Post by The Sandmen on Oct 28, 2013 21:16:57 GMT -5
Chris Weidman looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Nick Diaz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Weidman and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
A furious flurry of punches from Nick Diaz
puts Weidman in a world of hurt!
Weidman's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Diaz showing excellent timing, blasts Chris Weidman with a right hand.
Great hook by Nick Diaz! Chris Weidman is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Weidman tries to hit Nick Diaz with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diaz dodges that
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Diaz cartwheels towards Weidman!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Chris Weidman.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Nick Diaz looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Nick Diaz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Weidman's face with those brutal elbows! Weidman needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Chris Weidman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Diaz suddenly holds Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
Weidman can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nick Diaz!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Weidman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Weidman tries to cover his face,
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Weidman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Weidman's side.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Chris Weidman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Weidman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
Weidman's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Diaz!
Chris Weidman blocks
Weidman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Diaz stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Chris Weidman is coming in again!
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Nick Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Weidman
Diaz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Weidman
Diaz is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Weidman
Diaz is looking to end this fight with strikes
Weidman anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Diaz is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Weidman is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Chris Weidman looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Diaz
Chris Weidman tries to finish with a leg lock!
Diaz is able to break the lock.
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Weidman's neck!
Weidman pushes Nick Diaz back to the ground.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz was tooling Chris Weidman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chris Weidman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Weidman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Weidman tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Incredible haymaker from Nick Diaz!
You can see Chris Weidman's head being snapped backwards!
Weidman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Weidman has a small cut in his Left cheek
That punishment by Nick Diaz has left Weidman staggered! Nick Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Nick Diaz moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Diaz launches a furious hook!
That hits Weidman's chin like a wrecking ball! Weidman loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Chin
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman launches an up-kick intended for Nick Diaz's head...
It lands flush with Nick Diaz's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz steps back and allows Weidman to get back to his feet.
Weidman climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Nick Diaz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Weidman's chin! That stops Weidman in his tracks!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Nick Diaz
Good shot! Weidman has reasons to be worried.
Weidman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Left cheek
Nick Diaz launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Weidman's knee!
Weidman hyper-extended his leg
Terrible one sided match... Weidman was not ready to fight a fighter of Nick Diaz caliber.
Brutal combination from Nick Diaz!
Weidman is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nick Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Weidman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nick Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nick Diaz pushes Weidman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Weidman is a bloody mess!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Weidman embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Weidman doesn't stop bleeding.
Diaz launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Weidman's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Diaz steps backwards away from Chris Weidman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nick Diaz
Weidman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Weidman
Nick Diaz positions himself and tries to finish this!
Nick Diaz storms Chris Weidman's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! John McCarthy is asking Chris Weidman to defend himself!
This is over! That impact from Nick Diaz has left Weidman laying flat on the mat!
Weidman has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Nick Diaz by KO (GnP) at 2:45 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 245 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 20/22 (91%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 194 s
Weird. So I guess Diaz was too aggressive for Weidman to get his takedown wrestling going or somethin'. Or he was all performanced out from beating Daley. Weird.
Nick Diaz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Weidman and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
A furious flurry of punches from Nick Diaz
puts Weidman in a world of hurt!
Weidman's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Diaz showing excellent timing, blasts Chris Weidman with a right hand.
Great hook by Nick Diaz! Chris Weidman is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Weidman tries to hit Nick Diaz with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Diaz dodges that
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Diaz cartwheels towards Weidman!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Chris Weidman.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Chris Weidman
Nick Diaz looks to mount Chris Weidman...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Nick Diaz throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Weidman's face with those brutal elbows! Weidman needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Chris Weidman tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Chris Weidman gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Chris Weidman
Diaz suddenly holds Chris Weidman's arm and tries an armbar!
Weidman can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nick Diaz!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Weidman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Weidman tries to cover his face,
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Weidman's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Weidman's side.
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Chris Weidman doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Chris Weidman. 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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Chris Weidman's punches
Weidman is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
Weidman's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Good front kick from Diaz!
Chris Weidman blocks
Weidman tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Diaz stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Chris Weidman is coming in again!
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Nick Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Weidman
Diaz moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Weidman
Chris Weidman attempts to move to full guard
Chris Weidman manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Weidman
Weidman 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.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Weidman
Diaz is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Weidman
Diaz is looking to end this fight with strikes
Weidman anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
Poorly executed technique. Chris Weidman looks to counter!
Diaz is in closed guard... Weidman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Chris Weidman is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Weidman is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Weidman is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Chris Weidman looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Diaz
Chris Weidman tries to finish with a leg lock!
Diaz is able to break the lock.
Chris Weidman gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Weidman's neck!
Weidman pushes Nick Diaz back to the ground.
Chris Weidman is in open guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz was tooling Chris Weidman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Chris Weidman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Weidman
He succeeds!
Chris Weidman is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Weidman's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Weidman tries to cover his face,
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Incredible haymaker from Nick Diaz!
You can see Chris Weidman's head being snapped backwards!
Weidman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Weidman has a small cut in his Left cheek
That punishment by Nick Diaz has left Weidman staggered! Nick Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Nick Diaz moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Diaz launches a furious hook!
That hits Weidman's chin like a wrecking ball! Weidman loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Chin
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Chris Weidman launches an up-kick intended for Nick Diaz's head...
It lands flush with Nick Diaz's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Diaz is standing while Weidman is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz steps back and allows Weidman to get back to his feet.
Weidman climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Nick Diaz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Weidman's chin! That stops Weidman in his tracks!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Quick hook by Nick Diaz
Good shot! Weidman has reasons to be worried.
Weidman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Chris Weidman's Left cheek
Nick Diaz launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Weidman's knee!
Weidman hyper-extended his leg
Terrible one sided match... Weidman was not ready to fight a fighter of Nick Diaz caliber.
Brutal combination from Nick Diaz!
Weidman is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Chris Weidman's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nick Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Weidman doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nick Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nick Diaz pushes Weidman forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Chris Weidman is a bloody mess!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Chris Weidman embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Weidman doesn't stop bleeding.
Diaz launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Weidman's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Diaz steps backwards away from Chris Weidman. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nick Diaz
Weidman seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Weidman
Nick Diaz positions himself and tries to finish this!
Nick Diaz storms Chris Weidman's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! John McCarthy is asking Chris Weidman to defend himself!
This is over! That impact from Nick Diaz has left Weidman laying flat on the mat!
Weidman has a small cut in his Right cheek
Winner is Nick Diaz by KO (GnP) at 2:45 Round 2
Statistics: Chris Weidman
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 245 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 20/22 (91%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 194 s
Weird. So I guess Diaz was too aggressive for Weidman to get his takedown wrestling going or somethin'. Or he was all performanced out from beating Daley. Weird.