Post by The Sandman on Apr 14, 2022 12:09:15 GMT -5
Matt Hughes looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
Nick Diaz looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nick Diaz is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Matt Hughes comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Matt Hughes and Nick Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hughes steps forward
Nick Diaz catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Hughes is holding Nick Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Hughes in half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes pushes Diaz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Diaz is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Hughes has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Hughes rolls Nick Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diaz
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Diaz locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Matt Hughes unil he can pull his arm free! Hughes lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Hughes
Diaz is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Hughes rolls Nick Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Hughes tries to launch a few punches to Nick Diaz
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Diaz's defense
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Hughes is unable to move under Diaz control.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz and Hughes circle around the center of the cage.
Hughes moves backwards and Nick Diaz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Diaz studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Matt Hughes fires an unorthodox punch to Diaz's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Hughes!
Matt Hughes is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Diaz and pushes him away!
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hughes is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Matt Hughes is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Hughes looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Matt Hughes.
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Round 2
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Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diaz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diaz
Hughes is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diaz's ribs.
Diaz is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Diaz measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Metropolitano de Merida (Merida, Venezuela) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
Hughes backpedals and creates space. Nick Diaz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Diaz misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes is holding Nick Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Pitty-pat punches from Hughes
They're bothering Diaz even though they aren't hurting him.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Hughes goes for an armbar!
Diaz's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Diaz's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Nick Diaz taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Matt Hughes by Submission (Armbar) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 279 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 279 s
This would have been an interesting fight IRL.
Nick Diaz looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nick Diaz is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Matt Hughes comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Matt Hughes and Nick Diaz touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Hughes steps forward
Nick Diaz catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Hughes is holding Nick Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to show some ground skills
Nick Diaz put Hughes in half guard.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in half guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Diaz clumsily fails here and it's time for Matt Hughes to fight back!
Matt Hughes pushes Diaz's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Hughes who is in full mount! Diaz is in trouble now!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Hughes has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Hughes rolls Nick Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Matt Hughes launches a few punches to Diaz
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Matt Hughes isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Diaz's eyes...
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Diaz locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Matt Hughes unil he can pull his arm free! Hughes lost his dominant position.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Hughes
Hughes measures the resilience of Diaz's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Diaz's side.
Nick Diaz is in closed guard over Hughes
Diaz is in closed guard... Hughes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nick Diaz!
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Matt Hughes pushes Nick Diaz down and prevents his attempts to escape
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Matt Hughes rolls Nick Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Hughes tries to launch a few punches to Nick Diaz
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Diaz's defense
Hughes is in rear mount over Diaz
Diaz has Hughes controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Hughes is unable to move under Diaz control.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Diaz and Hughes circle around the center of the cage.
Hughes moves backwards and Nick Diaz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Diaz studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Matt Hughes fires an unorthodox punch to Diaz's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nick Diaz fakes a punch and launches himself over Hughes!
Matt Hughes is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Diaz and pushes him away!
Hughes tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Hughes is holding Nick Diaz's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Diaz tries to escape from the full mount...
Matt Hughes is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Hughes looks to mount Nick Diaz...
Matt Hughes slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Matt Hughes.
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Round 2
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Matt Hughes tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Diaz is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diaz
Hughes is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Diaz's ribs.
Diaz is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diaz
Diaz is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Diaz measures the resilience of Hughes's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Hughes blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Matt Hughes is in open guard over Diaz
Nick Diaz is cooling the fight on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Metropolitano de Merida (Merida, Venezuela) are cheering for the fighters.
Diaz is swinging for the fences!
Hughes backpedals and creates space. Nick Diaz is asking him if he is going to fight!
Diaz misses a step and Matt Hughes sees an opportunity to counter him!
Hughes is holding Nick Diaz's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Nick Diaz loses balance and goes to the ground.
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Pitty-pat punches from Hughes
They're bothering Diaz even though they aren't hurting him.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Nick Diaz attempts to trap Matt Hughes in his guard.
Matt Hughes keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in side mount over Nick Diaz
Matt Hughes looks to pass to mount...
Hughes slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Nick Diaz.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Matt Hughes is in full mount over Nick Diaz
Hughes goes for an armbar!
Diaz's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Diaz's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Hughes is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Nick Diaz taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Matt Hughes by Submission (Armbar) at 1:42 Round 2
Statistics: Matt Hughes
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/14 (64%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 279 s
Statistics: Nick Diaz
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 279 s
This would have been an interesting fight IRL.
