Nick Diaz vs DJ Penn - FULL FIGHT

[Music] our tale of the tape for this main event of the evening four years older is the prodigy taller as diaz and look at that significant 6 inch reach advantage with the introductions once again bruce buffer [Music] ladies and gentlemen this is the main event of the evening thank you by the nevada state athletic commission with chairman skip avencino executive director keith kaisar commissioners francisco aguilar bill brady tj day and pat lundball our three judges scoring this contest are anthony byrd tony weeks and roy silver lead physician dr anthony ricciarelli when the action begins our referee in charge josh rosenthal and now for the sold out mandalay bay resort and casino in las vegas [Applause] it's time three rounds in the usc walter white division introducing first fighting out of the blue corner a mixed martial artist only a professional record 26 wins seven losses one no contest he stands six feet tall weighing in at one hundred seventy pounds buddy and stockton california ladies and gentlemen he is the former wec and strikeforce welterweight champion nick d and now introducing his opponent fighting out of the red corner a brazilian jiu jitsu fighter professional record 16 wins seven losses two draws standing five feet nine inches tall weighing in at 169 pounds fighting out of one naku hilo hawaii ladies and gentlemen presenting the former ufc lightweight and ufc walter weight champion the parody [Applause] jig who gets you more fired up than bruce buffer yeah the best in the business [Applause] all right let me go over your instructions i expect a clean fight you'll be in my commands all times defend yourselves all times so i go back let's do this they just are continuing from yesterday's weigh-in and the stare down there let's just scrap boys nick diaz pj penn armenian bender of the evening you ready you ready let's fight and here we go [Applause] bj pushes forward quickly prodigy in the white trunks red trunks for diaz [Applause] if there is [Applause] [Music] a strategy which diaz could use it would be to lean on bj and have him start to run out of gas early work him make him breathe hard make him carry your weight your frame he also has a reach advantage that he can use his long stand up long and extremely effective slipping and countering if the combination was pen six inch reach advantage for nick diaz good job so far by bj good right hand right there by nick over the top work just striking with jason perillo kind of went back to one of his nice right hand by trainers and nick fires first good connection very nice they're going at it already absolutely [Applause] the crowd loves the prodigy take down look at this scramble yeah black belts good position for b.j penn he's got his back but he does not have two hooks hips just got the one punch nice shot good shots he's struggling to get that second hook in and he lost it but he's got side control you don't want to be on your back you don't want to have b.j penn on your back for sure bj is a back expert when he gets guys backs he finishes him but nick is also so well versed in defense very very difficult to get nick in any bad position and hold him there for long and joe that's a great way to put it back expert and that's his thing man he gets your back but nick diaz never let him get that second hook in rolled out and defended expertly two of the most successful mixed martial artists of all time both with very high level brazilian jiu jitsu skills bj's trying to get past the left knee of nick diaz that that is preventing him from getting to a better position and advancing that left knee and he keeps trying to push it to the side with the foot push it from the thigh and he stands up going for a leg working his way back up is nick diaz and they are and nick is up back to their feet now bj very tough to take down nice knees to the thigh by nick touch his body [Music] punches to the head they're asking for some punches to the body from the prodigy two very experienced mixed martial artists good body punches by nick elbow missed by diaz back to the center of the octagon nice change of levels with the right and he came and connected with the left showing some different angles slipped out and go ahead hey slip down and go to the head now that long reach good good cut careful with that good uppercut by breaking again do it again with that right hand right to the putt just touch him nice watch for the straight punches from both men in this orthodox southpaw matchup guys circling under a minute keep circling keep circling [Applause] now it's diaz up against the fence both men very skilled with their boxing skills but maybe more appropriately joe with their mma boxing skills yeah that's a good way of putting it because there is a very specific style of boxing that you have to use when you're thinking about take down some kicks got those hands ready to say let's bring it back we've seen it many times in the career nick diaz good right hand by nick and a nice jab trying to work it nick has got such good timing and that's one of the things he likes to do pap pap and then whip to the body in the head is that stockton slap that does a ton of damage [Music] oh good first round and a little shoulder on the way to his corner [Applause] and here's a nicely timed right hand by nick and look at this takedown scramble look at this spin and he gets the back look how quickly he takes the back he went to get both hooks in but nick defended push that one hook out would not let him have that hook and was keeping an eye on that hook he knew that that was the key to that position you're not bothering me at all but you got to get off all right put your hands together you look good put him on his back together he's been this round big all right squid [Applause] [Music] that's richard perez the longtime boxing coach of both nick and nate diaz josh has got his hands full getting these guys away from each other to start the round [Applause] gentlemen let's fight round two [Applause] look at this yeah now comes now comes the talking absolutely now bj answers with a nice combination oh nice leg kick by nick a little bit of that 209 from nick diaz stockton against hilo [Applause] nick against bj main event tonight ufc 137 mandalay bay event center las vegas nevada fight scheduled for three five minute rounds half diaz half b.j that was a confused cheer yes it was it's a battle i think the bj guys won though [Applause] ten