Jacob 'Stitch' Duran explains why he stopped Nate Diaz fight on stool
It's not every day you see a cutman step in and stop a fight, but that's what "Stitch" Duran did to help save Nate Diaz from further damage.
It's not every day a cutman intervenes in a major fight and advises the referee to call off the bout. Jacob "Stitch" Duran understands the weight of such a decision. Nate Diaz trusts him so much so that Duran's presence at Saturday's event was solely to work the corners Team Diaz.
Even as uncomfortable as it was, he prioritized his fighter's health and safety when he called off Diaz's bout vs. Mike Perry. Diaz (21-14) was split open in multiple spots.
The cut on the right side of his forehead was squirting blood. Duran gave it his best effort to stop the bleeding, but he's a cutman, not a magician. "He ended up with 15 staples, 20 stitches all together," Duran said in an interview Monday with MMA Junkie Radio.
"He was beat up. He was too strong for him. I always look at it as a judge, and at that point, he was getting his ass whooped.