Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2014 12:39:16 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Frank while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Nick Diaz looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Frank Shamrock is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Frank goes down.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Stand up! This is what Frank's cornermen are shouting. Nick Diaz is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Good looking punches from Nick Diaz on the ground
deflected by Frank.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
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 Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Frank is trying to counter now!
Frank catch Nick Diaz's right arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
That kimura looks tight...
Frank is locking that kimura...
Nick Diaz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz works on the ground with his fingers over Frank's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank catch Nick Diaz's right 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
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Frank goes for an armbar!
Nick Diaz breaks the lock and pushes away Frank Shamrock, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank lifts Nick Diaz up off the ground
...big slam!
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Terrible one sided match... Diaz was not ready to fight a fighter of Frank Shamrock caliber.
Frank moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over 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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Shamrock pushes Diaz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Frank who is in full mount! Diaz is in trouble now!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
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 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 tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Frank
grazes the chin of Diaz.
Frank is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Diaz's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Frank knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Frank.
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Round 2
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Nick Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Frank Shamrock sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Frank Shamrock was tooling Nick Diaz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Nick Diaz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nick Diaz attempts to cut off Frank with punches
Frank reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Nose
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Diaz wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Frank blocks that. It was easy!
Nice punch by Frank Shamrock
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Diaz's Left eye is beginning to swell
Frank Shamrock seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Frank tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Those punches are hitting! Diaz covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Those punches are hitting! Diaz covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Frank gets hold of a leg and trips Diaz to the mat!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank 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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Frank Shamrock is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
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
Frank suddenly holds Nick Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Diaz can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Frank Shamrock!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
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 Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
That's more than Diaz can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Armbar) at 2:42 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Yeah.
Nick Diaz looks like he's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Frank Shamrock is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Frank Shamrock and Nick Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Frank goes down.
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Stand up! This is what Frank's cornermen are shouting. Nick Diaz is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Good looking punches from Nick Diaz on the ground
deflected by Frank.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
Diaz tries to escape from the closed guard
Diaz succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
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 Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Frank is trying to counter now!
Frank catch Nick Diaz's right arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
That kimura looks tight...
Frank is locking that kimura...
Nick Diaz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz works on the ground with his fingers over Frank's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank catch Nick Diaz's right 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
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Frank goes for an armbar!
Nick Diaz breaks the lock and pushes away Frank Shamrock, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank lifts Nick Diaz up off the ground
...big slam!
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Terrible one sided match... Diaz was not ready to fight a fighter of Frank Shamrock caliber.
Frank moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over 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.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Shamrock pushes Diaz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Frank who is in full mount! Diaz is in trouble now!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
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 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 tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Diaz tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
A left hook from Frank
grazes the chin of Diaz.
Frank is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Diaz's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Frank knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Frank.
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Round 2
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Nick Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Frank Shamrock sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Frank Shamrock was tooling Nick Diaz for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Nick Diaz lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nick Diaz attempts to cut off Frank with punches
Frank reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Nose
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock leans forwards and tries to grapple with Diaz
Diaz wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Frank blocks that. It was easy!
Nice punch by Frank Shamrock
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Diaz's Left eye is beginning to swell
Frank Shamrock seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Frank tries to grapple
He puts Diaz in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Those punches are hitting! Diaz covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank struggles and launches a few punches to Diaz's head
Those punches are hitting! Diaz covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Frank gets hold of a leg and trips Diaz to the mat!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank 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 Ginásio Ibirapuera (São Paulo, Brazil) is cheering him!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Frank Shamrock is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
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
Frank suddenly holds Nick Diaz's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Diaz can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Frank Shamrock!
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Frank
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 Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
That's more than Diaz can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Armbar) at 2:42 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 10/14 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 314 s
Yeah.
Good to see. 
lol
