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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paquito Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 cm
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222 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Rhodes! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paquito Diaz! The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rhodes tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhodes manages to avoid it. Rhodes tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance. Diaz throws a leg kick but Rhodes moved away. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away. Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhodes counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz is trying to drag Rhodes to the mat but Rhodes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land. Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Rhodes shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Rhodes is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks. Rhodes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz looks to land a body kick but Rhodes moved away. Rhodes blocks a low kick nicely. Rhodes blocks a leg kick. Diaz misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Rhodes does a little dance to reset his feet. Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz throws the left hand but Rhodes avoids the punch easily. Rhodes blocks a jab. Rhodes cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Rhodes checks a low kick from Diaz. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. Diaz keeps the fight on the outside. Rhodes moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Diaz slips a jab from Rhodes. Rhodes tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it. Diaz misses with a body shot
and Rhodes counters by moving into the clinch. Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Rhodes's head. Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch. Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy. Paquito Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Rhodes avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhodes sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rhodes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz. Rhodes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Rhodes takes one to the chin there. Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Rhodes does a little dance to reset his feet. Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Rhodes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. Rhodes slips under a jab from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rhodes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Diaz missing with a left hand there. Rhodes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rhodes wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch. Diaz misses with a hook. Rhodes ducked under it nicely. Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Rhodes needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there. Diaz misses with an uppercut. Rhodes saw that one coming. Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Diaz looks to land a left hand but Rhodes moved out of range nicely. Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz. Rhodes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rhodes manages to avoid it. Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhodes slips a jab from Diaz. Diaz looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Diaz throws a hook but Rhodes blocks it. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rhodes checks a leg kick. Rhodes slips a straight right by Diaz. Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Rhodes's leg but Rhodes calmly moves out of range. Rhodes tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rhodes moves out of range as Diaz strikes. Diaz is looking to score with low kicks. Diaz misses with an uppercut. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paquito Diaz will probably get the nod. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Rhodes slips the punch. Rhodes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rhodes has time to react. Rhodes tries to clinch up. Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Rhodes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Diaz's hands. Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rhodes. Rhodes gets in close and instigates a clinch. Rhodes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Diaz scores with a hook. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Rhodes misses with a double jab.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Rhodes avoids them all with ease. Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away. A jab from Diaz misses. Rhodes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Rhodes misses. Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride. Diaz scores with a punch to the head. Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Rhodes moves away and avoids it. Nice shot lands for Rhodes. Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Rhodes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Diaz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a straight right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jab by Rhodes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A leg kick checked by Rhodes. Diaz avoids the body shot from Rhodes.
Diaz misses with a looping left. Nice body punch from Diaz. Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rhodes on the side of the head. A swing and a miss from Diaz. Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rhodes counters with a right hand to the body. Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Rhodes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz. Diaz sizes up Rhodes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Diaz throws a hook to the side of Rhodes's head but Rhodes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Rhodes is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses. Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Rhodes moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rhodes wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance. Rhodes lands a head shot. Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Rhodes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage. Rhodes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Rhodes checks it. Nice defenses there by Rhodes. Rhodes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range. Diaz misses with a hook. Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Rhodes misses the jab. Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Rhodes slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rhodes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rhodes is looking to clinch. Diaz misses with a hook. Rhodes ducked under it nicely. Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhodes counters with a nice body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Diaz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Rhodes has taken the fight into the clinch. Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Rhodes keeps him there for the moment. Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Rhodes controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Rhodes breaks the clinch.
Rhodes slips under a jab from Diaz. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paquito Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action!
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes. Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away. Diaz throws a hook but Rhodes avoids it easily. Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rhodes counters with a nice uppercut. Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Rhodes moves away and avoids it. Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Rhodes sees it coming and checks it nicely. Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Rhodes slips the punch. Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhodes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Diaz looks to throw the jab but Rhodes is out of range. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away. Rhodes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz. Rhodes scores with a jab. Diaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head. The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz misses with a straight left. Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz. Rhodes throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Rhodes slips the punch. Diaz thows a body shot but no joy. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. Diaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rhodes. Diaz misses with a right hand and Rhodes counters with a nice uppercut. Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhodes is out of range. Rhodes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab. Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Rhodes with an uppercut! Paquito Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz is looking to chop away at Rhodes's legs. Some bone on bone action there as Rhodes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a looping right. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away. Diaz misses with a lunging right hand
and Rhodes counters with a stiff right hand. Rhodes throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Diaz missing with a left hand there. Rhodes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rhodes is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Rhodes tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range. Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rhodes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Rhodes is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Rhodes defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch. Diaz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rhodes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Diaz looks to land a left hand but Rhodes moved out of range nicely. Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Rhodes's leg but Rhodes calmly moves out of range. Nice defenses there by Rhodes. Diaz cracks a nice hook into Rhodes's ribs. Rhodes wants to clinch. Rhodes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head. Diaz scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rhodes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz is looking to chop away at Rhodes's legs. Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Diaz misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rhodes.
