Post by The Sandmen on Dec 12, 2012 14:30:05 GMT -5
Nick Diaz raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ed Herman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
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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Diaz and Herman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
0:14 Round 1 and Diaz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diaz is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
Ed Herman put Diaz in half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 half guard over Herman
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Herman from the side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
Ed Herman put Diaz in half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Herman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Herman is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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.
Herman misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Herman launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Diaz's ribs.
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Herman 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 Herman
Diaz sits over his knees and pushes away Herman's leg!
Herman closes his legs around Nick Diaz's leg. Diaz is not able to move away now!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Herman from the side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nick Diaz pushes Ed Herman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Herman is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nick Diaz rolls Ed Herman to his stomach and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman
Diaz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Herman! Diaz has one hook in and keeps working!
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman 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 Herman.
Nicely done! Diaz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman with two hooks in
Diaz is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Herman, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Diaz moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman with two hooks in
Nick Diaz throws his leg over Ed Herman's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Nick Diaz's rear naked choke attempt!
Ed Herman frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Nick Diaz and ends up on top!
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Ed Herman tries to take advantage...
Herman has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Ed Herman uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
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 Rexall Place (Edmonton, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Ed Herman launches a body shot
Diaz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Herman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nick Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nick Diaz pushes Herman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Herman's head
Those punches are hitting! Herman covers his head!
Ed Herman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz and Ed Herman are cliched up against the cage. Diaz steps for a throw
Ed Herman is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ed Herman launches a knee towards Nick Diaz's right tight
That knee found his way.
Nick Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Herman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ed Herman postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Diaz hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Herman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Diaz moves on the ground
Diaz cannot take advantage in the ground
Herman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herman 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 0:40 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Diaz moves on the ground
Nick Diaz moves to side mount
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
Diaz uses his strength to keep Diaz at a disadvantage
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Ed Herman manages to switch to half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 half guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 half guard over Herman
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Ed Herman 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.
Poorly executed technique. Nick Diaz looks to counter!
Nick Diaz tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Nick Diaz passes momentarily but Ed Herman regains half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Nick Diaz passes momentarily but Ed Herman sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Herman
Diaz is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman moves to better his position on the ground...
Ed Herman viciously slams hammer blows to Diaz's face!
Diaz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Ed Herman 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 Herman's moves.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Herman doesn't allow him!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Nick Diaz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount
Herman succeeds
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Ed Herman pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
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.
Herman is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Herman is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Ed Herman looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Ed Herman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Nick Diaz moves to half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Ed Herman in closed guard.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Diaz
Ed Herman tries to better his position on the ground...
Herman breaks the closed guard of Nick Diaz and moves to half guard
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman hovers above Diaz
Good punches to Diaz's body.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Herman's ribs.
That hit Herman who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Ed Herman leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Herman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ed Herman embrace and tries to move away...
Ed Herman pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Herman tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Ed Herman launches a few punches...
Nick Diaz dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz attempts to cut off Herman with punches
Herman reels from the strikes.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Ed Herman goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Diaz seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Some nice shots from Ed Herman
that stun Diaz.
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Ed Herman jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Herman seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Ed Herman launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
A right hand from Nick Diaz
makes Herman stumble back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Ed Herman!
Diaz dodges!
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nick Diaz!
Herman ducks under...
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ed Herman's punches
Diaz measures the resilience of Herman's chin with an uppercut while Herman lands some great crosses.
Herman tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz grab one of Ed Herman's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Herman done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Ed Herman to fight back!
Ed Herman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Herman
He is not able to do it
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Ed Herman aggressively and repeatedly punches Diaz.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount
Herman succeeds
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nice beating Ed Herman has received.
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman rolls him over and takes his back!
Herman is in rear mount over Diaz
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Herman's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Diaz
Diaz has Herman controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman looks to pass to mount...
Herman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nick Diaz
Solid shots!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nick Diaz work his BJJ game.
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Ed Herman tries to better his position on the ground...
Herman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ed Herman 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 Herman's moves.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nick Diaz creates enough space to control Ed Herman's leg.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Herman tries to free his leg...
Diaz doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Herman blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diaz's guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Herman tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diaz from the side mount!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Herman in half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Good looking punches from Ed Herman on the ground
They could take their toll on Diaz.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Ed Herman in closed guard.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Diaz
Herman is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Ed Herman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Nick Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Nick Diaz catches Ed Herman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diaz.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Herman
Herman 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 closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 closed guard over Herman
Diaz is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Nick Diaz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Herman doesn't allow him!
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Herman moves on the ground
Ed Herman moves to side mount
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ed Herman looks to pass to mount...
Herman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Diaz struggles and frees his leg!
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Herman tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Ed Herman is in side 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 Herman's moves.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Good looking punches from Ed Herman on the ground
They could take their toll on Diaz.
