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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neo Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianfranco Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola has chosen Balls to the Wall as his entrance music. Gianfranco Zola told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Nova
vs
Zola

171 cm
19
137 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

163 cm
24
145 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Nova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gianfranco Zola!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Nova does no damage.
Zola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nova misses with a straight right.
Zola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nova misses with a double jab

and Zola moves into the clinch.
Nova is working Zola over against the cage.
Zola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nova is leaning against Zola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nova has him pressed against the cage.
Nova creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zola's defenses.
Zola leaning against his opponent.
Zola managing to block the knees to the body from Nova.
Zola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Zola.
Zola is trying to maintain a safe position but Nova gets an underhook and turns Zola into the cage.
Nova lands with a short shot to the head.
Zola misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zola stalling against the cage.
Nova keeps control of Zola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nova just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zola's brow.
Nova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zola misses with a punch on the inside.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Nova pushes Zola back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zola dodges an elbow strike from Nova.
Nova lands an elbow inside that Zola shrugs off.
Nova throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zola takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nova misses with a punch on the inside.
Zola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nova.
Nova connects with a knee to the head.
Nova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zola.
Zola looks gassed!
Zola misses with the head strike.
Nova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nova tries to stall but Zola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zola lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nova tries to land knees in the clinch but Zola avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nova fails to land.
Nova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nova misses with the head strike.
Nova wants to stall.
Nova tries to land a knee to the head but Zola blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Nova.
Nova missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nova missing with knees to the body.
Nova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Nova crunches a lovely knee into Zola's ribcage.
Nova tries a knee to the head but Zola blocks it.
A short uppercut from Nova.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nova.
Zola lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Nova lands a knee to the body.
Nova just leaning against Zola, taking a breather.
Nova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nova throws a punch but it's blocked by Zola.
Zola lands a body shot.
Nova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zola pushes Nova back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Zola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova pushes off an throws an elbow but Zola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zola is pushing Nova up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nova.
A knee to the head by Nova.
Zola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova tries a knee to the head but Zola blocks it.

Zola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zola throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nova swats away the attempt to clinch by Zola.
Nova throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zola misses with a straight right.
Nova is looking to land body kicks.
Zola lands a nice looking body shot.
Zola lands a with a good body shot.
Nova misses with a looping right.
Zola takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neo Nova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Nova.
Zola defending well as Nova loads up on a big left hand.
Zola on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zola tries to close the distance and clinch but Nova swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nova connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zola momentarily.
Nova throws a body punch but Zola moves out of range.
Zola throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zola uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nova.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nova.
Zola throws a hook but Nova blocks it.
Nova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo Nova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nova moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nova throws a good cross that connects.
Nova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Nova clinches up with Zola and pushes him back against the cage.
Nova misses with an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Nova.
Nova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zola blocks it with crossed arms.
Zola blocking some punches.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Zola.
Nova tries to stall but Zola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zola lands with a light punch inside.
Nova pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zola blocks it with crossed arms.
Nova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nova gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zola wants to get back to striking at distance but Nova won't allow it.
A short right from Zola on the inside.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Zola breaks the clinch.
Nova throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zola sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zola's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zola duly obliges.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nova throws a hook but Zola avoids it easily.
Gianfranco Zola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nova.
Zola wants to clinch up but Nova keeps it at a distance.
Zola throws the left hand but Nova avoids the punch easily.
Zola misses with a body shot
and Nova counters with a stiff right hand.
Zola throws a jab when Nova was well out of range.
Zola scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Nova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova is trying to stall.
Nova lands a right hand.
Zola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Zola lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Nova fails to land.
Nova scores with a shot to the side of Zola's head.
Nova can't find room to land a body shot as Zola controls the action.
Zola managing to block the knees to the body from Nova.
Nova throws a head punch that misses.
Zola lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nova trying to land knees to the body.
Zola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zola wants to get back to striking at distance but Nova won't allow it.
Zola lands an uppercut.
Zola taking a breather.
Zola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nova throws an elbow but misses.

Zola breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zola looks to score with a jab to the body but Nova is just out of range.
Nova throws a looping overhand right but Zola ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Zola misses.
Nova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zola throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nova counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nova swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zola counters with a left and a right that stings Nova.
Nova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zola shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nova is looking to clinch but Zola is avoiding it.
Nova misses the body punch
and Zola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Nova misses.
Nova darts in trying to clinch
enabling Zola to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola defending well as Nova loads up on a big left hand.
Zola misses with a hook.
Nova takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Nova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nova tries to move into range but Zola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zola fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nova lands a slapping body shot.
Nova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nova scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nova connects with a body shot.
Nova lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zola at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo Nova dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nova catches Zola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zola lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zola.
A telegraphed right hand from Nova misses the target.
Zola fails to land the takedown.
Zola takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nova throws a body kick that misses.

