawler tries to escape from closed guard...
Diaz waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Robbie Lawler! He is reversed and nor Nick Diaz is on half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Lawler from the side mount!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Lawler struggles to free himself
Lawler's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Nick Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Lawler breaks the lock showing some skills...
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Nick Diaz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Robbie Lawler circles around Diaz
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Robbie Lawler and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Robbie Lawler moves forward and launches a low kick.
Diaz blocks that.
Nick Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robbie Lawler is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Diaz into his guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Lawler misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz struggles on the ground and tries to break Robbie Lawler's guard...
Nick Diaz is in Lawler open guard now
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Robbie Lawler
Solid shots!
Lawler's Nose is beginning to swell
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Robbie Lawler throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Diaz.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Lawler goes down.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Nick Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Robbie Lawler can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Diaz sits over his knees and pushes away Lawler's leg!
Lawler closes his legs around Nick Diaz's leg. Diaz is not able to move away now!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lawler misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg
Nick Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Lawler's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Nick Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Nick Diaz tries to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Herb Dean 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nick Diaz launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Robbie Lawler to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Robbie Lawler
that forces Diaz to try and defend better.
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nick Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Lawler pushes off of Nick Diaz and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Diaz stumbles backwards but Robbie Lawler chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Diaz's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to take Robbie Lawler down... Lawler stumbles backwards and Nick Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Lawler's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz grapple with Robbie Lawler and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Robbie Lawler falls hard on the mat with Nick Diaz on top of him
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Robbie Lawler! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Robbie Lawler doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Lawler's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Diaz
Nick Diaz looks to posture up and open Robbie Lawler's guard...
Nick Diaz forces Robbie Lawler to open his guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Robbie Lawler manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Nick Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Nick Diaz pushes Lawler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diaz who is in full mount! Lawler is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nick Diaz controls the situation despite Robbie Lawler efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz sits high on Robbie Lawler's chest and pulls his leg underneath Lawler's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Lawler tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nick Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Lawler throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nick Diaz
Solid shots!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Diaz is holding Robbie Lawler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Robbie Lawler loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Lawler misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Lawler is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Diaz is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Nick Diaz sits high on Robbie Lawler's chest and pulls his leg underneath Lawler's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Diaz is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Lawler tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nick Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Robbie Lawler tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Robbie Lawler passes momentarily but Nick Diaz regains full guard.
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Robbie Lawler looks to posture up and open Nick Diaz's guard...
Robbie Lawler forces Nick Diaz to open his guard.
Robbie Lawler is in open guard over Diaz
Lawler positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Diaz's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Lawler's neck!
Lawler pushes Nick Diaz back to the ground.
Robbie Lawler is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Lawler
He is not able to do it
Robbie Lawler is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Lawler
He succeeds!
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Lawler is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robbie Lawler!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Lawler is covering himself! Diaz tries to force the situation and Lawler clumsily gives his back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Lawler goes to the body...
his punches graze Diaz's arm.
A punch from Robbie Lawler
grazes Diaz's left cheek.
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Lawler's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz and Lawler engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Robbie Lawler fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nick Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Lawler and pushes him away!
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Lawler struggles... Nick Diaz is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
A left hook from Lawler
falls short.
Robbie Lawler attempts to cut off Diaz with punches
Diaz avoids getting cornered.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz avoids a dangerous strike from Lawler
and counters with a solid straight!
Nick Diaz throws a looping right hand...
Lawler moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Diaz pushes Robbie Lawler and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nick Diaz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nick Diaz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Robbie Lawler postures up and launches another series of punches!
Diaz pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Robbie Lawler's offensive.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Lawler blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Robbie Lawler's cheek! Lawler stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Diaz is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz decides to jump inside Lawler's guard.
Lawler didn't see that coming. Diaz is in open guard over Lawler now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Robbie Lawler! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Robbie Lawler doesn't defend himself!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler 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.
Poorly executed technique. Nick Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Robbie Lawler closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Incredible haymaker from Robbie Lawler!
It misses by a mile.
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Lawler's Forehead is beginning to swell
Lawler has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Nick Diaz by TKO (Punches) at 0:32 Round 4
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 13/30 (43%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/35 (34%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 552 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 19/32 (59%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 16/17 (94%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Diaz chipped away at Lawler in a way that mattered. Lawler chipped away at Diaz in a way that didn't matter. Diaz did damage. Lawler just got some shots in.
Nick Diaz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Lawler and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Good front kick from Diaz!
Robbie Lawler blocks
A right hand from Robbie Lawler
misses its target.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Robbie Lawler launches a body shot
Diaz evades.
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds Lawler
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lawler and Nick Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Lawler steps for a throw
Diaz stays on his feet
Herb Dean separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Diaz is wobbling!
Diaz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
An overhand right from Robbie Lawler that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Diaz's stops that one with his face! How is Diaz standing?!
Diaz has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nick Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Lawler into his guard.
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Robbie Lawler tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz holds Robbie Lawler's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lawler is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robbie Lawler!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Robbie Lawler gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nick Diaz pushes Robbie Lawler down and prevents his attempts to escape
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Robbie Lawler tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nick Diaz rolls Robbie Lawler to his stomach and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Lawler
Lawler has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Lawler control.
Diaz is in rear mount over Lawler
Lawler has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Lawler control.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz throws his leg over Robbie Lawler's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Nick Diaz's rear naked choke attempt!
