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Event:
X ETREM X 6L
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Sagar gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Diaz controlling the position.
Diaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sagar throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sagar's guard. Nice move by Diaz!#REVR#
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sagar trying to control the position.
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diaz cracks Sagar with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Sagar seems keen to control Diaz's posture.#T1#
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sagar's head.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz works over Sagar with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagar seems keen to control Diaz's posture.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T2#
Diaz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
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!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is in close to Sagar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.#ROC#
Sagar is rocked!
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Sagar.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to Sagar's brow.
Sagar is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sagar has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz prevents Sagar from getting back to his feet.
Sagar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sagar trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sagar's head.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Diaz cracks Sagar with a solid left hand.#T4#
Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #SUB2#
Sagar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Diaz is nestled in close to Sagar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Sagar's temple.
Sagar is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sagar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sagar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Diaz there.
Sagar is looking to improve his position.
Diaz lands a big elbow - Sagar is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
A relieved looking Nate Diaz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
X ETREM X 4
Date: Mar 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Martinez throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
A head kick by Martinez misses #TD2#
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz chips away with some ground and pound.
Martinez wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Diaz manages to pass to side control.
Diaz throwing shots but Martinez is blocking nicely.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.#T1#
Diaz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Diaz prevents Martinez from standing back up.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is pressing down on Martinez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martinez is holding on for now.
Martinez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez looks like he's trying to stand up.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez closes the distance looking to clinch #TD2#
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Martinez won't be happy with that.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz grinds an elbow into Martinez's temple.
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Martinez defending against the ground and pound.
Martinez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martinez tries to get out of the position.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Martinez is trying to buck Diaz off.
Martinez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Diaz trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
Martinez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#T3#
Diaz in side control lands a decent elbow.
Diaz cracks Martinez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Diaz cracks Martinez with a big elbow.
Martinez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Martinez some visible discomfort.
Martinez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Martinez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diaz has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4#
Martinez tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Diaz lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Diaz.
Diaz is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Martinez wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz tries to get the hooks in deep but Martinez pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz lands with a hammerfist to the side of Martinez's head.
Diaz looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Martinez is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Martinez lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Martinez wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side#TD2#
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Martinez!
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz prevents Martinez from escaping the position.
Martinez tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Martinez taking shots to the head. #ROC2#
Martinez is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Don Martinez has been cut.
Diaz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Martinez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nate Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinez is looking to escape.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
#T1#
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Martinez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz cracks Martinez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
Nate Diaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
X ETREM X 1
Date: Mar 09, 2019 |
#R1#
Colonel has his takedown stuffed#TD2#
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colonel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Colonel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Colonel blocks nicely.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz won't allow Colonel to get back to his feet.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Colonel's head.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Diaz wants to control from the top but Colonel keeps moving.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Colonel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Colonel controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz won't allow Colonel to sweep him here.
Colonel keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colonel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Colonel keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Colonel looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T2##TD2#
Diaz shoots in and bounces Colonel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB#
Colonel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colonel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Colonel is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz postures up in Colonel's guard and throws a big left but Colonel blocks it. #T3#
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Colonel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colonel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Colonel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Diaz is working Colonel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Colonel keeps moving. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Diaz throws a strike but Colonel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Colonel connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colonel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colonel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Colonel with a nice head shot there.
Colonel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colonel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colonel trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Colonel is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Diaz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Colonel takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Diaz has Colonel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diaz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Colonel tumbling to the mat - Diaz dives into Colonel's guard.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Colonel is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colonel looking to control.
#SUB#
Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Colonel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Colonel's legs - danger averted.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz postures up.
#T1#
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Colonel is retaining full guard.
Colonel looking for a sweep. Not yet Colonel, not yet.
Colonel has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Diaz is in close to Colonel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colonel has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz stands up over Colonel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Colonel is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Colonel keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Colonel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Colonel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard. #REVR#
Diaz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Colonel manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB#
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Colonel keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nate Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Colonel keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully. #T3#
Diaz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Colonel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Colonel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Colonel is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Colonel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Colonel keeps moving.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colonel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Colonel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Colonel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Colonel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#ES2#
Diaz throws Colonel to one side and escapes!#CL2#
Diaz pushes Colonel up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colonel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Diaz has control of Colonel's left arm, preventing Colonel from doing any damage.
Colonel throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
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 the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Colonel sprawls well. Colonel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Colonel shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD#
Colonel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Colonel trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colonel lands a couple of elbows.
Colonel trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Colonel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Colonel slips an elbow through the middle.
Colonel wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Colonel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Colonel working some strikes from top position.
Colonel postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Colonel works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz has control of Colonel's left arm, preventing Colonel from doing any damage.
Colonel throws a big right hand that misses.
Colonel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Colonel throws an elbow that misses. Diaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Colonel's guard. Nice move by Diaz!#REVB#
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Colonel trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Colonel is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Colonel lands a couple of elbows.
Colonel throws a strike but Diaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Colonel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz cracks Colonel with a solid left hand.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colonel is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Colonel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Colonel wants to control but Diaz passes easily into half guard.
#T3#
Colonel wants to get back to full guard.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Colonel taking some punishment here, with Diaz in his half guard.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Colonel dodges it nicely.
Colonel wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Colonel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Colonel is looking to improve his position.
Diaz stalling.
Colonel wants to improve his position but Diaz is controlling well.
#T4#
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Colonel's head.
Diaz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Diaz winds up and cracks Colonel with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Diaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Colonel's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz thows a huge punch but Colonel dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz working Colonel over with strikes.
Diaz slips a nice elbow through Colonel's hands, connecting with Colonel's forehead.#SUB#
Colonel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vinc Colonel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nate Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diaz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Diaz!
