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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 01, 2022 |
#R1#
Diaz wants to clinch up but Bonifaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a straight right hand.
Bonifaz jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Bonifaz circles away.
Bonifaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifaz jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Bonifaz connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Bonifaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonifaz lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Bonifaz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Bonifaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonifaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonifaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bonifaz lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Bonifaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Bonifaz circles away easily
and Bonifaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Bonifaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Bonifaz as Diaz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifaz scores with a punch to the head.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Bonifaz catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Bonifaz 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 mush.
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Bonifaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Bonifaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Bonifaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bonifaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Bonifaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bonifaz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bonifaz.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Bonifaz saw that one coming.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Bonifaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tielo Bonifaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bonifaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz with a poor takedown
enabling Bonifaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonifaz defends it nicely.
It seemed like Bonifaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Bonifaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bonifaz counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonifaz connects with a crisp jab.
Bonifaz lands with a nice body punch.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tielo Bonifaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonifaz, as that shot connected.
Bonifaz connects with a body shot.
Tielo Bonifaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Bonifaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Bonifaz tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifaz blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Diaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bonifaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Diaz scrambles back to his feet.#T1#
Bonifaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bonifaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Bonifaz. That snapped Diaz's head back.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diaz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonifaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bonifaz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifaz connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonifaz but Bonifaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bonifaz.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T2#
Bonifaz stuffs the takedown.
Nate Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bonifaz, as that shot connected.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diaz tries to clinch but Bonifaz moves out of range.
Bonifaz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bonifaz lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonifaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonifaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and Bonifaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bonifaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bonifaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz wants to clinch
and Bonifaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Bonifaz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bonifaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bonifaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz throws a wild body kick that Bonifaz sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and Bonifaz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bonifaz counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tielo Bonifaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Diaz shoots and misses
and Bonifaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonifaz is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Bonifaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Bonifaz leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonifaz lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bonifaz lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.#ROC2#Diaz is rocked!
Diaz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bonifaz lands a right hand from hell, dropping Diaz. Bonifaz pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tielo Bonifaz!
The defeated Nate Diaz had this to say: 'I don't love to fight; I don't want to fight'. |
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