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Event:
TGC 2
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Shakhbulatov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Diaz to the ground. Shakhbulatov is now in Diaz's guard.
Diaz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shakhbulatov with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Shakhbulatov drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Shakhbulatov seems to have locked his on tight now - Diaz screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Shakhbulatov, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rustam Shakhbulatov!
Rustam Shakhbulatov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romero to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Romero there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Romero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Romero tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romero manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Diaz drives through and clinches with Romero against the cage.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romero avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Romero.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Romero gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Diaz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Romero is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Romero's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romero working aggressively here.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Romero shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Romero misses with some punches.
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.#T2#
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Romero prevents it.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Romero is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks. #BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Romero, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Romero against the cage but Romero circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Romero.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Romero's waist but Romero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side. #T3#
Romero moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romero throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Romero lands a jab to the nose.
Romero sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Romero throws a counter combo.
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romero scores with a hook.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Diaz tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it. #T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Romero connects with a single shot there.
Diaz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Romero works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Romero dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romero walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diaz tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Romero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romero connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL#
Diaz gets a clinch.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Romero.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Diaz goes for a takedown attempt but Romero pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michael Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Romero as he connects with a hook.
Romero cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Romero scores with a nice right hand.
Romero throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz moves forwards but Romero connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2##CL#
Romero gets tackled into the cage by Diaz. Diaz maintains the clinch. #BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Romero.
Diaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T3#
Romero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a right hand that Romero ducks under and follows up with a left that Romero also avoids with ease.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Romero was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Romero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romero lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
#CL#
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Romero.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD#
Romero is fighting off a takedown attempt but Diaz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Romero to the mat. Romero regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Diaz rushes Romero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Romero misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz prevents Romero from breaking the clinch.#TD#
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz pulls Romero in close to prevent any damage.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Diaz holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Romero gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #ES#
Diaz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Romero is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romero working aggressively here.
#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Romero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Romero throws a good cross that connects.
Romero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Romero gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Romero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Romero saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero with a nice cross.
Nate Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Romero lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3##CL#
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Michael Romero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romero scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD#
Diaz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #T4##SU#
Diaz stands up and waves to Romero to follow him.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romero might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Romero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Romero circles away.#CL#
Diaz has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Diaz jumps guard and drags Romero to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romero won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nate Diaz.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Romero!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Andrews tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Andrews.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Andrews. Andrews gets slowly back to his feet. #CL#
Andrews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Andrews looking to slow down the pace here.#BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
Diaz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Andrews keeping control of the position.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrews keeps working.
Andrews looks like he's trying to stand up.
Diaz passes the guard and advances to mount! #T2#
Diaz avoids the attempt from Andrews to control.#SUB2#
Diaz goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Andrews turns into him and now he's in Diaz's guard.
Andrews with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
#T3#
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrews's guard. #REVB#
Diaz is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Andrews manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Diaz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andrews is stalling here.
#TD2#
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Andrews won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully. #T4#
Andrews in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Andrews trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Diaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Andrews controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Diaz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Andrews throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Andrews controlling him for the moment.
Nate Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Diaz winds up and cracks Andrews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Andrews keeping hold of Diaz's head, controlling as best he can.
Andrews is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Diaz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrews doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Diaz.
Andrews controlling the position well.
Andrews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3#
Diaz prevents Andrews from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Andrews is looking to improve his position.
Diaz trying to mount his opponent but Andrews defends it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Derrick Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrews pinned against the cage. Andrews gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#KD2#
Diaz drops Andrews with a beautiful combination! Andrews stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Diaz is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Andrews is rocked!
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrews is looking for a counter combo.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Andrews moves out of range easily. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andrews tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Andrews slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrews's head.
Andrews looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrews keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz stays in close to Andrews's body and controls the position. #T1#
Andrews wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Andrews looking for a guillotine here but Diaz defends easily.
#SUB#
Andrews is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Andrews's head.
Diaz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz is pushing down on Andrews's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andrews is fighting to maintain full guard but Diaz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Diaz. #T3##SU2#
Diaz stands up from half guard.
Andrews with a poor takedown
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Andrews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Andrews gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nate Diaz!
Nate Diaz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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