RECAP: Paul continues boxing dominance in 'dogfight'

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By Damien McCartney

Chris De Silva

Simon Chapman

4:20pm Aug 6, 2023

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Jake Paul won a unanimous determination against Nate Diaz successful a cruiserweight combat connected Sunday day AEST, and has called for a rematch with the UFC fable successful the Octagon.

Paul, the 26-year-old societal media YouTube property who has turned himself into a prizefighter, intelligibly held the vantage for overmuch of the 10-round fight. Diaz, a mixed-martial arts combatant who near the UFC successful 2022, appeared connected the verge of a knockout astatine assorted moments.

Paul (7-1) showed helium was amended conditioned passim the combat arsenic helium bounced backmost from his archetypal vocation nonaccomplishment — a split-decision against Tommy Fury successful Saudi Arabia successful February. The 3 judges scored this combat 97-92, 98-91, and 98-91.

Jake Paul is victorious!

And it's travel via unanimous decision!

The judges people it 97-92, 98-91, 98-91 and his boxing grounds is 7-1 now.

He wants to "run it backmost successful MMA" against Diaz.

The 10 rounds are successful the books and we're going towards a determination present successful Dallas!

Both men deliberation they've claimed it, but we're astir to find out. 

"This has go a dogfight from circular 3 on," says Wade Plemons connected commentary.

Paul started the stronger fighter, but Diaz finished connected top. The 1 knockdown went Paul's mode and you person to wonderment whether that's the difference.

You get the consciousness Paul realises he's up connected points arsenic he's decidedly connected the antiaircraft now.

Nate Diaz circling similar a shark successful the h2o and keeps complaining to those ringside that Paul won't combat him. 

Jake Paul connected the backmost ft arsenic Nate Diaz gets connected the attack!

A small spot of a headbutt astatine the extremity of the circular from Diaz arsenic good and the assemblage is up and about.

We're going the full mode present contiguous I reckon! 

We're into the eighth round, and this is arsenic acold arsenic Jake Paul's ever gotten successful his boxing career!

Both fighters exchanging immoderate lusty uppercuts successful the seventh.

Paul yet to beryllium dropped successful this one, Diaz dropped conscionable that erstwhile successful the sixth round. 

NATE DIAZ IS KNOCKED DOWN!

But helium survives the sixth round! Paul backmost connected the onslaught now. 

The momentum has wholly flipped successful this 1 halfway through!

Nate Diaz opening to travel frward with much regularity and abruptly it's Paul connected the backmost foot! 

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