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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Kusnemirpow (ranked 1782 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 218 p4p, 237 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Kusnemirpow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic connects with an inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Kusnemirpow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Adamovic looks to land a left hand but Kusnemirpow moved out of range nicely.
Adamovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adamovic misses the jab.
Kusnemirpow throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Adamovic's waist but Adamovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kusnemirpow off to one side.
Kusnemirpow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adamovic. Adamovic obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Adamovic misses.
Kusnemirpow throwing a counter right hand but Adamovic manages to avoid it.
Adamovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kusnemirpow. That did some damage!
Adamovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Adamovic swings for the body but Kusnemirpow moves out of range.
Adamovic misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusnemirpow darts in looking for a takedown but Adamovic gets double underhooks and turns Kusnemirpow into the cage.
Adamovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kusnemirpow blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Kusnemirpow.
Adamovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adamovic digs a good body shot into Kusnemirpow's ribs.
Adamovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kusnemirpow is just out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kusnemirpow.
Adamovic tries to improve position but can't.
Kusnemirpow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Adamovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adamovic prevents Kusnemirpow from moving into mount.
Adamovic is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic can't do much from the bottom here.
Kusnemirpow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Adamovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kusnemirpow tries to move to mount but Adamovic blocks the move with his legs.
Kusnemirpow is trying to get an arm triangle but Adamovic is defending well.
Kusnemirpow goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Adamovic has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kusnemirpow but great work by Adamovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kusnemirpow is looking to reverse the position.
Adamovic trying to control the action but Kusnemirpow is working from the bottom.
Kusnemirpow is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic trying to control the position but Kusnemirpow is working away.
Kusnemirpow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Adamovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Adamovic wants to stand but Kusnemirpow is controlling his arm.
Adamovic moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kusnemirpow is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kusnemirpow tries to bench press Adamovic off him but Adamovic keeps the position.
Adamovic is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kusnemirpow will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Adamovic tries to stand but Kusnemirpow is controlling his head.
Kusnemirpow manages to work his way to half guard, despite Adamovic's best efforts.
Kusnemirpow is staying active underneath Adamovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kusnemirpow is looking to improve his position.
Kusnemirpow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adamovic wants to control but Kusnemirpow is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kusnemirpow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kusnemirpow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valentin Adamovic dominated that round.
That's time! Kusnemirpow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adamovic misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Adamovic misses its intended target.
Adamovic tests Kusnemirpow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kusnemirpow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adamovic misses with a body shot.
Kusnemirpow was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adamovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kusnemirpow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kusnemirpow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adamovic throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Adamovic coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic lands a leg kick that knocks Kusnemirpow off balance momentarily.
Adamovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kusnemirpow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adamovic with a hook.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamovic lands a nice shot that snaps Kusnemirpow's head back.
Kusnemirpow ducks under a wild hook from Adamovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic feints and then cracks Kusnemirpow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kusnemirpow down.
Kusnemirpow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kusnemirpow defending well as Adamovic loads up on a big left hand.
Adamovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kusnemirpow 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.
Kusnemirpow staying out of range there.
Kusnemirpow throwing a counter right hand but Adamovic manages to avoid it.
Adamovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Adamovic throws a hook but Kusnemirpow blocks it.
Kusnemirpow throwing a counter right hand but Adamovic manages to avoid it.
Adamovic throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Adamovic.
Nice uppercut lands for Adamovic. That snapped Kusnemirpow's head back.
Adamovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adamovic throws out a loose jab but Kusnemirpow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kusnemirpow misses the jab.
Adamovic digs a good body shot into Kusnemirpow's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic misses with an uppercut. Kusnemirpow saw that one coming.
Kusnemirpow fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kusnemirpow shoots for a takedown but Adamovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adamovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adamovic scores with a nice head shot.
A shot to the liver by Adamovic. Beautiful body shot.
Adamovic looks to land a left hand but Kusnemirpow moved out of range nicely.
Adamovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kusnemirpows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kusnemirpow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adamovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kusnemirpow.
Kusnemirpow swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Adamovic lands a big head kick that sends Kusnemirpow to the canvas! Adamovic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Adamovic!
Our winner, Valentin Adamovic, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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