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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Gori (ranked 25565 p4p, 791 weight class) and Kevin Murphy (ranked 5965 p4p, 602 weight class). Vlad Gori has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Gori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Murphy !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gori just misses with a punch to the body.
Gori definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gori misses with a low kick.
Murphy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Gori clobbers Murphy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gori sprawls well. Gori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Gori swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Gori.
Gori dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Gori steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Murphy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Murphy .
Gori throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gori misses with a body shot.
Murphy goes for a double leg but Gori avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gori continues to drive forward.
Vlad Gori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Murphy takes one to the chin there.
Gori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murphy .
Murphy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Murphy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gori has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Gori connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy works Gori's body with a nice hook.
Murphy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gori pinned against the cage. Gori gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gori lands with a hook. Murphy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murphy tries to land a body kick
letting Gori counter with a right hand.
Gori misses with a wild body shot.
Gori connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murphy 's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Murphy - that will leave a mark!
Gori throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gori scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Gori.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gori throws a big shot that misses.
Gori takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gori uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Murphy has time to react.
Kevin Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gori misses with an uppercut.
Murphy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Murphy dives in for a single leg takedown but Gori sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gori pushes Murphy up against the cage in a clinch.
Gori is trying to break free.
Gori tries to break free but Murphy pushes him back against the cage.
Gori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gori tries to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling the position.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a leg kick that misses.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Gori clinches.
Murphy 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gori is trying to defend but Murphy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gori makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Gori 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.
Gori checks a leg kick nicely.
Murphy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murphy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murphy misses with a series of wild punches.
Gori tests Murphy 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
Murphy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vlad Gori is winning the standup battle so far.
Gori connects with a crisp jab.
Gori dips to his left and cracks Murphy with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Gori.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy clinches.
Gori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gori is looking to break free of the clinch but Murphy has double underhooks.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike.
Murphy prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gori stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gori wants it to stay on the feet.
Gori throws a leg kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy drives through and clinches with Gori against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeps control of Gori as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gori wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murphy is looking to control Gori's arms but Gori gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murphy has his back to the cage.
Gori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gori's elbow.
Murphy is working Gori over against the cage.
Gori has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gori has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to take the fight to the mat but Gori manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Murphy prevents Gori from breaking the clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gori's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gori is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Gori finds it's target.
Murphy looks to clinch
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gori lands an overhand right.
Gori avoids a kick to the body.
A jab from Gori misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy . Gori does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Gori wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gori is looking to clinch.
Gori throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy 's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Gori connects with a body shot.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Gori sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vlad Gori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Gori's corner calls for a 1-2. Gori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gori lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy pushes Gori up against the cage in a clinch.
Murphy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gori pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Murphy misses
and Gori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Murphy fails to pull guard.
Gori has had enough of the clinch but Murphy keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gori's efforts to push away.
Murphy has Gori pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Murphy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gori tumbling to the mat - Murphy dives into Gori's guard.
Murphy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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 Vlad Gori will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murphy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy darts in looking for a takedown but Gori gets double underhooks and turns Murphy into the cage.
Gori scores with a nice head shot.
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt
and Gori cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murphy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy is looking to land body kicks.
Gori lands with a shot to the body.
Gori lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a few strikes there.
Gori digs a good body shot into Murphy 's ribs.
Gori moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Murphy . Those never looked like landing.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gori tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Gori moved out of range.
Gori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy tries for a takedown but Gori circles away easily
and Gori counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vlad Gori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Murphy .
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Gori throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Murphy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gori misses the shot to the body.
Murphy walks into a straight right hand from Gori.
Gori moves out of range of the body kick.
Murphy checks a leg kick.
Gori misses with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a nice body kick.
Gori cracks Murphy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gori's waist but Gori gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murphy off to one side.
Gori looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gori tests Murphy 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gori throws out a leg kick but Murphy moves out of range and Gori only half commits.
Gori stuffs the takedown attempt from Murphy . Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy looks to land a combination but Gori avoids it well.
Gori lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gori connects with a right hand. Murphy shakes it off.
Gori jabs at Murphy 's body.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body
and Gori counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Gori seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Murphy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Murphy throws a right and a left that Gori avoids nicely.
Murphy gets a takedown into half guard.
Gori keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Murphy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gori is in trouble now - Murphy has advanced to mount!
Gori on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gori tries to get out of the position.
Murphy gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gori sprawls well. Gori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Vlad Gori is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gori lands a lovely overhand right.
Kevin Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Gori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gori, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Gori!
A relieved looking Vlad Gori thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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