Rhodes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Diaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Rhodes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Diaz misses with a looping left. Rhodes moves out of range of the strikes. Rhodes tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance. Rhodes throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot. Rhodes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz. Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes. Nice shot lands for Diaz. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paquito Diaz really dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Rhodes moves away and avoids it. 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 Rhodes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rhodes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Rhodes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz. Rhodes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz. Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and Rhodes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rhodes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center. Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a straight right hand. Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. A right-left combo lands from Rhodes. Diaz throws a hook but Rhodes blocks it. Diaz misses with the combination.
Rhodes fails in his attempt to clinch. Rhodes is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rhodes walks into a stiff left hand from Diaz. Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rhodes. Rhodes is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Rhodes slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Rhodes moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Rhodes. Rhodes prevents a body shot from Diaz. Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes moves away from the strike by Diaz. Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhodes moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rhodes to score with a decent uppercut. Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rhodes counters with a straight right hand. The fight stays on the outside here - Rhodes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rhodes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut. Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rhodes slips under a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rhodes at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz. Rhodes tries to clinch up. Rhodes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz throws a quick inside leg kick. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Diaz lands a jab to the nose. Rhodes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Diaz looks to land a right hand but Rhodes moved out of range. A big left from Diaz misses. Diaz swings widly with a right hand
and Rhodes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhodes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz misses the jab. Diaz misses with an uppercut. Rhodes saw that one coming. Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhodes. A big right from Diaz misses. Diaz missing with a left hand there. Rhodes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Rhodes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rhodes loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch. Rhodes on the wrong end of a nice hook. Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Donk. Diaz catches Rhodes right on the button with a cross. Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A big right from Diaz misses. Rhodes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paquito Diaz dominated that fourth round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz misses with a kick to the body.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rhodes. Rhodes circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Rhodes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rhodes lands a jab to the head.
Diaz misses with a hook. Rhodes ducks under a wild hook from Diaz. Diaz is looking to score with low kicks. Rhodes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz. Diaz throws a body punch but Rhodes moves out of range. Rhodes takes a body punch but keeps moving. A clash of legs there as Rhodes blocks the low kick. Diaz misses with an uppercut. Rhodes saw that one coming. Diaz throws a body punch but Rhodes moves out of range. Diaz misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz cracks Rhodes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Rhodes blocks a jab. Rhodes moves out of range as Diaz strikes. Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Rhodes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Diaz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Rhodes's shoulder, as Rhodes tries to avoid the shot. Rhodes tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range. Diaz misses with a wild body shot. Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Diaz swinging wildly here.
Rhodes blocks a low kick nicely. Rhodes moves away from the strike by Diaz. Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch. Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rhodes gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rhodes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rhodes moves into range and clinches up with Diaz. Diaz misses with some punches.
Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Diaz keeps the fight on the outside. Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Rhodes checks it. Diaz misses with a looping left. This has been an exciting period of action! Rhodes is looking to clinch. Diaz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhodes checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Diaz is looking to chop away at Rhodes's legs. Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Rhodes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Diaz takes a swing at Rhodes's ribcage but misses. Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rhodes is looking to clinch. Rhodes has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhodes uses good head movement to avoid it. Diaz misses with the head strike.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Hank Rhodes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Diaz throws a front kick aimed at Rhodes's knee but Rhodes avoids it well. Rhodes lands a lovely overhand right. Rhodes checks a leg kick. Diaz misses with a looping left. Rhodes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Rhodes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Diaz misses with a looping right. Diaz misses with a left hand and Rhodes counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Rhodes lands a two punch combo.
Rhodes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab. Paquito Diaz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Rhodes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Paquito Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Diaz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50 Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paquito Diaz! Paquito Diaz is the new light heavyweight champion!
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