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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Devin Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monk Gorfne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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154 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devin Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Monk Gorfne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorfne throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
Gorfne throws a right hand that Murphy ducks under and follows up with a left that Murphy also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Gorfne lands a nice looking body shot.
Gorfne defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Gorfne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gorfne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorfne throws a big shot that misses.
Gorfne looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Gorfne lands a with a good body shot.
Murphy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy takes a swing at Gorfne's ribcage but misses.
Gorfne has Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Gorfne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murphy stalling the fight.
Gorfne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gorfne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gorfne lands with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Gorfne scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfne slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorfne.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Gorfne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gorfne is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Good body shot from Murphy.
Gorfne looks gassed!
Gorfne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gorfne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy tries to circle away but Gorfne has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Murphy.
A combination from Gorfne does no damage.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gorfne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murphy throws the left hand but Gorfne avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gorfne avoids them all with ease.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorfne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gorfne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorfne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right hand that Gorfne ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorfne also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Murphy coming out on top.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Murphy lands with a hook. Gorfne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gorfne avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy slaps away a takedown attempt from Gorfne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Devin Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gorfne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gorfne avoids them all with ease.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gorfne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gorfne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gorfne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorfne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Gorfne misses the jab.
Gorfne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gorfne tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Gorfne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gorfne doesn't seem phased though.
Gorfne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gorfne on the side of the head.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gorfne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gorfne defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Gorfne is looking to clinch.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gorfne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfne drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gorfne dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Murphy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gorfne.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy with a hook.
Murphy leaves Gorfne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Devin Murphy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monk Gorfne.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy throws a combination. Gorfne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Murphy!
Gorfne slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorfne circles away quickly and effectively.
Gorfne drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gorfne.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Murphy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorfne.
Gorfne with a jab.
Devin Murphy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gorfne misses with a straight left.
Murphy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gorfne bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Murphy is trying to buck Gorfne off.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy gets full guard.
Murphy 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.
Gorfne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorfne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murphy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gorfne is controlling him.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfne trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looking for a guillotine here but Gorfne defends easily.
Gorfne throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorfne trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gorfne avoids it well.
Gorfne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monk Gorfne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Gorfne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Gorfne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Gorfne's head.
Gorfne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorfne circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorfne.
Gorfne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Gorfne throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy lands with a right hand.
Murphy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gorfne momentarily.
Murphy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy scores with a three punch combo!
A punch lands to the side of Gorfne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Gorfne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Murphy works Gorfne's body with a nice hook.
Murphy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorfne throws out the jab.
Murphy misses the jab.
Murphy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gorfne.
Devin Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
Gorfne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gorfne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gorfne dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Murphy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Murphy scores with a four punch combination!
Gorfne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murphy scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gorfne.
Gorfne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy swinging wilding here.
Gorfne slips a straight right by Murphy.
Gorfne misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murphy misses with the combination.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gorfne avoids it well.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murphy misses with a double jab.
Gorfne loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Murphy.
A jab from Gorfne finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Murphy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Gorfne misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Gorfne.
Gorfne misses with a series of wild punches.
Murphy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murphy.
Gorfne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murphy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gorfne moves out of range.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorfne.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Gorfne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gorfne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gorfne circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murphy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorfne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gorfne's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Gorfne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gorfne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gorfne dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gorfne avoids it well.
Murphy tries to bum rush Gorfne with a series of wild strikes but Gorfne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gorfne manages to avoid it.
Gorfne throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy scores with a jab. Gorfne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Gorfne moves out of range.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorfne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murphy was covering up waiting for the punch and Gorfne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand up but Gorfne is controlling him.
Murphy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gorfne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Murphy staying out of range there.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorfne.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Gorfne.
Gorfne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Gorfne moves away and avoids it.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy lunges at Gorfne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gorfne's hand.
Gorfne ducks under a wild hook from Murphy.
Gorfne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Murphy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gorfne in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gorfne working the strikes but Murphy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gorfne seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gorfne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gorfne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorfne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gorfne is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Murphy manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfne throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Gorfne dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorfne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gorfne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murphy.
Murphy cracks Gorfne with a good jab.
Monk Gorfne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gorfne throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy thuds his right hand into Gorfne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Murphy lands with a straight right. Gorfne didn't see that one coming.
Murphy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gorfne has a takedown stuffed.
Devin Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gorfne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Murphy!
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