Diaz's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Herman pushes Nick Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Diaz is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Poorly executed technique. Ed Herman looks to counter!
Ed Herman leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Herman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Herman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nick Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Herman who put distance between them
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Solid low kick from Nick Diaz.
Herman deflects it.
Diaz is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Ed Herman tries to take advantage...
Herman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Herman is clinching with Diaz.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nick Diaz's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Herman's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Diaz tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Nick Diaz launches a few punches...
Ed Herman dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Superb haymaker by Diaz
Herman manages to move aside
Nick Diaz and Herman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ed Herman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Herman moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Diaz with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Ed Herman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ed Herman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Ed Herman slightly pushes Diaz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Herman steps forward
Diaz feints.
Diaz misses a step and Ed Herman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Herman wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Herman moves forward and holds Diaz
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Ed Herman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Herman tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Ed Herman tries to free his leg...
Ed Herman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Herman uses his strength to keep Herman at a disadvantage
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman hovers above Diaz
Good punches to Diaz's body.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Ed Herman 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 Herman's moves.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ed Herman controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Herman knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Herman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Left cheek
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Nick Diaz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Nick Diaz doesn't defend himself!
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Herman doesn't allow him!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman leans back...
He clobbers Nick Diaz's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman goes for an armbar!
Nick Diaz taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Ed Herman by Submission (Armbar) at 2:50 Round 5
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 961 s
Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/10 (50%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 57/72 (79%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 961 s
Good performance from Herman. Diaz kept coming strong, especially for medium hunks of a round - you know those types of partial-round performances that in real life can squeeze out a judges decision? But Herman did a lot in the 5th round, and luckily was able to finish Diaz before a decision came around. I still think the judges would have scored that for Herman, but you NEVER KNOW. And he didn't care to know. So he finished it.
Ed Herman looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
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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Diaz and Herman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
0:14 Round 1 and Diaz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diaz is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
Ed Herman put Diaz in half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 half guard over Herman
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Herman from the side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
Ed Herman put Diaz in half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Herman shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Herman is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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.
Herman misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Herman launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Diaz's ribs.
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Herman 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 Herman
Diaz sits over his knees and pushes away Herman's leg!
Herman closes his legs around Nick Diaz's leg. Diaz is not able to move away now!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Diaz tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Herman from the side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ed Herman
Herman is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nick Diaz pushes Ed Herman down and prevents his attempts to escape
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Herman is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nick Diaz rolls Ed Herman to his stomach and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman
Diaz tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Herman! Diaz has one hook in and keeps working!
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman 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 Herman.
Nicely done! Diaz now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman with two hooks in
Diaz is in rear mount with two hooks in! He is working on a desperate Herman, who tries to defend himself and escape from that position.
Diaz moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Diaz is in rear mount over Herman with two hooks in
Nick Diaz throws his leg over Ed Herman's arm leaving him with only one arm to defend himself from Nick Diaz's rear naked choke attempt!
Ed Herman frees his arm and defends the choke. He manages to turn into Nick Diaz and ends up on top!
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Ed Herman tries to take advantage...
Herman has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Ed Herman uses his ground skills to free one of his legs while working on the ground.
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 Rexall Place (Edmonton, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Ed Herman launches a body shot
Diaz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Herman wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Herman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nick Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nick Diaz pushes Herman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Herman's head
Those punches are hitting! Herman covers his head!
Ed Herman tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz and Ed Herman are cliched up against the cage. Diaz steps for a throw
Ed Herman is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ed Herman launches a knee towards Nick Diaz's right tight
That knee found his way.
Nick Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Herman is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Ed Herman postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Diaz hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Herman is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Herman tries to close his guard around Diaz
He is not able to do it
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Diaz moves on the ground
Diaz cannot take advantage in the ground
Herman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herman 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 0:40 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Diaz moves on the ground
Nick Diaz moves to side mount
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Herman tries to show some ground skills
Diaz uses his strength to keep Diaz at a disadvantage
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Ed Herman
Ed Herman attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Ed Herman manages to switch to half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Ed Herman attempts to move to full guard
Ed Herman manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Herman
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 half guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 half guard over Herman
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Ed Herman 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.
Poorly executed technique. Nick Diaz looks to counter!
Nick Diaz tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Nick Diaz passes momentarily but Ed Herman regains half guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Herman
Ed Herman tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz tries to pass Ed Herman's guard...
Nick Diaz passes momentarily but Ed Herman sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Herman
Diaz is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman moves to better his position on the ground...
Ed Herman viciously slams hammer blows to Diaz's face!
Diaz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Ed Herman 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 Herman's moves.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Herman doesn't allow him!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Nick Diaz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount
Herman succeeds
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Ed Herman pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
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.
Herman is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Herman is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Ed Herman looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Ed Herman slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Nick Diaz moves to half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Ed Herman in closed guard.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Diaz
Ed Herman tries to better his position on the ground...
