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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Steeves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth comes to the cage accompanied by Enemy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Murth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davey Steeves!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steeves avoids the body shot from Murth.
Steeves fails with a takedown attempt.
Steeves fails to land the takedown.
Steeves throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Murth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steeves is in Murth's guard.
Murth might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Steeves drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Steeves has Murth in his guard.
Steeves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Murth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Murth postures up.
Murth postures up in Steeves's guard and throws a big left but Steeves blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steeves looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murth passes into half guard.
Murth is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Murth tries to pass to full mount but Steeves defends it.
Murth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Murth wants to take a breather but Steeves is having none of it.
Steeves desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steeves tries to get to full guard but Murth has control of the leg.
Murth trying to control the action but Steeves is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Adam Murth wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Murth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Steeves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Steeves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murth throws a series of punches but Steeves avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steeves.
Adam Murth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davey Steeves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth misses with a wild combination.
Murth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steeves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Murth's guard.
Murth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steeves pushing down on Murth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Steeves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, if Steeves 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Murth looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steeves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Steeves is looking to take a break and control but Murth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murth wants to get back to full guard.
Murth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steeves is trying to work for a kimura but Murth is defending well.
Steeves is taking a breather. Murth says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murth gets back to full guard.
Murth has a closed guard, preventing Steeves from standing up.
Steeves trying to control but Murth is working from the bottom.
Steeves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Steeves wants to control from the top but Murth keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Davey Steeves wasn't active enough on the ground.
Murth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Murth throws a nice looking combination but Steeves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Murth.
Steeves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Steeves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Murth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murth.
Steevesis looking to pass into half guard but Murth pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Murth is in guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steeves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steeves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steeves is not content to let Murth control the position.
Steeves parries the strikes from Murth easily there. Murth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steeves to escape.
Steeves is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Steeves's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steeves manages to get back to half guard.
Steeves tries to get to full guard but Murth has control of the leg.
Steeves regains full guard. Nicely done.
Steeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steeves keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Murth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steeves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Murth has managed to get both his arms back between Steeves's legs - danger averted.
Steeves controls Murth momentarily but Murth frees himself.
Steeves keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murth chips away with some ground and pound.
Murth trying to control the position from guard on top but Steeves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steeves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Murth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steeves seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Murth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steeves keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Davey Steeves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Murth throws a body punch but Steeves moves out of range.
Adam Murth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steeves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steeves takes a jab right on the kisser.
Murth takes a swing at Steeves's ribcage but misses.
Murth clinches.
Steeves decides to pull guard.
Murth wants to control from the top but Steeves keeps moving.
Steeves looking for a sweep. Not yet Steeves, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth throws a big right hand that misses.
Steeves looking to control.
Murth trying to control but Steeves is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Adam Murth.
Murth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steeves drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steeves wants to control from the top but Murth keeps moving.
Steeves is breathing heavily.
Steeves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Murth is keeping the position for now.
Davey Steeves has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth pulls Steeves in close to his closed guard and prevents Steeves from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murth keeping moving, preventing Steeves from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Davey Steeves hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Murth misses with the combination.
Steeves shoots in looking for a takedown but Murth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steeves's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steeves looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Adam Murth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Davey Steeves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murth working away.
Steeves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Steeves is looking for a sweep.
Murth working the ground and pound but Steeves is defending the strikes.
Steeves is looking for a sweep.
Murth controlling the position from side mount.
Steeves is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to control but Steeves is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Murth crashes against the mat.
Murth wants to control but Steeves is keeping him busy.
Murth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steeves can't do much from the bottom here.
Steeves regains half guard there - taking advantage of Murth's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to take a breather but Steeves is having none of it.
Steeves is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Murth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Murth's back!
Murth is in bad spot here.
Steeves avoiding Murth 's attempts to control his hands.
Steeves is looking for the choke from the back position but Murth is controlling his hands well.
Steeves is trying to control but Murth is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Murth tries to lock up and control but Steeves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Steeves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Steeves lands a heavy elbow.
Murth throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Steeves with shots to the head and body - Murth looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steeves looking to control but Murth is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steeves wants to finish this one by submission but Murth is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steeves.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Steeves sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Steeves throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murth because Steeves loaded up on that one.
Murth is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Steeves.
Murth is trying desperately to improve position.
Steeves lands a big elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Steeves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murth is looking to escape.
Steeves is landing with some decent strikes but Murth is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Steeves controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Murth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steeves prevents Murth from getting the reversal.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Murth is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Steeves can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murth is looking to escape.
Steeves prevents Murth from getting the reversal.
Murth takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steeves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steeves trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Steeves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Steeves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steeves has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Davey Steeves!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Davey Steeves!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Davey Steeves!
Davey Steeves wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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