I saw in both fights that at almost the same point in which Diaz received the cuts, his entire style changed as well as his facial expression- from confident to concerned.
He was all up on Marquez the entire fight until he received the cut. Almost immediately after, he is standing about an extra foot or two away from Marquez and less active. I'm sure the body shots were messing him up, no doubt about that; however he was scared of getting tagged in that eye (I assume) and the extra distance allowed Marquez to land his uppercuts with leverage. After the distance was there, two rounds is all it took.
He was all up on Marquez the entire fight until he received the cut. Almost immediately after, he is standing about an extra foot or two away from Marquez and less active. I'm sure the body shots were messing him up, no doubt about that; however he was scared of getting tagged in that eye (I assume) and the extra distance allowed Marquez to land his uppercuts with leverage. After the distance was there, two rounds is all it took.
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