Post by The Sandmen on Jan 26, 2015 15:45:26 GMT -5
This is probably the fight I am most looking forward to here, though I think Diego will take it pretty handily. Let's go!
Frank Shamrock 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.
Diego Sanchez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Frank and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank avoids a dangerous strike from Diego
and counters with a solid straight!
Frank leads with a punch
Diego Sanchez evades but whiffs with a counter.
Frank Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego won't budge, forcing Frank to pull guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Frank's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Left eye
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego Sanchez aggressively and repeatedly punches Frank.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Frank's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego Sanchez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diego Sanchez tries to better his position on the ground...
Diego breaks the closed guard of Frank Shamrock and moves to half guard
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Diego Sanchez hooks Frank's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Frank Shamrock manages to kick Diego away and scrambles on top!
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diego
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diego
Frank sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Frank tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. 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.
Diego Sanchez paws at Frank.
Frank swings ineffectively.
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Some nice shots from Diego Sanchez
that stun Frank.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Frank Shamrock jumps back and jabs
Frank seems staggered and Diego Sanchez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Diego decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Diego moves back and takes a deep breath.
Brutal combination from Frank Shamrock!
Diego is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Frank avoids a dangerous strike from Diego
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Frank wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Diego doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Frank is trying to lift Diego!
Brilliant side slam!
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Frank's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Frank tries to cover his face,
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Frank fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Diego Sanchez's arm and tries an armbar!
Diego hold his own hand and breaks Frank's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Frank Shamrock.
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Frank Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego Sanchez is looking to pass Frank Shamrock's guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Frank
Frank Shamrock tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Frank
Diego delivers a few accurate elbows!
Frank is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Diego is in rear mount over Frank
Frank has Diego controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diego is unable to move under Frank control.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego leans back...
He clobbers Frank Shamrock's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Diego is in rear mount over Frank
Good looking punches from Diego Sanchez on the ground
They could take their toll on Frank.
Diego is in rear mount over Frank
Frank has Diego controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diego is unable to move under Frank control.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Frank tries to stand up!
Diego doesn't allow him!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego delivers a few accurate elbows!
Frank is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Diego launches a furious low kick!
Frank receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Frank hyper-extended his left leg
Diego goes to the body...
He punishes Frank's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Frank follows Diego Sanchez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Frank needs to stop playing Diego Sanchez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Frank to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Frank.
Frank's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Diego Sanchez by TKO (Punch) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 10/16 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/27 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Frank put up a fight, but that's about the extent of it.
Frank Shamrock 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.
Diego Sanchez is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
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.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Frank and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank avoids a dangerous strike from Diego
and counters with a solid straight!
Frank leads with a punch
Diego Sanchez evades but whiffs with a counter.
Frank Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Diego won't budge, forcing Frank to pull guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Frank's being punished here!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Left eye
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego is in closed guard... Frank tries to roll on the ground!
Diego Sanchez uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Diego tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Diego Sanchez aggressively and repeatedly punches Frank.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Frank's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego Sanchez seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diego Sanchez tries to better his position on the ground...
Diego breaks the closed guard of Frank Shamrock and moves to half guard
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Diego Sanchez hooks Frank's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Frank Shamrock manages to kick Diego away and scrambles on top!
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diego
Frank Shamrock tries to pass to half guard...
Diego Sanchez's guard is too good and he fails to pass.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diego
Frank sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Frank tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. 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.
Diego Sanchez paws at Frank.
Frank swings ineffectively.
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Diego Sanchez tries to take advantage...
Some nice shots from Diego Sanchez
that stun Frank.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Frank Shamrock jumps back and jabs
Frank seems staggered and Diego Sanchez runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Diego decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Diego moves back and takes a deep breath.
Brutal combination from Frank Shamrock!
Diego is in a bad way, his legs look wobbily!
Frank avoids a dangerous strike from Diego
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Frank wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Diego doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Frank is trying to lift Diego!
Brilliant side slam!
Hard blow to Diego's mid-section, he seems hurt
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Frank's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Frank tries to cover his face,
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Frank fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Diego Sanchez's arm and tries an armbar!
Diego hold his own hand and breaks Frank's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Frank Shamrock.
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Frank Shamrock
Frank Shamrock attempts to trap Diego Sanchez in his guard.
Frank Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego Sanchez is looking to pass Frank Shamrock's guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Frank
Frank Shamrock tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Frank
Diego delivers a few accurate elbows!
Frank is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Diego is in rear mount over Frank
Frank has Diego controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diego is unable to move under Frank control.
Poorly executed technique. Diego Sanchez looks to counter!
Diego leans back...
He clobbers Frank Shamrock's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Diego is in rear mount over Frank
Good looking punches from Diego Sanchez on the ground
They could take their toll on Frank.
Diego is in rear mount over Frank
Frank has Diego controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Diego is unable to move under Frank control.
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Frank tries to stand up!
Diego doesn't allow him!
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Frank
Diego delivers a few accurate elbows!
Frank is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
=========================================
Diego launches a furious low kick!
Frank receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Frank hyper-extended his left leg
Diego goes to the body...
He punishes Frank's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Frank follows Diego Sanchez
only to get counter punched in a big way! Frank needs to stop playing Diego Sanchez's game or he'll get knocked out!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Frank to defend himself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Frank.
Frank's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Diego Sanchez by TKO (Punch) at 0:38 Round 2
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 10/16 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/27 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 192 s
Frank put up a fight, but that's about the extent of it.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!