straight wins for keep the hands out of the fence nick fingers out of the fence 11 ufc title fights in the career of b.j penn you can see the damage on nick diaz's eyes from bj's punches and he tried to do some more to the right eye with that hook take down that leg right there for you it's right there for you they said it that leg's right there for you go for the but takedown has him now nice knee by nick and bj gets back up leaning down he was in a little bit of trouble there [Applause] just over three good body shots very nicely done and that's where nick diaz really wears on guys and that lead right hook to the head as well nice jab under three now [Music] he's got bj up against the fence trying to score some points [Applause] short punches [Applause] well we know one thing nick diaz can hold this base yeah you know that was what i was gonna say when when you see nick starting to pour it on if bj slows down even a little nick will smell blood and swarm on him and we're at the midway point right now nice hook to the body by nick obviously the dj just took a big deep breath and another hook to the body don't get on the end of his punches nick loves to dig those hooks into the side look there goes the daddy punches take such a big piece of your cardio away just over two now especially here you know there's no padding at all nick is going down for a double here he's got his hands connected and even matt hughes said the hall of famer the one question in this matchup is bj's cardio against knicks cardio well nick's cardio is never a question i mean it is it is a tool he's staying all over him joe it's the pressure he keeps on guys just constantly nice combination bj's hurt he got hurt no time to rest for the prodigy oh big combination connects again to the body again i love how he mixes it up bj's in survival bj is in all kinds of trouble here mike nick diaz trying to finish it stalking his opponent another straight left connects [Applause] to the body not once but twice b.j is in a lot of trouble right here i have never seen bj get battered like this on the feet mike nick diaz applied pressure early and now he's bringing the fight to bj he's stumbling on the fence he is hurt and he is tired 40 seconds on the clock here in the second when nick diaz smells blood like this he swarms vicious hooks to the body b.j comes back with a combination 30 seconds left on the clock here in the second oh that right hook hurt him vicious hooks to the body 20 seconds on the clock here in the second round huge round for nick diaz 10 seconds [Applause] this is the most busted up we have ever seen bj penn from a stand-up fight and the real question is joe how much can he recover in 60 seconds that's a very real question because you know what nick diaz isn't even a little tired [Applause] yes yes suck it you go right out of this right forward forward look at the combinations thrown by nick diaz just constant on you never lets you breathe attacks the body knees to the head you on the end of them with the snap [Applause] third and final round gentlemen last round how much has bj recovered oh good shot to the body early by penn he needs to stay off the fence joe he does but nick diaz won't let him look at him right away nick is pressuring him this is right back to where they were at the end of that round yep and let's see if bj penn looks for a takedown right there and nick dies saw it coming go grab the sword don't grab the short bj four and a half remains in our main event of the evening a huge round two and two big left hands for diaz here in round three diaz is relentless it's in the blood it's in the dna of the diaz boys and again bj moves away and he has busted up mike he's bleeding again his left eye swelling and it's from that straight jab and right hook six inch reach advantage and huge body punches nick's got nick's got some punishment showing on his face as well but round two and now the start of round three belong to the former strike welterweight champion oh brilliant combination by nick diaz mixes it up so nicely and he is trying to finish b.j pan make no mistake about it b.j penn never been knocked down [Applause] under three and a half just the heart of a champion holding b.j up at this point [Applause] he has switched around his stance a little bit there for a moment now he's back to southpaw a lot of fight left in this hawaiian quick uppercuts [Applause] is when he does the damage when he's got him cornered body body just missed with the head bj just can't seem to get enough extension and pop on his punches to keep to keep nick off him he can't get nick to respect him anymore he's just so tired and he's taking so many shots forward forward forward first time in the ufc since 06. oh 215 remains in this fight [Applause] bj took a big look at the clock he sure did those body punches such a significant factor in breaking down the conditioning of penn tonight under two and penn's coming back look at this he's pressing forward he's trying he's digging deep into the well kind of thought about a takedown nick got the hips out of the way right away he landed a loop good left and right behind it [Applause] 90 seconds orthodox stance for diaz [Applause] bj tried to rifle right all kinds of nick diaz in the second round good right hand by nick and a bit of the same here in the third one [Music] first ufc fight since he was 23 years old for nick diaz final minute of our main event prodigy bounces on the toes a bit [Music] [Applause] 30 seconds left good straight left by nick head kick 20 seconds oh nice shot 10 seconds on the clock hooks to the body and the head bj fires back they're going to battle to the final bell [Applause] nick diaz what a fight i think it's a good fight [Applause] these combinations and the pressure by nick diaz was really the story of this fight mike the boxing look at that straight left hand remember initially it was nick diaz george st pierre things got switched up a bit saint pierre was to fight condit in the injury main event pen and diaz and they're still talking at least [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] bruce buffer has the official decision ladies and gentlemen after three rounds of action we go to the judge's scorecards for decision the judges scored this contest 29 28 29 27 and 29-28 declaring the winner by unanimous decision nick

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Length: 22min 6sec (1326 seconds)

Published: Wed Mar 16 2022