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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrick Corriveau (ranked 5131 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Murphy (ranked 7103 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrick Corriveau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Murphy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corriveau tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corriveau gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murphy.
Murphy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corriveau backs up against the cage.
Alex Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corriveau lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Corriveau takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murphy is rocked!
It looks like Alex Murphy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murphy darts in and clinches Corriveau up against the cage.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Corriveau finish him?
Corriveau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Corriveau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Corriveau tries to circle away but Murphy has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corriveau has him pressed against the cage.
Corriveau trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Corriveau into the cage.
Corriveau is looking to control Murphy's arms but Murphy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corriveau has his back to the cage.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Corriveau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Murphy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCorriveau.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corriveau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Corriveau goes for a double leg but Murphy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murphy continues to drive forward.
Murphy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Corriveau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy swinging wildly here.
Murphy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corriveau.
Corriveau moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Corriveau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy closes the distance and clinches.
Corriveau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy darts in and clinches Corriveau up against the cage.
Corriveau is trying to pull guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrick Corriveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Murphy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Corriveau in a clinch.
Corriveau fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Murphy pulls guard successfully.
Corriveau throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Corriveau wants to control from the top but Murphy keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corriveau throws a big elbow that misses.
Corriveau knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Murphy on the ground.
Corriveau trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corriveau trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corriveau throwing strikes from guard but Murphy blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses
and Corriveau counters with a three punch combo that has Murphy backing up. Murphy nods at Corriveau to acknowledge the strikes.
Corriveau doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
As Corriveau backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Corriveau manages to avoid it all.
Corriveau throws a head kick that misses.
Corriveau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murphy as he avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a low kick.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Corriveau in a clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corriveau 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 rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corriveau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Corriveau has a takedown stuffed.
And Murphy responds with a good body kick, but Corriveau manages to step out the way in time.
Alex Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a head kick but Corriveau moves out of range.
Corriveau slips a jab and a cross from Murphy.
Murphy looks winded!
Corriveau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Murphy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Corriveau.
Corriveau shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Murphy darts in and clinches Corriveau up against the cage.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Corriveau.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrick Corriveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corriveau is working for takedown but Murphy is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Murphy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Corriveau checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corriveau misses with a takedown attempt
and Murphy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Andrick Corriveau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Corriveau checks it.
Murphy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Murphy tries to work over Corriveau's front leg with a kick but Corriveau checks it.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Corriveau.
Murphy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alex Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Corriveau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Corriveau ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Corriveau dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Corriveau in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working hard to break the clinch.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy forces Corriveau back against the cage and clinches.
Murphy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Corriveau smiles and moves away.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Corriveau tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Murphy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Murphy pulls Corriveau into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy wants to stand and escape but Corriveau is having none of it.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Corriveau stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corriveau is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corriveau tries for a kimura but Murphy is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Corriveau with the ground and pound but Murphy regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Corriveau wants to advance to full mount but Murphy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Corriveau has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Corriveau looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Corriveau trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Murphy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Corriveau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murphy wants it to stay on the feet.
Corriveau fails with a takedown attempt.
Corriveau throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Corriveau looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corriveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Corriveau with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrick Corriveau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corriveau wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corriveau shoots for a double leg takedown but Murphy sprawls well. He's pushed Corriveau's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Corriveau tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Corriveau jumps guard but Murphy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corriveau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Corriveau takes it in his stride.
Corriveau tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murphy defends well and Corriveau ends up having to push Murphy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As Corriveau backs off Murphy throws a huge counter combo but Corriveau manages to avoid it all.
Corriveau tries to clinch up but Murphy circles away and keeps his distance.
Corriveau avoids a kick to the body.
Murphy clinches with his opponent.
Alex Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy darts in and clinches Corriveau up against the cage.
Corriveau tries to pull guard but Murphy won't allow it.
Corriveau fails to pull guard.
Murphy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Corriveau does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corriveau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy leaves Corriveau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Murphy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Corriveau looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Corriveau checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Corriveau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Corriveau half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Corriveau tries for a takedown but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murphy has closed the distance and engaged Corriveau in a clinch.
Murphy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murphy clinches up against the cage.
Murphy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Corriveau's efforts to push away.
Corriveau is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Murphy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Murphy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corriveau wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corriveau wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corriveau wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murphy pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Murphy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Alex Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
Corriveau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murphy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murphy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Murphy!
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hype
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