Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2012 18:09:58 GMT -5
Mirko Filipovic looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Diaz while John McCarthy recites the rules.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cro Cop won't budge, forcing Diaz to pull guard.
Mirko Filipovic is in closed guard over Diaz
Mirko Filipovic wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cro Cop drills Nick Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Mirko Filipovic is in closed guard over Diaz
Cro Cop is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Mirko Filipovic uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Mirko Filipovic tries to better his position on the ground...
Cro Cop breaks the closed guard of Nick Diaz and moves to half guard
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Mirko Filipovic in his guard.
Mirko Filipovic keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Cro Cop in half guard.
Mirko Filipovic is in half guard over Diaz
Mirko Filipovic tries to free his leg
Mirko Filipovic uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Mirko Filipovic looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Mirko Filipovic slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mirko Filipovic is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Cro Cop's ribs.
Cro Cop blocks those punches
Mirko Filipovic is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Cro Cop knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Mirko Filipovic is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz launches a few weak punches
Cro Cop blocks them effectively.
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Cro Cop is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
Diaz's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Mirko Filipovic in his guard.
Mirko Filipovic keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
Diaz steps backwards away from Mirko Filipovic. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
High kick from Mirko Filipovic!
Diaz seems to be done!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right eye
Nick Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Filipovic!
Cro Cop pushes Nick Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nick Diaz throws an uppercut
Cro Cop slips it.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Mirko Filipovic to fight back!
Mirko Filipovic fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nice move by Cro Cop who clinches and pushes Diaz against the cage
Mirko Filipovic tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop circles out and slips free of Nick Diaz's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
Hard blow to Diaz's mid-section, he seems hurt
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Nick Diaz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Mirko Filipovic steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Mirko Filipovic landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Diaz is down! Diaz has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Mirko Filipovic!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
Winner is Mirko Filipovic by KO (High kick) at 3:45 Round 1
Statistics: Mirko Filipovic
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Ferocious staredown by Diaz while John McCarthy recites the rules.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Nick Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cro Cop won't budge, forcing Diaz to pull guard.
Mirko Filipovic is in closed guard over Diaz
Mirko Filipovic wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Cro Cop drills Nick Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Mirko Filipovic is in closed guard over Diaz
Cro Cop is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Mirko Filipovic uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Mirko Filipovic tries to better his position on the ground...
Cro Cop breaks the closed guard of Nick Diaz and moves to half guard
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Mirko Filipovic in his guard.
Mirko Filipovic keeps control and remains in side mount.
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Cro Cop in half guard.
Mirko Filipovic is in half guard over Diaz
Mirko Filipovic tries to free his leg
Mirko Filipovic uses some of his skill by jumping out of Diaz's guard. He moves quickly to side mount!
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Mirko Filipovic looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Mirko Filipovic slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Mirko Filipovic is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Cro Cop's ribs.
Cro Cop blocks those punches
Mirko Filipovic is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
Cro Cop knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Cro Cop is trying to counter now!
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Mirko Filipovic is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz launches a few weak punches
Cro Cop blocks them effectively.
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Cro Cop is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Nick Diaz, who is barely covering up!
Diaz's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Mirko Filipovic is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Mirko Filipovic in his guard.
Mirko Filipovic keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
Diaz steps backwards away from Mirko Filipovic. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
High kick from Mirko Filipovic!
Diaz seems to be done!
Diaz has a small cut in his Right eye
Nick Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Filipovic!
Cro Cop pushes Nick Diaz and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Nick Diaz throws an uppercut
Cro Cop slips it.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Mirko Filipovic to fight back!
Mirko Filipovic fakes a punch and launches himself over Diaz!
Nice move by Cro Cop who clinches and pushes Diaz against the cage
Mirko Filipovic tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Cro Cop circles out and slips free of Nick Diaz's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
Crushing shot to Diaz's body! He's holding his side
Incredible high kick!
Diaz is worried!
Hard blow to Diaz's mid-section, he seems hurt
Diaz seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Cro Cop steps backwards away from Nick Diaz. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Mirko Filipovic steps forward and fires a high kick!
Vicious high kick, I can't believe that landed!
Mirko Filipovic landed the knock out blow that he wanted! Diaz is down! Diaz has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Mirko Filipovic!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
Winner is Mirko Filipovic by KO (High kick) at 3:45 Round 1
Statistics: Mirko Filipovic
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!