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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Murth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murth has chosen Enemy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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199 lbs
20 - 13 - 1 |
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180 cm
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190 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Murth!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary throws an overhand right that lands on Murth's shoulder, as Murth tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Leary. Murth does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Leary tries to clinch but Murth moves out of range.
O Leary has closed the distance and engaged Murth in a clinch.
O Leary being controlled against the cage.
O Leary lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Murth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Leary working aggressively here.
O Leary lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Leary lands a body shot.
Murth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Leary.
Murth misses with a wild body shot.
Murth misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary throws out a loose jab but Murth uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Leary throws a low kick, looking for Murth's leg but Murth calmly moves out of range.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Leary. Murth does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Leary wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Leary looks to throw the jab but Murth is out of range.
O Leary throws a shot to the body.
O Leary thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murth steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Leary.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
O Leary throws a lazy right hand but Murth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Leary scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - O Leary coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murth blocks a jab.
Murth swinging wildly here.
O Leary throws an off balance right hand
and Murth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Leary tries to clinch but Murth is having none of it.
O Leary connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murth. Murth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from O Leary misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from O Leary.
Murth checks the leg kick.
Good work by Murth as he checks the leg kick.
William O Leary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Leary. Murth does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Leary slips a straight right by Murth.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from O Leary lands.
Murth fails to land with a series of punches.
O Leary throws a poor cross that misses
and Murth counters with a nice body shot.
O Leary darts in and clinches Murth up against the cage.
O Leary pressing his opponent against the cage.
O Leary misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Murth backwards.
Murth blocks a body shot from O Leary.
O Leary doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Leary taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Leary softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from O Leary.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Leary.
O Leary tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murth tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary has a couple of punches blocked by Murth.
Murth blocks a body shot from O Leary.
Murth wants to take the fight to the mat but O Leary manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William O Leary dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Leary.
O Leary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murth is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Leary.
A cross from O Leary lands.
O Leary works Murth's body with a nice hook.
O Leary stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Leary throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Leary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murth slips under a jab from O Leary.
O Leary misses with a right hand
and Murth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in O Leary's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
O Leary keeping full guard, as Murth tries to pass.
O Leary is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murth is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
O Leary wants to stand and escape but Murth is having none of it.
O Leary utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Leary wants to sweep here but Murth controlling him for the moment.
Murth lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Leary wants to sweep here but Murth controlling him for the moment.
O Leary trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth scoring with some ground and pound.
O Leary wants to sweep here but Murth controlling him for the moment.
O Leary keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
Murth with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Leary looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murth is one step ahead there.
Murth wants to control from the top but O Leary keeps moving.
O Leary is trying to control the position but Murth postures up.
Murth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Leary keeping moving, preventing Murth from controlling successfully.
O Leary 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Murth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Leary is keeping the position for now.
Murth throws a big right hand that misses.
O Leary pulls Murth in close to his closed guard and prevents Murth from doing any damage or advancing position.
Murth wants to control from the top but O Leary keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Leary works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Leary seems keen to control Murth's posture.
O Leary is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of William O Leary.
O Leary moves in looking to clinch but Murth pushes him off.
O Leary tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murth was well out of range. Poor timing from O Leary.
O Leary lands with a nice combination. Murth backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary lands with a shot to the body.
O Leary keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William O Leary will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
O Leary throws a poor cross that misses
and Murth counters with a one-two to the body.
Murth moves out of range of the strikes.
William O Leary is winning the standup battle so far.
Murth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from O Leary.
Murth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Leary moves away.
O Leary loads up on a big right hand but Murth slips the punch.
Murth swats away the attempt to clinch by O Leary.
O Leary throws a right hand that Murth ducks under and follows up with a left that Murth also avoids with ease.
Murth tries to bum rush O Leary with a series of wild strikes but O Leary uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murth digs a good hook to O Leary's body.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but Murth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murth looks to land a combination but O Leary avoids it well.
O Leary tries to clinch but Murth is having none of it.
Murth shoots in but O Leary avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Murth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murth gets a takedown into half guard.
O Leary blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murth.
Adam Murth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murth working over O Leary with some ground and pound. O Leary looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
William O Leary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Leary wants to get back to his feet.
O Leary manages to get to full guard.
O Leary is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Leary not doing much here.
O Leary is looking to take a break and control but Murth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Leary sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Murth wants to control but O Leary is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murth looking for submissions off his back.
Murth is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but O Leary pulls his head out easily.
Murth tries to get to full guard but O Leary has control of the leg.
O Leary with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murth punching from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
O Leary not doing much here.
Adam Murth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
William O Leary has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Leary. Murth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Leary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Leary is looking to clinch.
O Leary throws a leg kick but Murth checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to William O Leary.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Leary, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... William O Leary!
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energy
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hype
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