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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paco Avila (ranked 4032 p4p, 3271 weight class) and Hitogomj Zarakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paco Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hitogomj Zarakai!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
Zarakai throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
Avila swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Avila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Zarakai misses its intended target.
Zarakai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Paco Avila has been cut.
Avila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarakai.
Avila misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Zarakai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zarakai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Avila is fending him off so far but Zarakai persists. Nope, Avila circles away and we're back to standing.
Paco Avila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Avila lands a body shot.
Zarakai throws a series of punches but Avila avoids them all with ease.
Zarakai tests Avila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Avila throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zarakai.
Avila throws out a loose jab but Zarakai uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Zarakai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Avila misses with a body shot
and Zarakai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zarakai blocks a jab.
Zarakai tries for a takedown but Avila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Avila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Zarakai - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila thuds a left hand into Zarakai's body.
Zarakai lands a nice shot to the body.
Avila throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarakai.
Avila throws a body punch but Zarakai moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Zarakai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avila is looking to counter the offense by Zarakai and move into the clinch.
Zarakai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zarakai thuds his right hand into Avila's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Avila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zarakai.
Avila jabs Zarakai right on the nose. Zarakai blinks but takes it well.
Avila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarakai manages to avoid it.
Avila throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila stuns Zarakai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Avila clobbers Zarakai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarakai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Avila.
Zarakai throws a lazy right hand but Avila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Avila - just one landing.
Zarakai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zarakai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice body punch from Avila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarakai moves away.
Avila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zarakai.
Zarakai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila thuds a left hand into Zarakai's body.
Zarakai walks into a stiff left hand from Avila.
Avila lands a really nice looking cross but Zarakai seems unphased.
Avila misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zarakai, as that shot connected.
Avila throws a lazy right hand but Zarakai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zarakai cracks Avila with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Zarakai there.
Avila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zarakai throws out the jab.
Avila misses with a looping right.
Avila looks to throw the jab but Zarakai is out of range.
Avila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarakai manages to avoid it.
Avila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Avila slaps away a takedown attempt from Zarakai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paco Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitogomj Zarakai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zarakai throws a lazy right hand but Avila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zarakai misses with a two punch combination.
We've been informed that Zarakai has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Avila is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Avila scores with a sloppy right hand. Zarakai should have avoided that one.
Avila swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zarakai counters with a stiff right hand.
Avila misses with a looping right.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila lands a jab to the head.
Avila wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Avila.
Avila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarakai manages to avoid it.
Avila misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila misses with a jab to the body
and Zarakai counters with a nice uppercut.
Avila digs a good hook to Zarakai's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with a straight right.
Zarakai throws a right and a left that Avila avoids nicely.
Avila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Avila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zarakai.
Avila throws a looping overhand right but Zarakai ducks down to avoid it.
Zarakai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zarakai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avila manages to avoid it.
Zarakai with a hook.
Zarakai misses with the combination.
Zarakai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zarakai looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zarakai counters with a two punch combo.
Avila misses with a straight left.
Avila slips a jab from Zarakai.
A quick step to the side and Avila tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zarakai throws a jab when Avila was well out of range.
Zarakai connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paco Avila will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paco Avila'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.
Zarakai takes a swing at Avila's ribcage but misses.
Avila lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zarakai at a distance.
Zarakai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avila.
Avila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Zarakai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Zarakai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Zarakai throws an overhand right that lands on Avila's shoulder, as Avila tries to avoid the shot.
Avila misses with a wild body shot.
Zarakai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zarakai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Avila misses with an uppercut. Zarakai saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zarakai tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Avila swivels and escapes.
Donk. Avila catches Zarakai right on the button with a cross.
Avila misses the body punch
and Zarakai counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarakai just misses with a punch to the body.
Avila lands a slapping body shot.
Avila thuds a left hand into Zarakai's body.
Zarakai is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila lands with a good body shot.
Zarakai digs a good hook to Avila's body.
Avila throws the left hand but Zarakai avoids the punch easily.
Avila drops his hands momentarily and Zarakai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Avila lands with a cross.
Avila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Avila.
Zarakai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zarakai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zarakai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Avila connects with a body shot that sends Zarakai's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Zarakai misses.
Zarakai throws a lazy right hand but Avila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avila swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zarakai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila misses with a right hand
and Zarakai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zarakai with a hook.
Avila walks into a straight right hand from Zarakai.
