Post by The Sandmen on Apr 30, 2012 18:26:52 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Diaz while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Matt Serra looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nick Diaz is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Matt Serra goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
Serra seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Serra has a small cut in his
Serra studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Matt Serra fakes a punch and launches himself over Nick Diaz
Great move by Serra who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Serra launches a few hard punches to Nick Diaz's ribs!
Nick Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Matt Serra is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Serra launches a few hard punches to Nick Diaz's ribs!
Nick Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Matt Serra is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Serra grapple with Nick Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nick Diaz falls hard on the mat with Matt Serra on top of him
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Diaz
Serra is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Matt Serra breaks the lock and pushes away Nick Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matt Serra checks the kick.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Matt Serra tries to take advantage...
Nice punch by Matt Serra
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Matt Serra fakes a punch and launches himself over Nick Diaz
Great move by Serra who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Serra's head
Those punches are hitting! Serra covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Matt Serra embrace and tries to move away...
Matt Serra pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Matt Serra 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 Matt Serra
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Matt Serra
Nick Diaz fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Serra looks to be in very good shape.
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Diaz
Serra tries to improve position.
Diaz adjusts and closes his guard.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Serra's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Serra is in open guard over Diaz
Serra moves on the ground
Matt Serra moves to side mount
Matt Serra is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Serra looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Matt Serra slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Serra's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Serra
Nick Diaz moves to better his position on the ground...
Nick Diaz viciously slams hammer blows to Serra's face!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Serra
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg
Matt Serra moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nick Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Serra blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Matt Serra's cheek! Serra stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Serra is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz steps back and allows Serra to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Matt Serra is standing now.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is opening up on Serra and raining down combinations!
Serra's corner looks worried!
Serra pushes Nick Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Diaz launches a furious low kick!
Serra blocks.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Matt Serra tries to take advantage...
Matt Serra tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Matt Serra jumps back and jabs
Diaz only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Serra showing excellent timing, blasts Nick Diaz with a right hand.
Diaz steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Nick Diaz.
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Round 2
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Inside leg kick from Diaz
that lands on Matt Serra's leg.
Terrible one sided match... Serra was not ready to fight a fighter of Nick Diaz caliber.
Serra throws a lazy kick
Diaz dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Serra has a small cut in his Left cheek
Diaz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matt Serra checks the kick.
Matt Serra fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nick Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matt Serra's punches
Serra is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matt Serra didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Serra
Not a desiderable position that Serra is in now. Nick Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Diaz leans back...
He clobbers Matt Serra's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Serra has a small cut in his Chin
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Serra
Serra 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.
Serra misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Deep breaths from Matt Serra who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
Diaz blocks those punches
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nick Diaz controls the situation despite Matt Serra efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Serra tries to escape from the full mount...
Nick Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nick Diaz looks to mount Matt Serra...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Serra doesn't stop bleeding.
Serra tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Serra tries to escape from the full mount...
Nick Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nick Diaz looks to mount Matt Serra...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Nick Diaz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Diaz catch Matt Serra's right arm and tries a kimura
Matt Serra holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Serra is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Serra tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Serra struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
That armbar from Nick Diaz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
Serra is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra 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 Diaz's moves.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Diaz suddenly holds Matt Serra's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
Serra struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Serra Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Serra can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nick Diaz!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Serra is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Nick Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra is a bloody mess!
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Nick Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Serra
Serra has given his back to Nick Diaz who is trying to get one hook in!
Nick Diaz has one hook in!
Diaz is in rear mount over Serra with one hook in
Matt Serra's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Serra is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Nick Diaz.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Matt Serra.
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Round 3
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Nick Diaz's mind is definitely in the fight, Serra just got nailed! Nick Diaz saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Serra is going to have a headache after this one.
Serra has a small cut in his Chin
Serra seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Inside leg kick from Diaz
that lands on Matt Serra's leg.
That punishment by Nick Diaz has left Serra staggered! Nick Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Diaz is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Matt Serra
Nick Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Serra.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nick Diaz throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Serra can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Nick Diaz by Submission (Armbar) at 0:59 Round 3
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 15/23 (65%)
Kicks 3/6 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 318 s
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 330 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Nick Diaz. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
A decent performance by Matt Serra today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
This is the fight I would show people if I wanted to create new fans!
Matt Serra looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nick Diaz is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Matt Serra goes with a looping right hand while Nick Diaz jumps back and jabs
Serra seems staggered and Nick Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Serra has a small cut in his
Serra studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Matt Serra fakes a punch and launches himself over Nick Diaz
Great move by Serra who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Serra launches a few hard punches to Nick Diaz's ribs!
Nick Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Matt Serra is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Serra launches a few hard punches to Nick Diaz's ribs!
Nick Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Matt Serra is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Serra grapple with Nick Diaz and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Nick Diaz falls hard on the mat with Matt Serra on top of him
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Diaz
Serra is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Matt Serra breaks the lock and pushes away Nick Diaz, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Nick Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matt Serra checks the kick.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Matt Serra tries to take advantage...
