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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Trie Tadeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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168 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kai Trie Tadeo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Tinto! The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tinto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Tadeo misses with a body shot.
Tinto misses with an uppercut
and Tinto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Tinto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Tadeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tinto.
Tinto throws a low kick but Tadeo avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Tadeo. Tinto does a little dance to reset his feet. A big right from Tadeo misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tinto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Tinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Tinto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tadeo keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Tadeo tries to roll over but Tinto keeps him under control. Tinto wants to pass the guard but Tadeo is defending well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Tadeo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Tinto is controlling the pace.
Tinto wants to pass the guard but Tadeo is defending well. Tinto thows a huge punch but Tadeo dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Tadeo tries to get to full guard but Tinto has control of the leg. Tadeo trying to control here.
Tinto throwing shots but Tadeo is blocking nicely. Tadeo is staying active underneath Tinto, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Tadeo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tinto on the ground. Tadeo tries to get to full guard but Tinto has control of the leg. Tinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Tadeo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Tinto trying to control the action but Tadeo is working from the bottom. Tinto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Tinto missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Tinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tinto wants to take a breather but Tadeo is having none of it. Tinto seems to be looking for submissions.
Tinto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tadeo defending well though. Tinto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tinto is working for a submission of some sort.
Tinto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tadeo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tinto. Tadeo wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tinto thows a huge punch but Tadeo dodges it nicely.
Tadeo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tinto. Tinto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Tinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tinto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tadeo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Tadeo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tinto is working away from the top position though. Tinto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Tinto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Tadeo is trying to get back to full guard. Tinto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Tinto dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tadeo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tinto manages to avoid it. Kai Trie Tadeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Tadeo misses with a looping right. Tinto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tadeo is out of range. Tadeo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tinto throws out the jab. Tinto swings and misses with a shot to the body and Tadeo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tadeo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Daniel Tinto has been cut. Tinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tadeo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tadeo scores with a jab to the head.
Tinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tadeo moves away. Tadeo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tinto.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tinto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tinto avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Tinto dodges the punch combination from Tadeo.
Tadeo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tinto on the side of the head. Nice sprawl there from Tadeo as Tinto shoots in. Tadeo missing with a left hand there. Tinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Tinto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tadeo avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Tadeo appears to be looking for a big counter. Kai Trie Tadeo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tadeo thuds his right hand into Tinto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Tinto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tadeo but Tadeo pushes him off and we're back to square one. Tadeo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Kai Trie Tadeo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Tinto. Tadeo throws a jab when Tinto was well out of range. Kai Trie Tadeo is winning the standup battle so far. Tadeo misses with a body shot.
Tinto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Tadeo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tinto momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tadeo misses with a wild body shot. Tinto misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tadeo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Tadeo misses with the combination.
Tinto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tadeo defends it well. Tadeo cracks a nice hook into Tinto's ribs. Tadeo misses the jab. Tadeo swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Tinto misses and Tadeo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Tadeo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tinto can do to turn this around? Tinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tinto. Tadeo misses with a body shot.
And Tinto tries to counter it with a takedown but Tadeo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tadeo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tinto. Tinto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tadeo did well to prevent Tinto getting side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tadeo is refusing to be controlled, as Tinto sits in half guard. Tinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Daniel Tinto has got the better of the ground game so far. Tadeo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tinto. Tinto thows a huge punch but Tadeo dodges it nicely.
Tadeo is not content to let Tinto control the position. Tinto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tadeo defending well though. Tadeo is not content to let Tinto control the position. Tinto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Trie Tadeo dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Daniel Tinto's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tinto. Tadeo does a little dance to reset his feet. Tinto avoids the body shot from Tadeo.
Tinto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tadeo is fending him off so far but Tinto persists. Nope, Tadeo circles away and we're back to standing. Tinto misses the shot to the body. Tinto throws a jab but it's blocked by Tadeo. A looping hook to the body misses from Tinto. Tadeo does a little dance to reset his feet. Tinto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tadeo. Tadeo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tadeo misses with a body shot.
Tinto misses with a body shot.
Tinto throws a leg kick but Tadeo checks it. Tinto dodges the punch combination from Tadeo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tadeo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tinto is just out of range. Tadeo slips a jab from Tinto. Tinto throws a hook to the side of Tadeo's head but Tadeo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Tinto misses with a left hand and Tadeo counters with a straight right hand. Tinto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Tadeo controlling the position well. Tadeo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tinto.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tinto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tadeo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Tinto not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tinto not landing any meaningful shots this time. Tinto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Tadeo taking some punishment here, with Tinto in his half guard. Tinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Tinto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Tinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tadeo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Tadeo is looking to control Tinto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tadeo avoid being mounted? Tadeo is staying active underneath Tinto, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Tinto throws a strike but Tadeo avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Tinto wants to control from the top but Tadeo keeps moving. Tinto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Tadeo connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tadeo. A looping hook to the body misses from Tadeo. Tinto does a little dance to reset his feet. And Tinto tries to counter it with a takedown but Tadeo pushes his down on his head and steps out. Tadeo misses with a hook. Tinto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tadeo! An elbow from Tinto crashes against the mat.
Tinto in side control, just content to control the action for now. Tinto throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tinto misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Tinto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Tinto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29 Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Tinto! Daniel Tinto was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
35% |
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