Breaking Down Scott Smith vs. Nick Diaz At Strikeforce
by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 3, 2009 9:23 AM EDT
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I'll say this off top, I'm a huge Nick Diaz fan and I was happy to know that he would be fighting again so soon after taking out Frank Shamrock just as I said he would. This upcoming fight against Scott Smith is pretty similar to the Shamrock fight for Diaz in my opinion. I think this is Nick Diaz's fight to lose as he has pretty much every advantage you could have in a fight, except Scott Smith has that one hitta quitta KO power unlike Frank Shamrock. I really think landing a haymaker is the only way for Smith to win this fight.
Nick Diaz usually does a great job with using his reach to his advantage as he paws with jabs and 1-2's. Smith loves to keep the fights standing, and it's doubtful that he would want to go to the ground with Diaz anyways. However, Diaz has chosen to use his boxing more and more lately opposed to his ground game. His last four wins have come via the TKO variety, so this could in fact turn into a stand up war. However, if Diaz remains calm and sticks to what he's good at, he should have no problem with Smith.
Scott Smith's ability to put people way with one punch and Diaz's willingness to stand and trade is what makes this fight interesting though. Smith has become accustomed to being on the brink of defeat, only to land a punch that ends the fight. So that moment is what we'll be anticipating as the fight progresses. I just don't think we'll get to that point.
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Sorry, Kelvin. I can’t stand Diaz. I think he is a total classless prick. I hope smith (who i like a lot) knocks his teeth out.
by mightyhokie on Jun 3, 2009 12:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
lolol…I can understand the classless POV with Diaz….I’m like that most of the time….the only reason I like Diaz is because it’s absolutely genuine…he just likes to fight…however, he has class as well…just watch the post-fight footage of Diaz/Shamrock.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 3, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’ll take Diaz in this one. He fought a very smart fight against Shamrock by going to the ground in the first. Smith presents a bigger challenge since he’s not partly broken (like Frank) but I think when it hits the ground, it’s only a matter of time before SS taps.
Question…does calling a fighter a classless prick make that poster the very thing he called that fighter?
by The Real T-Bone on Jun 3, 2009 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m not a huge Diaz fan, either, but the guy is a natural born fighter. I think he takes it.
by SlickRick00 on Jun 3, 2009 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Definatly rooting for Diaz here, even though I don’t mind Smith at all. Always been a fan of Diaz- I think he has that good balance of being a prick but also has some class and respect for the sport at the same time. Personally, I’d like to see Diaz take this one to the ground and remind everyone that he is a beast down there,
by Jacky D on Jun 3, 2009 1:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My take on it is that if MMA was filled respectful and classy fighters in to yoga and oriental philosophy hyping fights would become effing hard! Admittedly Diaz have taken it too far on a couple of occasions but dude has calmed down a little and is basically only being himself.
Smith will never get in range to hit that one-hitter-quitter in this match and Nick will easily pick him apart – I basically think he could win this using nothing but jabs.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Jun 3, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
both fighters are listed at 6 foot and i’m not sure about the reach, and smith can actually fight back (unlike shamrock). diaz will not win this fight if he keeps it standing imo. diaz is the better all-around fighter, but i think smith is the naturally bigger, stronger fighter with the harder punches. both have granite chins and huge hearts. i think when nick starts losing (or thinks he’s losing) the stand-up, he will take this fight to the ground, where he will have smith at his mercy. if diaz lets smith make this into a stand-up brawl, he’s in for a long night. gomi beat diaz in the stand-up, but gassed, kj beat him in the stand-up, but the fight got stopped on cuts, and aina at least held his own with diaz in the stand-up and aina is only a c-level fighter imo. i guess what i’m eluding to is that diaz’s stand-up tends to get overrated by his fans. if he uses his all-around game, throw in some judo throws(like baby bro-nate) he’ll take, if not smith will. i don’t have a clue on how it will go, but can not wait to find out. :-)
by bdw on Jun 3, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Diaz has go go gadget arms…I’m sure he’ll have a reach advantage…
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by Kelvin Hunt on Jun 3, 2009 3:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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