Post by The Sandmen on Aug 14, 2014 12:14:03 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.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Shamhalaev is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Shamhalaev's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shahbulat Shamhalaev's Chin
Shamhalaev is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shamhalaev moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz struggles a bit before breaking Shamhalaev's attemp of grappling
Nate Diaz launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Shamhalaev's knee!
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
Shovel hook by Nate Diaz
tags Shamhalaev.
Diaz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Shamhalaev can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Shamhalaev tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shamhalaev is clinching with Diaz.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz takes a break to breathe while holding Shahbulat Shamhalaev.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shamhalaev launches a furious low kick!
Diaz blocks.
Shamhalaev misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nice punches from Nate Diaz.
Shamhalaev staggers backwards. Diaz wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shamhalaev goes down.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Solid shots!
Shamhalaev's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Diaz tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Shahbulat Shamhalaev launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Nate Diaz looks to mount Shahbulat Shamhalaev...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Diaz tries to open up Shahbulat Shamhalaev's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Shamhalaev in the side of the head
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diaz catch Shahbulat Shamhalaev's right arm and tries a kimura
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Shamhalaev Hyper-extended his arm
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Shahbulat Shamhalaev holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Diaz catch Shahbulat Shamhalaev's right arm and tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Shamhalaev's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
That kimura looks tight...
Diaz secures the lock while Shahbulat Shamhalaev refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (kimura) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 10/11 (91%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 75 s
Statistics: Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 75 s
Sham does not win.
Shahbulat Shamhalaev glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Nate Diaz!
Shamhalaev is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Shamhalaev's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shahbulat Shamhalaev's Chin
Shamhalaev is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Shamhalaev moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz struggles a bit before breaking Shamhalaev's attemp of grappling
Nate Diaz launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Shamhalaev's knee!
As the fight continues it seems that Nate Diaz is taking the best of the fight.
Shovel hook by Nate Diaz
tags Shamhalaev.
Diaz cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Shamhalaev can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Shamhalaev tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Shamhalaev is clinching with Diaz.
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz takes a break to breathe while holding Shahbulat Shamhalaev.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shamhalaev launches a furious low kick!
Diaz blocks.
Shamhalaev misses a step and Nate Diaz sees an opportunity to counter him!
Nice punches from Nate Diaz.
Shamhalaev staggers backwards. Diaz wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shamhalaev goes down.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Diaz throws a few hammer fists to the face of Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Solid shots!
Shamhalaev's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Shamhalaev
Diaz tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Shamhalaev
Diaz tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Shahbulat Shamhalaev launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Nate Diaz uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Nate Diaz looks to mount Shahbulat Shamhalaev...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Diaz tries to open up Shahbulat Shamhalaev's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Shamhalaev in the side of the head
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diaz catch Shahbulat Shamhalaev's right arm and tries a kimura
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Shamhalaev Hyper-extended his arm
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Shahbulat Shamhalaev holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Diaz catch Shahbulat Shamhalaev's right arm and tries a kimura
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Shamhalaev's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Shamhalaev struggles to free himself
That kimura looks tight...
Diaz secures the lock while Shahbulat Shamhalaev refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (kimura) at 2:52 Round 1
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 10/11 (91%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 75 s
Statistics: Shahbulat Shamhalaev
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 75 s
Sham does not win.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!