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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Graves (ranked 375 p4p, 570 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 54 p4p, 75 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Bring The Darkness.. Phil Graves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Phil Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic tries for a takedown but Graves circles away easily
and Graves counters with a stiff right hand.
Jovanovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Jovanovic lands with a shot to the body.
Graves throws a jab but it's blocked by Jovanovic.
Graves scores with a nice body kick.
Jovanovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Graves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Graves scores with a kick to the midsection.
Graves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gavrilo Jovanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves dodges the punch combination from Jovanovic.
Nice jab there from Graves.
Jovanovic blocks a jab.
Jovanovic throws a leg kick
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Graves is looking to counter punch.
Graves avoids the head kick by Jovanovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovanovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Graves lands a leg kick that knocks Jovanovic off balance momentarily.
Jovanovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jovanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Jovanovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Graves is just out of range.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
Jovanovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jovanovic.
Graves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jovanovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jovanovic working away.
Jovanovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Graves is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic happy to just control the position for now.
Jovanovic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jovanovic is looking to take a break and control but Graves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Graves is looking to regain half guard here but Jovanovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Jovanovic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic working the ground and pound but Graves is defending the strikes.
Jovanovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Graves down.
Jovanovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Graves is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jovanovic scores with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Jovanovic stalls from top position.
Jovanovic's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Jovanovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Graves is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Jovanovic working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jovanovic throwing strikes but Graves manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Jovanovic is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Graves is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jovanovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Jovanovic is still trying to improve position.
Jovanovic manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Well, if Graves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jovanovic manages to get to full guard.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Jovanovic is retaining full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Graves defends well.
Jovanovic wants to control but Graves passes easily into half guard.
Jovanovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Graves jumps into side control!
Jovanovic is not content to let Graves control the position.
You can see the frustration on Jovanovic's face as Graves controls the position.
Jovanovic tries to buck Graves off but Graves is having none of it.
Graves happy to just control the position for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Graves wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Graves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jovanovic keeps working.
Jovanovic is looking for a sweep.
Graves controls the position from side control.
Jovanovic trying to control but Graves flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic tries to escape but Graves has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Graves tries to keep control of the position but Jovanovic is staying busy.
Graves controlling well, preventing Jovanovic from escaping the position.
Jovanovic tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jovanovic really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Graves content just to control the position here.
Jovanovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jovanovic keeps trying to improve his position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to control but Jovanovic wriggling away.
Jovanovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jovanovic working to try and regain half guard.
Jovanovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jovanovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Graves has a good base and remains in mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves controlling the pace for now.
Jovanovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Graves looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jovanovic is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A shot to the body from Jovanovic misses
and Graves finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jovanovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jovanovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Graves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jovanovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graves throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jovanovic.
It seemed like Jovanovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around?
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut.
Jovanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Graves was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jovanovic throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jovanovic just manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic misses with a hook to the body
and Graves counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jovanovic's knee momentarily.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Jovanovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jovanovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves thuds a left hand into Jovanovic's body.
Phil Graves is winning the standup battle so far.
Graves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Graves checks a low kick from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Graves is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Graves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jovanovic.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graves. That's going to slow Jovanovic down.
A big left from Jovanovic misses.
Jovanovic drives through and clinches with Graves against the cage.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a punch to the body.
Jovanovic tries to throw a body punch but Graves avoids it by throwing Jovanovic back against the cage.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Jovanovic controls the action.
Graves misses with some punches.
Jovanovic scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jovanovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jovanovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jovanovic.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves is working Jovanovic over against the cage.
Jovanovic lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Graves.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jovanovics head.
Gavrilo Jovanovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
A short right from Jovanovic on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jovanovic.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
Jovanovic lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves works on Jovanovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Jovanovic lands with a left to the head.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jovanovic.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves scores with a hook to the body.
Jovanovic is breathing heavily.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Jovanovic gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
Jovanovic tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jovanovic backwards.
Jovanovic misses with the head strike.
Graves swings wildly with an uppercut but Jovanovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
A short left from Jovanovic.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jovanovic.
Jovanovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Jovanovic lands a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graves tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jovanovic blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jovanovic.
