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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Garvey (ranked 4721 p4p, 4750 weight class) and Johnny Lasorda (ranked 51 p4p, 52 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Garvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Lasorda!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Lasorda has Garvey up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lasorda taking a breather.
Garvey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lasorda is looking to control Garvey's arms but Garvey gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lasorda has his back to the ropes.
Lasorda has Garvey pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lasorda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Garvey controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lasorda holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Johnny Lasorda.
Lasorda has managed to clinch.
Garvey is trying to maintain a safe position but Lasorda gets an underhook and turns Garvey into the ropes.
Lasorda content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Lasorda.
Lasorda continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lasorda being controlled against the ropes.
Lasorda just leaning against Garvey, taking a breather.
Garvey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lasorda up against the ropes.
Garvey stalls.
Shawn Garvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garvey as Lasorda tries to tie him up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lasorda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lasorda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Johnny Lasorda!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Johnny Lasorda!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Johnny Lasorda!
Johnny Lasorda wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jizm Kukuladze (ranked 4406 p4p, 3793 weight class) and Ray Luciano (ranked 486 p4p, 439 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Jizm Kukuladze has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jizm Kukuladze seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jizm Kukuladze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Luciano!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kukuladze crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Luciano - the referee stops the clock and Kukuladze gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Luciano. Kukuladze manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Luciano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kukuladze to score with a decent uppercut.
Luciano thows a body kick. Kukuladze tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Luciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kukuladze.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Luciano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kukuladze.
Luciano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Luciano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kukuladze defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Kukuladze moves into the clinch.
Luciano tries to throw a body punch but Kukuladze avoids it by throwing Luciano back against the ropes.
Kukuladze goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano tries a body shot but Kukuladze blocks it.
Kukuladze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luciano ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Luciano no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Luciano has an active guard here but Kukuladze has managed to pass into half guard.
Luciano actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Luciano trying to hold on to Kukuladze's head to control him but Kukuladze postures up.
Kukuladze controlling the pace.
Luciano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kukuladze pulls his head out easily.
Luciano looking for submissions off his back.
Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kukuladze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kukuladze looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kukuladze is taking a breather. Luciano says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kukuladze tries to pass to full mount but Luciano defends it.
Kukuladze performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kukuladze content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Luciano misses with a kick to the body
and Kukuladze counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano lands a right hook to the body.
Luciano has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kukuladze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kukuladze scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Kukuladze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kukuladze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Luciano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Luciano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kukuladze ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Kukuladze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Luciano ducks under a wild hook from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano throws a leg kick but Kukuladze sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kukuladze doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
Luciano throws a hook but Kukuladze blocks it.
Kukuladze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luciano.
Good leg kick by Luciano.
Luciano tries to land a front kick but Kukuladze steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kukuladze wants to clinch but Luciano slips to the side
and Luciano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kukuladze thinking.
Luciano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kukuladze was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kukuladze connects with a looping right hand.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Kukuladze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Luciano lands with a good body shot.
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Kukuladze manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kukuladze drives through and clinches with Luciano against the ropes.
Luciano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luciano blocking some punches.
Luciano lands a shot to the body.
Kukuladze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kukuladze uses from the top position.
Luciano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kukuladze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kukuladze controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luciano has an active guard here but Kukuladze has managed to pass into half guard.
Luciano trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukuladze controlling the action here.
Luciano gets back to full guard.
Kukuladze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Luciano working for submissions but it's allowed Kukuladze to get to half guard.
Kukuladze prevents Luciano from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Luciano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kukuladze is working away from the top position though.
Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jizm Kukuladze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luciano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuladze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kukuladze is looking to advance position but Luciano won't allow it.
Luciano trying to hold on to Kukuladze's head to control him but Kukuladze postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kukuladze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luciano swats away the attempt to clinch by Kukuladze.
Luciano moves out of range as Kukuladze strikes.
Luciano cracks Kukuladze with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kukuladze lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano connects with a right hand. Kukuladze shakes it off.
Luciano lands with a hook. Kukuladze tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kukuladze tries to clinch there but Luciano circles away.
Kukuladze moves in looking to clinch but Luciano pushes him off.
Kukuladze is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kukuladze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luciano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Luciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kukuladze swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kukuladze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Kukuladze's head but Kukuladze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kukuladze blocks it well.
Kukuladze moves away from the strike by Luciano.
Luciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kukuladze closes the distance but Luciano moves to the side
and Luciano counters with a good low kick that Kukuladze was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kukuladze with a jab.
Kukuladze throws a shot from downtown. Luciano moves away and avoids it.
Nice body kick from Luciano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Luciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kukuladze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luciano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kukuladze.
Kukuladze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukuladze misses with a left hand
and Luciano counters with a left to the body.
Kukuladze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luciano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Luciano works Kukuladze's body with a nice hook.
Luciano with a nice calf kick.
Kukuladze moves out of range of the leg kick from Luciano.
Luciano takes one on the button.
Kukuladze lands with a right hand.
Luciano misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kukuladze is looking to clinch.
Luciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Luciano lands with a cross.
Kukuladze takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Kukuladze misses with a body punch
and Luciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Kukuladze has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kukuladze.
Kukuladze avoids the body shot from Luciano.
Luciano delivers a nice body kick.
Kukuladze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Luciano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luciano.
Kukuladze slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ray Luciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kukuladze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Luciano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Luciano is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kukuladze dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luciano throws a jab when Kukuladze was well out of range.
Kukuladze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Kukuladze misses with a body shot.