Nice punch by Matt Serra
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Matt Serra fakes a punch and launches himself over Nick Diaz
Great move by Serra who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz struggles and launches a few punches to Serra's head
Those punches are hitting! Serra covers his head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Matt Serra embrace and tries to move away...
Matt Serra pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Matt Serra 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 Matt Serra
The fighters are clinching.
Nick Diaz tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Matt Serra
Nick Diaz fails to take him down and both fighter are still standing
Serra looks to be in very good shape.
Matt Serra tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Matt Serra is in open guard over Diaz
Serra tries to improve position.
Diaz adjusts and closes his guard.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nick Diaz launches a few punches to Serra's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Serra tries to cover his face,
Serra's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Matt Serra is in open guard over Diaz
Serra moves on the ground
Matt Serra moves to side mount
Matt Serra is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Serra looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Matt Serra slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Matt Serra is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Serra's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Serra
Nick Diaz moves to better his position on the ground...
Nick Diaz viciously slams hammer blows to Serra's face!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Serra
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg
Matt Serra moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Copps Coliseum (Hamilton, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Nick Diaz launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Serra blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Matt Serra's cheek! Serra stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Diaz is standing while Serra is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz steps back and allows Serra to get back to his feet.
Back to the beginning! Matt Serra is standing now.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is opening up on Serra and raining down combinations!
Serra's corner looks worried!
Serra pushes Nick Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Diaz launches a furious low kick!
Serra blocks.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Matt Serra tries to take advantage...
Matt Serra tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Nick Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Matt Serra jumps back and jabs
Diaz only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Serra showing excellent timing, blasts Nick Diaz with a right hand.
Diaz steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Nick Diaz.
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Round 2
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Inside leg kick from Diaz
that lands on Matt Serra's leg.
Terrible one sided match... Serra was not ready to fight a fighter of Nick Diaz caliber.
Serra throws a lazy kick
Diaz dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Serra has a small cut in his Left cheek
Diaz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Matt Serra checks the kick.
Matt Serra fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nick Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Diaz looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Matt Serra's punches
Serra is on the receiving end of a great combo by Diaz.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Diaz fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Matt Serra didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Serra
Not a desiderable position that Serra is in now. Nick Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Diaz leans back...
He clobbers Matt Serra's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Serra has a small cut in his Chin
Nick Diaz is in open guard over Serra
Serra 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.
Serra misses a step and Nick Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz tries to move to full mount
Diaz succeeds
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Deep breaths from Matt Serra who tries a hammer punch to Diaz's ribs.
Diaz blocks those punches
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nick Diaz controls the situation despite Matt Serra efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Serra tries to escape from the full mount...
Nick Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Nick Diaz looks to mount Matt Serra...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Serra doesn't stop bleeding.
Serra tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nick Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Serra tries to escape from the full mount...
Nick Diaz is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nick Diaz looks to mount Matt Serra...
Nick Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Nick Diaz keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Diaz catch Matt Serra's right arm and tries a kimura
Matt Serra holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Serra is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Serra tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Nick Diaz doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Matt Serra gets sloppy and Nick Diaz tries to take advantage...
Nick Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Serra struggles to free himself
That armbar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
That armbar from Nick Diaz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
Serra is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra 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 Diaz's moves.
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Diaz suddenly holds Matt Serra's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
Serra struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Serra Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Serra's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Serra can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Nick Diaz!
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
Matt Serra is in closed guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Serra is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Matt Serra!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Nick Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Diaz is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra is a bloody mess!
Matt Serra tries to roll to his side and trap Nick Diaz in his guard...
Nick Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Serra
Serra has given his back to Nick Diaz who is trying to get one hook in!
Nick Diaz has one hook in!
Diaz is in rear mount over Serra with one hook in
Matt Serra's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Serra is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Diaz tries to use some of his tricky moves but Diaz's is smart enough to counter him.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Nick Diaz.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Matt Serra.
=========================================
Round 3
=========================================
Nick Diaz's mind is definitely in the fight, Serra just got nailed! Nick Diaz saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Serra is going to have a headache after this one.
Serra has a small cut in his Chin
Serra seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Inside leg kick from Diaz
that lands on Matt Serra's leg.
That punishment by Nick Diaz has left Serra staggered! Nick Diaz should try push forward now and finish this!
Diaz is holding Matt Serra's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Matt Serra loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nick Diaz is in side mount over Matt Serra
Nick Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Diaz slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Matt Serra.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Matt Serra
Matt Serra continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
Nick Diaz throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Serra can stand! His arm is outstretched and he taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Nick Diaz by Submission (Armbar) at 0:59 Round 3
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 15/23 (65%)
Kicks 3/6 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 318 s
Statistics: Matt Serra
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 330 s
Superb display of technique and MMA knowledge by Nick Diaz. This man can sell the PPV all on his own.
A decent performance by Matt Serra today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
This is the fight I would show people if I wanted to create new fans!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!