Post by The Sandmen on May 10, 2013 10:17:20 GMT -5
Cung Le looks very relaxed.
Nick Diaz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Cung Le today.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Cung Le and Nick Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Some counter punches against Cung Le
almost hit him as he moves away.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz charges at Le throwing flurries left and right.
Cung Le gets out of the way.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Nick Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Diaz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Cung Le pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
Diaz is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Cung Le
Nick Diaz looks to mount Cung Le...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Cung Le
Nick Diaz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Le's face!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Cung Le
Le is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Diaz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diaz from the side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Le's ribs.
Le blocks those punches
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
2:42 Round 1 and Diaz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Le moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Cung Le tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Cung Le looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Diaz attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
A bad move from Nick Diaz
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
puts Diaz in a world of hurt!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Le.
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Round 2
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Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Diaz from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le shoots and grab both of Nick Diaz's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Le lifted Diaz's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Diaz...
A lot of them are hitting Diaz's face
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Terrible one sided match... Diaz was not ready to fight a fighter of Cung Le caliber.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Diaz's abdomen.
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Cung Le pushes Nick Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Le jumps and tries to free his leg! Diaz doesn't allow this but Cung Le is able to get half guard here.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Inside leg kick from Le
that lands on Nick Diaz's leg.
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Diaz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
Cung Le and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Good front kick from Le!
Diaz stumbles backwards after that one!
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Nick Diaz looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Nick Diaz is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Nick Diaz to stand up.
Diaz climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Diaz moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
That brutal impact left Diaz laid out on the mat! Cung Le's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Diaz's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knee) at 4:21 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 30/38 (79%)
Kicks 11/11 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 289 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 3/15 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/2 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 344 s
This fight was dead even until Le started kicking. He landed 2 or 3 clean kicks, which opened Diaz up to punches and kicks, ultimate leading to the end here.
Nick Diaz doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Cung Le today.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cung Le and Nick Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Diaz looks to be in very good shape.
Some counter punches against Cung Le
almost hit him as he moves away.
The two exchange wildly
Le is connecting with a few punches
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nick Diaz charges at Le throwing flurries left and right.
Cung Le gets out of the way.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Nick Diaz leans forwards and tries to grapple with Le
Diaz shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Cung Le pushes away Diaz trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diaz stumbles backwards and Cung Le circles to get the center of the cage
Diaz is holding Cung Le's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Cung Le loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Cung Le
Nick Diaz looks to mount Cung Le...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Cung Le
Nick Diaz fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Le's face!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Cung Le
Le is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Diaz's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Le tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Diaz from the side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Le's ribs.
Le blocks those punches
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Le moves on the ground
Cung Le moves to side mount
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
2:42 Round 1 and Diaz is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Le moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Cung Le keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Cung Le tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Cung Le manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Cung Le looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Cung Le slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Cung Le is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Le breaths deeply while on the ground
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.
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Diaz attempts a shoot
Cung Le hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
A bad move from Nick Diaz
allows Le to land a solid head kick.
A furious flurry of punches from Cung Le
puts Diaz in a world of hurt!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Le.
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Round 2
=========================================
Cung Le launches a rapid series of punches
taking Diaz from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cung Le moves forward looking for some grappling action
Le has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Cung Le embrace and tries to move away...
Cung Le pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cung Le shoots and grab both of Nick Diaz's leg, attempting to take him down with a Double Leg
Le lifted Diaz's off his feet and throws him on the mat
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz breaths deeply while on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Cung Le is cooling the fight on the ground
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Cung Le throws a flurry of punches at Diaz...
A lot of them are hitting Diaz's face
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Terrible one sided match... Diaz was not ready to fight a fighter of Cung Le caliber.
Diaz tries to close his guard around Le
He is not able to do it
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Body shots by Cung Le
Solid blows to Diaz's abdomen.
Cung Le is in open guard over Diaz
Cung Le pushes Nick Diaz against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Le jumps and tries to free his leg! Diaz doesn't allow this but Cung Le is able to get half guard here.
Cung Le is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Cung Le looks to counter!
Cung Le tries to free his leg
Cung Le uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Cung Le is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Cung Le in his guard.
Cung Le keeps control and remains in side mount.
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Inside leg kick from Le
that lands on Nick Diaz's leg.
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Cung Le's punches
Diaz is on the receiving end of a great combo by Le.
Cung Le and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cung Le is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Good front kick from Le!
Diaz stumbles backwards after that one!
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Nick Diaz looks rattled! Cung Le sees his opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Nick Diaz is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Le launches a kick to Diaz's thigh
Loud pop!
Le is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Cung Le creates space and allows Nick Diaz to stand up.
Diaz climbs to his feet and is standing now.
Diaz moves to shoot
but Cung Le delivers a knee that wrecks him!
That brutal impact left Diaz laid out on the mat! Cung Le's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Diaz's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Cung Le by KO (Knee) at 4:21 Round 2
Statistics: Cung Le
Punches 30/38 (79%)
Kicks 11/11 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 289 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 3/15 (20%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/2 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 344 s
This fight was dead even until Le started kicking. He landed 2 or 3 clean kicks, which opened Diaz up to punches and kicks, ultimate leading to the end here.
YAY ME! GO ME!
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