An out of breath Nate Diaz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
EFL 17
Date: Sep 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Craig digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
Craig lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Craig throws an off balance right hand
#TD#
and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Craig to see if he's OK.
Diaz controls the position from side control.
Diaz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Diaz seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An elbow from Diaz crashes against the mat.
Diaz wants to control but Craig is keeping him busy.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Craig defending against the ground and pound.
Craig 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.#T1#
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Craig sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Craig taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes. #ROC#
Craig is rocked!
Diaz working the ground and pound but Craig is defending the strikes.
Craig is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Craig some visible discomfort.
Craig takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz lands some shots froms side control.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz working the ground and pound but Craig is defending the strikes.
Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Craig seems to have recovered his senses.
Craig takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Craig parries the strikes from Diaz easily there. Diaz is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Craig to escape.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Craig takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diaz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Diaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Diaz landing strikes.
Diaz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Craig is avoiding damage well.
Craig taking a bit of punishment here - Diaz scoring with strikes.
Craig looks winded!
Craig on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Craig down.
Craig looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Craig defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Craig misses its intended target.
Diaz dives in and grabs Craig's left leg, looking for a takedown. Craig pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Nice body kick there by Craig.
Craig lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Craig throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Diaz counters with a single leg into guard. Craig didn't expect that.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Craig has wrist control.
Craig keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Craig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz content to control rather than advance.
Diaz working over Craig with some ground and pound. Craig looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craig can do to turn this around?
Craig is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Diaz misses with a head shot. Craig uses the momentum to regain guard. #T2#
Diaz distracts Craig with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Diaz is in close to Craig's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Diaz lands a huge shot from side control! Craig is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
Nate Diaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lane Craig had this to say: 'He got lucky. I must break you.'.
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Event:
EFL 14
Date: Sep 01, 2018 |
#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gustavsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to clinch #KD#
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Diaz! Gustavsson lets Diaz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Diaz is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Diaz out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Gustavsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Gustavsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
The EFL Returns
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
St John stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Tim St John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
St John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
A big left from St John misses.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St John.
St John thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it #TD2#
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St John, who protects the arm well.
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T1#
St John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
St John is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Diaz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Diaz landing strikes. #SUB2#
Diaz tries for a kimura but St John is defending well. #SUB2#
Diaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz lands a decent elbow from side control. #T2##SU2#
Diaz decides to stand back up. Diaz steps back and let's St John get back to his feet.
Diaz is looking to clinch but St John is avoiding it.
St John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
St John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St John.
St John misses with an uppercut. Diaz saw that one coming.#CL#
St John rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St John looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
St John avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
St John keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but St John blocks nicely. #SUB#
St John is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
St John keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz distracts St John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St John utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Diaz postures up and lands a big shot to St John's brow.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Diaz is stalling in the full guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but St John keeps moving.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz won't allow St John to sweep him here.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC2#
St John is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St John.
St John throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by St John. Beautiful body shot.
St John misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz drops down looking to force a counter takedown but St John defends it well.
St John misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
St John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St John leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St John misses with a body punch
#TD2#
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St John is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Diaz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh St John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Diaz lands a big elbow - St John is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Diaz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nate Diaz waved his t-shirt featuring CAGED CROW Clothings 50$'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
EFL 7 - Adams v Matthews
Date: Jun 10, 2018 |
#R1#
OGrady scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
OGrady feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OGrady moves in close and cracks Diaz with a massive right hand! Diaz, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by OGrady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocco OGrady!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco OGrady thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EFL 4 - McGee v Midget
Date: May 19, 2018 |
#R1#
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rodriguez is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Rodriguez circles away and we're back to standing.#CL#
Rodriguez has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather. #TD2#
Diaz manages to pull guard.
Diaz has Rodriguez pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.
Rodriguez throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz is looking to stand up but Rodriguez isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodriguez trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rodriguez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#TD#
Rodriguez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Rodriguez is trying to ground and pound but Diaz uses the momentary lack of control by Rodriguez to regain half guard.
Diaz trying to control here.
Rodriguez is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.
Rodriguez slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Rodriguez tries to stand and escape but Diaz is controlling the position.
Rodriguez thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Rodriguez wants to free his trapped foot but Diaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Diaz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rodriguez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rodriguez's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz connects with a big shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
We've been informed that Diaz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diaz connects with a big shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez is trapped and Diaz is scoring with shots to the head and body. #T4#
Rodriguez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Diaz lands shots from the back. #SUB2#
Diaz has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Rodriguez has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
#SUB2#
Diaz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diaz has Rodriguez flattened out and is raining down punches.
Diaz scores with punches and elbows.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And Diaz tries to counter it with a takedown but Rodriguez pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD#
Rodriguez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Diaz quickly recovers to half guard.
Diaz is positioning himself well to prevent Rodriguez advancing to mount.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Rodriguez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rodriguez is trying to control the action in half guard but Diaz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T1#
Diaz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rodriguez jumps into side control!
Rodriguez wants to stand but Diaz has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Rodriguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rodriguez stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Diaz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rodriguez's guard.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz is working Rodriguez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.#ROC2#
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
Oh Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Diaz scoring with some ground and pound.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rodriguez wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz connects with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is in close to Rodriguez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diaz loads up on a big left hand. Rodriguez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Diaz looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rodriguez can't hide his disappointment, as Diaz celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
A very excited looking Nate Diaz made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side#TD2#
and Diaz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Diaz.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.
Diaz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.
Diaz with a nice head shot there.#ROC2#
Jones is rocked!
Diaz stands up over Jones, holding on to his feet. Diaz throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Jones is out cold! Diaz lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nate Diaz!
Our winner, Nate Diaz, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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