Post by The Sandmen on Sept 24, 2012 17:56:05 GMT -5
Frank vs. Nick, specifically. Don't you love brothers? Har har har....
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Frank Shamrock chants all around the place!
Frank Shamrock doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Nick 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 Frank Shamrock today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Frank and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diaz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Nick Diaz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Frank looks to work from half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Nick Diaz is not able to stop Diaz ground skills and Frank Shamrock moves to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Nick Diaz is looking to pass Frank Shamrock's guard...
Nick Diaz gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Frank
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg
Nick Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Frank's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Nick Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Frank Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Frank leans and gets Nick Diaz's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frank is trying to counter now!
Diaz is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank catch Nick Diaz's left arm and tries a kimura
Nick Diaz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Frank's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Frank blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Frank is trying to counter now!
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock isolates Nick Diaz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Nick Diaz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Nick Diaz and Frank engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nick Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Frank has a small cut in his Right cheek
Frank Shamrock launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Diaz blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz charges at Frank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Frank is rocked!
Frank's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Right eye
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Diaz.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz charges at Frank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Frank is rocked!
Frank wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Frank moves forward and holds Diaz
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Shamrock embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Nick Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Frank
Diaz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once Diaz is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Nick Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Nothing from this... Frank Shamrock seems frustrated.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz tries to take Frank Shamrock down... Frank stumbles backwards and Nick Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Frank's jaw!
Oh! Down goes Frank! Nick Diaz knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Nick Diaz really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Winner is Nick Diaz by KO (Punch) at 4:02 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Unbelievable! Frank lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Flash KO. Shamrock needs KO resistance, I would assume.
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Frank Shamrock chants all around the place!
Frank Shamrock doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
Nick 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 Frank Shamrock today.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Frank and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diaz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Nick Diaz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Frank looks to work from half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Nick Diaz is not able to stop Diaz ground skills and Frank Shamrock moves to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Nick Diaz is looking to pass Frank Shamrock's guard...
Nick Diaz gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Frank
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg
Nick Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Frank's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Nick Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Nick Diaz in his guard.
Frank Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Frank leans and gets Nick Diaz's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Frank is trying to counter now!
Diaz is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank catch Nick Diaz's left arm and tries a kimura
Nick Diaz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Frank's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Frank blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Frank is trying to counter now!
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock isolates Nick Diaz's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Nick Diaz is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) are cheering for the fighters.
Nick Diaz and Frank engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nick Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Frank has a small cut in his Right cheek
Frank Shamrock launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Diaz blocks and tries to circle around his opponent looking for angles.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nick Diaz charges at Frank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Frank is rocked!
Frank's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Right eye
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Diaz.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz charges at Frank throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Frank is rocked!
Frank wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Frank moves forward and holds Diaz
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Shamrock embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Nick Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Frank
Diaz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Once Diaz is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Nick Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Nothing from this... Frank Shamrock seems frustrated.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz tries to take Frank Shamrock down... Frank stumbles backwards and Nick Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Frank's jaw!
Oh! Down goes Frank! Nick Diaz knocked him stupid! The medics pour in! Nick Diaz really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Winner is Nick Diaz by KO (Punch) at 4:02 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 139 s
Unbelievable! Frank lost this fight! Betting sites will explode!
Flash KO. Shamrock needs KO resistance, I would assume.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!