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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casper Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam comes to the cage accompanied by Grateful Deads- Truckin'. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Adam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casper Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinclair has closed the distance and engaged Adam in a clinch.
Sinclair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rob Adam has been cut.
Sinclair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Adam's defenses.
Sinclair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adam.
A shot in the inside from Sinclair.
Sinclair blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Adam looking to stall.
Sinclair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adam lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Adam.
Adam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sinclair.
Adam blocks the elbow strike.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sinclair.
Sinclair looks gassed!
Adam just leaning against Sinclair, taking a breather.
Sinclair tries a body shot but Adam blocks it.
Adam lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Adam lands a body punch.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sinclair lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sinclair throws an elbow but misses.
Sinclair can't find room to land a body shot as Adam controls the action.
Adam lands a shot to the body.
Adam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Adam.
Adam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sinclair working aggressively here.
Sinclair tries to work over Adam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Adam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sinclair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sinclair. That did some damage!
Adam has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Adam.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Sinclair managing to block the knees to the body from Adam.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sinclair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sinclair.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Adam.
Adam connects with a knee to the head.
Adam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Adam.
Adam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sinclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adam tries to stall but Sinclair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Adam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sinclair misses with an elbow over the top.
Adam lands a nice uppercut.
Sinclair misses with the head strike.
Sinclair lands a shot to the body.
Adam looking to stall.
Adam stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Adam.
Sinclair misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Adam.
Sinclair misses with a punch on the inside.
Adam gets through Sinclair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sinclair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam slows down the pace here.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sinclair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sinclair missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adam obliges.
A right hand to the body from Adam.
A left hand lands to the body for Adam.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam lands a nice shot to the body.
Sinclair on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adam works on Sinclair's body with a couple of short punches.
Adam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adam leaning against his opponent.
Adam lands a right hand.
Adam pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sinclair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sinclair gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sinclair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam just leaning against Sinclair, taking a breather.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
Adam missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Adam.
A right hand to the body from Adam.
A body shot lands from Adam.
Sinclair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sinclair or not.
Sinclair misses with a punch on the inside.
Adam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Adam stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sinclair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Adam is looking to control Sinclair's arms but Sinclair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Adam has his back to the cage.
Adam taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Adam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sinclair in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinclair breaks the clinch.
Sinclair checks a low kick from Adam.
Adam connects with a body shot.
Sinclair on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adam throws a shot to the body.
Adam connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sinclair is looking to slow Adam down with leg kicks.
A big right from Sinclair misses.
Adam misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Adam's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Adam.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sinclair misses with a two punch combination.
Sinclair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sinclair throws a solid leg kick but Adam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sinclair.
Sinclair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adam.
Adam tries to bum rush Sinclair with a series of wild strikes but Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sinclair dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adam. That did some damage!
Adam lands a nice looking body shot.
A lazy left from Adam finds it's target.
Sinclair throws a combination that misses
and Adam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sinclair ducks right into an uppercut from Adam.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sinclair.
The fighters circling - Adam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sinclair is breathing heavily.
Adam lands the left hand.
Adam attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sinclair slips a jab and a cross from Adam.
Rob Adam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Sinclair misses.
Sinclair scores with a body shot.
Adam feints and then cracks Sinclair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sinclair down.
Adam is looking to chop away at Sinclair's legs.
Adam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adam throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sinclair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sinclair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sinclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Sinclair tries to land a leg kick but Adam saw it coming and moves away.
Sinclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adam misses the shot to the body.
Sinclair tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Adam is able to avoid easily.
Adam is looking to clinch but Sinclair is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Adam misses its intended target.
Adam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sinclair circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Adam blocks the leg kick.
Sinclair connects with a solid leg kick.
Sinclair misses with a double jab
and Adam counters with a nice uppercut.
Sinclair clinches with his opponent.
Sinclair lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Adam has Sinclair pressed against the cage.
Sinclair misses with the head strike.
Sinclair is pushing Adam up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sinclair throws a head punch that misses.
Sinclair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adam is keeping busy.
Adam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Adam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sinclair can do to turn this around?
