Post by The Sandmen on Nov 25, 2016 8:44:55 GMT -5
Yoel Romero looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Nate Diaz is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Nate Diaz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Romero blocks and pushes his opponent.
Nate Diaz and Romero engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Romero seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Romero fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diaz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Romero launches a stiff jab!
Diaz ducks that one.
Nate Diaz circles around Romero
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Diaz!
That one almost breaks Romero's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Diaz moves backwards and gestures for Yoel Romero to stand up.
Romero climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Romero.
The fighters are clinching.
Yoel Romero's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Yoel Romero just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Romero's face while in the clinch!
Romero can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Romero grab one of Nate Diaz's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Diaz done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Nate Diaz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Diaz!
That one almost breaks Romero's chin! He is knocked down!
Romero's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Diaz moves backwards and gestures for Yoel Romero to stand up.
Romero climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Nate Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Romero
Diaz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yoel Romero's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Yoel Romero just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero pushes Diaz against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Diaz pushes Romero away and circle away
Romero misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz chases Romero and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Romero steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Diaz pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nate Diaz and Romero engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Yoel Romero who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Romero was not ready to fight a fighter of Nate Diaz caliber.
Diaz pushes off of Yoel Romero and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Romero stumbles backwards but Nate Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Romero's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero fakes a punch to Nate Diaz ribs and the tries to trip him
Diaz loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz pushes off of Yoel Romero and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Romero stumbles backwards but Nate Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Romero doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Diaz pushes Romero forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero slightly pushes Diaz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Yoel Romero moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Diaz's right thigh
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Romero goes down.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Romero
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Nate Diaz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Nate Diaz catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diaz.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Romero
0:24 Round 2 and Romero is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diaz is in closed guard... Romero tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Diaz use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) is cheering him!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to turn in and scramble out. Nate Diaz timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Romero's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Romero's eyes...
Yoel Romero slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Punishing hold!
Yoel Romero lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Nate Diaz loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Romero
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
Romero is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Romero struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Romero's eyes...
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Romero struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Romero hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Diaz
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Diaz
Stand up! This is what Romero's cornermen are shouting. Nate Diaz is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Yoel Romero in closed guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Diaz uses his forearms to block the impact!
John McCarthy 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 EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) are cheering for the fighters.
Romero moves backwards and Nate Diaz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Diaz fires low kicks
punishing Romero's legs repeatedly.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Romero.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Diaz slightly pushes Romero into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Nate Diaz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Romero doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Diaz pushes Romero forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yoel Romero embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Romero's jaw!
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nate Diaz throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Romero's chin! That stops Romero in his tracks!
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Nate Diaz tries a middle kick
Romero blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Yoel Romero is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Yoel Romero goes with a looping right hand while Nate Diaz jumps back and jabs
Romero seems staggered and Nate Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Diaz wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz tries to pull guard on Yoel Romero...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
Diaz measures the resilience of Romero's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Romero's side.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
Romero is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Yoel Romero gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Pulverizing punch to Romero's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
That punishment by Nate Diaz has left Romero staggered! Nate Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Diaz throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Romero has a small cut in his Mouth
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
A right hand from Nate Diaz
makes Romero stumble back!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Romero was not intelligently defending himself!
Romero's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Nate Diaz by TKO (Punch) at 0:49 Round 3
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 202 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 20/29 (69%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Despite this win, I think Nate should move back down to LW. I just bloody do, okay? STOP JUDGING ME!
Nate Diaz is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Nate Diaz fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Romero blocks and pushes his opponent.
Nate Diaz and Romero engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Romero seems hesitant as if he would give the initiative to his opponent.
Romero fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Diaz sprawls and remains on his feet.
Romero launches a stiff jab!
Diaz ducks that one.
Nate Diaz circles around Romero
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Diaz!
That one almost breaks Romero's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Diaz moves backwards and gestures for Yoel Romero to stand up.
Romero climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Romero.
The fighters are clinching.
