Post by The Sandmen on Nov 14, 2012 17:14:27 GMT -5
ManMMA Middleweight Championship
Anderson Silva looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Nick 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.
And here we go with the title fight!
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.
Anderson Silva comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Diaz is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Anderson Silva
Nick Diaz looks to mount Anderson Silva...
Anderson Silva sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson 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 Anderson
Nick Diaz tries to pass Anderson Silva's guard...
Nick Diaz passes momentarily but Anderson Silva regains half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Anderson Silva 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 1:00 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson 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 1:10 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Anderson
Anderson Silva tries to close the guard.
Anderson put Nick Diaz in closed guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Anderson
Diaz is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Anderson Silva in his guard...
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Anderson's ribs.
Anderson blocks those punches
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Anderson fires a barrage of punches at Diaz's head!
This is bad! Anderson is just pounding on Nick Diaz's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Anderson Silva throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar from Anderson Silva appears to be unbreakable
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Anderson's moves.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Anderson Silva doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Anderson Silva and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Anderson Silva is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Diaz is holding Anderson Silva's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Anderson Silva shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Solid jabs from Nick Diaz.
Anderson defends.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Diaz leads with a punch
Anderson Silva avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
A right hand from Nick Diaz
gets deflected.
Anderson Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Anderson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal knees to Diaz's face, followed by knees to the body from Anderson Silva!
Bang! Diaz can take many more shots like that!
Nick Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Anderson is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz pushes away Anderson trying to keep the fight at striking range
Anderson doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson Silva pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz stumbles backwards and Anderson Silva circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Anderson struggles... Nick Diaz is unable to take him down
Crisp uppercut by Anderson followed by a hard jab
Nick Diaz stumbles back.
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Anderson sprawls and remains on his feet.
Anderson Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Anderson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz tries to breaks Anderson Silva's resistence with a few punches while tries to push him against oner corner.
Diaz doesn't find the right way... He have to improve his position for causing any real damage
Anderson tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Anderson Silva!
That one almost breaks Diaz's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Chin
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Anderson is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Anderson Silva steps back and allows Diaz to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Nick Diaz is standing now.
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Anderson blocks that. It was easy!
Nick Diaz tries a hook to the body
but Anderson manages to dodge it
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Anderson Silva tries to take advantage...
Anderson Silva steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Anderson, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Anderson Silva leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Anderson shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson grapple with Nick Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nick Diaz falls hard on the mat with Anderson Silva on top of him
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Diaz
Anderson is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Anderson Silva uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in closed guard over Diaz
Anderson tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anderson Silva fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Anderson Silva keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Anderson Silva uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Anderson Silva is in half guard over Diaz
Anderson Silva tries to free his leg
Anderson Silva uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Anderson Silva is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Anderson shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Anderson Silva looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Anderson Silva slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz launches a few weak punches
Anderson blocks them effectively.
Anderson Silva is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Anderson Silva throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Anderson Silva's lock! This is over! Diaz didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Anderson Silva by Submission (Armbar) at 1:51 Round 2
Statistics: Anderson Silva
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 212 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 0/7 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 224 s
Anderson Silva defends the Middleweight title!
This is kinda how one would have thought this fight would go. But I really hoped it would be closer. Dominant victory from Andy Silva. Who can stop this guy?
P.S. Diaz could have used some upgrades prior to this fight. Toughness, dodging, etc would have helped him not die.