Diaz defends title, TKO’s Daley in 1st round
Chants of Diaz! Diaz! Diaz! rang out across the arena, and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz earned every one of…
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Chants of Diaz! Diaz! Diaz! rang out across the arena, and Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz earned every one of them.
Diaz (Pictured, file photo) posted his career-best 10th consecutive victory, as he stopped world-ranked challenger Paul Daley on first-round strikes in their epic Strikeforce Diaz vs. Daley headliner on Saturday at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego. Buried under the cumulative toll of Diaz’s punches to the head and body, Daley succumbed to the onslaught 4:57 into round one.
Nick “Diablo” Diaz Vs. Paul “SemTex” Daley
Fight was scheduled for 5 rounds (5x5x5x5x5) – Fight was for the Welterweight Title
Nick Diaz def. Paul Daley via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:57
