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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 500 p4p, 904 weight class) and Greight Ness (ranked 63 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Greight Ness!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jovanovic throws a body kick that misses
enabling Ness to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness throws a right hand that misses
and Jovanovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Jovanovic throws a leg kick but Ness moved away.
Ness misses with a right hand
enabling Jovanovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Ness walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Jovanovic misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jovanovic. Ness does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic defending well as Ness loads up on a big left hand.
Jovanovic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jovanovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jovanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Greight Ness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jovanovic moves away.
Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jovanovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Ness counter with a right hand.
Jovanovic cracks Ness with a good jab.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot.
Ness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jovanovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ness works the jab nicely.
Ness displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jovanovic throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness takes a swing at Jovanovic's ribcage but misses.
Ness has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jovanovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Ness's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jovanovic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ness scores with a nice strike.
Ness misses with a body punch
and Jovanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jovanovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jovanovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ness misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic misses with a head kick.
Ness has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed right hand from Ness misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jovanovic momentarily.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from Ness.
Ness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jovanovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Ness appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jovanovic.
It appears Jovanovic was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ness misses with a left hand
and Jovanovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ness really felt that one!
Ness is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jovanovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jovanovic avoids the body shot from Ness.
Ness blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic tests Ness's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jovanovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Ness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavrilo Jovanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jovanovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ness as he jumps to the side.
Ness lands a nice shot to the body.
Ness takes a swing at Jovanovic's ribcage but misses.
Jovanovic with a poor takedown
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Ness moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Ness was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jovanovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Jovanovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jovanovic misses with a low kick as Ness jumps back.
Ness scores with a hook.
Jovanovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Jovanovic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ness has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ness there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ness stuffs the takedown.
Ness throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Ness misses.
Jovanovic tries for a takedown but Ness circles away easily
and Ness counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ness doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jovanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ness checks it well.
Jovanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ness.
Ness moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Jovanovic does it's job there.
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!
Ness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
Ness misses with a straight left.
Ness lands with a nice body punch.
Ness takes one to the chin there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jovanovic.
Ness misses with a lunging right hand
and Jovanovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ness's guard.
Jovanovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Jovanovic won't allow Ness to sweep him here.
Ness is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ness manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jovanovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Jovanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jovanovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ness trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic looking for a guillotine here but Ness defends easily.
Jovanovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Jovanovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Jovanovic wants to improve his position but instead Ness has moved into half guard.
Ness is controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic wants to control but Ness passes into side.
Jovanovic wants to control but Ness postures up.
Jovanovic tries to improve position but can't.
Jovanovic is working hard here to advance position.
Ness wants to stand but Jovanovic is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Jovanovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jovanovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ness wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greight Ness dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Jovanovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jovanovic ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jovanovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greight Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jovanovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jovanovic misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic throws out a leg kick but Ness moves out of range and Jovanovic only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ness! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jovanovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Greight Ness has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jovanovic misses with a head shot. Ness uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jovanovic postures up in Ness's guard and throws a big left but Ness blocks it.
Jovanovic looking to sit in guard and control but Ness gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jovanovic is trying to control the position but Ness postures up.
Ness preventing the sweep.
Jovanovic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jovanovic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ness passes into side control.
Jovanovic can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
Ness advances to full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic wants to hold on but Ness pushes him away.
Ness tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Jovanovic wants to control but Ness is having none of it.
Jovanovic is looking to improve his position but Ness isn't that keen on the idea.
Jovanovic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Ness keeps control of the position easily here as Jovanovic tries to buck him off.
Ness's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic tries to escape the position.
Ness struggling to keep hold of the position.
Jovanovic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ness controlling from the back.
Jovanovic wants to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ness is trying to stick to Jovanovic's back but Jovanovic is turning into Ness. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ness's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jovanovic.
Jovanovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Ness has wrist control.
Ness avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ness is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jovanovic won't allow Ness to pass to mount.
Jovanovic looking for submissions off his back.
Jovanovic is looking to get back to full guard here but Ness has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jovanovic tries to bench press Ness off him but Ness keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Ness controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jovanovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ness trying to control the action but Jovanovic is working from the bottom.
Jovanovic is looking for a sweep.
Ness controls the position from side control.
Ness working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ness wants to stand but Jovanovic has his arm trapped.
Jovanovic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ness trying to control the pace.
Jovanovic is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ness jumps into side control!
Jovanovic is trying to improve his position.
Jovanovic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's eight 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 is looking for a sweep. Ness is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jovanovic wants to control but Ness is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jovanovic moves away from the strike by Ness.
Jovanovic thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jovanovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Ness.
A big right from Ness misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jovanovic goes for a double leg but Ness avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ness continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jovanovic working aggressively here.
Jovanovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jovanovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Ness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jovanovic misses with a left hand
and Ness connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ness throws a poor cross that misses
and Jovanovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jovanovic throws out a loose jab but Ness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ness scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jovanovic in his tracks.
Jovanovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ness is out of range and Jovanovic settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greight Ness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ness misses with a hook.
Jovanovic misses with a body shot
and Ness counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jovanovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Jovanovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jovanovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ness bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jovanovic's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jovanovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jovanovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Ness is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jovanovic throws a looping overhand right but Ness ducks down to avoid it.
Jovanovic slips under a jab from Ness.
Ness takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jovanovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Jovanovic lands strikes from half guard.
Ness tries to roll over but Jovanovic keeps him under control.
Ness makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throwing strikes but missing.
Jovanovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jovanovic is one step ahead there.
Jovanovic stops Ness from standing up.
Jovanovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throws a strike but Ness rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jovanovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ness not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jovanovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jovanovic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ness is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Jovanovic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jovanovic is stalling here. Ness is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jovanovic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ness has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness trying to control the position but Jovanovic is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jovanovic tries to bench press Ness off him but Ness keeps the position.
Jovanovic looks to move to half guard but instead Ness has passed into mount! Damn!
Ness controlling his opponent.
Gavrilo Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ness is looking to stand but Jovanovic has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Jovanovic working to try and regain half guard.
Jovanovic sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jovanovic tries to get to full guard but Ness has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jovanovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ness trying to control but Jovanovic is working from the bottom.
Ness stopping the sweep attempt from Jovanovic.
Ness tries to free his leg and advance position but Jovanovic is retaining full guard.
Ness won't allow Jovanovic to sweep him here.
Jovanovic keeping full guard, as Ness tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jovanovic is on top in guard.
Jovanovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jovanovic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jovanovic cracks Ness with a solid left hand.
Ness has control of Jovanovic's left arm, preventing Jovanovic from doing any damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jovanovic passes Ness's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jovanovic drops an elbow to the side of Ness's head.
Jovanovic trying to mount his opponent but Ness defends it.
Jovanovic slips a nice elbow through Ness's hands, connecting with Ness's forehead.
Jovanovic is nestled in close to Ness, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ness is looking to control Jovanovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ness avoid being mounted?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ness wants to get back to full guard.
Jovanovic throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ness to regain full guard.
Ness utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovanovic throws an elbow that misses. Ness uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jovanovic's guard. Nice move by Ness!
Jovanovic is looking for a triangle here but Ness uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jovanovic tries to bench press Ness off him but Ness keeps the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Greight Ness.
I've got Ness winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greight Ness!
After the fight, Greight Ness was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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