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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Tinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nathan Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Tinto!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz dives in and grabs Tinto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tinto pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Tinto misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tinto is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Tinto swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tinto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz takes a swing at Tinto's ribcage but misses.
Tinto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tinto is in Diaz's guard.
Diaz working for submissions but it's allowed Tinto to get to half guard.
Diaz trying to control but Tinto postures up.
Tinto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tinto works his way into side control.
Diaz regains half guard.
Tinto prevents Diaz from improving his position.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Tinto sits in half guard.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tinto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz works over Tinto with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Tinto keeps moving.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Our spies down at at The Bear's Den inform us that Tinto has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tinto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Tinto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz 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 working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses. Tinto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Tinto!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tinto throwing strikes but missing.
Tinto throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tinto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Diaz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tinto off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tinto throws a leg kick but Diaz checks it.
Tinto slips under a jab.
Tinto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Tinto avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tinto continues to drive forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a cross.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Tinto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tinto cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tinto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tinto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Diaz stops Tinto from passing to mount.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
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!
Diaz checks a low kick from Tinto.
Tinto throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tinto wants to slow Diaz down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz lands with a hook. Tinto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Tinto misses with a leg kick
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Tinto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tinto throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Tinto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diaz takes a swing at Tinto's ribcage but misses.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tinto but Tinto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Tinto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nathan Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Tinto swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Tinto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Tinto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tinto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tinto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tinto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
Diaz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tinto passes into side control.
Tinto is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz stops Tinto from passing to mount.
That's four 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.
The strikes coming from Tinto are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Diaz wants to control but Tinto postures up.
Tinto has control of an arm but Diaz manages to advance to Tinto's back!
Tinto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Diaz's guard. Nice work there by Tinto.
Tinto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Tinto passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tinto slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Diaz dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Tinto's head back.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tinto misses with an uppercut
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Tinto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diaz has his foot on Tinto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tinto works his way back into a safe position though.
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tinto is now in half guard.
Tinto works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice elbow there by Tinto.
Diaz wants to hold on but Tinto pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Tinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Daniel Tinto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tinto controlling from mount.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Tinto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Tinto unloading with bombs!
Tinto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Tinto's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tinto is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Diaz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tinto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tinto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tinto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tinto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diaz's face.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tinto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinto breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tinto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Daniel Tinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tinto controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tinto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz trying to control but Tinto postures up.
Tinto controlling the action here.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tinto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nathan Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tinto's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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 for Daniel Tinto!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Daniel Tinto!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Daniel Tinto!
Daniel Tinto wins by unanimous decision!
Daniel Tinto bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nathan Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight! I'll be back '.
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