Robbie Lawler frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Nick Diaz and ends up on top!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Lawler's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Lawler tries to cover his face,
Lawler has a small cut in his Left cheek
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Lawler tries to escape from closed guard...
Diaz waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Robbie Lawler! He is reversed and nor Nick Diaz is on half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Lawler from the side mount!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Lawler struggles to free himself
Lawler's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Nick Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Lawler breaks the lock showing some skills...
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Nick Diaz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Robbie Lawler circles around Diaz
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Robbie Lawler and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Robbie Lawler moves forward and launches a low kick.
Diaz blocks that.
Nick Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Robbie Lawler is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Diaz into his guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
Lawler launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Lawler misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz struggles on the ground and tries to break Robbie Lawler's guard...
Nick Diaz is in Lawler open guard now
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Robbie Lawler
Solid shots!
Lawler's Nose is beginning to swell
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Robbie Lawler throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Diaz.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Lawler goes down.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Nick Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Robbie Lawler can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Diaz sits over his knees and pushes away Lawler's leg!
Lawler closes his legs around Nick Diaz's leg. Diaz is not able to move away now!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lawler misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg
Nick Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Lawler's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Nick Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Nick Diaz tries to pass Robbie Lawler's guard...
Robbie Lawler's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
Herb Dean 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nick Diaz launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Robbie Lawler to fight back!
Brilliant combination from Robbie Lawler
that forces Diaz to try and defend better.
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nick Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Lawler pushes off of Nick Diaz and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Diaz stumbles backwards but Robbie Lawler chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Diaz's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to take Robbie Lawler down... Lawler stumbles backwards and Nick Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Lawler's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz grapple with Robbie Lawler and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Robbie Lawler falls hard on the mat with Nick Diaz on top of him
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Robbie Lawler! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Robbie Lawler doesn't defend himself!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lawler
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Lawler's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Diaz
Nick Diaz looks to posture up and open Robbie Lawler's guard...
Nick Diaz forces Robbie Lawler to open his guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Robbie Lawler manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler attempts to move to full guard
Nick Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Robbie Lawler tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Nick Diaz pushes Lawler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Diaz who is in full mount! Lawler is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nick Diaz controls the situation despite Robbie Lawler efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz sits high on Robbie Lawler's chest and pulls his leg underneath Lawler's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Lawler tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nick Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Lawler throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nick Diaz
Solid shots!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Diaz feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Diaz is holding Robbie Lawler's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Robbie Lawler loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Robbie Lawler
Nick Diaz looks to mount Robbie Lawler...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Lawler misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Lawler is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Diaz is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Nick Diaz sits high on Robbie Lawler's chest and pulls his leg underneath Lawler's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Crippling lock!
Diaz is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Lawler tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nick Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Robbie Lawler tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Robbie Lawler passes momentarily but Nick Diaz regains full guard.
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Robbie Lawler looks to posture up and open Nick Diaz's guard...
Robbie Lawler forces Nick Diaz to open his guard.
Robbie Lawler is in open guard over Diaz
Lawler positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Diaz's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Lawler's neck!
Lawler pushes Nick Diaz back to the ground.
Robbie Lawler is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Lawler
He is not able to do it
Robbie Lawler is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Lawler
He succeeds!
Robbie Lawler is in closed guard over Diaz
Lawler is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Robbie Lawler!
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Robbie Lawler
Lawler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Lawler
Lawler 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Lawler is covering himself! Diaz tries to force the situation and Lawler clumsily gives his back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Lawler goes to the body...
his punches graze Diaz's arm.
A punch from Robbie Lawler
grazes Diaz's left cheek.
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Lawler's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz and Lawler engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Robbie Lawler fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nick Diaz is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Lawler and pushes him away!
Lawler clumsily fails here and it's time for Nick Diaz to fight back!
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Lawler struggles... Nick Diaz is unable to take him down
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
A left hook from Lawler
falls short.
Robbie Lawler attempts to cut off Diaz with punches
Diaz avoids getting cornered.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz avoids a dangerous strike from Lawler
and counters with a solid straight!
Nick Diaz throws a looping right hand...
Lawler moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Diaz pushes Robbie Lawler and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nick Diaz tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nick Diaz who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Robbie Lawler postures up and launches another series of punches!
Diaz pushes his opponent forward and blocks most of Robbie Lawler's offensive.
Robbie Lawler gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Lawler blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Robbie Lawler's cheek! Lawler stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Diaz is standing while Lawler is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz decides to jump inside Lawler's guard.
Lawler didn't see that coming. Diaz is in open guard over Lawler now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Robbie Lawler! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Robbie Lawler doesn't defend himself!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lawler
Lawler 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.
Poorly executed technique. Nick Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Robbie Lawler closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Incredible haymaker from Robbie Lawler!
It misses by a mile.
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Robbie Lawler jumps back and jabs
Lawler seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Lawler's Forehead is beginning to swell
Lawler has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Nick Diaz by TKO (Punches) at 0:32 Round 4
Statistics: Robbie Lawler
Punches 13/30 (43%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/35 (34%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 552 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 19/32 (59%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 16/17 (94%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Diaz chipped away at Lawler in a way that mattered. Lawler chipped away at Diaz in a way that didn't matter. Diaz did damage. Lawler just got some shots in.