Graves tries a body shot but Jovanovic blocks it.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jovanovic misses with some punches.
Graves blocking some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jovanovic throws a head punch that misses.
Jovanovic is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Jovanovic blocking some punches.
Jovanovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jovanovic fails to land.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves gets through Jovanovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Graves.
Jovanovic prevents a body shot from Graves.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Jovanovic lands with a light punch inside.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jovanovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Graves. That's going to slow Jovanovic down.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jovanovic lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic tries to clinch up but Graves circles away and keeps his distance.
Jovanovic throws the left hand but Graves avoids the punch easily.
Graves looks to land a body kick but Jovanovic moved away.
Graves backing away here, and Jovanovic unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Graves lands a nice hook to Jovanovic's body. Jovanovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Graves is looking to chop away at Jovanovic's legs.
Graves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jovanovic has managed to clinch.
Graves tries to work over Jovanovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Jovanovic digs a right hand into Graves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Graves's gas tank.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Jovanovic.
A short left from Jovanovic.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a shot to the head.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Jovanovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jovanovic's elbow.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Jovanovic has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Jovanovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Graves misses with some punches.
Jovanovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jovanovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves is trying to maintain a safe position but Jovanovic gets an underhook and turns Graves into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jovanovic.
Jovanovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Graves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jovanovic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Graves at a distance.
Jovanovic throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Graves to counter with a crisp jab.
Jovanovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Jovanovic moved out of range nicely.
Jovanovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Graves makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Graves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jovanovic misses with a hook
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Jovanovic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jovanovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut.
Graves tried to counter with a leg kick but Jovanovic avoided it.
Jovanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jovanovic just manages to avoid it.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jovanovic throws a head kick that misses.
Graves fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jovanovic just manages to avoid it.
Graves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves throws a hook but Jovanovic avoids it easily.
Graves scores with a hook to the body. Jovanovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Graves moves out of range.
Graves lands the left hand.
Jovanovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jovanovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Jovanovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic trying to mount his opponent but Graves defends it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves is concentrating on defense, preventing Jovanovic from advancing position.
Jovanovic is thwarting Graves's attempts to control the position.
Jovanovic working Graves over with strikes.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jovanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to improve his position but Jovanovic is controlling well.
Jovanovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jovanovic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jovanovic is looking for a kimura but Graves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jovanovic to get the leverage.
Jovanovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is thwarting Graves's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jovanovic content to control rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jovanovic swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Jovanovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jovanovic throws a hook to the side of Graves's head but Graves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jovanovic missing with a left hand there. Graves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jovanovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jovanovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jovanovic swings for the body but Graves moves out of range.
Jovanovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Graves is out of range.
Jovanovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jovanovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick there by Graves.
Gavrilo Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phil Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Graves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jovanovic.
It appears Graves was looking to counter with a kick there.
A low kick from Jovanovic is predictable there
and Graves counters with a nice leg kick.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jovanovic misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Graves tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves tries to work over Jovanovic's front leg with a kick but Jovanovic checks it.
Jovanovic is looking to chop away at Graves's legs.
Jovanovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Graves fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jovanovic.
Graves stuns Jovanovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jovanovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jovanovic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Graves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Graves lands with a nice body punch.
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves lands with a right hand.
Jovanovic misses with a looping right.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graves.
Graves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jovanovic looks to clinch
and Graves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jovanovic thinking.
Jovanovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jovanovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Jovanovic does no damage.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to clinch there but Graves circles away.
Jovanovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jovanovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Graves clobbers Jovanovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jovanovic throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
As Jovanovic looks to move away, Graves throws a big counter combo but Jovanovic just gets out of the way.
Jovanovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graves counters with a right hand to the body.
Jovanovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jovanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jovanovic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves walks into a jab.
Jovanovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Graves!
Jovanovic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Graves has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jovanovic but great work by Graves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jovanovic is letting Graves control him for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic sneaks back into half guard.
Graves trying to control the action but Jovanovic is working from the bottom.
Graves prevents Jovanovic from improving his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jovanovic tries to get to full guard but Graves has control of the leg.
Jovanovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Graves pulls his head out easily.
Graves is looking to take a break and control but Jovanovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Phil Graves.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Graves!
Phil Graves decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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