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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milan Jovovic (ranked 751 p4p, 1462 weight class) and Bob Crawley (ranked 114 p4p, 221 weight class). Crawley has chosen Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milan Jovovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bob Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley clobbers Jovovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jovovic loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley throws a body punch but Jovovic moves out of range.
Jovovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jovovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley scores with the left hand. Jovovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jovovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jovovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Jovovic's leg. Jovovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Jovovic lands a slapping body shot.
Jovovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Jovovic.
Milan Jovovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovovic manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Jovovic.
Crawley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jovovic checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley throws a leg kick but Jovovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jovovic lands a jab to the nose.
Jovovic stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawley walks into a stiff left hand from Jovovic.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Crawley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jovovic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jovovic misses with a body punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Jovovic is just out of range.
Jovovic throws a hook but Crawley blocks it.
Crawley throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovovic.
Jovovic missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jovovic misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Jovovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley throws a head kick but Jovovic moves out of range.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch lands to the side of Crawley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Jovovic does it's job there.
Crawley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jovovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jovovic checks a leg kick.
Jovovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Jovovic. Those never looked like landing.
Jovovic scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley flicks out a counter leg kick but Jovovic steps away.
Jovovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jovovic lands the left hand.
Jovovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovovic cracks Crawley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jovovic drops Crawley with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Crawley looks back up at him and smiles so Jovovic waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Crawley is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jovovic misses with a shot to the body
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley is still on wobbly legs! Can Jovovic finish him?
Jovovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jovovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawley seems to have recovered his senses.
Jovovic scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovovic. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jovovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crawley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Jovovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Jovovic tries to avoid it.
Crawley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Jovovic.
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovovic.
Jovovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Crawley.
Jovovic sends Crawley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jovovic is motioning to the referee to let Crawley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Jovovic checks a low kick from Crawley.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic misses with a hook
and Crawley counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jovovic throws a right hand that misses
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jovovic misses with a looping left.
Jovovic backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jovovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crawley. Crawley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jovovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Jovovic loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milan Jovovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jovovic throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
Jovovic swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with an outside leg kick.
Jovovic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Jovovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jovovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Jovovic lands with a hook. Crawley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jovovic looks to throw the jab but Crawley is out of range.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Jovovic misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jovovic throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Jovovic misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jovovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crawley in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jovovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Crawley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jovovic has got the better of the exchanges.
Crawley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jovovic throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovovic moves away.
Crawley walks into a jab.
A left lands for Crawley.
Jovovic is rocked!
Crawley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovovic.
Jovovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Jovovic misses the shot to the body.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Jovovic avoids it with no problem.
Crawley misses with a hook.
A big left from Jovovic misses.
Jovovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the body from Jovovic misses
and Crawley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Jovovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jovovic connects with a single shot there.
Jovovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Jovovic works the jab nicely.
Jovovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jovovic thinking.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Jovovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Crawley with a nice calf kick.
Jovovic swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Jovovic throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovovic. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jovovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Jovovic sizes up Crawley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic throws a big shot that misses.
Jovovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Jovovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Milan Jovovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Jovovic's leg. Jovovic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jovovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Jovovic slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Jovovic misses its target.
Jovovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Jovovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Jovovic's belly button to the back.
Jovovic swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jovovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crawley in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jovovic.
Jovovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jovovic misses the target.
Crawley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jovovic misses with a jab to the body
and Crawley counters with a flying knee that drops Jovovic!
Crawley content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Crawley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jovovic misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jovovic scores with a body shot.
Jovovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jovovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jovovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jovovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jovovic avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Nice body punch from Jovovic.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Jovovic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jovovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Jovovic misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Jovovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovovic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crawley under the eye.
Crawley slips under a jab from Jovovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crawley counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jovovic's knee momentarily.
Crawley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crawley slips under a jab from Jovovic.
Jovovic lands with a right that hurts Crawley. Crawley looks to clinch but Jovovic throws a short knee that drops Crawley. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Milan Jovovic!
A victorious Milan Jovovic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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