Post by The Sandmen on Feb 23, 2015 18:19:49 GMT -5
Nick Diaz is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Ben Askren 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
And there you go! I would put my money on Ben Askren today.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Nick Diaz and Ben Askren touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A solid combination from Nick Diaz
mostly hits air.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
Askren backpedals and creates space. Nick Diaz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Nick Diaz tries a hook to the body
but Askren manages to dodge it
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nick Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz is launching some bone breaking punches to Askren's ribs while in the clinch.
Askren blocks.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nick Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ben Askren
Nick Diaz sits high on Ben Askren's chest and pulls his leg underneath Askren's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Askren tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nick Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren struggles on the ground and tries to break Nick Diaz's guard...
Ben Askren is in Diaz open guard now
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Askren moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Diaz's face!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Askren works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
Diaz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Ben Askren tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Askren is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ben Askren storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Diaz's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side 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 Askren's moves.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Diaz's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Right cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Diaz's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Nick Diaz's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Askren doesn't allow him!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Ben Askren is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Diaz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diaz doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
That punishment by Ben Askren has left Diaz staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Nick Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That brutal impact left Diaz laid out on the mat! Ben Askren's corner come in to congratulate him!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Diaz is good off his back, but Askren was an Olympian. So there's that.
Ben Askren 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
And there you go! I would put my money on Ben Askren today.
Nick Diaz comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Nick Diaz and Ben Askren touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
A solid combination from Nick Diaz
mostly hits air.
Nick Diaz gets sloppy and Ben Askren tries to take advantage...
Askren throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
Askren backpedals and creates space. Nick Diaz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Nick Diaz tries a hook to the body
but Askren manages to dodge it
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nick Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diaz is launching some bone breaking punches to Askren's ribs while in the clinch.
Askren blocks.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Ben Askren to fight back!
Askren fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Nick Diaz didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Askren
He succeeds!
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren is in closed guard... Diaz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ben Askren!
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ben Askren
Askren measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ben Askren
Ben Askren launches a few punches to Diaz's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Diaz tries to cover his face,
Nick Diaz is in full mount over Ben Askren
Nick Diaz sits high on Ben Askren's chest and pulls his leg underneath Askren's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Askren tries to roll out. He's too quick for Nick Diaz and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Diaz and it cost him top position.
Ben Askren is in closed guard over Diaz
Askren struggles on the ground and tries to break Nick Diaz's guard...
Ben Askren is in Diaz open guard now
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz tries to close his guard around Askren
He is not able to do it
Ben Askren is in open guard over Diaz
Askren moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Ben Askren moves to better his position on the ground...
Ben Askren viciously slams hammer blows to Diaz's face!
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Askren works on the ground with his fingers over Diaz's face
Diaz shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Ben Askren is in half guard over Diaz
Ben Askren tries to pass Nick Diaz's guard...
Ben Askren manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Deep breaths from Nick Diaz who tries a hammer punch to Askren's ribs.
Askren blocks those punches
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Askren is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Ben Askren storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Diaz's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side 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 Askren's moves.
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren storms over Diaz with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Askren doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Diaz's face with his elbows!
Diaz's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Right cheek
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Askren fires a barrage of punches at Diaz's head!
This is bad! Askren is just pounding on Nick Diaz's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to stand up!
Askren doesn't allow him!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Ben Askren is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ben Askren is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Ben Askren slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Askren launches a barrage of elbows over Diaz's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Diaz doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Nick Diaz's Nose
That punishment by Ben Askren has left Diaz staggered! Ben Askren should try push forward now and finish this!
Ben Askren is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Ben Askren wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Askren drills Nick Diaz's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
That brutal impact left Diaz laid out on the mat! Ben Askren's corner come in to congratulate him!
Diaz's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Diaz has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Ben Askren by KO (GnP) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Statistics: Ben Askren
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 221 s
Diaz is good off his back, but Askren was an Olympian. So there's that.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!