Avila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Avila. That snapped Zarakai's head back.
Zarakai throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Avila misses.
Avila lands a slapping body shot.
Zarakai slips a straight right by Avila.
Avila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zarakai slips a straight right by Avila.
Zarakai misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Avila to counter with a crisp jab.
Avila connects with the punch.
A big left from Avila misses.
A jab from Avila misses.
Zarakai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Avila throws a hook but Zarakai blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zarakai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zarakai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zarakai misses with a right hand
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zarakai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avila misses with a looping right.
Avila looks to land a right hand but Zarakai moved out of range.
Avila clobbers Zarakai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zarakai is rocked!
Avila throws a big shot that misses.
Avila throws a hook to the side of Zarakai's head but Zarakai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zarakai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Avila looks to score with a jab to the body but Zarakai is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Zarakai might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Avila has got the better of the exchanges.
Zarakai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zarakai throws a combination that misses
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Avila throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila throws a lazy right hand but Zarakai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarakai moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zarakai's head.
Avila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zarakai can do to turn this around?
Zarakai cracks Avila with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zarakai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Avila throws the left hand but Zarakai avoids the punch easily.
Zarakai throws a shot from downtown. Avila moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Avila misses the target.
Zarakai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Avila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zarakai.
Avila avoids the body shot from Zarakai.
Avila tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zarakai manages to circle out of the way.
Avila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zarakai manages to avoid it.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zarakai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila throws a body punch but Zarakai moves out of range.
Zarakai looks to score with a jab to the body but Avila is just out of range.
Avila works the jab nicely.
Avila looks to score with a jab to the body but Zarakai is just out of range.
As Avila backs off Zarakai throws a huge counter combo but Avila manages to avoid it all.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Avila dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paco Avila's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Avila is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zarakai.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zarakai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zarakai lands an overhand right.
Paco Avila is winning the standup battle so far.
Avila loads up on a big right hand but Zarakai slips the punch.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zarakai.
Zarakai throws a series of punches but Avila avoids them all with ease.
Zarakai slips a jab from Avila.
Zarakai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Avila to score with a decent uppercut.
Zarakai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Avila misses with an uppercut. Zarakai saw that one coming.
Zarakai digs a good body shot into Avila's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Zarakai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zarakai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila throws a jab when Zarakai was well out of range.
Avila scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zarakai moves out of range of the strikes.
Zarakai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarakai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avila moves away.
Zarakai scores with a nice strike.
Avila misses the body punch
letting Zarakai counter with a right hand.
Zarakai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zarakai throws the left hand but Avila avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Avila misses.
Avila swings for the body but Zarakai moves out of range.
A big right from Zarakai misses.
Avila digs a good hook to Zarakai's body.
Zarakai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Avila on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Avila swings widly with a right hand
and Zarakai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Avila throws a looping overhand right but Zarakai ducks down to avoid it.
Zarakai with a nice cross.
Avila scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Zarakai.
Hitogomj Zarakai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Zarakai coming out on top.
Avila misses with a body shot
and Zarakai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Avila looks to land a left hand but Zarakai moved out of range nicely.
Zarakai walks into a jab.
Avila throws an off balance right hand
and Avila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zarakai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Zarakai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zarakai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Zarakai misses.
Zarakai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Avila.
Zarakai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Avila jabs at Zarakai's body.
Zarakai on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab by Avila.
A jab lands there for Avila.
Zarakai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avila.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila cracks Zarakai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Avila throws a jab but it's blocked by Zarakai.
Zarakai takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Zarakai misses the target.
Avila ducks under a wild hook from Zarakai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zarakai. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avila throws a body punch but Zarakai moves out of range.
Avila swings for the body but Zarakai moves out of range.
Zarakai misses with a lunging right hand
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Avila.
Avila scores with a jab to the jaw.
Avila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zarakai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zarakai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila connects with a body shot that sends Zarakai's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarakai misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zarakai throws an off balance right hand
and Avila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Avila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarakai moves away.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avila throws out a powerful jab.
Zarakai throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
Zarakai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zarakai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Avila lands a nice looking body shot.
Zarakai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Avila backs up against the cage.
Avila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avila swings for the body but Zarakai moves out of range.
Zarakai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Avila.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avila lands a right hook to the body.
Avila throws out a powerful jab.
Avila throws a body punch but Zarakai moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Avila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avila has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Avila!
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