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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barba Tanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanas is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Barba Tanas had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barba Tanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Claudio Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Diaz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tanas is breathing heavily.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Diaz trying to control the action but Tanas is working from the bottom.
Diaz grinds an elbow into Tanas's temple.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanas keeps working.
Tanas managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Diaz.
Tanas is not content to let Diaz control the position.
Diaz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diaz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Diaz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tanas, who protects the arm well.
Diaz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tanas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tanas is looking to regain half guard here but Diaz keeps moving and retains side control.
Tanas takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz cracks Tanas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz lands some shots froms side control.
Tanas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks up at the clock and then as Tanas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Diaz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diaz trying to control the action but Tanas is working from the bottom.
Diaz postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Diaz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Tanas's face as Diaz controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz tries for a kimura but Tanas is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claudio Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz drops Tanas with a right and a left! Diaz comes rushing in but Tanas regains his composure and manages to keep Diaz in guard.
Tanas keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
Claudio Diaz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz wants to control but Tanas is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanas is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tanas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is thwarting Tanas's attempts to control the position.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz passes to full mount!
Diaz is working for a guillotine from mount but Tanas frees his head quite easily.
Tanas is squirming around, avoiding Diaz's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Diaz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tanas bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Diaz and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claudio Diaz!
Claudio Diaz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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