Post by The Sandmen on Apr 8, 2013 18:23:24 GMT -5
Din Thomas doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Nate Diaz looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Din Thomas and Nate Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Thomas moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Diaz with a double overhooks!
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diaz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Good front kick from Thomas!
Diaz stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz throws an uppercut
Thomas slips it.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Din Thomas tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Din Thomas who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Nothing from this... Din Thomas seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Nothing from this... Din Thomas seems frustrated.
Thomas misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz pushes off of Din Thomas and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thomas holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Thomas is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Din Thomas tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Nate Diaz
well done Diaz falls hard on the mat
Thomas is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Thomas cartwheels towards Diaz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Nate Diaz.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Thomas throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nate Diaz
Solid shots!
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Thomas knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Diaz struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas isolates Nate Diaz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Nate Diaz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Din Thomas has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Diaz is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Diaz shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Nate Diaz breaks that americana attempt!
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Din Thomas doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
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 Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Thomas in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz pushes away Thomas trying to keep the fight at striking range
Thomas stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz circles to get the center of the cage
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Thomas sprawls and remains on his feet.
Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Din Thomas uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Diaz.
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Round 2
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Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Thomas's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomas tries to cover his face,
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas tries to escape from closed guard...
Thomas struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Din Thomas is in half guard over Diaz
Thomas launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Diaz is covering himself! Thomas tries to force the situation and Diaz clumsily gives his back!
Thomas is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Thomas 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.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thomas blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Diaz won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Thomas works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal allows Diaz time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz goes to the body...
He punishes Thomas's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz paws at Thomas.
Thomas answers with solid punches!
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Thomas is holding Nate Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas throws a flurry of punches at Diaz...
A lot of them are hitting Diaz's face
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Thomas's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomas tries to cover his face,
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz works on the ground with his fingers over Thomas's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Din Thomas
Solid shots!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Din Thomas.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Thomas works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
Diaz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Several good body shots
land on Thomas.
Nate Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Din Thomas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Diaz into his guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz aggressively and repeatedly punches Thomas.
Good job by Thomas blocking and slipping the blows.
Diaz misses a step and Din Thomas sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Diaz is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to posture up and open Din Thomas's guard...
Nate Diaz forces Din Thomas to open his guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
Deep breaths from Din Thomas who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
Diaz blocks those punches
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Din Thomas can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Nate Diaz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to mount Din Thomas...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Thomas won't budge, forcing Diaz to pull guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomas's side.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomas is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas 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.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Din Thomas
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Din Thomas shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
Din Thomas breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Din Thomas shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Din Thomas breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Diaz rolls Din Thomas to his stomach and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Thomas control.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz slides his arm under Din Thomas's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Din Thomas pulls down on Nate Diaz's hand and staves off danger
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas tries to stand up!
Diaz doesn't allow him!
Diaz is in rear mount over Thomas
Din Thomas launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Thomas has given his back to Nate Diaz who is trying to get one hook in!
Nate Diaz has one hook in!
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.
Din Thomas is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Thomas launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Diaz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Thomas grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Diaz struggles... Din Thomas is unable to take him down
Thomas looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Diaz's punches
Thomas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
A solid combination from Nate Diaz
connects with Thomas.
A left hook from Thomas
falls short.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Thomas's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Several good body shots
land on Diaz.
Diaz is holding Din Thomas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Din Thomas loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to mount Din Thomas...
Din Thomas sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Din Thomas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Din Thomas doesn't defend himself!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Din Thomas's arm and tries an armbar!
Thomas hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nate Diaz put Thomas in half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Din Thomas is in half guard over Diaz
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Din Thomas in closed guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas tries to stand up!
Diaz doesn't allow him!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Din Thomas looks to posture up and open Nate Diaz's guard...
Nate Diaz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Diaz has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Brilliant combination from Nate Diaz
that forces Thomas to try and defend better.
Thomas pushes Nate Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Thomas is holding Nate Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz shows great balance while pushing away Din Thomas
The clock says 3:25 in the 4 round
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Nate Diaz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Thomas cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diaz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diaz steps backwards away from Din Thomas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Thomas tries to grapple
Diaz moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Nate Diaz and Thomas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Inside leg kick from Thomas
that goes awry.
Diaz steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Diaz steps backwards away from Din Thomas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Thomas is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Nate Diaz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Thomas misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Thomas!
Nice move by Diaz who clinches and pushes Thomas against the cage
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Din Thomas embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
The clock says 4:50 in the 4 round
Thomas fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Diaz is holding Din Thomas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Din Thomas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Din Thomas...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Thomas misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Thomas's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Nate Diaz's lock! This is over! Thomas didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (Armbar) at 1:21 Round 5
Statistics: Din Thomas
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 3/7 (43%)
GnP strikes 10/26 (38%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 814 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 23/28 (82%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 19/28 (68%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 822 s
Kinda one of those fights that is a decent fight, but I kinda just didn't really care or get into it.
Nate Diaz looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Din Thomas and Nate Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Thomas moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Diaz with a double overhooks!
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diaz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Good front kick from Thomas!
Diaz stumbles backwards after that one!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz throws an uppercut
Thomas slips it.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Din Thomas tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Din Thomas who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Nothing from this... Din Thomas seems frustrated.
The fighters are clinching.
Thomas struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Nothing from this... Din Thomas seems frustrated.
Thomas misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz pushes off of Din Thomas and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Thomas holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Thomas is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Din Thomas tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Nate Diaz
well done Diaz falls hard on the mat
Thomas is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Thomas cartwheels towards Diaz!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Nate Diaz.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Thomas throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nate Diaz
Solid shots!
