ONE Fight Night 32 results: Johan Ghazali vs Diego Paez

After coming up short in two of his last three fights, 18-year-old teen phenom Johan Ghazali returned to martial arts’ biggest global stage at ONE Fight Night 32 for a clash with the always dangerous Diego Paez.

Round 1: Things get off to a hot start with Ghazali taking the center of the ring. Paez starts off attacking the lead leg of his opponent, looking to slow down the Malaysian-American. Paez gets ‘Jojo’ backed against the ropes and lands a couple of nice shots before Ghazali circles away. Ghazali gets hit with an eye poke near the two-minute mark, but the fight continues uninterrupted.

Paez is showing off his footwork, staying just out of range of Ghazali’s attacks. Paez lands another stiff counter calf kick. They tie up and trade some knees in close. Ghazali indicates he may have caught a knee to the groin, but the round comes to an end before he can potentially protest.

Round 2: Paez is mixing up his strikes and utilizing footwork that appears to have Ghazali frustrated. ‘Jojo’ throws a high kick and tries to punch his way in, but Paez ties up, forcing a separation from the referee. Ghazali scores with a low kick on the break. Paez swings big with a left hook, but eats a counter from Ghazali.

‘Jojo’ is putting Paez on his back foot and looks to land a body shot, but he’s just out of range. Paez returns fire with a combination just before the bell.

Round 3: Ghazali puts on the pressure early as Paez continues to pepper him with the leg kicks. Ghazali goes for a big spinning back elbow, but Paez avoids taking any damage. Paez responds with a ‘Stockton Slap’ of sorts, followed by a one-two combination. Ghazali fires back with a counter right.

Paez throws a spinning back fist near the ropes before circling away. Ghazali appears to have been poked in the eye once again, bringing a pause to the contest. After a few blinks and a wipe, the fight continues with less than a minute to go. Paez and ‘Jojo’ trade blows in the center of the ring. Ghazali throws a big right hand that partially connects. Paez shakes it off as Ghazali turns up the heat with the clock running out.

They slug it out for the final few seconds of the fight, taking us to the scorecards after three entertaining rounds of action.

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ONE Fight Night 32 - Johan Ghazali vs. Diego Paez official result

After going toe-to-toe inside the legendary Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Diego Paez was crowned the victor, scoring a closely contested split decision over Johan Ghazali at ONE Fight Night 32.

It was a big win for Paez, who finally landed his first W under the ONE Championship banner.

For Ghazali, it was his second straight loss in ONE. He has now come up short in three of his last four outings after kickstarting his promotional run with five wins in a row.

Official Result: Diego Paez defeated Johan Ghazali via split decision (Muay Thai - flyweight)