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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from David does no damage.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
Padilla throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
Padilla connects with a single shot there.
David throws a head kick that misses.
David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padilla.
Padilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and David has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Padilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but David moves away.
A head kick misses from Padilla.
David moves out of range of the leg kick from Padilla.
David clobbers Padilla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Padilla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
David throws out a powerful jab.
David moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. David eats them both and turns towards Padilla to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla throws the left hand but David avoids the punch easily.
Padilla digs a good hook to David's body.
Padilla with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Padilla takes one on the button.
Xavier David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla throws a leg kick that misses.
Padilla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Padilla.
David bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Padilla's head.
Padilla cracks a nice hook into David's ribs.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David tries a head kick but it misses.
Padilla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from David.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Padilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down David rather than just go for the knockout.
Padilla thuds a left hand into David's body.
David looks to land a right hand but Padilla moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David lands with a nice body kick.
Donk. Padilla catches David right on the button with a cross.
David looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Padilla swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
David fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Padilla is out of range.
David ducks under a wild hook from Padilla.
David scores with a kick to the midsection.
Padilla throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
David misses the shot to the body.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Padilla.
David scores with a hook.
David misses with a head kick.
Padilla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Padilla throws a nice inside leg kick.
David throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Padilla.
Padilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Padilla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
Padilla thuds his right hand into David's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Padilla cracks the inside of David's front leg.
Padilla lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Padilla throws a front kick that sends David stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Padilla. Beautiful body shot.
David listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Padilla tries to move into range but David moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Padilla throws a one two combo.
David looks to score with a jab to the body but Padilla is just out of range.
David takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David takes one to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Padilla!
Padilla lands with a shot to the body.
David is breathing heavily.
Padilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Padilla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Padilla lands a jab to David's midsection.
Padilla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Padilla.
David misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Padilla checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
David has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Padilla.
David is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
David checks a low kick from Padilla.
David lands with a kick to the temple. Padilla shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Padilla.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Padilla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Padilla's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
David checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice leg kick lands there from David.
David closes the distance and clinches.
David misses with a punch on the inside.
Padilla tries a body shot but David blocks it.
David has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Padilla works on David's body with a couple of short punches.
Padilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David missing with knees to the body.
David missing with knees to the body.
Padilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Padilla is pushing David up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Padilla lands an elbow inside that David shrugs off.
David misses with a knee strike.
Padilla has David pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Padilla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt David or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
Padilla slows down the pace here.
Padilla looking to stall.
David is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
David working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
David pushes off an throws an elbow but Padilla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Padilla lands with a light punch inside.
David misses with some punches.
Padilla misses with a punch to the body.
David with a knee to the head.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Padilla.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla is trying to stall.
Padilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
David throws an elbow but it misses.
Padilla trying to stall but David improves his position.
David tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
David works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for David.
Padilla stalling the fight.
David creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
David throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Padilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Padilla wants to stall.
Padilla blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tries to work over Padilla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Padilla.
Padilla taking a breather.
Padilla tries to land knees in the clinch but David avoids the damage to the body.
David working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by David as Padilla tries to tie him up.
David lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
David lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from David fails to land.
David looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short body shot lands from Padilla as the two fighters clinch.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Padilla lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla looking to slow down the pace here.
Padilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
David misses with some punches.
Padilla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Padilla blocks the elbow strike.
David working aggressively here.
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!
David working aggressively here.
David goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Padilla blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
David blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
David swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Padilla.
Padilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robin Padilla's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Padilla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from David.
David misses the jab.
David looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Padilla thows a body shot but no joy.
Robin Padilla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
David takes one to the chin there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow David down.
David walks into a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Padilla. That's going to slow David down.
David moves out of range as Padilla throws a body kick.
Padilla misses with a wild body shot.
David throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Padilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from David misses.
Padilla checks a leg kick.
Padilla throws a nice outside leg kick.
David throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Padilla.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
David misses with a low kick.
Padilla buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Padilla lands a nice looking kick to the body. David takes a step back to recover.
Padilla cracks the inside of David's front leg.
Nice shot by Padilla.
Padilla smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Padilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but David manages to avoid it.
Padilla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by David.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Padilla, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
David throws a hook but Padilla blocks it.
Padilla keeps David at a distance using the push kick.
David will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
David avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla checks a leg kick.
David is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
A cross from Padilla lands.
Padilla lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Padilla finds it's target.
Padilla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by David.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla misses with a low kick.
David plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
David throws a chopping leg kick but Padilla manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Padilla misses with a body shot.
David is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Padilla.
Padilla blocks the body kick.
Padilla scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Padilla lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Padilla.
Padilla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Padilla. That snapped David's head back.
David slips a jab and a cross from Padilla.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Padilla throws a head kick but David moves out of range.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
David throws a jab but it's blocked by Padilla.
An inside leg kick lands from Padilla.
David stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Padilla.
David misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
David scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla stuns David with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Padilla.
Crunch! Padilla slams his shin into David's torso.
Padilla lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Padilla lands a jab to David's midsection.
Padilla scores with a body shot.
Padilla connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Padilla throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Padilla connects with a body shot that sends David's belly button to the back.
Padilla cracks David with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Padilla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Padilla paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Padilla cracks a nice hook into David's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Padilla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Padilla 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Padilla!
After the big win, Robin Padilla made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Stonewall and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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