Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2021 20:47:16 GMT -5
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.
Chris Leben 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
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Nate Diaz and Chris Leben touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Diaz follows Chris Leben
only to get counter punched in a big way! Diaz needs to stop playing Chris Leben's game or he'll get knocked out!
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben tries to take Nate Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Chris Leben is taking the best of the fight.
Leben tries to take Nate Diaz to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Diaz is with his back on the ground now.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Diaz
Chris Leben tries to open Diaz's guard...
Diaz breaks the lock and covers himself from Leben's punches
Chris Leben is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Leben a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Diaz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Leben blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Leben can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diaz tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Leben a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diaz's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Leben breaths deeply while on the ground
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Leben blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diaz's guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Nice moves from Chris Leben who positions himself for using his knees on Diaz!
One, two! Look at Nate Diaz's grimace of pain!
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Leben's moves.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Leben positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diaz's being punished here!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Leben launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Nate Diaz is not able to stop Diaz ground skills and Chris Leben moves to side mount!
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Nate Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Nose
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Chris Leben looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Chris Leben slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Leben's moves.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Leben is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Leben launches a barrage of elbows over Diaz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diaz doesn't fight back!
Chris Leben turns out the lights for Diaz! What an astonishing KO by Leben!
Diaz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Elbows) at 3:21 Round 1
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 135 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 135 s
After glancing at this tournament, I secretly wanted a Diaz vs. Diaz final. Nate ruined that. Asshole!
Chris Leben 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
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Nate Diaz and Chris Leben touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Leben throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Diaz follows Chris Leben
only to get counter punched in a big way! Diaz needs to stop playing Chris Leben's game or he'll get knocked out!
Chris Leben leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Leben shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben tries to take Nate Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Chris Leben launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Leben launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Chris Leben is working his opponent ribs!
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
The fighters are clinching.
As the fight continues it seems that Chris Leben is taking the best of the fight.
Leben tries to take Nate Diaz to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Diaz is with his back on the ground now.
Chris Leben is in open guard over Diaz
Chris Leben tries to open Diaz's guard...
Diaz breaks the lock and covers himself from Leben's punches
Chris Leben is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Leben a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Diaz uses his forearms to block the impact!
Leben clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Leben blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Chris Leben can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Diaz tries to move on the ground and shows Chris Leben a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Diaz's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Leben breaths deeply while on the ground
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Leben blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Diaz's guard.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Nice moves from Chris Leben who positions himself for using his knees on Diaz!
One, two! Look at Nate Diaz's grimace of pain!
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Leben's moves.
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Leben positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Diaz's being punished here!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Chris Leben is in half guard over Diaz
Leben launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Nate Diaz is not able to stop Diaz ground skills and Chris Leben moves to side mount!
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Chris Leben wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Leben drills Nate Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Nose
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Chris Leben looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Chris Leben slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Leben's moves.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Chris Leben is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Chris Leben is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Chris Leben is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Leben launches a barrage of elbows over Diaz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diaz doesn't fight back!
Chris Leben turns out the lights for Diaz! What an astonishing KO by Leben!
Diaz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Winner is Chris Leben by KO (Elbows) at 3:21 Round 1
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 135 s
Statistics: Chris Leben
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 135 s
After glancing at this tournament, I secretly wanted a Diaz vs. Diaz final. Nate ruined that. Asshole!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!