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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Moshington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moshington comes to the cage accompanied by Common Enemny - Pit Trilogy. Zoran Jolevi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
29 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Moshington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoran Jolevi!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moshington misses with a looping left.
Moshington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moshington takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jolevi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moshington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moshington throws a head punch that misses.
Moshington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moshingtons head.
Jolevi prevents a body shot from Moshington.
Moshington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moshington blocks an uppercut.
Moshington tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moshington gets through Jolevi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moshington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jolevi swings wildly with an uppercut but Moshington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moshington pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jolevi pushes down on Moshington's leg and manages to get into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moshington is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Moshington throws a strike from the bottom but Jolevi passes into side control!
Moshington is looking to regain half guard here but Jolevi keeps moving and retains side control.
Jolevi wants to control but Moshington is keeping him busy.
Moshington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moshington manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moshington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jolevi trying to control but Moshington is working from the bottom.
Moshington working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Moshington had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jolevi defends it easily.
Jolevi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jolevi trying to control but Moshington is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moshington has an active guard here but Jolevi has managed to pass into half guard.
Jolevi wants to free his trapped foot but Moshington is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Jolevi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jolevi throws a lazy right hand but Moshington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
George Moshington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolevi staying out of range there.
Jolevi misses with a hook. Moshington ducked under it nicely.
Moshington with a hook.
Jolevi looks to score with a jab to the body but Moshington is just out of range.
Moshington scores with a decent looking hook.
Jolevi just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Moshington. Beautiful body shot.
Jolevi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moshington throws a lazy right hand but Jolevi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moshington takes one to the chin there.
Moshington scores with a shot to the body.
Jolevi sizes up Moshington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moshington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Moshington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jolevi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolevi was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Moshington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jolevi.
Moshington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi ducks under a wild hook from Moshington.
Jolevi just misses with a punch to the body.
Zoran Jolevi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moshington throws a shot from downtown. Jolevi moves away and avoids it.
Moshington misses with a series of wild punches.
Jolevi tries to clinch but Moshington moves out of range.
Jolevi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jolevi misses with a series of wild punches.
Moshington throws a big counter combination but Jolevi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Moshington misses with an uppercut. Jolevi saw that one coming.
Moshington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jolevi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moshington.
Moshington's corner calls for a 1-2. Moshington obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jolevi wants to clinch up but Moshington keeps it at a distance.
Moshington lands a nice hook to Jolevi's body. Jolevi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolevi was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Jolevi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moshington rather than just go for the knockout.
Moshington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jolevi on the side of the head.
Jolevi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Moshington counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Moshington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jolevi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moshington moves forwards but Jolevi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jolevi connects with a single shot there.
Moshington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moshington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolevi.
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moshington cracks Jolevi with a good jab.
Jolevi lands a lovely overhand right.
Moshington looks to land a left hand but Jolevi moved out of range nicely.
Jolevi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moshington.
Jolevi tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jolevi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moshington throws a body shot but no joy.
Moshington connects with a right hand. Jolevi shakes it off.
Jolevi slips under a jab from Moshington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jolevi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moshington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jolevi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Moshington.
Jolevi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A shot to the body from Moshington misses
and Jolevi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jolevi just misses with a punch to the body.
Moshington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jolevi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moshington throws out the jab.
Moshington lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body punch from Jolevi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jolevi throws the left hand but Moshington avoids the punch easily.
Jolevi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moshington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moshington misses with a wild combination.
Jolevi misses with a right hand
and Moshington counters with a stiff right hand.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolevi was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Moshington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jolevi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jolevi fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington missing with a left hand there. Jolevi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jolevi ducks under a wild hook from Moshington.
Jolevi slips a jab from Moshington.
Jolevi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moshington.
Moshington just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Jolevi misses.
A big right from Jolevi misses.
Moshington lands a nice hook to Jolevi's body. Jolevi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jolevi misses the shot to the body.
Moshington throws a lazy uppercut
and Jolevi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Moshington scores with a punch to the head.
Jolevi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moshington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jolevi scrambles back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Jolevi.
Moshington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jolevi.
Moshington fails to land with a series of punches.
Moshington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moshington is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Moshington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jolevi throws a nice looking combination but Moshington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moshington looks to score with a jab to the body but Jolevi is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jolevi! But no joy.
Moshington walks into a stiff left hand from Jolevi.
Moshington throws a body shot but no joy.
