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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trayvon Lewis (ranked 86 p4p, 808 weight class) and Gavrilo Jovanovic (ranked 12 p4p, 104 weight class). Gavrilo Jovanovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trayvon Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gavrilo Jovanovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a big shot that misses.
Jovanovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jovanovic manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jovanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Jovanovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Lewis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
Jovanovic is trying to control but Lewis passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis misses with the ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Lewis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lewis sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jovanovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jovanovic tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Jovanovic is looking for a sweep.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jovanovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jovanovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lewis working the body and head with strikes.
Lewis is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lewis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lewis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jovanovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lewis working away.
Lewis wants to control for a moment but Jovanovic uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lewis thows a huge punch but Jovanovic dodges it nicely.
Jovanovic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lewis pulls his head out easily.
Jovanovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jovanovic is looking to control Lewis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jovanovic avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lewis wants to pass to mount but Jovanovic is defending the position.
Lewis is looking for a kimura here.
Jovanovic wants to get back to full guard.
Jovanovic is staying active underneath Lewis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fighters circling - Lewis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jovanovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jovanovic lands a nice shot that snaps Lewis's head back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic swinging wildly here.
Jovanovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lewiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Lewis.
Jovanovic lands with a hook. Lewis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lewis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jovanovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lewis lands with an uppercut that bounces Jovanovic off the cage and back into range.
Lewis digs a good hook to Jovanovic's body.
Jovanovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lewis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lewis with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis throws a big right hand that misses.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jovanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Jovanovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis looking to sit in guard and control but Jovanovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lewis 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jovanovic defends it easily.
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.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Jovanovic postures up.
Jovanovic wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Jovanovic won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lewis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jovanovic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lewis.
Lewis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jovanovic connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis tries to buck Jovanovic off but Jovanovic is having none of it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is working hard here to advance position.
Lewis being controlled for a moment.
Lewis 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.
Jovanovic lands an elbow.
Jovanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lewis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jovanovic throws out the jab.
Gavrilo Jovanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovanovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lewis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Lewis.
Jovanovic throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Jovanovic didn't expect that.
Lewis distracts Jovanovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lewis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lewis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis passes Jovanovic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lewis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lewis is looking to take a break and control but Jovanovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis 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.
Jovanovic wants to sweep but Lewis has passed to side control!
Lewis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lewis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jovanovic defending against the ground and pound.
Lewis working the ground and pound.
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Jovanovic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jovanovic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The strikes coming from Lewis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lewis controls the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Lewis.
Lewis trying to control the position but Jovanovic is working away.
Jovanovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lewis wants to get back to full guard.
Jovanovic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lewis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lewis looking for subs off his back but Jovanovic has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lewis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jovanovic has passed into side control.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jovanovic off and has taken his back!
Jovanovic preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lewis.
Lewis has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jovanovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lewis's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to stick to Jovanovic's back but Jovanovic is turning into Lewis. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lewis's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jovanovic.
Lewis is looking for a triangle here but Jovanovic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jovanovic working the ground and pound.
Jovanovic trying to control the position but Lewis is working away.
Lewis tries to improve position but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is trying to control Jovanovic's posture but Jovanovic avoids it.
Lewis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lewis wants to take a breather but Jovanovic is having none of it.
Lewis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jovanovic defending well though.
Jovanovic is not content to let Lewis control the position.
Jovanovic has hold of Lewis's hands but Lewis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lewis trying to control the action but Jovanovic is working from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is controlling the pace.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jovanovic can do to turn this around?
Lewis seems to be working for a kimura but Jovanovic defends the submission attempt.
Jovanovic wants to improve his position but Lewis is controlling well.
Lewis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jovanovic sees it coming and defends easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jovanovic defends it well.
Lewis works his way into side control.
Jovanovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lewis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lewis is pressing down on Jovanovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jovanovic is holding on for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lewis controlling from the top position.
Lewis won't allow Jovanovic to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lewis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jovanovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jovanovic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis walks into a straight right hand from Jovanovic.
Jovanovic tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trayvon Lewis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jovanovic moves forwards but Lewis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lewis lands a nice looking body shot.
Jovanovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jovanovic momentarily.
Jovanovic thows a leg kick but Lewis checks it
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jovanovic!
Lewis swings around for an armbar but Jovanovic sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lewis's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis is trying to hold Jovanovic in close to prevent damage but Jovanovic has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Jovanovic 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 looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jovanovic jumps into side control!
Check out the look on Jovanovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Jovanovic working away.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Jovanovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lewis keeps working.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Lewis taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a sweep.
Jovanovic wants to control but Lewis is keeping him busy.
Jovanovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Jovanovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lewis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jovanovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lewis has hold of Jovanovic's hands but Jovanovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jovanovic is looking to advance position but Lewis won't allow it.
Lewis is pressing down on Jovanovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jovanovic defends well.
Lewis has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jovanovic distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jovanovic wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis is trying to control the position but Jovanovic postures up.
Gavrilo Jovanovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trayvon Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to hit a sweep here but Jovanovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lewis there!
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Jovanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lewis working to try and regain half guard.
Jovanovic avoids the attempt from Lewis to control.
Lewis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic wants to control the pace but Lewis is squirming around nicely.
Lewis wants to control but Jovanovic is having none of it.
Lewis is trying desperately to improve position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to lock up and control but Jovanovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Trayvon Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jovanovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lewis gets back to half guard.
Lewis is doing well to control the position and prevent Jovanovic from advancing to side control.
Jovanovic prevents Lewis from improving his position.
Jovanovic is looking to stall here but Lewis recovers full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jovanovic throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jovanovic looks to throw the jab but Lewis is out of range.
Jovanovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jovanovic tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Jovanovic shoots in for a double leg but Lewis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lewis lands a glancing blow to the side of Jovanovic's head.
Lewis lands a nice looking body kick.
Trayvon Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
Jovanovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lewis on the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jovanovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Jovanovic is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Jovanovic throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jovanovic won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jovanovic is trying to work for a sweep but Lewis has mounted him!
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 Trayvon Lewis.
Well Lewis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trayvon Lewis!
Trayvon Lewis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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