Post by The Sandmen on May 19, 2016 9:59:16 GMT -5
Lyoto Machida looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Ferocious staredown by Diaz while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Diaz is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Shovel hook by Nick Diaz
goes nowhere.
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nick Diaz's punches
Diaz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Lyoto.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Nick Diaz
just misses Lyoto.
Diaz misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Diaz's stops that one with his face! How is Diaz standing?!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida launches a body shot
Diaz evades.
Diaz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Diaz launches a furious low kick!
Lyoto blocks.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Incredible haymaker from Lyoto Machida!
You can see Nick Diaz's head being snapped backwards!
Pulverizing punch to Lyoto's head!
Lyoto slips the punch.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Nick Diaz
goes nowhere.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Lyoto Machida to fight back!
Lyoto fires low kicks
punishing Diaz's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Lyoto blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Lyoto Machida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lyoto Machida launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Diaz blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Nick Diaz's cheek! Diaz stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Lyoto is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Lyoto launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Lyoto is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Lyoto looks to be in very good shape.
Lyoto moves backwards and gestures for Nick Diaz to stand up.
Diaz climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Nice punch by Nick Diaz
that nearly tags Lyoto.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Good front kick from Lyoto!
Diaz stumbles backwards after that one!
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
A furious flurry of punches from Nick Diaz
just misses Lyoto.
Diaz is holding Lyoto Machida's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Lyoto Machida manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lyoto leans and gets Nick Diaz's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz is in closed guard... Lyoto tries to roll on the ground!
Nick Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lyoto misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nick Diaz looks to posture up and open Lyoto Machida's guard...
Nick Diaz forces Lyoto Machida to open his guard.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lyoto
Lyoto tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lyoto Machida blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Nick Diaz looks to posture up and open Lyoto Machida's guard...
Lyoto Machida has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lyoto Machida blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Diaz is in closed guard... Lyoto tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Lyoto fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Nick Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Diaz holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Lyoto Machida.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
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.
A right hand from Lyoto Machida
surprises Diaz!
Diaz pushes Lyoto Machida and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Diaz launches a furious hook!
That hits Lyoto's chin like a wrecking ball! Lyoto loses balance and goes to the mat.
Diaz is standing while Lyoto is on the ground on his back
Lyoto tries to hit Nick Diaz with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Diaz steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Lyoto Machida.
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Round 2
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Diaz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Lyoto
Lyoto Machida is smart enough to duck backwards
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lyoto throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Lyoto blocks and pushes his opponent.
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nick Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto Machida throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diaz's chin! That stops Diaz in his tracks!
Diaz's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right eye
Lyoto Machida is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Lyoto is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Diaz's jaw!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right cheek
Nick Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Lyoto!
Nice move by Diaz who clinches and pushes Lyoto against the cage
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Lyoto circles out and slips free of Nick Diaz's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Lyoto Machida can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Lyoto decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Diaz moves to shoot
but Lyoto Machida delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Diaz attempts a shoot
Lyoto Machida hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Right cheek
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Lyoto Machida is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
You can see Diaz's blood making stains in the mat.
Diaz throws a lazy kick
Lyoto dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
A bad move from Nick Diaz
allows Lyoto to land a solid head kick.
Down Diaz goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Lyoto Machida's divison on notice!
Diaz has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Lyoto Machida by KO (High kick) at 1:54 Round 2
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 9/9 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 99 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 4/32 (12%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Lyotes had some quality upgrades heading this one. Nick did not. I wonder if Nick would ever take this fight in real life, or if he would just say "fuck it, that guy ain't gonna fight me", type deal. He does like fights, not chase-fests. Lyoto is best when being chased wrecklessly. Right Ryan Bader? (I remember cor99, and his love of Bader. Anyone else remember cor99? He used to be GrappleMuch here).
Ferocious staredown by Diaz while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Diaz is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Lyoto Machida comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Shovel hook by Nick Diaz
goes nowhere.
Lyoto looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nick Diaz's punches
Diaz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Lyoto.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Nick Diaz
just misses Lyoto.
Diaz misses a step and Lyoto Machida sees an opportunity to counter him!