Herman breaks the closed guard of Nick Diaz and moves to half guard
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman hovers above Diaz
Good punches to Diaz's body.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Herman's ribs.
That hit Herman who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 3
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Ed Herman leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Herman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Ed Herman embrace and tries to move away...
Ed Herman pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Herman tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Ed Herman launches a few punches...
Nick Diaz dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz attempts to cut off Herman with punches
Herman reels from the strikes.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Ed Herman goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Diaz seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Some nice shots from Ed Herman
that stun Diaz.
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Ed Herman jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Herman seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Ed Herman launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
A right hand from Nick Diaz
makes Herman stumble back!
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Brutal-looking high kick from Ed Herman!
Diaz dodges!
Ed Herman gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nick Diaz!
Herman ducks under...
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ed Herman's punches
Diaz measures the resilience of Herman's chin with an uppercut while Herman lands some great crosses.
Herman tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz grab one of Ed Herman's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Herman done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Ed Herman to fight back!
Ed Herman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Herman
He is not able to do it
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Ed Herman aggressively and repeatedly punches Diaz.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount
Herman succeeds
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nice beating Ed Herman has received.
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman rolls him over and takes his back!
Herman is in rear mount over Diaz
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Herman's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Diaz
Diaz has Herman controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills he transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman looks to pass to mount...
Herman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nick Diaz
Solid shots!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nick Diaz work his BJJ game.
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Ed Herman tries to better his position on the ground...
Herman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ed Herman 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 Herman's moves.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nick Diaz creates enough space to control Ed Herman's leg.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Herman tries to free his leg...
Diaz doesn't allow any movement here! He's cooling the fight on the ground.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Herman blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diaz's guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Herman tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diaz from the side mount!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Herman in half guard.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Good looking punches from Ed Herman on the ground
They could take their toll on Diaz.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Ed Herman in closed guard.
Ed Herman is in closed guard over Diaz
Herman is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Ed Herman uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 4
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Nick Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Nick Diaz catches Ed Herman's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diaz.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Herman
Herman 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 closed guard over Herman
Ed Herman 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 closed guard over Herman
Diaz is in closed guard... Herman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Nick Diaz gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Herman doesn't allow him!
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Herman moves on the ground
Ed Herman moves to side mount
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ed Herman looks to pass to mount...
Herman slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Diaz struggles and frees his leg!
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Herman tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Ed Herman is in side 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 Herman's moves.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Good looking punches from Ed Herman on the ground
They could take their toll on Diaz.
Diaz's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick 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.
The clock says 3:05 in the 4 round
Herman pushes Nick Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Diaz is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Poorly executed technique. Ed Herman looks to counter!
Ed Herman leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Herman shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Herman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nick Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Herman who put distance between them
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Solid low kick from Nick Diaz.
Herman deflects it.
Diaz is holding Ed Herman's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ed Herman shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Ed Herman tries to take advantage...
Herman tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Herman is clinching with Diaz.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nick Diaz's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Herman's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Diaz tries to take Ed Herman down... Herman stumbles backwards and Nick Diaz launches a few punches...
Ed Herman dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Superb haymaker by Diaz
Herman manages to move aside
Nick Diaz and Herman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ed Herman is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
Herman moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Diaz with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:30 in the 4 round
Ed Herman tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Ed Herman who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Ed Herman slightly pushes Diaz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Herman steps forward
Diaz feints.
Diaz misses a step and Ed Herman sees an opportunity to counter him!
Herman wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Herman moves forward and holds Diaz
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Ed Herman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Ed Herman is in open guard over Diaz
Herman tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Ed Herman is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
Ed Herman is in half guard over Diaz
Ed Herman tries to free his leg...
Ed Herman uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Herman uses his strength to keep Herman at a disadvantage
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ed Herman hovers above Diaz
Good punches to Diaz's body.
Ed Herman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Ed Herman 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 Herman's moves.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ed Herman controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Ed Herman in his guard...
Ed Herman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Herman knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Herman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Herman is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Left cheek
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Nick Diaz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Nick Diaz doesn't defend himself!
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Herman doesn't allow him!
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman leans back...
He clobbers Nick Diaz's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Ed Herman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Herman goes for an armbar!
Nick Diaz taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Ed Herman by Submission (Armbar) at 2:50 Round 5
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 3/6 (50%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 961 s
Statistics: Ed Herman
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/10 (50%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 57/72 (79%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 961 s
Good performance from Herman. Diaz kept coming strong, especially for medium hunks of a round - you know those types of partial-round performances that in real life can squeeze out a judges decision? But Herman did a lot in the 5th round, and luckily was able to finish Diaz before a decision came around. I still think the judges would have scored that for Herman, but you NEVER KNOW. And he didn't care to know. So he finished it.