Post by The Sandmen on Nov 12, 2014 16:10:25 GMT -5
Brad Pickett raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Nate Diaz looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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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 Brad Pickett!
Diaz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Crisp uppercut by Pickett followed by a hard jab
Diaz deflects the blows.
Brad Pickett gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nate Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Pickett and Nate Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Pickett hammers Diaz face and hooks Diaz leg
Diaz stays on his feet and fights off the trip
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pickett tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Nate Diaz's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brad Pickett embrace and tries to move away...
Brad Pickett pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Diaz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Pickett is throwing a flurry of punches!
Nate Diaz just can't get away!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brad Pickett embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Brad Pickett throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diaz's chin! That stops Diaz in his tracks!
Diaz's Right eye is beginning to swell
Brad Pickett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Brad Pickett is in open guard over Diaz
Pickett is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nate Diaz, who is barely covering up!
Brad Pickett is in open guard over Diaz
Pickett tries to move to full mount
Pickett succeeds
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Pickett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Brad Pickett controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Brad Pickett throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Diaz's face with those brutal elbows! Diaz needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Diaz's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Pickett doesn't allow him!
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Pickett doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Pickett goes for an armbar!
Nate Diaz breaks the lock and pushes away Brad Pickett, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Brad Pickett. 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Pickett is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz attempts to cut off Pickett with punches
Pickett reels from the strikes.
Diaz steps backwards away from Brad Pickett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A left hook from Pickett
falls short.
Brad Pickett attempts a sweep single...
Brad Pickett catches Nate Diaz's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Pickett.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Diaz
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Pickett tries to escape from closed guard...
Pickett struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Diaz
Brad Pickett tries to free his leg
Nate Diaz moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Brad Pickett efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Pickett 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Brad Pickett creates enough space to control Nate Diaz's leg.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to pass Brad Pickett's guard...
Nate Diaz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Pickett, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds Pickett
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pickett gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Nate Diaz doesn't let Brad Pickett get in on his legs.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
An overhand right from Brad Pickett that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Diaz moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Pickett clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz launches a hook to the body
Brad Pickett moves aside looking for a counter...
Pickett moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Nate Diaz checks the kick.
Brad Pickett gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Pickett from the ground!
Pickett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Pickett.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to take Brad Pickett down... Pickett stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Pickett's jaw!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pickett is launching some bone breaking punches to Diaz's ribs while in the clinch.
Diaz blocks.
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz circles out and slips free of Brad Pickett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Nate Diaz and Pickett engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Pickett in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz grapple with Brad Pickett and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Brad Pickett sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Brad Pickett is not able to stop Pickett ground skills and Nate Diaz moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Good looking punches from Nate Diaz on the ground
They could take their toll on Pickett.
Pickett's Right eye is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Brad Pickett gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pickett Hyper-extended his arm
You can see the pain reflected in Pickett's eyes...
Pickett is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Brad Pickett shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Diaz is locking that Americana...
Brad Pickett breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Diaz tries to end this with a RNC!
Pickett manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Brad Pickett tries to take advantage...
Pickett has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Pickett control.
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Diaz tries to open up Brad Pickett's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pickett in the side of the head
Pickett has a small cut in his Forehead
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Pickett tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Brad Pickett. 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.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Diaz stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Brad Pickett is coming in again!
Brad Pickett moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Brad Pickett moves forward looking for some grappling action
Pickett has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Brad Pickett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz circles out and slips free of Brad Pickett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brad Pickett and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Nate Diaz, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Nate Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Brad Pickett jumps back and jabs
Diaz only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Pickett stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Nate Diaz is coming in again!
Brad Pickett tries a hook to the body
but Diaz manages to dodge it
Nate Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pickett is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Pickett breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Brad Pickett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pickett is covering himself! Diaz tries to force the situation and Pickett clumsily gives his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Pickett has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Pickett control.
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Nate Diaz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Pickett locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Nate Diaz unil he can pull his arm free! Diaz lost his dominant position.
Pickett is trying to counter now!