An overhand right from Lyoto Machida that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Diaz's stops that one with his face! How is Diaz standing?!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Lyoto Machida launches a body shot
Diaz evades.
Diaz throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Diaz launches a furious low kick!
Lyoto blocks.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Incredible haymaker from Lyoto Machida!
You can see Nick Diaz's head being snapped backwards!
Pulverizing punch to Lyoto's head!
Lyoto slips the punch.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Nick Diaz
goes nowhere.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Lyoto Machida to fight back!
Lyoto fires low kicks
punishing Diaz's legs repeatedly.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Lyoto blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Lyoto Machida is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Lyoto Machida launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Diaz blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Nick Diaz's cheek! Diaz stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Lyoto is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Lyoto launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Lyoto is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Lyoto looks to be in very good shape.
Lyoto moves backwards and gestures for Nick Diaz to stand up.
Diaz climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Nice punch by Nick Diaz
that nearly tags Lyoto.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Lyoto Machida tries to take advantage...
Good front kick from Lyoto!
Diaz stumbles backwards after that one!
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
A furious flurry of punches from Nick Diaz
just misses Lyoto.
Diaz is holding Lyoto Machida's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Lyoto Machida loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Machida attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Lyoto Machida manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lyoto leans and gets Nick Diaz's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz is in closed guard... Lyoto tries to roll on the ground!
Nick Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Lyoto misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nick Diaz looks to posture up and open Lyoto Machida's guard...
Nick Diaz forces Lyoto Machida to open his guard.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Lyoto
Lyoto tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lyoto Machida blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Nick Diaz looks to posture up and open Lyoto Machida's guard...
Lyoto Machida has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Lyoto
Diaz delivers a few accurate elbows!
Lyoto Machida blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Diaz is in closed guard... Lyoto tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Lyoto Machida is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Lyoto fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Nick Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Diaz holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Lyoto Machida.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
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.
A right hand from Lyoto Machida
surprises Diaz!
Diaz pushes Lyoto Machida and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Diaz launches a furious hook!
That hits Lyoto's chin like a wrecking ball! Lyoto loses balance and goes to the mat.
Diaz is standing while Lyoto is on the ground on his back
Lyoto tries to hit Nick Diaz with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Diaz steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Lyoto Machida.
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Round 2
=========================================
Diaz begins to launch a barrage of punches over Lyoto
Lyoto Machida is smart enough to duck backwards
Lyoto tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Lyoto throws a low kick
He switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Lyoto blocks and pushes his opponent.
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nick Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Lyoto Machida's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Lyoto ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Lyoto is trying to counter now!
Lyoto Machida throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diaz's chin! That stops Diaz in his tracks!
Diaz's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right eye
Lyoto Machida is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
Lyoto is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Diaz's jaw!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right cheek
Nick Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Lyoto!
Nice move by Diaz who clinches and pushes Lyoto against the cage
Lyoto Machida tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Lyoto circles out and slips free of Nick Diaz's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Lyoto Machida can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Lyoto decides to launch some tentative punches
Lyoto Machida takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Diaz moves to shoot
but Lyoto Machida delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Diaz attempts a shoot
Lyoto Machida hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Right cheek
Not a desiderable position that Diaz is in now. Lyoto Machida is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
You can see Diaz's blood making stains in the mat.
Diaz throws a lazy kick
Lyoto dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
A bad move from Nick Diaz
allows Lyoto to land a solid head kick.
Down Diaz goes! He's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Lyoto Machida's divison on notice!
Diaz has a small cut in his Left cheek
Winner is Lyoto Machida by KO (High kick) at 1:54 Round 2
Statistics: Lyoto Machida
Punches 12/16 (75%)
Kicks 9/9 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 99 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 4/32 (12%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Lyotes had some quality upgrades heading this one. Nick did not. I wonder if Nick would ever take this fight in real life, or if he would just say "fuck it, that guy ain't gonna fight me", type deal. He does like fights, not chase-fests. Lyoto is best when being chased wrecklessly. Right Ryan Bader? (I remember cor99, and his love of Bader. Anyone else remember cor99? He used to be GrappleMuch here).