Nova rushes Zola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nova lands a shot to the body.
Nova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zola.
Zola tries to stall but Nova uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nova lands a damaging elbow.
Nova lands an elbow inside that Zola shrugs off.
Neo Nova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zola being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nova 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.
Nova misses with an elbow strike.
Nova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nova with a knee to the head.
Zola throws a head punch that misses.
Nova lands a damaging elbow.
Nova misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Zola - that landed with a thud.
Nova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nova misses with some punches.
Zola doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nova tries to land a knee to the head but Zola blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zola creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zola blocks an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Nova.
Nova looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nova can't find room to land a body shot as Zola controls the action.
Zola is trying to break the clinch but Nova has him pressed against the cage.
Nova tries to land a knee to the head but Zola blocks with his arms.
Zola wants to break the clinch but can't.

Zola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Zola forces Nova back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zola misses with a hook from the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Nova - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees to the body from Nova.
Zola lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nova landing knees to the head.
Nova swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zola.
The referee calls for Zola to work.
Zola taking a breather.
Zola has had enough of the clinch but Nova keeps him there for the moment.
Nova misses with a knee to the head.
Zola swings wildly with an uppercut but Nova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zola.
Zola blocks the elbow strike.
Nova lands an elbow inside that Zola shrugs off.
Nova misses with some punches.
Zola lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zola lands with a light punch inside.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zola wants to get back to striking at distance but Nova won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova throws an elbow that misses.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zola is trying to break the clinch but Nova has him pressed against the cage.
Zola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zola lands with a left to the head.
Zola's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zola.
Nova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zola lands with a left to the head.

Zola breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nova.
Zola throws a head kick that misses.

Nova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zola, pushing him back against the cage.
Zola blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nova creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zola lands a hook that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Nova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nova misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Zola.
Nova misses with a punch on the inside.
Nova lands a left hand.
Zola blocks an elbow strike.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zola is leaning against Nova and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Nova.
Nova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zola's elbow.
Nova trying to land knees to the body.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zola managing to block the knees to the body from Nova.
Zola lands an uppercut.
Zola avoids a wild elbow strike from Nova.
Zola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zola lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Nova fails to land.
Zola avoids a wild elbow strike from Nova.
Zola lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neo Nova clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nova throws out a loose jab but Zola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zola loads up on a big right hand but Nova slips the punch.
Nova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nova works Zola's body with a nice hook.
Zola lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neo Nova is winning the standup battle so far.
Nova closes the distance looking to clinch

and Zola counters by clinching up.
Nova unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zola lands a shoulder strike.
Zola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zola lands a left hand.
Zola blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nova looking to throw knees to the head but Zola is blocking nicely.
Zola is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Zola.
Nova dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zola lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nova.
Nova tries to land knees in the clinch but Zola avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nova fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zola.
Zola dodges an elbow strike from Nova.
Nova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zola backwards.
Nova missing with knees to the body.
Zola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zola can't break the clinch.
Zola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Zola lands a body shot.
Nova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zola.
Zola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Zola gets control of Nova's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zola will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Zola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Zola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nova doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nova manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nova passes into half guard.
Zola regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nova.
Nova trying to control the position from guard on top but Zola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Zola looking for a guillotine here but Nova defends easily.
Nova passes Zola's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nova throwing shots but Zola is blocking nicely.
Nova wants to pass to mount but Zola is defending the position.
Nova not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Zola actively working from the bottom here.
Nova wants to free his trapped foot but Zola is holding on for dear life with his legs.

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.
Nova lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Nova is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zola doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nova.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nova looks to land a combination but Zola avoids it well.
A slow jab from Zola misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zola takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Gianfranco Zola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nova throws a body punch but Zola moves out of range.
Zola swats away the attempt to clinch by Nova.
Zola circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zola counters with a straight right hand.

Zola has Nova up against the cage in a clinch.
Zola scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nova lands an elbow just above Zola 's eye.
Zola makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nova looking to throw knees to the head but Zola is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zola scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A right handed body shot lands from Zola.
Zola scores with a hook to the body.
Zola lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zola blocks a body shot from Nova.
Zola lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nova backwards.
Zola leaning against his opponent.
Zola avoids the elbow strike from Nova, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nova pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nova lands a body shot.
Zola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nova keeps control of Zola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zola blocks an elbow strike.
Zola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zola looking to slow down the pace here.

Zola turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Zola manages to end up in side control.
Nova is looking to regain half guard here but Zola keeps moving and retains side control.
Nova can't do much from the bottom here.
Zola controls the position.

Zola looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nova sneaks back into half guard.
Gianfranco Zola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nova blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zola.
Nova is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zola's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zola's back!

Nova is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Zola defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Zola rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nova controlling the action here.

Nova is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zola is just riding it out for now. Nova eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova throws a strike but Zola avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nova trying to control the position from guard on top but Zola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zola is keeping the position for now.
Nova seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nova chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zola wants to sweep here but Nova controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zola thuds a left hand into Nova's body.
Neo Nova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zola misses with an uppercut. Nova saw that one coming.
Nova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zola.
Zola connects with the punch.
Nova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nova lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zola looks to clinch
and Nova counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nova works Zola's body with a nice hook.
Zola throws a combination that misses

and Nova holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gianfranco Zola comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neo Nova!