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Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Duong Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lord give me a sign. Duong Lam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Brawler
Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Duong Lam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Van Zola!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lam misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lam.
Lam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lam avoids the head kick by Zola.
Zola instigates a clinch.
Lam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zola prevents Lam from breaking the clinch.
Zola is struggling to control the position.
Zola trying to stall but Lam improves his position.
Lam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zola is keeping busy.
Zola stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola breaks the clinch.
Lam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zola eats them both and turns towards Lam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zola fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lam rushes Zola and presses him up against the ropes.
Zola throws an elbow but it misses.
Zola breaks the clinch.
Lam moves into the clinch.
Zola tries to throw a body punch but Lam avoids it by throwing Zola back against the ropes.
Zola breaks from the clinch.
Zola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lam manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola closes the distance but Lam moves to the side
and Lam counters with a three punch combo that has Zola backing up. Zola nods at Lam to acknowledge the strikes.
Zola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch but Lam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lam throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zola.
Zola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lam, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zola can't find room to land a body shot as Lam controls the action.
Lam breaks from the clinch.
Zola looks for the body kick but Lam saw that one coming.
Lam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lam trying to control the position but instead, Zola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lam into the ropes.
Lam misses with a knee to the head.
Zola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lam throws a wild body kick that Zola sees coming a mile off.
Lam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zola slips a jab and a cross from Lam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola forces Lam back against the ropes and clinches.
Lam blocks a body shot from Zola.
Zola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zola.
Zola moves into range and clinches up with Lam.
Zola dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Zola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lam keeps the fight on the outside.
Zola has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zola leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zola tries to land knees in the clinch but Lam avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Zola dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zola misses with a wild combination.
Zola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lam tries to close the distance and clinch but Zola swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zola is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lam is keeping busy.
Lam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Zola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lam misses with the combination.
Lam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lam dodges the punch combination from Zola.
Lam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lam moves in looking to clinch but Zola pushes him off.
Lam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zola tries to land a knee to the head but Lam blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam tries to break free but Zola pushes him back against the ropes.
Zola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lam throws a sloppy head kick and Zola moves out of range easily.
Zola has Lam up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lam.
Lam is looking to control Zola's arms but Zola gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lam has his back to the ropes.
Zola leaning against his opponent.
Lam trying to control the position but instead, Zola has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lam into the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Lam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Lam to work.
Lam is trying to force a seperation but Zola has the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lam is trying to break the clinch but Zola is controlling him.
Zola trying to control the position but instead, Lam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zola into the ropes.
Lam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zola avoids it.
Zola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Zola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zola, pushing him back against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zola tries a body shot but Lam blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zola breaks the clinch.
Lam is looking to clinch but Zola is avoiding it.
Zola swats away the attempt to clinch by Lam.
Zola throws a one two combo.
Zola is looking to clinch but Lam is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zola is trying to push Lam away but Lam has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Zola has Lam pressed against the ropes, preventing Lam from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Duong Lam will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zola blocks the body kick.
Zola is looking to clinch but Lam is avoiding it.
Lam slips a straight right by Zola.
Lam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lam tries to clinch up but Zola circles away and keeps his distance.
Zola wants to clinch up but Lam keeps it at a distance.
Lam forces Zola back against the ropes and clinches.
Zola misses with a punch to the body.
Zola avoiding damage.
Lam effectively controlling the action here.
Zola escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam tries to clinch there but Zola circles away.
Lam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zola pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zola forces Lam back against the ropes and clinches.
Lam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zola up against the ropes.
Lam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola is looking to clinch.
Zola slips a jab and a cross from Lam.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zola tries to clinch there but Lam circles away.
Lam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lam tries to clinch but Zola is having none of it.
Zola gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lam looks to land a combination but Zola avoids it well.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lam avoids the head kick by Zola.
Lam swats away the attempt to clinch by Zola.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lam moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Duong Lam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zola takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zola clinches up against the ropes.
Zola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zola has managed to clinch.
Zola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lam misses with a body kick.
Zola throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zola counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zola.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola wants to stall.
Lam has had enough of the clinch but Zola keeps him there for the moment.
Zola breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zola looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zola has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zola breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zola fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lam, pushing him back against the ropes.
Zola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Zola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zola 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Zola!
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energy
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hype
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