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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 49
Date: Jan 20, 2017 |
#R1#
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Helsinki Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzalez staying out of range there.#T1#
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Gonzalez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz cracks Gonzalez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz feints a jab promting Gonzalez to slip. Diaz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gonzalez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Gonzalez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Gonzalez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez .
A nice side step and Gonzalez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz misses the jab.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.#T4#
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#
Nate Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaz thinking.
Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gonzalez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Diaz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!#CUT2#
Nate Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz takes a swing at Gonzalez 's ribcage but misses.
Gonzalez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Gonzalez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Gonzalez !
A very excited looking Nick Gonzalez rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 45
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Clintsari misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clintsari dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Jab from Clintsari .#CUT#
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Diaz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Clintsari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clintsari is looking to counter punch.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a hook. Clintsari ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a body punch but Clintsari moves out of range.
Clintsari lands a lovely overhand right.
Clintsari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL#
Clintsari moves into the clinch.
Clintsari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clintsari stalling in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clintsari scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Clintsari tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Clintsari back against the cage. #T1#
Clintsari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Clintsari lands a nice shot to the body.
Clintsari lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Nate Diaz's cut even more.#KD#
Clintsari drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!
Clintsari gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Clintsari finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clintsari taking a breather.
Clintsari lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Clintsari . #CUT#
The cut above Nate Diaz's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Clintsari drops Diaz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diaz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Clintsari unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Diaz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Clintsari is unloading with more strikes now! Diaz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rusoposkinen Clintsari !
Rusoposkinen Clintsari was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Helsinki Fighting League: 42
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1#
Diaz throws the left hand but Rosicki avoids the punch easily.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#TD2#
Rosicki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SU2#
Rosicki stands up.
Rosicki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rosicki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rosicki counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Rosicki to acknowledge the strikes.#TD2#
Rosicki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosicki is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Diaz looking for a triangle here. Rosicki is fighting it but it looks tight! Diaz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rosicki is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nate Diaz!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Maximov takes one to the side of the head.
Maximov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#TD2#
Maximov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Maximov getting side control.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Maximov seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Maximov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diaz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Maximov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working. #T1#
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Diaz wants to control but Maximov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maximov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Maximov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Maximov sits in half guard.
Maximov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maximov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz tries to hold on but Maximov pushes him away.
Diaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Maximov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Diaz regains half guard.
Maximov working Diaz over with strikes.
Maximov trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz is pressing down on Maximov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T3#
Diaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Maximov from controlling successfully.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Maximov postures up.
Maximov trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Maximov looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Diaz is pushing down on Maximov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maximov is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz is just content to waste time from the top position. Maximov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. #T4#
Maximov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maximov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maximov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Diaz trying to control but Maximov is working from the bottom.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maximov is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maximov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard. #REVB#
Maximov wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Maximov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz throws a body punch but Maximov moves out of range. #TD2#
Maximov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diaz is trying to defend but Maximov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Maximov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Maximov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Maximov is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Maximov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maximov. #T1##SUB#
Diaz has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Maximov. Oh but Diaz has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Maximov goes limp - he's gone! Diaz jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nate Diaz!
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