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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy has chosen I Wanna Be Sedated as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dallas Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Murphy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prince tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
Murphy swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy connects with a jab.
Murphy lands with a good body shot.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince slips a straight right by Murphy.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Prince rather than just go for the knockout.
Murphy misses with a hook to the body
and Prince counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Prince moves forwards but Murphy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prince clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince rushes Murphy and presses him up against the cage.
Prince manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Prince wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Prince breaks from the clinch.
A left lands for Prince.
Prince tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
Prince throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy gets tackled into the cage by Prince. Prince maintains the clinch.
Murphy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dallas Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Prince.
Murphy fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Danga de danga de dang - Prince scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prince shoots in and drives through. Murphy sprawls well.
Prince wants to clinch up but Murphy keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Prince.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Prince's head backwards.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Prince sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy throws a nice looking combination but Prince bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Prince gets a clinch.
Prince tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prince's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prince darts in looking for a takedown but Murphy gets double underhooks and turns Prince into the cage.
Murphy breaks the clinch.
Prince tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Prince misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prince 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 misses with a wild combination.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Prince is just out of range.
Prince looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dallas Prince. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prince looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince 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.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Prince avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Sloppy strikes from Prince. Those never looked like landing.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murphy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Prince misses with a few strikes there.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Murphy will probably get the nod.
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.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
Prince avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy takes a swing at Prince's ribcage but misses.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eric Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prince clinches.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Prince.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Prince instigates a clinch.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Prince lands a nice shot that snaps Murphy's head back.
Murphy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Prince takes the fight into the clinch.
Prince breaks from the clinch.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Prince's body. Prince takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy keeps the fight on the outside.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Prince tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
Prince throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prince closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Prince has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murphy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dallas Prince is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prince closes the distance and pushes Murphy back into the cage.
Prince misses with a hook to the ribs.
Prince is trying to force a seperation but Murphy has the dominant position.
Murphy manages to break the clinch.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prince manages to avoid it.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Prince momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prince forces Murphy back against the cage and clinches.
Prince breaks the clinch.
Prince is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prince is looking to clinch.
Murphy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Murphy slips a jab and a cross from Prince.
Prince defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Prince's body.
Prince wants to clinch.
Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Murphy throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
Murphy throws a jab when Prince was well out of range.
Prince tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Prince.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince swinging wildly here.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murphy throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Murphy throws a body punch but Prince moves out of range.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Prince.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Murphy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murphy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince wants to clinch.
Murphy misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Eric Murphy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Prince misses with a double jab.
Prince throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Prince does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prince moves away.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prince fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy tries to bum rush Prince with a series of wild strikes but Prince uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prince takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Prince avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Prince's body.
Prince scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Murphy swings for the body but Prince moves out of range.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Prince throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Prince tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murphy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Murphy does it's job there.
Murphy swats away the attempt to clinch by Prince.
Prince tries to clinch up.
Prince scores with a sloppy right hand. Murphy should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Prince throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prince tries to clinch but Murphy moves out of range.
Prince throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Prince throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prince misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dallas Prince has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good standup being displayed there by Murphy as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prince tries to clinch there but Murphy circles away.
Prince takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Prince on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prince drives through and clinches with Murphy against the cage.
Prince softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy breaks from the clinch.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Prince moves in looking to clinch but Murphy pushes him off.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looks to land a combination. Prince sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Prince misses with a wild combination.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy throws a series of punches but Prince avoids them all with ease.
Prince tries to clinch but Murphy is having none of it.
Prince misses with a two punch combination.
Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Prince takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Murphy misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prince throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Prince uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Prince takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Prince at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Prince drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prince looks to land a combination but Murphy avoids it well.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Prince fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eric Murphy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Prince will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Murphy!
Eric Murphy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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