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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 cm
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158 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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177 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Tinto! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bravo! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bravo fails in his attempt to clinch. Tinto tries to counter with a takedown but Bravo is quick to defend against it. Tinto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tinto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Tinto misses with a straight right. Bravo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bravo darts in trying to clinch and Tinto counters with a single leg into guard. Bravo didn't expect that. Tinto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tinto throwing strikes from guard but Bravo blocks nicely. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tinto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Bravo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Bravo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Tinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Tinto is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tinto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tinto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Tinto throws a big elbow that misses. Tinto postures up in Bravo's guard and throws a big left but Bravo blocks it. Tinto is looking to work some ground and pound but Bravo has wrist control. Tinto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tinto stays in close to Bravo's body and controls the position. Tinto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Tinto throws a big right hand that misses. Tinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Tinto is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Bravo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Tinto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Tinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tinto missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Tinto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tinto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Tinto not doing much here.
Tinto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bravo's head. Tinto thows a huge punch but Bravo dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tinto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bravo defends it well. Tinto thows a huge punch but Bravo dodges it nicely.
Tinto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bravo defending well though. Tinto not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tinto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bravo defending well though. Bravo trying to control here.
Tinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Bravo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinto. Tinto is taking a breather. Bravo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Tinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Tinto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. We've been hearing good reports from Tinto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Tinto content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tinto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Tinto working Bravo over with strikes. Tinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Tinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Tinto misses with a head shot. Bravo uses the momentum to regain guard. Tinto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bravo works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Bravo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tinto with a flurry of punches that miss. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tinto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Tinto controls from within his opponent's guard. Tinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tinto dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tinto misses with a low kick.
Bravo slips a straight right by Tinto. Tinto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Bravo dives in for a single leg takedown but Tinto sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Tinto cracks Bravo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown. Tinto tries to sprawl out of it but Bravo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tinto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bravo tries to clinch but fails miserably and Tinto counters with a shoot takedown. Bravo fights it but they end up in guard. Tinto throws a big right hand that misses. Bravo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tinto. Tinto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tinto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round. Tinto postures up and lands a big shot to Bravo's brow. Tinto advances position into side control! Bravo is not content to let Tinto control the position. Tinto creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bravo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Tinto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tinto misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Tinto cracks Bravo with a big right hand but Bravo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tinto staying calm. Tinto misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Tinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around? Tinto is looking to take a break and control but Bravo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Daniel Tinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bravo parries the strikes from Tinto easily there. Tinto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bravo to escape.
Bravo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tinto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Tinto has hold of Bravo's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bravo tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tinto cranks the arm and Bravo screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bravo, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Daniel Tinto! Daniel Tinto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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