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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mustafa Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
27 - 5 - 0 |
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176 cm
32
163 lbs
16 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoran Jolevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Mustafa Shabazz!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolevi looks to throw the jab but Shabazz is out of range.
Jolevi throws a right hand that misses
and Shabazz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shabazz lands a nice hook to Jolevi's body. Jolevi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jolevi jabs Shabazz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Jolevi as he connects with a hook.
Jolevi moves into the clinch.
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Jolevi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shabazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Shabazz.
Shabazz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jolevi controls his hands.
Jolevi tries to work over Shabazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jolevi pushes Shabazz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Jolevi - that landed with a thud.
Jolevi lands a right hand.
Jolevi blocks the elbow strike.
Jolevi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shabazz obliges.
Shabazz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shabazz pushes off an throws an elbow but Jolevi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shabazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jolevi's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi scores with a shot to the side of Shabazz's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Jolevi.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shabazz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jolevi's brow.
Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jolevi is defending well for now.
Jolevi blocks the elbow strike.
Jolevi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jolevi.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolevi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi cracks Shabazz with a nice body shot.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shabazz tries to land a knee to the head but Jolevi blocks with his arms.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolevi.
Jolevi scores with a shot to the side of Shabazz's head.
Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jolevi is defending well for now.
Shabazz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Shabazz controls the action.
Shabazz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jolevi is defending well for now.
Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jolevi avoids the damage to the body.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Shabazz controls the action.
A short uppercut from Shabazz.
Shabazz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jolevi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Jolevi fails to land.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabazz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jolevi is defending well for now.
Jolevi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shabazz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jolevi's elbow.
Jolevi misses with a punch on the inside.
Shabazz tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jolevi.
Shabazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Jolevi managing to block the knees to the body from Shabazz.
Shabazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jolevi is defending well for now.
Jolevi struggles to land a body shot inside as Shabazz controls his hands.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shabazz misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Shabazz.
Jolevi blocks an elbow strike from Shabazz.
Jolevi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shabazz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi is leaning against Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jolevi pushes Shabazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Jolevi.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolevi.
Shabazz misses with some punches.
Shabazz missing with knees to the body.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shabazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolevi.
A short left from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Shabazz.
Shabazz trying to stall but Jolevi improves his position.
Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
Shabazz working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zoran Jolevi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shabazz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jolevi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shabazz clinches up with Jolevi and pushes him back against the cage.
Jolevi managing to block the knees to the body from Shabazz.
Shabazz blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Shabazz has a couple of punches blocked by Jolevi.
Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jolevi avoids the damage to the body.
Jolevi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jolevi cracks Shabazz with a nice body shot.
Shabazz blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi pushes Shabazz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
Jolevi tries to throw a body punch but Shabazz avoids it by throwing Jolevi back against the cage.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jolevi blocks an uppercut.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi avoiding damage as Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Jolevi avoiding damage as Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Shabazz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jolevi lands with a light punch inside.
Jolevi presses Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jolevi blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Jolevi.
Shabazz is breathing heavily.
Jolevi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Jolevi.
A hook to the body from Jolevi.
A right handed body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shabazz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jolevi avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jolevi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Jolevi on the inside.
Jolevi lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shabazz is rocked!
Shabazz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shabazz is still on wobbly legs! Can Jolevi finish him?
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jolevi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jolevi presses Shabazz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jolevi lands a body punch.
A short left from Jolevi.
Jolevi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shabazz seems to have recovered his senses.
Jolevi blocks an elbow strike from Shabazz.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shabazz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jolevi avoiding damage as Shabazz throws knees to the body.
Shabazz takes a shot to the head.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shabazz misses with an elbow over the top.
Jolevi struggles to land a body shot inside as Shabazz controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shabazz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shabazz is trying to stall.
Jolevi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Jolevi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jolevi lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a hook that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
Shabazz trying to land knees to the body.
Shabazz misses with a knee strike.
Shabazz missing with knees to the body.
Jolevi dodges an elbow strike from Shabazz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shabazz throws an elbow but misses.
Zoran Jolevi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shabazz misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jolevi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jolevi lands a hook that snaps the head of Shabazz backwards.
Jolevi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi blocks an elbow strike.
Shabazz throws an elbow but it misses.
Jolevi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jolevi is leaning against Shabazz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jolevi drops Shabazz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Shabazz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jolevi creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Shabazz out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zoran Jolevi!
Zoran Jolevi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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