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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grateful Deads- Truckin'. This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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181 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tenenbaum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tenenbaum closes the distance and pushes Adam back into the cage.
Tenenbaum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tenenbaum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam stalls.
Tenenbaum lands a nice uppercut.
Adam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Adam.
Tenenbaum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adam lands a nice looking body shot.
Adam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Adam wants to get back to his feet but Tenenbaum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Adam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tenenbaum wants to control from the top but Adam keeps moving.
Adam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adam avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adam working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tenenbaum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Adam has managed to clinch.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam lands an uppercut.
Adam trying to control the position but instead, Tenenbaum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adam into the cage.
Adam lands with a right to the head.
Adam stops a takedown attempt from Tenenbaum.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tenenbaum breaks the clinch.
Adam gets a clinch.
Tenenbaum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Tenenbaum goes for a takedown attempt but Adam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Adam closes the distance and pushes Tenenbaum back into the cage.
Tenenbaum trying to stall but Adam improves his position.
Adam stalling.
Tenenbaum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adam is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tenenbaum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adam's elbow.
Adam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenenbaum or not.
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!
Tenenbaum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Nice body punch from Adam.
Tenenbaum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tenenbaum is breathing heavily.
Adam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Adam.
Tenenbaum has Adam pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Adam manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Adam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tenenbaum misses with a punch on the inside.
Adam presses Tenenbaum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tenenbaum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adam pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice body punch from Adam.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam with a knee to the head.
Adam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenenbaum or not.
Adam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Adam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Adam.
Adam lands an uppercut.
Adam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenenbaum or not.
Adam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adam is leaning against Tenenbaum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam lands a nice uppercut.
Adam working Tenenbaum over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam effectively controlling the action here.
Adam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Adam.
Adam presses Tenenbaum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tenenbaum's face.
Tenenbaum takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adam.
Tenenbaum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adam lands a nice uppercut.
Adam crunches a lovely knee into Tenenbaum's ribcage.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenenbaum.
Adam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adam works on Tenenbaum's body with a couple of short punches.
Adam has Tenenbaum pushed against the cage.
Tenenbaum takes a shot to the head.
Adam gets underhooks to prevent Tenenbaum's takedown attempt.
Adam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Adam is working Tenenbaum over 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!
Adam lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adam takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adam.
A hook to the body from Adam.
Adam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adam wants to stall.
Adam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adam works on Tenenbaum's body with a couple of short punches.
Adam is trying to stall.
Adam avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rob Adam.
Adam pushes Tenenbaum away with a front kick.
Tenenbaum takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Adam lands a nice hook to Tenenbaum's body. Tenenbaum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adam uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tenenbaum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adam takes the fight into the clinch.
Tenenbaum takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tenenbaum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adam sprawls well. Adam wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tenenbaum gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tenenbaum rather than just go for the knockout.
Tenenbaum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adam connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adam is looking to slow Tenenbaum down with leg kicks.
Adam scores with a hook to the body. Tenenbaum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adam moves into the clinch.
Adam blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Adam.
Adam lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tenenbaum fails to land.
Adam lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adam.
Adam has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tenenbaum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Adam tries to stall but Tenenbaum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adam has Tenenbaum pressed against the cage.
Adam digs a right hand underneath Tenenbaum's ribcage. Tenenbaum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adam landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Adam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Adam.
Adam stalling against the cage.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Adam.
Adam presses Tenenbaum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adam.
Adam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Adam.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam cracks Tenenbaum with a nice body shot.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Tenenbaum misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Adam.
Adam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tenenbaum backwards.
Adam digs a right hand underneath Tenenbaum's ribcage. Tenenbaum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tenenbaum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Adam lands a shot to the body.
Adam working Tenenbaum over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adam works on Tenenbaum's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Adam as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Adam.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tenenbaum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Adam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenenbaum blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adam.
Adam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tenenbaum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam pushes Tenenbaum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tenenbaum misses with a punch on the inside.
Adam landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adam.
Adam lands with a right to the head.
Adam is leaning against Tenenbaum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tenenbaum up against the cage.
Adam is pressed up against the cage. Tenenbaum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adam down to the mat. Adam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam leaning against his opponent.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam tries to land knees in the clinch but Tenenbaum avoids the damage to the body.
Tenenbaum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tenenbaum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adam's elbow.
Rob Adam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tenenbaum throws a head punch that misses.
Adam lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tenenbaum backwards.
A hook to the body from Adam.
Adam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tenenbaum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adam taking a breather.
Adam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tenenbaum.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.
Tenenbaum goes for a takedown in the clinch but Adam prevents it.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tenenbaum or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adam.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenenbaum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
Adam has Tenenbaum pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adam is working Tenenbaum over against the cage.
Adam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adam gets through Tenenbaum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tenenbaum misses with the head strike.
Tenenbaum swings wildly with an uppercut but Adam uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
Adam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenenbaum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Adam avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Adam.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum takes a shot to the head.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Adam.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Adam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tenenbaum backwards.
A short uppercut from Adam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tenenbaum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Adam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenenbaum closes the distance but Adam moves to the side
and Adam counters with a two punch combo.
Adam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tenenbaum.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adam.
Adam is looking to control Tenenbaum's arms but Tenenbaum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adam has his back to the cage.
Adam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adam.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tenenbaum has had enough of the clinch but Adam keeps him there for the moment.
Adam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tenenbaum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adam is leaning against Tenenbaum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Adam pushes Tenenbaum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tenenbaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.
Adam digs a right hand underneath Tenenbaum's ribcage. Tenenbaum let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adam crunches a lovely knee into Tenenbaum's ribcage.
Adam pushes Tenenbaum back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adam taking a breather.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenenbaum.
Adam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tenenbaum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adam.
Tenenbaum managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
Tenenbaum wants a takedown.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Adam.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Adam as the two fighters clinch.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tenenbaum.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Adam - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Adam on the inside.
Adam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tenenbaum up against the cage.
Tenenbaum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Adam gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Royal Tenenbaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam works on Tenenbaum's body with a couple of short punches.
Tenenbaum tries a body shot but Adam blocks it.
Adam stalling in the clinch.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam avoiding damage.
Adam lands a hook that snaps the head of Tenenbaum backwards.
Adam prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royal Tenenbaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tenenbaum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.
Tenenbaum takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
A hook to the body from Adam.
Adam missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Adam.
Adam landing knees to the body.
Tenenbaum throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Adam.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam is pressed up against the cage. Tenenbaum has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adam down to the mat. Adam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rob Adam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adam lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tenenbaum walks into a straight right hand from Adam.
Tenenbaum misses with a looping left.
Adam moves into the clinch.
Adam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tenenbaum.
Good body shot from Adam.
Tenenbaum being controlled against the cage.
Adam tries to stall but Tenenbaum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tenenbaum can't find room to land a body shot as Adam controls the action.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Adam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Tenenbaum.
A left hand lands to the body for Tenenbaum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Tenenbaum on the inside.
Adam works on Tenenbaum's body with a couple of short punches.
Adam gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Adam.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adam.
Tenenbaum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tenenbaum drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adam pulls his leg out and moves away.
Adam connects with a solid leg kick.
Royal Tenenbaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adam.
Good exchange - Adam coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adam throws a combination. Tenenbaum tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Adam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tenenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Adam keeps Tenenbaum at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adam 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Adam!
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RATING
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