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Thomas knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Diaz struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas isolates Nate Diaz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Nate Diaz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to move to full guard
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz is looking to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Din Thomas has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Diaz is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas tries to better his position on the ground...
Thomas is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Diaz shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Nate Diaz breaks that americana attempt!
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Din Thomas doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
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 Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Thomas in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz pushes away Thomas trying to keep the fight at striking range
Thomas stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz circles to get the center of the cage
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Thomas sprawls and remains on his feet.
Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Din Thomas uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Diaz.
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Round 2
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Thomas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Thomas's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomas tries to cover his face,
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas tries to escape from closed guard...
Thomas struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Din Thomas is in half guard over Diaz
Thomas launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Diaz is covering himself! Thomas tries to force the situation and Diaz clumsily gives his back!
Thomas is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Thomas 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.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Thomas blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Thomas is trying to counter now!
Thomas tries to move to full mount!
Diaz won't allow him to take this position easily.
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Thomas works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal allows Diaz time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz goes to the body...
He punishes Thomas's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz paws at Thomas.
Thomas answers with solid punches!
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz has a small cut in his Mouth
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Thomas is holding Nate Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas throws a flurry of punches at Diaz...
A lot of them are hitting Diaz's face
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Din Thomas looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Thomas's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Thomas tries to cover his face,
Din Thomas is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Thomas
He succeeds!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
The clock says 3:15 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz works on the ground with his fingers over Thomas's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Din Thomas
Solid shots!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Din Thomas.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Thomas works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
Diaz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Din Thomas manages to switch to full guard.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Several good body shots
land on Thomas.
Nate Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Din Thomas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Diaz into his guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz aggressively and repeatedly punches Thomas.
Good job by Thomas blocking and slipping the blows.
Diaz misses a step and Din Thomas sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Diaz is in closed guard... Thomas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Din Thomas is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to posture up and open Din Thomas's guard...
Nate Diaz forces Din Thomas to open his guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
Deep breaths from Din Thomas who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
Diaz blocks those punches
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Thomas
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Din Thomas can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to pass Din Thomas's guard...
Nate Diaz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to mount Din Thomas...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
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.
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Thomas won't budge, forcing Diaz to pull guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Thomas's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Thomas's side.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Din Thomas!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Thomas is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas 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.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Din Thomas
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Din Thomas shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
That Americana looks tight...
Din Thomas breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Din Thomas shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Din Thomas breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Nate Diaz rolls Din Thomas to his stomach and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Thomas control.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz slides his arm under Din Thomas's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Din Thomas pulls down on Nate Diaz's hand and staves off danger
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Diaz is in rear mount over Thomas
Thomas tries to stand up!
Diaz doesn't allow him!
Diaz is in rear mount over Thomas
Din Thomas launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Thomas clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Thomas has given his back to Nate Diaz who is trying to get one hook in!
Nate Diaz has one hook in!
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.
Din Thomas is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Thomas launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Diaz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 4
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Thomas grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Diaz struggles... Din Thomas is unable to take him down
Thomas looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Diaz's punches
Thomas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
A solid combination from Nate Diaz
connects with Thomas.
A left hook from Thomas
falls short.
Din Thomas gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Thomas's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Several good body shots
land on Diaz.
Diaz is holding Din Thomas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Din Thomas loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz looks to mount Din Thomas...
Din Thomas sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Thomas
Din Thomas tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Thomas launches a few weak punches
Diaz blocks them effectively.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Din Thomas! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Din Thomas doesn't defend himself!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Din Thomas's arm and tries an armbar!
Thomas hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Din Thomas is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nate Diaz put Thomas in half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 4 round
Din Thomas is in half guard over Diaz
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Nate Diaz work his BJJ game.
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Din Thomas in closed guard.
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Thomas tries to stand up!
Diaz doesn't allow him!
Din Thomas is in closed guard over Diaz
Din Thomas looks to posture up and open Nate Diaz's guard...
Nate Diaz has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Gwangmyeong Velodrome (Gwangmyeong, South Korea) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Diaz has some bruises after a few exchanges with his opponent.
Brilliant combination from Nate Diaz
that forces Thomas to try and defend better.
Thomas pushes Nate Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Thomas is holding Nate Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz shows great balance while pushing away Din Thomas
The clock says 3:25 in the 4 round
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Nate Diaz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Thomas cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diaz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Diaz steps backwards away from Din Thomas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Thomas tries to grapple
Diaz moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
The clock says 3:55 in the 4 round
Nate Diaz and Thomas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Inside leg kick from Thomas
that goes awry.
Diaz steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Diaz steps backwards away from Din Thomas. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Thomas is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Din Thomas tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Nate Diaz jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Thomas misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Thomas!
Nice move by Diaz who clinches and pushes Thomas against the cage
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Din Thomas embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
The clock says 4:50 in the 4 round
Thomas fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 5
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Diaz is holding Din Thomas's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Din Thomas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Din Thomas...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Thomas is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Nate Diaz pushes Din Thomas down and prevents his attempts to escape
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Thomas misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Din Thomas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Din Thomas tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Din Thomas
Nate Diaz throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Thomas's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
Josh Rosenthal breaks Nate Diaz's lock! This is over! Thomas didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (Armbar) at 1:21 Round 5
Statistics: Din Thomas
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 1/5 (20%)
Clinch strikes 2/9 (22%)
Takedowns 3/7 (43%)
GnP strikes 10/26 (38%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 814 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 23/28 (82%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/7 (14%)
Takedowns 3/5 (60%)
GnP strikes 19/28 (68%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 822 s
Kinda one of those fights that is a decent fight, but I kinda just didn't really care or get into it.