Kukuladze throws a right hand that misses
and Luciano finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kukuladze sizes up Luciano with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Luciano lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano cracks a nice hook into Kukuladze's ribs.
Kukuladze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano slips under a jab from Kukuladze.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukuladze doesn't manage to clinch there - Luciano circles away.
Kukuladze on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kukuladze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukuladze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano connects with a solid leg kick.
Kukuladze throws a sloppy body shot
and Luciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kukuladze lands with a nice body punch.
Luciano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kukuladze misses with a hook.
Kukuladze moves into the clinch successfully.
Kukuladze has a couple of punches blocked by Luciano.
Luciano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luciano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luciano tries to pull guard but Kukuladze won't allow it.
Luciano gets control of Kukuladze's arms and successfully pulls guard. Luciano will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kukuladze postures up.
Luciano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kukuladze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kukuladze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kukuladze wants to stand but Luciano is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kukuladze has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Luciano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kukuladze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Luciano has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kukuladze is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Luciano.
Kukuladze tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kukuladze tries for a kimura but Luciano is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Luciano can do anything to dispel that myth.
A lull in the action here.
Luciano struggling a bit here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Luciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luciano 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Ray Luciano!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Ray Luciano!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Ray Luciano!
Ray Luciano wins by unanimous decision!
Ray Luciano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwynn Evans (ranked 3261 p4p, 2673 weight class) and Bombo Zola (ranked 388 p4p, 333 weight class). Zola has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gwynn Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bombo Zola!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans digs a good hook to Zola's body.
A shot to the liver by Zola. Beautiful body shot.
Evans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zola has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zola lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zola scores with a shot to the side of Evans's head.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Zola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Evans.
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!
Zola blocking some punches.
Zola misses with some punches.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zola working aggressively here.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Zola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zola swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans digs a right hand into Zola's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zola's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Zola controls his hands.
A short right from Zola on the inside.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans works on Zola's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Zola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Zola scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zola looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zola misses with the head strike.
Evans lands with a right to the head.
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zola swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Zola misses with a punch on the inside.
Zola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Evans.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Zola controls his hands.
Evans tries a body shot but Zola blocks it.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Zola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola misses with a hook.
Zola wants to clinch.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Zola manages to avoid it.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Zola.
Evans throws a body punch but Zola moves out of range.
Zola darts in and clinches Evans up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola lands a shoulder strike.
Evans gets through Zola's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zola misses with a punch to the body.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zola lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zola.
Zola lands an uppercut.
Zola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zola misses with the head strike.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Zola misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Evans.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
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!
Zola works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Zola misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Zola fails to land.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Evans.
Zola fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zola misses with a hook.
Evans throwing a counter right hand but Zola manages to avoid it.
Zola missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Zola tries to get set, Evans tries to push him back and clinch up but Zola manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from Zola misses.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zola was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
Zola wants to counter with a clinch but Evans pushes him away.
Zola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zola looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Zola throws a right hand that misses
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Bombo Zola has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zola throws a hook but Evans blocks it.
Evans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zola dips to his left and cracks Evans with an uppercut!
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bombo Zola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bombo Zola's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zola throws a right hand that misses
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Zola misses with an uppercut.
Zola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans moves away from the strike by Zola.
It looked like Evans wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Evans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zola.
Zola tries to clinch
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zola throws out the jab.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Evans slips a jab from Zola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zola walks into a stiff left hand from Evans.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zola lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zola lunges at Evans with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Evans's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bombo Zola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zola clobbers Evans with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Zola slips the punch.
Zola thuds his right hand into Evans's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zola scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch lands to the side of Evans 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zola scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zola fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Zola misses the target.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zola closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans blocking some punches.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Zola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Zola has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Zola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zola's elbow.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zola fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Zola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Zola struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Zola.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Zola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zola throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Bombo Zola seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Zola.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Zola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zola blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans scores with a shot to the side of Zola's head.
Zola working aggressively here.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Zola throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans works the jab nicely.
Zola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Zola moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zola.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Zola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bombo Zola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bombo Zola's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zola moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Zola tries to clinch up.
Zola staying out of range there.
Evans slips under a jab from Zola.
Zola just misses with a punch to the body.
Zola cracks a nice hook into Evans's ribs.
Bombo Zola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zola closes the distance and clinches.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Zola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Zola avoids it by throwing Evans back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Evans as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Evans - that landed with a thud.
Evans softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Evans misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zola. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Zola catches Evans right on the button with a cross.
Zola rushes Evans and presses him up against the ropes.
Zola works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Zola.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zola.
A body shot lands from Zola.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans takes a swing at Zola's ribcage but misses.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola cracks Evans with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zola misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Evans on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zola misses with a hook.
Zola lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zola ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Zola throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zola slips a jab from Evans.
Zola defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Zola throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Evans misses the target.
Zola takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Zola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Zola avoids it by throwing Evans back against the ropes.
Zola blocks a body shot from Evans.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Zola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Evans.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zola scores with a shoulder strike.
Zola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zola blocks an uppercut.
Zola tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans is working Zola over against the ropes.
Zola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Evans lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zola working aggressively here.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola swings widly with a right hand
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zola throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Evans on the side of the head.
Zola throws a poor cross that misses
and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans lands with a good body shot.
Evans jabs Zola right on the nose. Zola blinks but takes it well.
That has opened up Bombo Zola's cut even more.
Evans slips under a jab from Zola.
Zola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zola takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gwynn Evans.
I think Zola 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 Richard Clark scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Bombo Zola!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Bombo Zola!
Bombo Zola wins by majority decision!
Bombo Zola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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