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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Sharpe (ranked 808 p4p, 2748 weight class) and Valentin Adamovic (ranked 101 p4p, 318 weight class). Valentin Adamovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Donovan Sharpe's chin.
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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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donovan Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Adamovic!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adamovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sharpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Adamovic.
Sharpe gets a takedown into half guard.
Adamovic is not content to let Sharpe control the position.
Adamovic has his hands clasped together around Sharpe's back. He's all about the action.
Sharpe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamovic wants to get back to full guard.
Adamovic wants to get back to his feet.
Adamovic is looking to get back to full guard here but Sharpe has managed to pass to side control instead.
Adamovic can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamovic looking for a sweep but Sharpe has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sharpe misses with a head shot.
Adamovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sharpe trying to control but Adamovic is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Sharpe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Adamovic tries to hold on but Sharpe postures up.
Adamovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sharpe with a couple of short strikes.
Adamovic blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic is looking to improve his position but Sharpe isn't that keen on the idea.
Adamovic slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sharpe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sharpe throwing shots but Adamovic is blocking nicely.
Sharpe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Adamovic is looking for a sweep. Sharpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharpe working Adamovic over with strikes.
Adamovic is looking to escape.
Adamovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Sharpe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Ground and pound from Sharpe.
Adamovic trying to hold on to Sharpe's head to control him but Sharpe postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe working over Adamovic with some ground and pound. Adamovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Sharpe.
Sharpe thows a huge punch but Adamovic dodges it nicely.
Adamovic trying to control but Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe is trying to control. Adamovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sharpe thows a huge punch but Adamovic dodges it nicely.
Sharpe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adamovic's head.
Sharpe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Adamovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adamovic.
Sharpe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adamovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sharpe manages to get himself to full guard.
Sharpe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharpe looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharpe, not yet.
Adamovic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sharpe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adamovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sharpe's guard.
Sharpe 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Sharpe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Adamovic swings widly with a right hand
and Adamovic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adamovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharpe.
Sharpe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adamovic rushes Sharpe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharpe wants a takedown but no success here.
Sharpe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sharpe blocking some punches.
Adamovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sharpe can't get the takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adamovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sharpe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adamovic after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donovan Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adamovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adamovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Sharpe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adamovic has Sharpe pushed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Adamovic.
Sharpe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamovic can do to turn this around?
Sharpe blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sharpe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Adamovic can't fight it off and eventually Sharpe manages to take the fight to the floor. Adamovic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe landing with the ground and pound.
Sharpe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adamovic is looking for a sweep. Sharpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Adamovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sharpe.
Adamovic is concentrating on defense, preventing Sharpe from advancing position.
Sharpe throwing shots but Adamovic is blocking nicely.
Adamovic wants to get back to full guard.
Adamovic manages to get to full guard.
Adamovic 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic controls Sharpe momentarily but Sharpe frees himself.
Sharpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adamovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Adamovic, not yet.
Sharpe cracks Adamovic with a solid left hand.
Sharpe lands a couple of digs.
Sharpe postures up.
Sharpe is working Adamovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharpe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sharpe throws a big elbow that misses.
Adamovic looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sharpe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe trying to control the position from guard on top but Adamovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe chips away with some ground and pound.
Sharpe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Adamovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Adamovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adamovic is pulling down on Sharpe's head to control his posture.
Sharpe throwing strikes but missing.
Adamovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sharpe distracts Adamovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sharpe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Adamovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe distracts Adamovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adamovic has momentary wrist control but Sharpe slips an elbow through the middle.
Adamovic is controlling Sharpe's posture.
Adamovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Adamovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Adamovic controlling the position.
Sharpe wants to pass the guard but Adamovic is keeping the position.
Sharpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Adamovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Adamovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Adamovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sharpe's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Sharpe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sharpe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adamovic.
Adamovic lunges at Sharpe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sharpe's hand.
Sharpe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adamovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sharpe scrambles back to his feet.
Sharpe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adamovic throws out the jab.
Adamovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sharpe gets a takedown into half guard.
Adamovic is looking for a sweep. Sharpe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sharpe thows a huge punch but Adamovic dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Sharpe there.
Adamovic wants to improve his position but Sharpe is controlling well.
Sharpe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adamovic's head.
Well, if Sharpe 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.
Adamovic is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sharpe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sharpe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Adamovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharpe is thwarting Adamovic's attempts to control the position.
Adamovic keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Sharpe prevents Adamovic from improving his position.
Sharpe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentin Adamovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamovic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sharpe is working away from the top position though.
Sharpe is nestled in close to Adamovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Adamovic gets full guard.
Adamovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Adamovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Donovan Sharpe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Adamovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Adamovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sharpe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Adamovic is pulling down on Sharpe's head. It's preventing any offense from Sharpe, at least for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adamovic.
Sharpe lands with a good body shot.
Adamovic throws a hook but Sharpe blocks it.
Adamovic throws a shot to the body.
Adamovic throws a hook to the side of Sharpe's head but Sharpe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donovan Sharpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sharpe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Adamovic on his heels. He'll look to pass Adamovic's guard now, I'm sure.
Sharpe working some strikes from top position.
Sharpe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Adamovic 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.
Sharpe with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adamovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Adamovic striking off his back but it's not causing Sharpe any problems.
Sharpe works over Adamovic with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe throws a big elbow that misses.
Adamovic is trying to keep Sharpe in close.
Sharpe scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Adamovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sharpe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Adamovic's head.
Donovan Sharpe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sharpe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Adamovic keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sharpe, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Sharpe!
An out of breath Donovan Sharpe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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