Post by The Sandmen on Nov 29, 2015 18:45:42 GMT -5
Urijah Faber doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Nate Diaz raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Urijah Faber today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Urijah Faber swings...
hard impact to Diaz's face!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Left eye
A left hook from Diaz
grazes the chin of Faber.
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Urijah Faber attempts to cut off Diaz with punches
Diaz reels from the strikes.
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Diaz's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Diaz's chin with an uppercut while Diaz lands some great crosses.
An overhand right from Nate Diaz that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Faber moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Diaz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Faber's defense muffles the blows.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diaz
Faber tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Nate Diaz struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diaz's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Diaz
Faber is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Nate Diaz 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Urijah Faber just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Diaz quickly defends.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Faber throws a lazy kick
Diaz blocks and keeps his distance.
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Diaz's ribs.
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Diaz is wobbling!
Urijah Faber was tooling Nate Diaz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Nate Diaz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Faber steps backwards away from Nate Diaz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diaz
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diaz is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Diaz has a small cut in his Left cheek
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Diaz staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Faber is in rear mount over Diaz
Urijah Faber storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Diaz's Chin is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Faber is in rear mount over Diaz
Nate 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 Faber's moves.
Faber is in rear mount over Diaz
Urijah Faber isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diaz struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Faber is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Urijah Faber appears to be unbreakable
Faber is locking that Armbar...
Faber is locking that Armbar...
Faber throws his leg over and Nate Diaz is in serious trouble! Urijah Faber extends his hips and Nate Diaz is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Urijah Faber by Submission (Armbar) at 4:26 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 8/13 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/18 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Faber dominates the Nate. Nate the Not-That-Great. Diaz the Fiaz. What's a Fiaz? I don't know. I got nothin'.
Nate Diaz raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Urijah Faber today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Urijah Faber swings...
hard impact to Diaz's face!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Left eye
A left hook from Diaz
grazes the chin of Faber.
Faber has a small cut in his Chin
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Urijah Faber attempts to cut off Diaz with punches
Diaz reels from the strikes.
Faber is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Faber looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Diaz's punches
Faber measures the resilience of Diaz's chin with an uppercut while Diaz lands some great crosses.
An overhand right from Nate Diaz that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Faber moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Diaz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Faber's defense muffles the blows.
Faber is trying to counter now!
Faber fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nate Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diaz
Faber tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Nate Diaz struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Faber's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Faber's side.
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Faber positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diaz's being punished here!
Urijah Faber is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Urijah Faber is in closed guard over Diaz
Faber is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Urijah Faber!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Urijah Faber
Nate Diaz 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Urijah Faber just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Diaz quickly defends.
Faber clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Faber throws a lazy kick
Diaz blocks and keeps his distance.
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Diaz's ribs.
Urijah Faber has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Diaz is wobbling!
Urijah Faber was tooling Nate Diaz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Nate Diaz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Faber steps backwards away from Nate Diaz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Urijah Faber tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Urijah Faber is in open guard over Diaz
Faber delivers a few accurate elbows!
Diaz is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Diaz has a small cut in his Left cheek
That punishment by Urijah Faber has left Diaz staggered! Urijah Faber should try push forward now and finish this!
Faber is in rear mount over Diaz
Urijah Faber storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Faber doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Diaz's Chin is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Urijah Faber!
Faber is in rear mount over Diaz
Nate 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 Faber's moves.
Faber is in rear mount over Diaz
Urijah Faber isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Diaz struggles to free himself
That Armbar looks tight...
Faber is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Urijah Faber appears to be unbreakable
Faber is locking that Armbar...
Faber is locking that Armbar...
Faber throws his leg over and Nate Diaz is in serious trouble! Urijah Faber extends his hips and Nate Diaz is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Urijah Faber by Submission (Armbar) at 4:26 Round 1
Statistics: Urijah Faber
Punches 8/13 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/18 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 3/9 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Faber dominates the Nate. Nate the Not-That-Great. Diaz the Fiaz. What's a Fiaz? I don't know. I got nothin'.