Post by The Sandmen on May 11, 2012 14:24:04 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Frank Shamrock chants all around the place!
Nick 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.
Frank Shamrock looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Frank Shamrock today.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Diaz steps forward
Frank feints.
Nick Diaz fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Frank fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nick Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank moves on the ground
Frank Shamrock moves to side mount
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank struggles on the ground and tries to break Nick Diaz's guard...
Frank Shamrock is in Diaz open guard now
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Frank
He succeeds!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Frank uses his strength to keep Frank at a disadvantage
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Diaz measures the resilience of Frank's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Frank blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
Frank struggles on the ground and tries to break Nick Diaz's guard...
Frank Shamrock is in Diaz open guard now
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg
Nick 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.
A bunch of leg kicks from Frank Shamrock
are bothering his opponent.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Diaz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank launches a hook to the body
Nick Diaz moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Diaz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Frank Shamrock checks the kick.
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shovel hook by Frank Shamrock
tags Diaz.
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
Frank steps backwards away from Nick Diaz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Frank Shamrock and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Diaz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank Shamrock takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz throws a lazy kick
Frank dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Frank in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Frank Shamrock launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch to Nick Diaz ribs and the tries to trip him
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Forehead
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Frank Shamrock manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Nick Diaz is not able to stop Diaz ground skills and Frank Shamrock moves to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nick Diaz
Blocked by Diaz.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Frank Shamrock, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Some nice shots from Nick Diaz
miss their mark.
Diaz is holding Frank Shamrock's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Shamrock shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Frank Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Frank launches a furious hook!
That hits Diaz's chin like a wrecking ball! Diaz loses balance and goes to the mat.
Frank is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz kicks his legs trying to keep Frank Shamrock away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Frank is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diaz's guard.
Diaz didn't see that coming. Frank is in open guard over Diaz now.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank tries to move to full mount
Frank succeeds
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Stand up! This is what Diaz's cornermen are shouting. Frank Shamrock is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Frank's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Frank
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg...
Frank rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Nick Diaz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Nick Diaz doesn't defend himself!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Diaz struggles to free himself
That armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
That armbar looks tight...
Frank is locking that armbar...
That armbar looks tight...
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick 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 Frank's moves.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick 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 Frank's moves.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Diaz's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Diaz's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Frank is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock rolls him over and takes his back!
Frank is in rear mount over Diaz
Frank tries to open up Nick Diaz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diaz in the side of the head
Frank is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Frank controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Frank is unable to move under Diaz control.
Frank is trying to counter now!
Frank Shamrock isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Frank throws his leg over and Nick Diaz is in serious trouble! Frank Shamrock extends his hips and Nick Diaz is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Armbar) at 3:50 Round 2
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 355 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 330 s
This is more of the Frank Shamrock I expected to see when this site started. Balanced, diverse, and when the opportunity presents itself, aggressive to the finish. Props on efficiency too - look at those %s. Diaz came out with a game plan, but never really got into it, as Frank took the fight to the ground and mixed em on up, while skillfully avoiding Nick's submission skills by never allowing Diaz to move into a position to even attempt one. Again, quite impressed with Frank here. Kudos.
Nick 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.
Frank Shamrock looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Frank Shamrock today.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Nick Diaz tries a nice one-two combination
He scores!
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Diaz steps forward
Frank feints.
Nick Diaz fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Frank fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nick Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank moves on the ground
Frank Shamrock moves to side mount
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Nick Diaz takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank struggles on the ground and tries to break Nick Diaz's guard...
Frank Shamrock is in Diaz open guard now
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Frank
He succeeds!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) is cheering him!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Frank uses his strength to keep Frank at a disadvantage
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Nick Diaz manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Diaz shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Diaz measures the resilience of Frank's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Frank blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
Frank struggles on the ground and tries to break Nick Diaz's guard...
Frank Shamrock is in Diaz open guard now
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg
Nick 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.
A bunch of leg kicks from Frank Shamrock
are bothering his opponent.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Diaz fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank launches a hook to the body
Nick Diaz moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Diaz moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Frank Shamrock checks the kick.
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shovel hook by Frank Shamrock
tags Diaz.
Diaz's Nose is beginning to swell
Frank steps backwards away from Nick Diaz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Frank Shamrock and Diaz engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Diaz's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank Shamrock takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Diaz throws a lazy kick
Frank dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts him in to orbit!
Diaz tries to grapple
He puts Frank in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Frank tries to take Nick Diaz down... Diaz stumbles backwards and Frank Shamrock launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Diaz's jaw!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch to Nick Diaz ribs and the tries to trip him
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Forehead
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Frank Shamrock manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Frank doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Frank tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Frank launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Nick Diaz is not able to stop Diaz ground skills and Frank Shamrock moves to side mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank throws a few hammer fists to the face of Nick Diaz
Blocked by Diaz.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is maybe for Frank Shamrock, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Some nice shots from Nick Diaz
miss their mark.
Diaz is holding Frank Shamrock's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Shamrock shows great balance while pushing away Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Frank Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Frank launches a furious hook!
That hits Diaz's chin like a wrecking ball! Diaz loses balance and goes to the mat.
Frank is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nick Diaz kicks his legs trying to keep Frank Shamrock away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Frank is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Frank Shamrock opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Diaz's guard.
Diaz didn't see that coming. Frank is in open guard over Diaz now.
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over Diaz
Frank tries to move to full mount
Frank succeeds
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Stand up! This is what Diaz's cornermen are shouting. Frank Shamrock is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Frank's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Nick Diaz is in half guard over Frank
Nick Diaz tries to free his leg...
Frank rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Nick Diaz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Nick Diaz doesn't defend himself!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Diaz struggles to free himself
That armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
That armbar looks tight...
Frank is locking that armbar...
That armbar looks tight...
Diaz is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick 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 Frank's moves.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick 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 Frank's moves.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Nick Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Frank is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Diaz's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Diaz's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Frank is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Diaz Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Diaz breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock rolls him over and takes his back!
Frank is in rear mount over Diaz
Frank tries to open up Nick Diaz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diaz in the side of the head
Frank is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Frank controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Frank is unable to move under Diaz control.
Frank is trying to counter now!
Frank Shamrock isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Frank throws his leg over and Nick Diaz is in serious trouble! Frank Shamrock extends his hips and Nick Diaz is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Frank Shamrock by Submission (Armbar) at 3:50 Round 2
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 355 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/13 (69%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 330 s
This is more of the Frank Shamrock I expected to see when this site started. Balanced, diverse, and when the opportunity presents itself, aggressive to the finish. Props on efficiency too - look at those %s. Diaz came out with a game plan, but never really got into it, as Frank took the fight to the ground and mixed em on up, while skillfully avoiding Nick's submission skills by never allowing Diaz to move into a position to even attempt one. Again, quite impressed with Frank here. Kudos.