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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dominiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Be Sedated. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dominiguez's choice of entrance music: Intro - The xx. 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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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Dominiguez!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez misses with the combination.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dominiguez clinches up against the cage.
Dominiguez successfully pulls guard.
Dominiguez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Murphy is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wanted to stand there but Dominiguez had control of the position.
Murphy won't allow Dominiguez to sweep him here.
Murphy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dominiguez is proving hard to escape from.
Dominiguez is controlling Murphy's posture.
Murphy tries to stand but Dominiguez is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dominiguez.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Dominiguez.
Murphy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Eric Murphy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dominiguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dominiguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez is working for a kimura but Murphy is defending it quite comfortably.
Murphy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dominiguez on the ground.
Dominiguez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dominiguez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dominiguez moves into the clinch.
Dominiguez stalls.
Murphy blocks an elbow strike.
Dominiguez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dominiguez misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez slows down the pace here.
Murphy tries to break free but Dominiguez pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominiguez prevents Murphy from breaking the clinch.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Dominiguez keeps him there for the moment.
Murphy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dominiguez has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Murphy has had enough of the clinch but Dominiguez keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murphy tries to circle away but Dominiguez has him pinned against the cage.
Murphy avoids the elbow strike from Dominiguez, against the cage.
Murphy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dominiguez has him pressed against the cage.
Dominiguez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Murphy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dominiguez can turn it around.
Dominiguez stalling the fight.
Dominiguez avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Murphy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dominiguez has Murphy pressed against the cage, preventing Murphy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dominiguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murphy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dominiguez is trying to trip Murphy. He has hold of a leg but Murphy is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dominiguez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Dominiguez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Dominiguez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dominiguez dives into side control.
Dominiguez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Dominiguez misses with the ground and pound.
Murphy is letting Dominiguez control him for a moment.
Dominiguez is looking to take a break and control but Murphy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dominiguez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oscar Dominiguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dominiguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dominiguez throws a hook to the side of Murphy's head but Murphy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dominiguez throws a right and a left that Murphy avoids nicely.
A combination from Murphy does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez throws out a loose jab but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Dominiguez.
Dominiguez misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Dominiguez counters with a straight right hand.
Dominiguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominiguez throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominiguez scores with a nice head shot.
Dominiguez swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murphy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dominiguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Dominiguez misses with a straight left.
Murphy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dominiguez dodges the punch combination from Murphy.
Dominiguez wants to counter with a clinch but Murphy pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murphy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dominiguez somewhat.
Dominiguez stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Dominiguez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dominiguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Dominiguez tries to counter with a clinch but Murphy shakes him off and moves away.
Oscar Dominiguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominiguez looks to throw the jab but Murphy is out of range.
Murphy is looking to wear down Dominiguez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dominiguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Murphy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dominiguez trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Dominiguez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Murphy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Eric Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dominiguez stands and throws Murphy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dominiguez controls the position from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Dominiguez drags him back down.
Dominiguez wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murphy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dominiguez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Dominiguez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dominiguez 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 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Dominiguez!
Oscar Dominiguez very nearly forgot to thank Valhalla Fight Wear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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