Yoel Romero's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Yoel Romero just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Romero's face while in the clinch!
Romero can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Romero grab one of Nate Diaz's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Diaz done well to maintain his balances and avoid going down
Nate Diaz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Diaz!
That one almost breaks Romero's chin! He is knocked down!
Romero's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
Diaz is standing while Romero is on the ground on his back
Diaz moves backwards and gestures for Yoel Romero to stand up.
Romero climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Nate Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Romero
Diaz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yoel Romero's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Diaz is throwing a flurry of punches!
Yoel Romero just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero pushes Diaz against the cage and tries to work his dirty boxing
Diaz pushes Romero away and circle away
Romero misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nate Diaz chases Romero and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Romero steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Diaz pushes Yoel Romero and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nate Diaz and Romero engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Yoel Romero tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Yoel Romero who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Romero was not ready to fight a fighter of Nate Diaz caliber.
Diaz pushes off of Yoel Romero and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Romero stumbles backwards but Nate Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Romero's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero fakes a punch to Nate Diaz ribs and the tries to trip him
Diaz loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz pushes off of Yoel Romero and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Romero stumbles backwards but Nate Diaz chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Romero doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Diaz pushes Romero forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yoel Romero slightly pushes Diaz into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Yoel Romero moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Diaz's right thigh
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Romero goes down.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Romero
Diaz moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Nate Diaz, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Nate Diaz attempts a sweep single...
Nate Diaz catches Yoel Romero's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diaz.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Romero
0:24 Round 2 and Romero is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Diaz is in closed guard... Romero tries to roll on the ground!
Nate Diaz uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Diaz use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) is cheering him!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to turn in and scramble out. Nate Diaz timed him perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Romero's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Romero's eyes...
Yoel Romero slips his head out and manages to gain top control.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Punishing hold!
Yoel Romero lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Nate Diaz loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Yoel Romero is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Romero
He succeeds!
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
Romero is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Yoel Romero's arm and tries an armbar!
Romero struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Romero's eyes...
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Romero struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Romero hold his own hand and breaks Diaz's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
Yoel Romero is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Yoel Romero in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to half guard.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Diaz
Yoel Romero 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 Diaz's moves.
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Diaz
Stand up! This is what Romero's cornermen are shouting. Nate Diaz is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Yoel Romero is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Diaz put Yoel Romero in closed guard.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to move on the ground and shows Yoel Romero a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Diaz uses his forearms to block the impact!
John McCarthy 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 EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) are cheering for the fighters.
Romero moves backwards and Nate Diaz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
Diaz fires low kicks
punishing Romero's legs repeatedly.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Romero.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Diaz slightly pushes Romero into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Nate Diaz moves forward looking for some grappling action
Diaz has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Romero doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Nate Diaz embrace and tries to move away...
Nate Diaz pushes Romero forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Yoel Romero embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Romero's jaw!
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nate Diaz throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Romero's chin! That stops Romero in his tracks!
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Nate Diaz tries a middle kick
Romero blocks with his arm! Wow, that was loud!
Yoel Romero is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Yoel Romero goes with a looping right hand while Nate Diaz jumps back and jabs
Romero seems staggered and Nate Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Diaz wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz tries to pull guard on Yoel Romero...
He manages to bring him to the ground in his guard.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
Diaz measures the resilience of Romero's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Romero's side.
Yoel Romero is in closed guard over Diaz
Romero is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Yoel Romero!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Yoel Romero gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Yoel Romero efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Pulverizing punch to Romero's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
That punishment by Nate Diaz has left Romero staggered! Nate Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Diaz throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Romero has a small cut in his Mouth
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
A right hand from Nate Diaz
makes Romero stumble back!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Romero was not intelligently defending himself!
Romero's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Nate Diaz by TKO (Punch) at 0:49 Round 3
Statistics: Yoel Romero
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 202 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 20/29 (69%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 165 s
Despite this win, I think Nate should move back down to LW. I just bloody do, okay? STOP JUDGING ME!