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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington has chosen Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
27
169 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zoran Jolevi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Moshington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington lands a glancing blow to the side of Jolevi's head.
Jolevi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolevi dodges the punch combination from Moshington.
Moshington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jolevi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jolevi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moshington is trying to pull guard but Jolevi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jolevi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Moshington.
Moshington fails to pull guard.
Still in the clinch, Moshington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moshington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zoran Jolevi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Moshington.
Moshington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jolevi blocking some punches.
Jolevi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Jolevi.
Moshington misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jolevi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Moshington tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jolevi lands a nice uppercut.
Moshington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moshington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Jolevi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jolevi swings wildly with an uppercut but Moshington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jolevi.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moshington blocks an uppercut.
Moshington lands with a light punch inside.
Jolevi gets through Moshington's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moshington throws a punch but it's blocked by Jolevi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington tries to throw a body punch but Jolevi avoids it by throwing Moshington back against the cage.
Moshington tries to pull guard but Jolevi holds him up against the cage and eventually Moshington drops back down to his feet.
Moshington throws a punch but it's blocked by Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a shoulder strike.
Moshington fails to pull guard.
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
Jolevi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jolevi cracks Moshington with a nice body shot.
Moshington stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moshington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jolevi walks away with a smile on his face. Moshington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jolevi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moshington throws out the jab.
Jolevi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Moshington coming out on top.
Moshington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moshington lands with a straight right. Jolevi didn't see that one coming.
Jolevi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moshington! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moshington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moshington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jolevi misses with an uppercut
and Moshington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moshington slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Moshington. Those never looked like landing.
Jolevi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Moshington fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Moshington's elbow.
Jolevi prevents a body shot from Moshington.
Moshington misses with a body punch.
Moshington lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Jolevi.
A short right from Moshington on the inside.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jolevi fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moshington tries a body shot but Jolevi blocks it.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Moshington blocks it.
Jolevi lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Moshington.
Moshington is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jolevi to keep the fight standing.
Jolevi lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi lands a right hand.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi prevents a body shot from Moshington.
Moshington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moshington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jolevi lands a right hand.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Moshington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jolevi walks away with a smile on his face. Moshington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jolevi moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Jolevi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moshington connects with a looping right hand.
Jolevi misses with a body shot.
Moshington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Moshington has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Moshington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jolevi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Moshington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moshington sizes up Jolevi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Moshington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jolevi tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Moshington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jolevi needs to keep his hands up - Moshington had a free shot at his head there.
Jolevi slips a jab from Moshington.
Moshington is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big right from Moshington misses.
Moshington might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jolevi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moshington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jolevi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jolevi slips under a jab from Moshington.
Moshington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jolevi.
Jolevi closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Jolevi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jolevi prevents Moshington from breaking the clinch.
Jolevi blocks a body shot from Moshington.
Jolevi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jolevi lands a hook that snaps the head of Moshington backwards.
Moshington tries to pull guard but Jolevi won't allow it.
Moshington lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jolevi backwards.
Moshington tries a body shot but Jolevi blocks it.
Jolevi lands a nice uppercut.
Jolevi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moshington tries to break free but Jolevi pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moshington.
Moshington takes a shot to the head.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moshington tries to pull guard but Jolevi won't allow it.
Moshington prevents a body shot from Jolevi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jolevi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Moshington blocks it.
Moshington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moshington is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Moshington blocks it.
Jolevi scores with a hook to the body.
Moshington is breathing heavily.
Jolevi digs a right hand into Moshington's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Moshington's gas tank.
Jolevi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jolevi lands a body punch.
Moshington working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Jolevi.
Moshington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moshington backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Moshington's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jolevi tries to work over Moshington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jolevi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jolevi blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moshington is rocked!
Jolevi throws a head punch that misses.
Moshington swings wildly with an uppercut but Jolevi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moshington jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jolevi walks away with a smile on his face. Moshington gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zoran Jolevi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Moshington.
Jolevi cracks Moshington with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Moshington looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jolevi finish him?
Moshington is still on wobbly legs! Can Jolevi finish him?
It looks like George Moshington has been cut.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jolevi.
Moshington leaves his chin hanging out and Jolevi seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Moshington crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoran Jolevi!
Zoran Jolevi is the new lightweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Zoran Jolevi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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