The clash between explosive British striker Paul “Semtex” Daley and the infamous Nick Diaz for the Strikeforce welterweight title was destined to be a barnburner. It more than exceeded the expectations and ended up being perhaps the most exciting one round fight ever.

With several momentum swings and multiple knock downs and damaging strikes being scored by both sides, this is truly a must watch bout.

Since the bout Nick Diaz has returned to the UFC where he has compiled a 1-2(1) record. He most recently fought to a five round decision loss against Anderson Silva that was overturned to a no contest following a failed Silva drug test. Paul Daley has been far more active since the bout going 10-3 with the majority of the ten wins coming by way of knock out.

This play-by-play account from insidepulse.com gives a good summary of the Diaz – Daley classic:

Round 1– John McCarthy will be the third man in the cage. Diaz daring Daley to hit him early on…OK. Jab jab from Diaz. Hook from Daley drops Diaz, Daley drops down and starts to wail away, Diaz keeps awake and the fight continues. Daley stays hot on his trail, but Diaz keeps alive and they break apart. Jab from Diaz and he follows with shots to the body. Daley goes for a knee from the clinch, misses, Diaz starts to unload and now Daley looks to be in trouble. Daley in survival mode gets the takedown. Diaz pulls Daley into the guard. Daley stands up. Diaz gets a beautiful shot in. Slugfest from these two nasty strikers. Elbow from Diaz, Daley hits Diaz on the button and Diaz goes down face first. Daley goes for the ground and pound but Diaz stays alive. Daley gets on top and Diaz pulls guard again. Stand up with 30 seconds remaining. Diaz starts to unload and Daley looks rocked. He returns fire a little but Daley’s knee buckles and he falls backwards. Diaz pounces and goes for the stoppage with 10 seconds left. Miraculously he gets it and retains his title.

source: insidepulse.com