Post by The Sandmen on Jan 5, 2015 16:56:25 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.
Akihiro Gono 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.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Diaz and Gono move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Akihiro Gono tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gono circles out and slips free of Nate Diaz's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Nate Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Akihiro Gono sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Brilliant combination from Akihiro Gono
that forces Diaz to try and defend better.
Gono is holding Nate Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Akihiro Gono uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Akihiro Gono tries to take advantage...
Gono leans back...
Diaz eyes him warily.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Akihiro Gono manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Akihiro Gono is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gono won't budge, forcing Diaz to pull guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Akihiro Gono uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diaz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Akihiro Gono tries to roll on the ground...
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diaz's face!
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Akihiro Gono gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gono
Gono tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gono
Diaz is in closed guard... Gono tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Akihiro Gono in his guard...
Akihiro Gono keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Gono tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Akihiro Gono controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Gono's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gono blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Akihiro Gono tries to take advantage...
Akihiro Gono wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gono drills Nate Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono tries to better his position on the ground...
Gono is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Gono launches a barrage of elbows over Diaz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diaz doesn't fight back!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gono doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Gono catch Nate Diaz's left arm and tries a kimura
Nate Diaz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Akihiro Gono, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Gono moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Diaz with a double overhooks!
Nate Diaz just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gono quickly defends.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Akihiro Gono to fight back!
Akihiro Gono tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Diaz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Akihiro Gono shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gono into his guard.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Gono's moves.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Gono's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gono blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono tries to better his position on the ground...
Gono breaks the closed guard of Nate Diaz and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Akihiro Gono is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono looks to pass to mount...
Gono slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Diaz.
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Akihiro Gono is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Akihiro Gono is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gono doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Diaz laid out on the mat! Akihiro Gono's corner come in to congratulate him!
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Mouth
Winner is Akihiro Gono by KO (Elbows) at 1:34 Round 2
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 294 s
Statistics: Akihiro Gono
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/22 (68%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 294 s
Huh. Gono with a rather dominating affair here.
Akihiro Gono 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.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Diaz and Gono move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
Nate Diaz shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Akihiro Gono tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gono circles out and slips free of Nate Diaz's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Nate Diaz shoots for a double leg takedown!
Akihiro Gono sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Brilliant combination from Akihiro Gono
that forces Diaz to try and defend better.
Gono is holding Nate Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono looks to mount Nate Diaz...
Nate Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Akihiro Gono uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Akihiro Gono tries to take advantage...
Gono leans back...
Diaz eyes him warily.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Akihiro Gono manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in half guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz attempts to move to full guard
Nate Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
Akihiro Gono is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Carrier Dome (Syracuse, New York) are cheering for the fighters.
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gono won't budge, forcing Diaz to pull guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Akihiro Gono uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Diaz can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Nate Diaz tries to better his position on the ground...
Akihiro Gono tries to roll on the ground...
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Diaz's face!
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Gono is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Akihiro Gono!
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Gono measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nate Diaz is in full mount over Akihiro Gono
Akihiro Gono tries to roll to his side and trap Nate Diaz in his guard...
Akihiro Gono gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gono
Gono tries to close his guard around Diaz
He succeeds!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gono
Diaz is in closed guard... Gono tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Akihiro Gono in his guard...
Akihiro Gono keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Gono tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Akihiro Gono controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Gono's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gono blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Nate Diaz gets sloppy and Akihiro Gono tries to take advantage...
Akihiro Gono wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Gono drills Nate Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono tries to better his position on the ground...
Gono is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Gono launches a barrage of elbows over Diaz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diaz doesn't fight back!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gono doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Gono catch Nate Diaz's left arm and tries a kimura
Nate Diaz holds his own arm and struggles until he gets free
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Akihiro Gono, but it's close.
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Round 2
=========================================
Gono moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Diaz with a double overhooks!
Nate Diaz just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gono quickly defends.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Akihiro Gono to fight back!
Akihiro Gono tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
Diaz's Forehead is beginning to swell
Akihiro Gono shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Nate Diaz is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Gono into his guard.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Nate Diaz 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 Gono's moves.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Gono's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gono blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Akihiro Gono is in closed guard over Diaz
Akihiro Gono tries to better his position on the ground...
Gono breaks the closed guard of Nate Diaz and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Akihiro Gono is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono looks to pass to mount...
Gono slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Diaz.
Akihiro Gono is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Akihiro Gono is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Akihiro Gono is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Akihiro Gono storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Gono doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
That brutal impact left Diaz laid out on the mat! Akihiro Gono's corner come in to congratulate him!
Diaz's Mouth is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Mouth
Winner is Akihiro Gono by KO (Elbows) at 1:34 Round 2
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 294 s
Statistics: Akihiro Gono
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/22 (68%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 294 s
Huh. Gono with a rather dominating affair here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!