Post by The Sandmen on Oct 5, 2016 22:21:46 GMT -5
Nate Marquardt looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Nate Diaz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Marquardt and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
Diaz is connecting with a few punches
Marquardt's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Marquardt is trying to lift Diaz!
Brilliant side slam!
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Marquardt hovers above Diaz
Nate Diaz stops him from throwing strikes.
Marquardt misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Crippling lock!
Marquardt tries to break the lock slamming Nate Diaz against the mat!
Nate Diaz doesn't allow Nate Marquardt to escape. He is tightening the Guillotine
Marquardt struggles to free himself
Marquardt pushes Nate Diaz back to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Marquardt tries to break the lock slamming Nate Diaz against the mat!
Nate Diaz doesn't allow Nate Marquardt to escape. He is tightening the armbar
You can see the pain reflected in Marquardt's eyes...
Nate Marquardt breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Marquardt pushes Nate Diaz back to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Marquardt tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Diaz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Perth Arena (Perth, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nate Marquardt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz is launching some bone breaking punches to Marquardt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Marquardt's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz is launching some bone breaking punches to Marquardt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Marquardt's eyes.
Nate Marquardt pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Marquardt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz pushes off of Nate Marquardt and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Marquardt stumbles backwards but Nate Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz circles to get the center of the cage
Marquardt launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Diaz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Nate Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Nate Marquardt
Great move by Diaz who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt launches a knee while holding Diaz's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Diaz in the abdomen
Marquardt leads with a punch
Nate Diaz avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Marquardt moves forward looking for some action
Nate Marquardt shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Marquardt is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Nate Marquardt circles around Diaz
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Diaz against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Nate Marquardt just can't get away!
Nate Marquardt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Diaz pummels back into position.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Marquardt in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz circles to get the center of the cage
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Marquardt!
Diaz ducks under...
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Marquardt goes down.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Marquardt is holding Nate Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Nate Diaz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Marquardt's chin! That stops Marquardt in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Right eye
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt throws a combo
Nate Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Marquardt swings again, only to get countered once more! Marquardt is looking bad here!
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Marquardt throws a combo
Nate Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Marquardt swings again, only to get countered once more! Marquardt is looking bad here!
Marquardt's Left eye is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Marquardt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Diaz into his guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Marquardt
Diaz is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz breaks the closed guard of Nate Marquardt and moves to half guard
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
1:24 Round 2 and Diaz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nate Diaz isolates Nate Marquardt's right arm looking for an armbar...
Marquardt Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Marquardt's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Marquardt's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
Marquardt struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
Diaz secures the lock while Nate Marquardt refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (armbar) at 1:37 Round 2
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 17/18 (94%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/17 (76%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Diaz kinda beat the living shit out of Marquardt here...
Nate Diaz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Marquardt and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The two exchange wildly
Diaz is connecting with a few punches
Marquardt's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Marquardt is trying to lift Diaz!
Brilliant side slam!
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nate Marquardt is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Nate Marquardt in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Marquardt hovers above Diaz
Nate Diaz stops him from throwing strikes.
Marquardt misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Crippling lock!
Marquardt tries to break the lock slamming Nate Diaz against the mat!
Nate Diaz doesn't allow Nate Marquardt to escape. He is tightening the Guillotine
Marquardt struggles to free himself
Marquardt pushes Nate Diaz back to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar looks tight...
Marquardt tries to break the lock slamming Nate Diaz against the mat!
Nate Diaz doesn't allow Nate Marquardt to escape. He is tightening the armbar
You can see the pain reflected in Marquardt's eyes...
Nate Marquardt breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Marquardt's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Marquardt's side.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz sits up and gets an arm around Marquardt's neck!
Marquardt pushes Nate Diaz back to the ground.
Nate Marquardt is in open guard over Diaz
Marquardt tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Diaz tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Perth Arena (Perth, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Nate Marquardt tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Nate Marquardt who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz is launching some bone breaking punches to Marquardt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Marquardt's eyes.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz is launching some bone breaking punches to Marquardt's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Nate Marquardt's eyes.
Nate Marquardt pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Nate Marquardt
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz pushes off of Nate Marquardt and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Marquardt stumbles backwards but Nate Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz circles to get the center of the cage
Marquardt launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Diaz's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Nate Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Nate Marquardt
Great move by Diaz who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Marquardt launches a knee while holding Diaz's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Diaz in the abdomen
Marquardt leads with a punch
Nate Diaz avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Marquardt moves forward looking for some action
Nate Marquardt shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Marquardt embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Marquardt is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Nate Marquardt circles around Diaz
Nate Marquardt fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nice move by Marquardt who clinches and pushes Diaz against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Marquardt's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Nate Marquardt just can't get away!
Nate Marquardt tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marquardt gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Diaz pummels back into position.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Marquardt in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz pushes away Marquardt trying to keep the fight at striking range
Marquardt stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz circles to get the center of the cage
Bone shattering straight right hand from Nate Marquardt!
Diaz ducks under...
Nate Marquardt gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Marquardt goes down.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Marquardt is holding Nate Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz shows great balance while pushing away Nate Marquardt
Nate Diaz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Marquardt's chin! That stops Marquardt in his tracks!
There is a small laceration on Nate Marquardt's Right eye
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Nate Marquardt throws a combo
Nate Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Marquardt swings again, only to get countered once more! Marquardt is looking bad here!
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Marquardt throws a combo
Nate Diaz ducks under and catches him with a counter straight! Marquardt swings again, only to get countered once more! Marquardt is looking bad here!
Marquardt's Left eye is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Marquardt is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Diaz into his guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Marquardt
Diaz is in closed guard... Marquardt tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Marquardt
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz breaks the closed guard of Nate Marquardt and moves to half guard
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Nate Marquardt
1:24 Round 2 and Diaz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nate Diaz isolates Nate Marquardt's right arm looking for an armbar...
Marquardt Hyper-extended his arm
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Marquardt's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Marquardt's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
Marquardt struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
Diaz secures the lock while Nate Marquardt refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (armbar) at 1:37 Round 2
Statistics: Nate Marquardt
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 17/18 (94%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 13/17 (76%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 102 s
Diaz kinda beat the living shit out of Marquardt here...