Post by The Sandmen on Mar 27, 2017 12:07:31 GMT -5
Gray Maynard looks very relaxed.
Nate Diaz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Maynard and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maynard goes down.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Diaz is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
Maynard 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 a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Diaz's ribs.
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Maynard jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gray Maynard pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Diaz!
That one almost breaks Maynard's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz is standing while Maynard is on the ground on his back
Diaz opts to jump inside Maynard's guard.
Maynard didn't see that coming. Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Nate Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maynard is able to break the lock.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Nate Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Maynard hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard is able to break the lock.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Diaz is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Diaz is locking that Kneebar...
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Gray Maynard is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Maynard is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diaz tries to hit Gray Maynard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Maynard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Maynard is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz launches an up-kick intended for Gray Maynard's head...
It lands flush with Gray Maynard's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Maynard is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz launches an up-kick intended for Gray Maynard's head...
Maynard leans out of the way.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Nate Diaz is standing now.
A furious flurry of punches from Nate Diaz
just misses Maynard.
Diaz misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz follows Gray Maynard
only to get counter punched in a big way! Diaz needs to stop playing Gray Maynard's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Diaz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Diaz has found an opening in the defense of Maynard, launching a big hook
Gray Maynard steps backwards and avoids that hook!
A left hook from Diaz
grazes the chin of Maynard.
Diaz is holding Gray Maynard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and shows Nate Diaz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maynard's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Maynard
Diaz 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 Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) is cheering him!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Maynard creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Maynard with a double overhooks!
Gray Maynard takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A right hand from Nate Diaz
makes Maynard stumble back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Diaz is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is opening up on Diaz and raining down combinations!
Diaz's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Forehead
Superb haymaker by Maynard
that lands on Diaz's face like a cannon ball!
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nate Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz and Gray Maynard are cliched up against the cage. Diaz steps for a throw
Gray Maynard is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Maynard is holding Nate Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Diaz.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gray Maynard controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Nate Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gray Maynard rolls Nate Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Maynard is in rear mount over Diaz
Maynard tries to open up Nate Diaz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diaz in the side of the head
This is over! That impact from Gray Maynard has left Diaz laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Gray Maynard by KO (GnP) at 1:07 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 7/19 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Diaz dominated early, Maynard gets the flash-stoppage late.
Nate Diaz glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Maynard and Diaz move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nate Diaz tries to bring the fight to the ground
Maynard goes down.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Diaz is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Nate Diaz appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. 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.
Maynard 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 a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Maynard tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Gray Maynard has found an opening in the defense of Diaz, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Diaz's ribs.
Diaz ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Maynard jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Gray Maynard pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nate Diaz!
That one almost breaks Maynard's chin! He is knocked down!
Diaz is standing while Maynard is on the ground on his back
Diaz opts to jump inside Maynard's guard.
Maynard didn't see that coming. Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Nate Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
Maynard is able to break the lock.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Nate Diaz tries to finish with a leg lock!
That leglock looks tight...
Maynard hyper-extended his left leg
You can see the pain reflected in Maynard's eyes...
Maynard is able to break the lock.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Maynard
Diaz is in open guard over Maynard... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Diaz is locking that Kneebar...
Maynard rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Gray Maynard is on his feet again.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Maynard is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Diaz tries to hit Gray Maynard with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Maynard steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Maynard is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz launches an up-kick intended for Gray Maynard's head...
It lands flush with Gray Maynard's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Maynard is standing while Diaz is on the ground on his back
Nate Diaz launches an up-kick intended for Gray Maynard's head...
Maynard leans out of the way.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Nate Diaz. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Nate Diaz is standing now.
A furious flurry of punches from Nate Diaz
just misses Maynard.
Diaz misses a step and Gray Maynard sees an opportunity to counter him!
Diaz follows Gray Maynard
only to get counter punched in a big way! Diaz needs to stop playing Gray Maynard's game or he'll get knocked out!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nate Diaz can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Nate Diaz has found an opening in the defense of Maynard, launching a big hook
Gray Maynard steps backwards and avoids that hook!
A left hook from Diaz
grazes the chin of Maynard.
Diaz is holding Gray Maynard's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gray Maynard loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Gray Maynard manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Maynard
Maynard tries to move on the ground and shows Nate Diaz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Maynard's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Maynard
Diaz 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 Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) is cheering him!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz looks to pass to mount...
Maynard creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Malmo Arena (Malmo, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz decides to launch some tentative punches
Nate Diaz takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Diaz moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Maynard with a double overhooks!
Gray Maynard takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
A right hand from Nate Diaz
makes Maynard stumble back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Diaz is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Gray Maynard is opening up on Diaz and raining down combinations!
Diaz's corner looks worried!
There is a small laceration on Nate Diaz's Forehead
Superb haymaker by Maynard
that lands on Diaz's face like a cannon ball!
Diaz jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Nate Diaz pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Maynard launches a few hard punches to Nate Diaz's ribs!
Nate Diaz's ribs shows the damage! Gray Maynard is working his opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Diaz and Gray Maynard are cliched up against the cage. Diaz steps for a throw
Gray Maynard is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Maynard is holding Nate Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nate Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Gray Maynard is in side mount over Nate Diaz
Gray Maynard looks to pass to mount...
Maynard slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nate Diaz.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz launches a few punches to Maynard's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Maynard tries to cover his face,
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Maynard tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Gray Maynard controls the situation despite Nate Diaz efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Gray Maynard is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Maynard is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Nate Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Gray Maynard rolls Nate Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Maynard is in rear mount over Diaz
Maynard tries to open up Nate Diaz's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Diaz in the side of the head
This is over! That impact from Gray Maynard has left Diaz laying flat on the mat!
Winner is Gray Maynard by KO (GnP) at 1:07 Round 2
Statistics: Gray Maynard
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 137 s
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 7/19 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 148 s
Diaz dominated early, Maynard gets the flash-stoppage late.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!