Pickett 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.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz circles around Pickett
Brad Pickett launches a body shot
Diaz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
There is a small laceration on Brad Pickett's Right cheek
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nate Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Brad Pickett jumps back and jabs
Pickett seems staggered and Nate Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Pickett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Pickett clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz pushes Brad Pickett against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Diaz jumps and tries to free his leg! Pickett doesn't allow this but Nate Diaz is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to free his leg
Nate Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pickett's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to open Pickett's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Diaz. Pickett is unable to cover himself now!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett tries to show some ground skills
Diaz uses his strength to keep Diaz at a disadvantage
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brad Pickett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brad Pickett doesn't defend himself!
Pickett has a small cut in his Nose
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Not a desiderable position that Pickett is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
Pickett's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Pickett's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Dan Miragliotta breaks Nate Diaz's lock! This is over! Pickett didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (Armbar) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Brad Pickett
Punches 12/24 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 9/20 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 394 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 17/29 (59%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/18 (89%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 394 s
Very good fight. Diaz didn't give a shit about anything in the first round and just did nothing. Like...NOTHING. He got dominated, but Pickett didn;t do as much damage as he should have. Maybe DIaz was being a dodgy little shit, who knows. But regardless he came back in the 2nd and made a fight out of this then they actually fought for the 2nd and 3rd rounds, as Diaz came back and got a decent win. See, Nate, doing stuff is better than doing nothing. You get wins by doing something.
Nate Diaz looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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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 Brad Pickett!
Diaz is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Crisp uppercut by Pickett followed by a hard jab
Diaz deflects the blows.
Brad Pickett gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nate Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Pickett and Nate Diaz are cliched up against the cage. Pickett hammers Diaz face and hooks Diaz leg
Diaz stays on his feet and fights off the trip
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pickett tries a knee to the midsection...
Ouch! That seems to have landed on Nate Diaz's groin! Was that unintentional?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brad Pickett embrace and tries to move away...
Brad Pickett pushes Diaz forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nate Diaz's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Pickett is throwing a flurry of punches!
Nate Diaz just can't get away!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Brad Pickett embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Diaz who put distance between them
Brad Pickett throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Diaz's chin! That stops Diaz in his tracks!
Diaz's Right eye is beginning to swell
Brad Pickett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diaz goes down.
Brad Pickett is in open guard over Diaz
Pickett is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nate Diaz, who is barely covering up!
Brad Pickett is in open guard over Diaz
Pickett tries to move to full mount
Pickett succeeds
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Pickett tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Brad Pickett controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Brad Pickett throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Diaz's face with those brutal elbows! Diaz needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Diaz's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Pickett doesn't allow him!
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Pickett doesn't allow him!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Pickett goes for an armbar!
Nate Diaz breaks the lock and pushes away Brad Pickett, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Brad Pickett. 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Pickett is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz attempts to cut off Pickett with punches
Pickett reels from the strikes.
Diaz steps backwards away from Brad Pickett. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
A left hook from Pickett
falls short.
Brad Pickett attempts a sweep single...
Brad Pickett catches Nate Diaz's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Pickett.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Brad Pickett is in closed guard over Diaz
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Pickett tries to escape from closed guard...
Pickett struggles to liberate his leg and jumps to half guard!
Brad Pickett is in half guard over Diaz
Brad Pickett tries to free his leg
Nate Diaz moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nate Diaz controls the situation despite Brad Pickett efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
Pickett 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 tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Brad Pickett creates enough space to control Nate Diaz's leg.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to pass Brad Pickett's guard...
Nate Diaz manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Pickett, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Diaz wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Diaz moves forward and holds Pickett
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pickett gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Nate Diaz doesn't let Brad Pickett get in on his legs.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
An overhand right from Brad Pickett that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Diaz moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Pickett clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Diaz launches a hook to the body
Brad Pickett moves aside looking for a counter...
Pickett moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Nate Diaz checks the kick.
Brad Pickett gets sloppy and Nate Diaz tries to take advantage...
Diaz dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Pickett from the ground!
Pickett's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Diaz tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Diaz is clinching with Pickett.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz tries to take Brad Pickett down... Pickett stumbles backwards and Nate Diaz launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Pickett's jaw!
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pickett is launching some bone breaking punches to Diaz's ribs while in the clinch.
Diaz blocks.
