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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Edo. G - Like That blaring out of the sound system. Pinto has chosen Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] as his entrance music. The key to victory for Nick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz stuns Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Pinto's ribs.
Pinto has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pinto has a takedown stuffed.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinto. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto swinging wildly here.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto has a takedown stuffed.
Oooh a lovely combination from Diaz sends Pinto down but not out. Diaz dives into side control looking to finish.
Pinto is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Pinto Pinto has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pinto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinto, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looking for subs off his back but Diaz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pinto is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is trying to control. Pinto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pinto sees it coming and defends easily.
Pinto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto moves into full guard.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Diaz passes Pinto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pinto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto gets back to half guard.
Pinto is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.
Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinto actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz uses his free foot to push down on Pinto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pinto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz prevents Pinto from getting the reversal.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Pinto Pinto's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pinto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Pinto fails with the takedown.
Pinto shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Pinto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antonio Pinto Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinto eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Antonio Pinto Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pinto is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Pinto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Pinto eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinto pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Pinto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pinto is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinto pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pinto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Pinto's body position as best he can.
Pinto avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Pinto maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diaz trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
Pinto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pinto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Pinto Pinto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinto. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown by Pinto or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Pinto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinto's head backwards.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinto on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinto off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz digs a good hook to Pinto's body.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Pinto on that attempt.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz cracks Pinto with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pinto tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Diaz pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pinto is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I think smoking pot is good for mixed martial artists. It’s a new day and age, this is, uh, the year … Fuck year is it? I don’t know, because I’ve been training and smoking pot like I should, instead of paying attention to other bullshit, which I don’t do.'.
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hype
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