Post by The Sandmen on Oct 22, 2012 16:30:09 GMT -5
Demetrious Johnson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
Nate Diaz shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Demetrious Johnson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Diaz
Body shots by Demetrious Johnson
Diaz covers up.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Mighty Mouse blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Diaz
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Demetrious Johnson passes momentarily but Nate Diaz sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Diaz
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Diaz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mighty Mouse looks to work from half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mighty Mouse tries to cover his face,
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Mighty Mouse struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Diaz's guard...
Diaz doesn't want to free his opponent and Mighty Mouse continues in closed guard
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Demetrious Johnson fakes some punches
Diaz ties him up.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Diaz throws up a triangle attempt!
Demetrious Johnson postures up and breaks the triangle.
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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Quick hook by Demetrious Johnson
glances off Diaz's arms.
Demetrious Johnson gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
A wicked punch by Nate Diaz
rocks Mighty Mouse!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Diaz blocks and pushes his opponent.
Demetrious Johnson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz won't budge, forcing Mighty Mouse to pull guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz breaks the closed guard of Demetrious Johnson and moves to half guard
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Demetrious Johnson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) is cheering him!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Demetrious Johnson moves to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Demetrious Johnson is not able to stop Mighty Mouse ground skills and Nate Diaz moves to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Demetrious Johnson.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds Mighty Mouse
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demetrious Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Demetrious Johnson pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Demetrious Johnson to fight back!
Demetrious Johnson locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Nate Diaz brings Demetrious Johnson down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Nate Diaz tries to open Mighty Mouse's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Diaz. Mighty Mouse is unable to cover himself now!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz tries to take Demetrious Johnson down... Mighty Mouse stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Mighty Mouse's jaw!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's head
Those punches are hitting! Mighty Mouse covers his head!
Mighty Mouse's Right eye is beginning to swell
Demetrious Johnson 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 Demetrious Johnson
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse and Nate Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Mighty Mouse steps for a throw
Diaz stays on his feet
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Demetrious Johnson's ribs!
Demetrious Johnson's ribs shows the damage! Nate Diaz is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse grapple with Nate Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nate Diaz managed to maintain his balances and move away from Mighty Mouse
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Diaz charges at Mighty Mouse throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Mighty Mouse is rocked!
Demetrious Johnson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz won't budge, forcing Mighty Mouse to pull guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Diaz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz breaks the closed guard of Demetrious Johnson and moves to half guard
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Demetrious Johnson.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mighty Mouse's face!
Mighty Mouse's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Demetrious Johnson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Demetrious Johnson's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Mighty Mouse struggles to free himself
Mighty Mouse holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Mighty Mouse's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Demetrious Johnson in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demetrious Johnson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Demetrious Johnson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz was tooling Demetrious Johnson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Demetrious Johnson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Demetrious Johnson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Mighty Mouse's eyes...
Mighty Mouse struggles to free himself
That Americana looks tight...
Diaz is locking that Americana...
Mighty Mouse struggles to free himself
Diaz secures the lock while Demetrious Johnson refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (Americana) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 301 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 301 s
This just in. Nate Diaz joins the Nation of Domination.
Nate Diaz shifts back and forth nervously.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Demetrious Johnson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Mighty Mouse grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Diaz
Body shots by Demetrious Johnson
Diaz covers up.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Mighty Mouse blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Diaz
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Demetrious Johnson passes momentarily but Nate Diaz sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in open guard over Diaz
Demetrious Johnson tries to pass to half guard...
Nate Diaz can't prevent his opponent from passing. Mighty Mouse looks to work from half guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mighty Mouse tries to cover his face,
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Mighty Mouse struggles on the ground and tries to break Nate Diaz's guard...
Diaz doesn't want to free his opponent and Mighty Mouse continues in closed guard
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Demetrious Johnson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Demetrious Johnson fakes some punches
Diaz ties him up.
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nate Diaz throws up a triangle attempt!
Demetrious Johnson postures up and breaks the triangle.
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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
Quick hook by Demetrious Johnson
glances off Diaz's arms.
Demetrious Johnson gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
A wicked punch by Nate Diaz
rocks Mighty Mouse!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Demetrious Johnson fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Diaz blocks and pushes his opponent.
Demetrious Johnson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz won't budge, forcing Mighty Mouse to pull guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz breaks the closed guard of Demetrious Johnson and moves to half guard
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Demetrious Johnson takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) is cheering him!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to mount Demetrious Johnson...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Demetrious Johnson moves to half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Mighty Mouse
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Demetrious Johnson is not able to stop Mighty Mouse ground skills and Nate Diaz moves to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Nate Diaz keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Demetrious Johnson.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Demetrious Johnson tries to roll on the ground...
Diaz knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Mighty Mouse tries to escape from the full mount...
Nate Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds Mighty Mouse
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Demetrious Johnson embrace and tries to move away...
Demetrious Johnson pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Demetrious Johnson to fight back!
Demetrious Johnson locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Nate Diaz brings Demetrious Johnson down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Nate Diaz tries to open Mighty Mouse's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Diaz. Mighty Mouse is unable to cover himself now!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Mighty Mouse.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz tries to take Demetrious Johnson down... Mighty Mouse stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Mighty Mouse's jaw!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Mighty Mouse's head
Those punches are hitting! Mighty Mouse covers his head!
Mighty Mouse's Right eye is beginning to swell
Demetrious Johnson 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 Demetrious Johnson
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse and Nate Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Mighty Mouse steps for a throw
Diaz stays on his feet
Poorly executed technique. Nate Diaz looks to counter!
Diaz launches a few hard punches to Demetrious Johnson's ribs!
Demetrious Johnson's ribs shows the damage! Nate Diaz is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Mighty Mouse grapple with Nate Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nate Diaz managed to maintain his balances and move away from Mighty Mouse
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Nate Diaz charges at Mighty Mouse throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Mighty Mouse is rocked!
Demetrious Johnson tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz won't budge, forcing Mighty Mouse to pull guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Diaz blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz breaks the closed guard of Demetrious Johnson and moves to half guard
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Demetrious Johnson.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Mighty Mouse's face!
Mighty Mouse's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Demetrious Johnson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Demetrious Johnson's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Mighty Mouse struggles to free himself
Mighty Mouse holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Mighty Mouse's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Nate Diaz.
Demetrious Johnson is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to trap Demetrious Johnson in his guard.
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Demetrious Johnson is in closed guard over Diaz
Mighty Mouse is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Demetrious Johnson!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Demetrious Johnson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Demetrious Johnson
Nate Diaz was tooling Demetrious Johnson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Demetrious Johnson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Demetrious Johnson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Mighty Mouse's eyes...
Mighty Mouse struggles to free himself
That Americana looks tight...
Diaz is locking that Americana...
Mighty Mouse struggles to free himself
Diaz secures the lock while Demetrious Johnson refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (Americana) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Demetrious Johnson
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 301 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 7/10 (70%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 301 s
This just in. Nate Diaz joins the Nation of Domination.
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Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!