Post by The Sandmen on Mar 12, 2015 23:46:52 GMT -5
Frank Shamrock is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Diego Sanchez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Frank Shamrock fires an unorthodox punch to Diego's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Diego decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Diego with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
0:37 Round 1 and Frank is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Frank!
Nice move by Diego who clinches and pushes Frank against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Diego pushes off of Frank Shamrock and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Frank stumbles backwards but Diego Sanchez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Frank's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Shamrock's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Frank's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Shamrock's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
The fighters are clinching.
Diego grapple with Frank Shamrock and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Frank Shamrock falls hard on the mat with Diego Sanchez on top of him
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego Sanchez fakes some punches
Frank ties him up.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego struggles on the ground and tries to break Frank Shamrock's guard...
Diego Sanchez is in Frank open guard now
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Frank
Diego moves on the ground
Diego Sanchez moves to side mount
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Diego Sanchez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Diego's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Frank
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Diego Sanchez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to show some ground skills
Diego uses his strength to keep Diego at a disadvantage
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Diego Sanchez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Frank launches a furious low kick!
Diego Sanchez blocks
Frank misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez has found an opening in the defense of Frank, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Frank is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Chin
Frank seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Frank Shamrock
Great move by Diego who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diego's head
Those punches are hitting! Diego covers his head!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch to Diego Sanchez ribs and the tries to trip him
Diego loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego pushes Frank Shamrock against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Frank's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diego's head
Nothing from this... Frank Shamrock seems frustrated.
Frank misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego pushes Frank Shamrock against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Frank's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez shoots and grab Frank Shamrock's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Diego scoop up Frank Shamrock's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Frank to the mat
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Frank
Diego moves on the ground
Diego Sanchez moves to side mount
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Diego Sanchez storms over Frank with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Diego doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Frank's face with his elbows!
Frank's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Mouth
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock 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 Diego's moves.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Diego Sanchez isolates Frank Shamrock's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Diego is locking that Arm Triangle...
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Diego is locking that Arm Triangle...
Diego locks it in and circles towards Frank's head. It's deep and Frank Shamrock is forced to tap out!
Winner is Diego Sanchez by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 14/18 (78%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Yeah.
Diego Sanchez glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Frank Shamrock fires an unorthodox punch to Diego's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Diego decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Diego with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
0:37 Round 1 and Frank is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Frank Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Frank!
Nice move by Diego who clinches and pushes Frank against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Diego pushes off of Frank Shamrock and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Frank stumbles backwards but Diego Sanchez chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Frank's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Shamrock's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego Sanchez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Frank's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Shamrock's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
The fighters are clinching.
Diego grapple with Frank Shamrock and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Frank Shamrock falls hard on the mat with Diego Sanchez on top of him
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego is trying to counter now!
Diego Sanchez fakes some punches
Frank ties him up.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego struggles on the ground and tries to break Frank Shamrock's guard...
Diego Sanchez is in Frank open guard now
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Frank
Diego moves on the ground
Diego Sanchez moves to side mount
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Diego Sanchez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Diego's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Frank
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Diego Sanchez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank tries to show some ground skills
Diego uses his strength to keep Diego at a disadvantage
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Diego Sanchez keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Frank launches a furious low kick!
Diego Sanchez blocks
Frank misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego Sanchez has found an opening in the defense of Frank, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Frank is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Chin
Frank seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Diego Sanchez fakes a punch and launches himself over Frank Shamrock
Great move by Diego who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diego's head
Those punches are hitting! Diego covers his head!
Diego's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch to Diego Sanchez ribs and the tries to trip him
Diego loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Diego pushes Frank Shamrock against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Frank's chin! His legs are wobbling!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diego's head
Nothing from this... Frank Shamrock seems frustrated.
Frank misses a step and Diego Sanchez sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diego pushes Frank Shamrock against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Frank's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez shoots and grab Frank Shamrock's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Diego scoop up Frank Shamrock's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Frank to the mat
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Frank
Diego moves on the ground
Diego Sanchez moves to side mount
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Diego Sanchez storms over Frank with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Diego doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Frank's face with his elbows!
Frank's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Mouth
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock 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 Diego's moves.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Diego Sanchez isolates Frank Shamrock's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Diego is locking that Arm Triangle...
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
Diego is locking that Arm Triangle...
Diego locks it in and circles towards Frank's head. It's deep and Frank Shamrock is forced to tap out!
Winner is Diego Sanchez by Submission (Arm Triangle) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/6 (33%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 14/18 (78%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 106 s
Yeah.