Adam digs a right hand underneath Sinclair's ribcage. Sinclair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
Sinclair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adam is working Sinclair over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Adam.
Sinclair struggles to land a body shot inside as Adam controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Adam.
Adam digs a right hand underneath Sinclair's ribcage. Sinclair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Adam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sinclair avoids it.
Adam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sinclair blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Adam.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adam.
Adam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sinclair avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sinclair as Adam tries to tie him up.
Sinclair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Adam.
Adam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sinclair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adam lands a shot to the body.
Adam missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Sinclair.
A short body shot lands from Adam as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Adam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Adam is pushing Sinclair up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adam pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Adam.
Adam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adam scores with a hook to the body.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Adam lands a shoulder strike.
Adam lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sinclair backwards.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sinclair lands with a left to the head.
Adam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sinclairs head.
Adam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Adam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sinclair lands an elbow that stopped Adam in his tracks for a moment.
Sinclair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adam looking to slow down the pace here.
Rob Adam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adam is leaning against Sinclair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Adam.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Adam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rob Adam's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sinclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adam tries to clinch up.
Adam throws a leg kick
and Sinclair counters with a leg kick.
Sinclair misses with a low kick.
Adam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sinclair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adam.
Adam wants to clinch up but Sinclair keeps it at a distance.
Adam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adam moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sinclair tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sinclair counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adam throws a jab when Sinclair was well out of range.
Adam lands a two punch combo.
Adam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Adam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adam steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adam misses with a jab to the body
letting Sinclair counter with a right hand.
Adam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adam checks a low kick from Sinclair.
Adam throws a head kick that misses.
Adam moves out of range of the leg kick from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws a combination. Adam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sinclair cracks Adam with a good jab.
Adam misses with a two punch combination.
Adam just misses with a punch to the body.
Adam misses with an uppercut. Sinclair saw that one coming.
Sinclair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Adam finds it's way round the side to connect with Sinclair's head.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but Adam shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinclair throws a jab but it's blocked by Adam.
Adam thuds his right hand into Sinclair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sinclair counters by moving into the clinch.
Casper Sinclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Sinclair.
A head punch on the inside from Adam fails to land.
Sinclair throws an elbow that misses.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sinclair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Adam.
Adam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Adam lands a body shot.
Sinclair working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but Sinclair blocks with his arms.
Adam on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sinclair fails to land.
Sinclair scores with a shot to the side of Adam's head.
Adam looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands an elbow that stopped Adam in his tracks for a moment.
Sinclair lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sinclair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adams head.
Sinclair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sinclair lands an elbow that stopped Adam in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adam.
Sinclair lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Adam or not.
Sinclair pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sinclair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Sinclair works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sinclair works on Adam's body with a couple of short punches.
Sinclair throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Adam tries a body shot but Sinclair blocks it.
Sinclair lands a hook that snaps the head of Adam backwards.
Sinclair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adam can't find room to land a body shot as Sinclair controls the action.
Sinclair scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sinclair misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sinclair as Adam tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sinclair.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sinclair lands with a light punch inside.
Sinclair works on Adam's body with a couple of short punches.
Adam swings wildly with an uppercut but Sinclair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sinclair lands an uppercut.
Sinclair scores with a shoulder strike.
Sinclair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Sinclair.
Sinclair misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sinclair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinclair is leaning against Adam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sinclair works on Adam's body with a couple of short punches.
Sinclair lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sinclair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adam avoids it.
Adam lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sinclair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adam avoids a wild elbow strike from Sinclair.
Sinclair throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice body punch from Adam - that landed with a thud.
Adam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sinclair.
Adam pushes Sinclair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sinclair.
Adam trying to control the position but instead, Sinclair has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adam into the cage.
Adam blocks an elbow strike from Sinclair.
Sinclair lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adam wants to stall.
Nice body punch from Adam.
Nice body punch from Sinclair - that landed with a thud.
Adam lands a body shot.
Adam stalling against the cage.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casper Sinclair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adam 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Adam!
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hype
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RATING
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