Post by The Sandman on Aug 29, 2022 22:28:36 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Nathaniel while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Justin Gaethje looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Nate Diaz comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Nathaniel and Gaethje move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nathaniel is holding Justin Gaethje's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to move on the ground and shows Nate Diaz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gaethje's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Justin Gaethje manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Nathaniel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nathaniel's side.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around Nathaniel
He succeeds!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gaethje
Nathaniel is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gaethje
Nathaniel positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Gaethje's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Gaethje tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nathaniel is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Justin Gaethje tries to better his position on the ground...
Gaethje is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Justin Gaethje rolls Nate Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel
Nathaniel launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Gaethje's ribs.
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel
Nathaniel has given his back to Justin Gaethje who is trying to get one hook in!
Justin Gaethje has one hook in!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with one hook in
Gaethje has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Nathaniel.
Nicely done! Gaethje now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Gaethje tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Nathaniel!
Gaethje has one of his arm over Nate Diaz's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Justin Gaethje hovers above Nathaniel
Good punches to Nathaniel's body.
Hard blow to Nathaniel's mid-section, he seems hurt
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Nate Diaz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gaethje's moves.
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Nathaniel is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Nathaniel holds Justin Gaethje's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to show some ground skills
Justin Gaethje put Nathaniel in half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Nathaniel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nathaniel's side.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nathaniel's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to close the guard.
Gaethje put Nate Diaz in closed guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gaethje
Nathaniel is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nathaniel tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Nathaniel
Gaethje gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Nate Diaz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Nate Diaz doesn't defend himself!
Nathaniel's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Nathaniel
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nathaniel put Justin Gaethje in closed guard.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Nathaniel
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Gaethje avoids a dangerous strike from Nathaniel
and counters with a solid straight!
Nathaniel's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Justin Gaethje moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Nathaniel's right thigh
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Gaethje wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Gaethje moves forward and holds Nathaniel
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nathaniel takes a break to breathe while holding Justin Gaethje.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gaethje moves backwards and Nate Diaz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Gaethje studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Nathaniel launches a kick
but Justin Gaethje avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Nate Diaz launches a body shot
Gaethje dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Justin Gaethje!
Nathaniel is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Justin Gaethje circles around Nathaniel
Nate Diaz paws at Gaethje.
Gaethje answers with solid punches!
Nathaniel's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nice punches from Justin Gaethje.
Nathaniel staggers backwards. Gaethje wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Justin Gaethje takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nathaniel steps forward
Justin Gaethje catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Justin Gaethje throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Nathaniel's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Nathaniel has a small cut in his Right cheek
Nate Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Justin Gaethje!
Gaethje looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Diaz's punches
Nathaniel is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gaethje.
Terrible one sided match... Nathaniel was not ready to fight a fighter of Justin Gaethje caliber.
Gaethje launches a hook to the body
Bang! Nathaniel stops that one with his ribs!
The ref pulls off Justin Gaethje! Nathaniel seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Crushing shot to Nathaniel's body! He's holding his side
Winner is Justin Gaethje by TKO (Punch) at 3:01 Round 2
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/7 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 19/22 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/27 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Nate is just not the places Gaethje is. Especially now that he is unconcious.
Justin Gaethje looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Nate Diaz comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Nathaniel and Gaethje move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Nathaniel is holding Justin Gaethje's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Justin Gaethje loses balance and goes to the ground.
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to move on the ground and shows Nate Diaz a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Gaethje's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje attempts to trap Nate Diaz in his guard.
Justin Gaethje manages to switch to full guard.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Nathaniel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nathaniel's side.
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in open guard over Gaethje
Gaethje tries to close his guard around Nathaniel
He succeeds!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gaethje
Nathaniel is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gaethje
Nathaniel positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Gaethje's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Gaethje tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Nathaniel is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Justin Gaethje tries to better his position on the ground...
Gaethje is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nate Diaz tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Justin Gaethje rolls Nate Diaz to his stomach and takes his back!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel
Nathaniel launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Gaethje's ribs.
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel
Nathaniel has given his back to Justin Gaethje who is trying to get one hook in!
Justin Gaethje has one hook in!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with one hook in
Gaethje has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Nathaniel.
Nicely done! Gaethje now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Gaethje tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Nathaniel!
Gaethje has one of his arm over Nate Diaz's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Justin Gaethje hovers above Nathaniel
Good punches to Nathaniel's body.
Hard blow to Nathaniel's mid-section, he seems hurt
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Nate Diaz doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Gaethje's moves.
Gaethje is in rear mount over Nathaniel with two hooks in
Nathaniel is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Nathaniel holds Justin Gaethje's arm over his shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nate Diaz is in side mount over Justin Gaethje
Gaethje tries to show some ground skills
Justin Gaethje put Nathaniel in half guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Gaethje measures the resilience of Nathaniel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Nathaniel's side.
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje launches a few punches to Nathaniel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nathaniel tries to cover his face,
Nathaniel's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Nate Diaz is in half guard over Gaethje
Justin Gaethje tries to close the guard.
Gaethje put Nate Diaz in closed guard.
Nate Diaz is in closed guard over Gaethje
Nathaniel is in closed guard... Gaethje tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Nate Diaz!
Justin Gaethje is in full mount over Nate Diaz
Nathaniel tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Nathaniel
Gaethje gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Nate Diaz! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Nate Diaz doesn't defend himself!
Nathaniel's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Justin Gaethje is in half guard over Nathaniel
Nate Diaz tries to close the guard.
Nathaniel put Justin Gaethje in closed guard.
Justin Gaethje is in closed guard over Nathaniel
Justin Gaethje tries to pass Nate Diaz's guard...
Justin Gaethje manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Gaethje avoids a dangerous strike from Nathaniel
and counters with a solid straight!
Nathaniel's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Justin Gaethje moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Nathaniel's right thigh
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Gaethje wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Gaethje moves forward and holds Nathaniel
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nathaniel takes a break to breathe while holding Justin Gaethje.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gaethje moves backwards and Nate Diaz is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Gaethje studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Nathaniel launches a kick
but Justin Gaethje avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Nate Diaz launches a body shot
Gaethje dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Justin Gaethje!
Nathaniel is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Justin Gaethje circles around Nathaniel
Nate Diaz paws at Gaethje.
Gaethje answers with solid punches!
Nathaniel's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Nice punches from Justin Gaethje.
Nathaniel staggers backwards. Gaethje wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Justin Gaethje takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Nathaniel steps forward
Justin Gaethje catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Justin Gaethje throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Nathaniel's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Nathaniel has a small cut in his Right cheek
Nate Diaz seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Justin Gaethje!
Gaethje looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Nate Diaz's punches
Nathaniel is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gaethje.
Terrible one sided match... Nathaniel was not ready to fight a fighter of Justin Gaethje caliber.
Gaethje launches a hook to the body
Bang! Nathaniel stops that one with his ribs!
The ref pulls off Justin Gaethje! Nathaniel seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Crushing shot to Nathaniel's body! He's holding his side
Winner is Justin Gaethje by TKO (Punch) at 3:01 Round 2
Statistics: Nate Diaz
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/7 (43%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Justin Gaethje
Punches 19/22 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/27 (81%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Nate is just not the places Gaethje is. Especially now that he is unconcious.
