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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leg Day (ranked 1096 p4p, 2027 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 134 p4p, 233 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Valentin Adamovic enters the cage!

Day
vs
Adamovic

185 cm
34
190
15 - 14 - 0

185 cm
27
185
6 - 6 - 0

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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 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adamovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Day is looking to land body kicks.
Adamovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Day counters with a low kick, right behind Adamovic 's knee.
Day fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Adamovic checks it well.
Day misses with a head kick.
Adamovic lands a slapping body shot.
Adamovic cracks a nice hook into Day's ribs.

Adamovic drives through and clinches with Day against the cage.
Adamovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Day backwards.
I was talking to Day's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Day tries a knee to the head but Adamovic blocks it.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Adamovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Day.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.
Adamovic misses with a body punch.
Day with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Valentin Adamovic has been cut.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Adamovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Adamovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamovic avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Day blocks a body shot from Adamovic.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Day misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic misses with a body punch.
Adamovic lands with a right to the head.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adamovic.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Adamovic is blocking nicely.
Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adamovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Day misses with a knee to the head.
Adamovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adamovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adamovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adamovic can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
Adamovic working aggressively here.
Adamovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adamovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Day takes a shot to the head.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Adamovic blocks with his arms.
Adamovic lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adamovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Day.
Adamovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Day uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamovic avoids it.
Adamovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Adamovic - that landed with a thud.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adamovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day blocks a body shot from Adamovic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Adamovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Valentin Adamovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Adamovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Day manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Day circles away from the clinch attempt.

Adamovic gets a clinch.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Adamovic avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Adamovic - that landed with a thud.
Day looking to throw knees to the head but Adamovic is blocking nicely.
Day blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic can't get the takedown.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Adamovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Day throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adamovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Day's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Day using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day misses with a knee to the head.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Adamovic.
Adamovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Adamovic blocks with his arms.
Day misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Adamovic.
Day misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Adamovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Adamovic avoids the damage to the body.
Day blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Adamovic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adamovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Adamovic lands with a light punch inside.
Adamovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Day blocks a body shot from Adamovic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.

Adamovic manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Day tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Adamovic manages to circle out of the way.
Day dodges the punch combination from Adamovic.

Day moves into range and clinches up with Adamovic.
Day prevents a body shot from Adamovic.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adamovic.
Adamovic avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic misses with a body punch.
Adamovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adamovic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Day seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adamovic can turn it around.
Day missing with knees to the body.
Adamovic tries to throw a body punch but Day avoids it by throwing Adamovic back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adamovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valentin Adamovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adamovic avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Day trying to land knees to the body.
Adamovic throws a head punch that misses.
Day takes a shot to the head.
Day missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adamovic misses with the head strike.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Adamovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Day with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Adamovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Valentin Adamovic's cut.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Adamovic connects with a body shot.
Adamovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adamovic tries to clinch up.
Day thinks about countering with a body kick.
Adamovic is looking to clinch.
Adamovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Day.
Adamovic tries to clinch up.
Adamovic tries to clinch but Day is having none of it.

Adamovic moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day misses with a knee to the head.
Adamovic scores with a hook to the body.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Adamovic avoids the damage to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but Adamovic blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adamovic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Adamovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Day missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Adamovic fails to land.
Day blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adamovic gets through Day's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamovic pushes Day back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Day blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adamovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Day.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamovic avoids it.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamovic avoids it.
Adamovic avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adamovic.
Leg Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adamovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adamovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Day.
Day blocks an uppercut.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adamovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Day controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A body shot lands from Adamovic.
Adamovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adamovic can't find room to land a body shot as Day controls the action.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Adamovic won't want to take too many of those.
Adamovic has a couple of punches blocked by Day.
Adamovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Days head.
Valentin Adamovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adamovic avoids it.
Adamovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adamovic managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Day misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day tries to land knees in the clinch but Adamovic avoids the damage to the body.
Day blocking some punches.
Day tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adamovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Day backwards.
Day is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Adamovic is defending well for now.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adamovic.
Day misses with a knee strike.
Day tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Day misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adamovic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Adamovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adamovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Adamovic!
A very excited looking Valentin Adamovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.