Jolevi slips a jab from Moshington.
Moshington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jolevi.
Moshington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jolevi's head.
Moshington takes a swing at Jolevi's ribcage but misses.
Moshington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jolevi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jolevi moves out of range of the strikes.
Jolevi connects with the punch.
It looks like George Moshington has been cut.
Moshington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jolevi.
A lazy left from Jolevi finds it's target.
Moshington is rocked!
Moshington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jolevi can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jolevi slips a straight right by Moshington.
Oh Moshington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moshington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moshington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jolevi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moshington throws a hook but Jolevi blocks it.
Jolevi tries to counter with a clinch but Moshington shakes him off and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on George Moshington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jolevi tries to clinch but Moshington moves out of range.
Moshington seems to have got his legs back now.
Moshington throws a big shot that misses.
Moshington throws a hook to the side of Jolevi's head but Jolevi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jolevi tries to counter with a clinch but Moshington shakes him off and moves away.
Moshington lands with a nice combination. Jolevi backs away looking to recover.
Moshington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jolevi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jolevi moves out of range of the strikes.
Moshington moves out of range of the strikes.
Moshington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Moshington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moshington sets himself, and Jolevi steps forward looking for the clinch! Moshington avoids it this time.
Jolevi scores with a nice head shot.
Moshington swings for the body but Jolevi moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jolevi slips under a jab.
Jolevi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jolevi lands with a straight right. Moshington didn't see that one coming.
Jolevi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jolevi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moshington.
Nice cross by Jolevi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi moves out of range as Moshington strikes.
Jolevi walks into a straight right hand from Moshington.
Jolevi dodges the punch combination from Moshington.
Jolevi swings for the body but Moshington moves out of range.
Moshington takes a swing at Jolevi's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Jolevi misses.
A jab from Jolevi finds it's way through Moshington's defenses.
Jolevi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moshington.
Jolevi misses the shot to the body.
Moshington lands with a shot to the body.
Moshington missing with a left hand there. Jolevi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jolevi misses the jab.
Moshington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Moshington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moshington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Moshington.
Moshington sets himself, and Jolevi steps forward looking for the clinch! Moshington avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolevi was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Jolevi takes a swing at Moshington's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moshington lands a lovely overhand right.
Jolevi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moshington swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Moshington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Moshington there.
Jolevi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Moshington. Moshington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jolevi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moshington cracks Jolevi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Moshington misses with a straight left.
Moshington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moshington misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moshington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moshington misses with a wild body shot.
Jolevi pushes Moshington up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Moshington had his way with Zoran Jolevi in that round.
The cut man is working on George Moshington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jolevi moves in looking to clinch but Moshington pushes him off.
Moshington thuds his right hand into Jolevi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jolevi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Moshington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moshington misses with an uppercut. Jolevi saw that one coming.
Jolevi misses with a wild body shot.
Moshington walks into a stiff left hand from Jolevi.
Jolevi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moshington swats away the attempt to clinch by Jolevi.
Jolevi moves into range and clinches up with Moshington.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Moshington controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Moshington scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moshington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jolevi's elbow.
I was talking to Moshington's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Moshington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Moshington.
Jolevi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moshington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moshington misses the shot to the body.
Moshington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolevi was well out of range. Poor timing from Moshington.
Jolevi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jolevi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jolevi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moshington was well out of range. Poor timing from Jolevi.
Moshington feints a jab promting Jolevi to slip. Moshington then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jolevi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Moshington punishes Jolevi's body with a nice straight punch.
Moshington missing with a left hand there. Jolevi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moshington works over Jolevi's head and body with a nice combination.
Moshington throws a body shot but no joy.
Moshington lands a head shot.
Moshington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Moshington misses.
Moshington throws a jab when Jolevi was well out of range.
Jolevi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jolevi connects with the punch.
Jolevi rushes Moshington and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Moshington struggles to land a body shot inside as Jolevi controls his hands.
Moshington misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Jolevi on the inside.
Jolevi tries to throw a body punch but Moshington avoids it by throwing Jolevi back against the cage.
Moshington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Moshington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jolevi rushes Moshington and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jolevi fails to land.
Jolevi lands with a left to the head.
Jolevi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zoran Jolevi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zoran Jolevi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Jolevi - that landed with a thud.
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 George Moshington.
I think Moshington 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 49:46
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Moshington!
George Moshington gave a mention to King of Fists in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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