Post by The Sandmen on Sept 6, 2016 10:52:53 GMT -5
Nick Diaz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Nate Diaz looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Diaz and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid shot from Nate Diaz to the body.
Diaz blocks in time.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz throws a combo
Nick Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Diaz swings again, only to get countered once more! Diaz is looking bad here!
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Nate Diaz! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Diaz's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Diaz has a small cut in his Forehead
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Nate Diaz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Diaz seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Forehead
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nick Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Diaz with uppercuts!
Diaz is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Diaz is unable to escape!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nick Diaz!
That one almost breaks Diaz's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diaz's guard.
Diaz didn't see that coming. Diaz is in open guard over Diaz now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Diaz pulls his arm out of danger.
Diaz misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nick Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Diaz shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
Diaz struggles to free himself
Diaz shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Nick Diaz by Submission (Americana) at 1:52 Round 1
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 31 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 38 s
Nick was just a much more complete fighter in this one.
Nate Diaz looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
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.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Diaz and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Solid shot from Nate Diaz to the body.
Diaz blocks in time.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz throws a combo
Nick Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Diaz swings again, only to get countered once more! Diaz is looking bad here!
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Nate Diaz! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Diaz's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Diaz has a small cut in his Forehead
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Nate Diaz jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Diaz seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Forehead
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nick Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Diaz with uppercuts!
Diaz is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Diaz is unable to escape!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nick Diaz!
That one almost breaks Diaz's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diaz's guard.
Diaz didn't see that coming. Diaz is in open guard over Diaz now.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Diaz pulls his arm out of danger.
Diaz misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nick Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Nate Diaz shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
Diaz struggles to free himself
Diaz shows a pained grimace and he repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Nick Diaz by Submission (Americana) at 1:52 Round 1
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 7/8 (88%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 31 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 38 s
Nick was just a much more complete fighter in this one.