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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Murth might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enemy. The crowd seem to be enjoying Aoki's choice of entrance music: BOYKAH. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lyoto Aoki enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
12 - 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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with a low kick.
Aoki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Aoki wants to clinch
and Murth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aoki throws a head kick but Murth moves out of range.
Aoki wants to clinch
and Murth counters with a left to the body.
Aoki throws a combination that misses
and Murth makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aoki tries to clinch but Murth moves away
and Murth counters with a one-two to the body.
Murth throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aoki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aoki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoki throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Murth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aoki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aoki misses with a low kick as Murth jumps back.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses.
Lyoto Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murth avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Murth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki throws out a loose jab but Murth uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left and a right from Murth both land. Nice combination.
Aoki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki misses with an uppercut
and Murth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right from Aoki on the inside.
Murth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
Murth is trying to force a seperation but Aoki has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Aoki tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Aoki does no damage.
Murth avoids the head kick by Aoki.
The crowd cheers as Murth lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aoki doesn't seem phased though.
Aoki wants to clinch
and Murth counters by clinching up.
Murth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Murth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aoki's efforts to push away.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth moves away from the strike by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murth.
Aoki misses with a right hand
and Murth counters with a straight right hand.
Aoki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aoki looks to clinch
and Murth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murth counters with a two punch combo.
Aoki drives through and clinches with Murth against the cage.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Aoki throws a head kick that half lands.
Aoki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murth counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Murth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Murth content to control rather than advance.
Murth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murth trying to control the action but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Murth trying to control the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki is trying to escape back to his feet but Murth uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Murth dominated that round.
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.
Aoki closes the distance and pushes Murth back into the cage.
Aoki working hard to break the clinch.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Murth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoki circles away.
Some wild striking there from Murth.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick and Murth moves out of range easily.
Murth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki throws a hook but Murth avoids it easily.
Aoki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Aoki throws a combination that misses
and Murth counters with a shoot takedown. Aoki fights it but they end up in guard.
Aoki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Aoki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Aoki scores with a head kick. Murth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murth darts in and clinches Aoki up against the cage.
Aoki is trying to break free.
Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki throws a right hand that misses
and Murth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyoto Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murth avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Aoki throws a head kick but Murth moves out of range.
Murth fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki thuds his right hand into Murth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murth swats away the attempt to clinch by Aoki.
Murth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aoki.
Aoki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Aoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murth circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki throws a sloppy head kick
and Murth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoki scores with a head kick. Murth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murth blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Aoki. No joy for Murth on that attempt.
Aoki throws a head kick but Murth moves out of range.
Murth changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aoki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aoki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Aoki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Aoki avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murth.
Murth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aoki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Murth in side control, throwing shots but Aoki defends.
Murth in side control, throwing shots but Aoki defends.
Aoki sneaks out the side door and pushes Murth away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murth circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Murth to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki lands a head kick!
Aoki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Murth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyoto Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murth misses with the combination.
Aoki looks to throw the jab but Murth is out of range.
Aoki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aoki.
Aoki connects with a high kick.
Aoki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Murth scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aoki sneaks out the side door and pushes Murth away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Murth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aoki.
Murth ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Murth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Lyoto Aoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aoki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murth counters with a shoot takedown. Aoki fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth throws and elbow that misses. Aoki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murth's guard. Nice move by Aoki!
Aoki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoki misses with a head kick.
Murth fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki looks to clinch
and Murth counters with a series of strikes. Aoki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aoki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murth counters with a single leg into guard. Aoki didn't expect that.
Murth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murth tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth is working hard here to advance position.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Murth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murth trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Murth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murth.
Murth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Murth works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Murth seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.
Murth is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murth is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
Aoki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murth lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Murth seems to be working for a kimura but Aoki defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Murth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Murth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Murth!
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hype
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