UFC 196: Conor McGregor vs Nate Diaz

Pretty sure it should be a walk in the park for Conor, but I don't know. Haven't really been up to date and into MMA like in the past. I always love me some Diaz brother fights. Could see Nate getting some solid Stockton slap in, but Conor is deadly... If I was a betting man I'd also bet Conor, but Nate always puts on a show, so should be a good one.

Conor is way too fast for Nate. Nate also is not strong, though he is taller. But he is out of shape.

Diaz has done solid against decent guys, but Conor has looked amazing against elite guys. I don't think Nate's beaten anybody like Mendes or Aldo. KOing Aldo like that....nobody has even beat him much less KO'd him.

If Diaz was in shape I think it'd be a solid match. I really want Nick vs Conor.

Miller enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Jim Miller shifts back and forth nervously.
Diego Sanchez is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Diego is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is the referee.

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Round 1
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Miller and Diego move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!


**0:11
Diego Sanchez goes with a looping right hand while Jim Miller jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Miller seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.


**0:22
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
There is a small laceration on Diego Sanchez's Right cheek


**0:33
Jim Miller goes with a looping right hand while Diego Sanchez jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Diego seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.


**0:42
Diego jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Diego Sanchez pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position


**0:50
The fighters are clinching.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Miller's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Jim Miller's eyes.


**1:02
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Miller's ribs while in the clinch.
Miller blocks.
Diego misses a step and Jim Miller sees an opportunity to counter him!
Miller is holding Diego Sanchez's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Diego Sanchez loses balance and goes to the ground.


**1:15
Jim Miller is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Miller's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miller's side.


**1:22
Jim Miller is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
As the fight continues it seems that Diego Sanchez is taking the best of the fight.
Diego Sanchez attempts to trap Jim Miller in his guard.
Jim Miller keeps control and remains in side mount.


**1:30
Jim Miller is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego tries to show some ground skills
Diego Sanchez put Miller in half guard.


**1:38
Jim Miller is in half guard over Diego
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Miller's cheek from the guard.
Jim Miller uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.


**1:46
Jim Miller is in half guard over Diego
Miller tries to free his leg...
He moves to side mount!


**1:55
Jim Miller is in side mount over Diego Sanchez
Jim Miller looks to mount Diego Sanchez...
Jim Miller slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**2:05
Jim Miller is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Miller tries to launch a few punches to Diego Sanchez
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Diego's defense


**2:18
Jim Miller is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez tries to roll to his side and trap Jim Miller in his guard...
Diego Sanchez gets his hip out and moves to full guard.


**2:32
Jim Miller is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego measures the resilience of Miller's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miller's side.


**2:42
Jim Miller is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
You can hear some sparse boos from the fans.
Diego Sanchez launches a few punches to Miller's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Miller tries to cover his face,


**2:55
Jim Miller is in full mount over Diego Sanchez
Diego is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Miller's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!


**3:02
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Miller
Jim Miller attempts to move to full guard
Jim Miller manages to switch to full guard.


**3:15
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Miller
Diego moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.


**3:29
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Miller
Diego launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jim Miller is not able to stop Miller ground skills and Diego Sanchez moves to side mount!


**3:37
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Diego tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.


**3:48
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller tries to roll to his side and trap Diego Sanchez in his guard...
Jim Miller gets his hip out and moves to full guard.


**3:58
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Miller
Diego throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jim Miller
Solid shots!


**4:07
Diego Sanchez is in open guard over Miller
Diego Sanchez tries to pass to half guard...
Jim Miller can't prevent his opponent from passing. Diego looks to work from half guard.


**4:15
Diego Sanchez is in half guard over Miller
Diego Sanchez tries to pass Jim Miller's guard...
Diego Sanchez manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.


**4:26
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Diego Sanchez looks to mount Jim Miller...
Diego Sanchez slides his knee across and gets to mount.


**4:37
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Diego goes for an armbar!
Jim Miller breaks the lock and pushes away Diego Sanchez, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
the referee halts the fight to stand up Diego Sanchez. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV) are cheering for the fighters.


**4:49
Diego jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Diego Sanchez pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Jim Miller tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Diego is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.


**4:55
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Diego Sanchez was tooling Jim Miller for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jim Miller lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
This is starting to resemble a Floyd Mayweather fight. You can here the boos starting.
Diego is launching some bone breaking punches to Miller's ribs while in the clinch.
Miller blocks.
Jim Miller pushes away Diego trying to keep the fight at striking range
Diego doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jim Miller
the referee tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.



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Round 2
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**0:13
Diego Sanchez closes the distance with his opponent wanting some action.
Diego throws a hook
that hits its mark.


**0:24
Tremendous strikes from Diego!
Some big punches are landing!
Miller has a small cut in his Chin


**0:36
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Diego looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Jim Miller's punches
Diego measures the resilience of Miller's chin with an uppercut while Miller lands some great crosses.


**0:44
Jim Miller paws at Diego.
Diego answers with solid punches!


**0:56
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.


**1:06
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.


**1:19
Diego launches a furious low kick!
Miller receives a hard blow on his left leg!
Miller hyper-extended his left leg


**1:33
Diego Sanchez circles around Miller
Diego Sanchez attempts a sweep single...
Diego Sanchez catches Jim Miller's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Diego.


**1:40
Diego Sanchez is in closed guard over Miller
Diego Sanchez tries to better his position on the ground...
Diego breaks the closed guard of Jim Miller and moves to half guard


**1:47
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Diego works on the ground with his fingers over Miller's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
the referee didn't see the foul!


**1:53
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Diego Sanchez aggressively and repeatedly punches Miller.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!


**1:59
Diego Sanchez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Diego Sanchez looks to pass to mount...
Diego slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jim Miller.


**2:05
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Diego tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Diego Sanchez controls the situation despite Jim Miller efforts for escaping from the full mount.


**2:14
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Diego tries to open up Jim Miller's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Miller in the side of the head
Miller has a small cut in his Forehead


**2:23
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller 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 Diego's moves.


**2:36
Diego Sanchez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Diego Sanchez rolls Jim Miller to his stomach and takes his back!


**2:49
Diego is in rear mount over Miller
Diego is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
the referee didn't see the foul!


**3:01
Diego is in rear mount over Miller
Diego tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Miller! Diego has one hook in and keeps working!


**3:11
Diego is in rear mount over Miller with one hook in
Diego has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Miller.
Nicely done! Diego now has two hooks in! The end may be near!


**3:20
Diego is in rear mount over Miller with two hooks in
Diego throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jim Miller
Solid shots!
the referee has seen enough! The fight is over! Miller was not intelligently defending himself!
Miller's Forehead is beginning to swell
Miller has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Diego Sanchez by TKO (GnP) at 3:27 Round 2

Statistics: Jim Miller
Punches 12/17 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 270
Clinch Damage 40
Ground Damage 50
Time on the ground 322 s

Statistics: Diego Sanchez
Punches 19/24 (79%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/11 (45%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 22/27 (81%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Damage caused 2351,3
Clinch Damage 114
Ground Damage 1182,8
Time on the ground 322 s


Jim Miller loses -11,10 ranking points after the fight.


Diego Sanchez wins 16,87 ranking points after the fight.


A decent performance by Jim Miller today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging. (56 points)
People at MGM Grand Garden Arena (Las Vegas, NV) will not regret paying for this ticket. Diego's awesome performance was worth the money. (392 points)
Superb fight! Undoubtedly one of the fights of the year!

Damnit!

Please tell me Diego won that.