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz circles out and slips free of Brad Pickett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Nate Diaz and Pickett engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Nate Diaz is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Pickett in a double underhook!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nate Diaz grapple with Brad Pickett and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Brad Pickett sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Brad Pickett is not able to stop Pickett ground skills and Nate Diaz moves to side mount!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Good looking punches from Nate Diaz on the ground
They could take their toll on Pickett.
Pickett's Right eye is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Brad Pickett gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Diaz moves on the ground
Nate Diaz moves to side mount
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pickett Hyper-extended his arm
You can see the pain reflected in Pickett's eyes...
Pickett is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Brad Pickett shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Diaz is locking that Americana...
Brad Pickett breaks that americana attempt!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Brad Pickett tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Nate Diaz rolls him over and takes his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Diaz tries to end this with a RNC!
Pickett manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Brad Pickett tries to take advantage...
Pickett has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Pickett control.
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Diaz tries to open up Brad Pickett's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Pickett in the side of the head
Pickett has a small cut in his Forehead
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Pickett tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Brad Pickett. 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.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Diaz stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Brad Pickett is coming in again!
Brad Pickett moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Brad Pickett moves forward looking for some grappling action
Pickett has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Brad Pickett tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diaz circles out and slips free of Brad Pickett's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Brad Pickett and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nate Diaz takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Nate Diaz, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Nate Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Brad Pickett jumps back and jabs
Diaz only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Pickett stumbles back, his corner is screaming! Nate Diaz is coming in again!
Brad Pickett tries a hook to the body
but Diaz manages to dodge it
Nate Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pickett is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Pickett breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz tries to pass to half guard...
Brad Pickett can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diaz looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Diaz launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Pickett is covering himself! Diaz tries to force the situation and Pickett clumsily gives his back!
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Pickett has Diaz controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diaz is unable to move under Pickett control.
Diaz is in rear mount over Pickett
Nate Diaz isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Pickett locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Nate Diaz unil he can pull his arm free! Diaz lost his dominant position.
Pickett is trying to counter now!
Pickett 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.
Dan Miragliotta 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Lightning fast low kick from Diaz!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz circles around Pickett
Brad Pickett launches a body shot
Diaz dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
There is a small laceration on Brad Pickett's Right cheek
Diaz has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nate Diaz goes with a looping right hand while Brad Pickett jumps back and jabs
Pickett seems staggered and Nate Diaz runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Pickett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Diaz grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett 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.
Pickett clumsily fails here and it's time for Nate Diaz to fight back!
Nate Diaz pushes Brad Pickett against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Diaz jumps and tries to free his leg! Pickett doesn't allow this but Nate Diaz is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Brad Pickett attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to free his leg
Nate Diaz uses some of his skill by jumping out of Pickett's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Nate Diaz tries to open Pickett's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Nate Diaz. Pickett is unable to cover himself now!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Brad Pickett
Pickett tries to show some ground skills
Diaz uses his strength to keep Diaz at a disadvantage
Diaz is trying to counter now!
Nate Diaz looks to mount Brad Pickett...
Nate Diaz slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Diaz gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Brad Pickett! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Brad Pickett doesn't defend himself!
Pickett has a small cut in his Nose
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Brad Pickett
Not a desiderable position that Pickett is in now. Nate Diaz is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Diaz goes for an armbar!
Diaz is locking that Armbar...
Pickett's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Pickett's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
Dan Miragliotta breaks Nate Diaz's lock! This is over! Pickett didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Nate Diaz by Submission (Armbar) at 3:37 Round 3
Statistics: Brad Pickett
Punches 12/24 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/9 (44%)
Takedowns 2/5 (40%)
GnP strikes 9/20 (45%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 394 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 17/29 (59%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/18 (89%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 394 s
Very good fight. Diaz didn't give a shit about anything in the first round and just did nothing. Like...NOTHING. He got dominated, but Pickett didn;t do as much damage as he should have. Maybe DIaz was being a dodgy little shit, who knows. But regardless he came back in the 2nd and made a fight out of this then they actually fought for the 2nd and 3rd rounds, as Diaz came back and got a decent win. See, Nate, doing stuff is better than doing nothing. You get wins by doing something.