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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robin Padilla has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Padilla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Padilla moves out of range of the strikes.
Padilla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diaz connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz connects with a right hand. Padilla shakes it off.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Paquito Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Padilla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Padilla's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Padilla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Padilla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz scores with a hook.
Diaz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Padilla sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Padilla has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Padilla is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz is looking to improve his position.
Padilla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Padilla lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Padilla is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Padilla is controlling well.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Padilla is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Padilla punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Paquito Diaz has been cut.
Padilla lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Paquito Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Padilla lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diaz is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paquito Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robin Padilla!
Robin Padilla is the new light heavyweight champion!
Robin Padilla managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC , into his post fight interview.
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