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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pep steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunn. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Dunn.
Pep throws a looping overhand right but Dunn ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunn misses the target.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Dunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pep.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dunn.
Pep misses with a double jab.
Pep keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunn blocks a jab.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Dunn saw that one coming.
Pep takes a swing at Dunn's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dunn.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Dunn.
Dunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pep's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick from Dunn.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pep but Pep pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pep.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunn.
Pep misses with a double jab.
Dunn clinches up with Pep and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunn defending well as Pep loads up on a big left hand.
Dunn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pep, pushing him back against the cage.
Dunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dunn misses with a low kick as Pep jumps back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pep stalks Dunn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dunn's face. Dunn staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Pep avoids them all with ease.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pep smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pep jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Dunn saw that one coming.
Dunn slips under a jab.
A big right from Pep misses.
Dunn takes a swing at Pep's ribcage but misses.
Dunn slips under a jab from Pep.
Dunn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dunn throws a push kick but Pep slaps the foot to one side.
Dunn throws a leg kick but Pep moved away.
Pep works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dunn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dunn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pep checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Dunn slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn tries to clinch but Pep moves out of range.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Pep.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Pep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Dunn is looking to clinch but Pep is avoiding it.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Pep.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dunn!
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Pep catches Dunn right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dunn. Pep does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunn lands with a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Dunn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Dunn's shoulder, as Dunn tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Dunn lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pep.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Dunn's shoulder, as Dunn tries to avoid the shot.
Dunn throws a hook but Pep blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn tries to clinch but Pep moves out of range.
Pep throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunn.
Pep avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dunn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pep takes a swing at Dunn's ribcage but misses.
Dunn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dunn works Pep's body with a nice hook.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Pep shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dunn eats them both and turns towards Pep to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn jabs at Pep's body.
Dunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pep sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pep keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Dunn with a hook.
Pep connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
Dunn is looking to chop away at Pep's legs.
Pep on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pep lands with a nice combination. Dunn backs away looking to recover.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn clinches up with Pep and pushes him back against the cage.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pep avoids it.
Dunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pep avoids it.
Pep lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Pep avoids the damage to the body.
Pep managing to block the knees to the body from Dunn.
Pep takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pep lands an uppercut.
Dunn working Pep over with knees to the body.
A short right from Pep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn misses with a body punch.
Dunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pep.
Dunn takes a shot to the head.
Dunn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pep is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dunn can't get the takedown.
Dunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn tries for a takedown but Pep manages to get underhooks.
Dunn trying to land knees to the body.
Dunn trying to land knees to the body.
Pep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pep working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dunn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pep prevents a body shot from Dunn.
Pep cracks Dunn with a nice body shot.
Knees to the body from Dunn.
A short right from Pep on the inside.
Pep lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Pep.
Dunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep is trying to maintain a safe position but Dunn gets an underhook and turns Pep into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pep walks away with a smile on his face. Dunn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frankie Pep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pep on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunn swings for the body but Pep moves out of range.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Dunn saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Pep as he connects with a hook.
Dunn misses with an uppercut. Pep saw that one coming.
A left lands for Pep.
Pep connects with a body shot.
Pep misses with a series of wild punches.
Pep stuns Dunn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Pep moved out of range.
Dunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pep.
Dunn looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Dunn avoids the body shot from Pep.
Pep avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Pep misses.
Dunn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pep misses with a right hand
and Dunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
The fighters circling - Dunn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Pep misses.
Pep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Dunn's shoulder, as Dunn tries to avoid the shot.
Pep misses with a looping right.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Pep moves out of range.
Pep blocks a jab.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn is looking to clinch.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Dunn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep blocks a leg kick.
Pep fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pep throws a lazy right hand but Dunn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pep moves away.
Dunn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Pep avoids the damage to the body.
Pep digs a right hand into Dunn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dunn's gas tank.
Pep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dunn pushes Pep back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dunn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mark Dunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dunn leaning against his opponent.
Dunn letting Pep take a breather here.
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 Mark Dunn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Pep throws a nice looking combination but Dunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pep misses with a hook. Dunn ducked under it nicely.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunn moves away.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunn manages to avoid it.
Dunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dunn digs a good body shot into Pep's ribs.
Dunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Dunn.
Pep misses with a wild body shot.
Dunn cracks a nice hook into Pep's ribs.
Dunn staying out of range there.
Dunn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pep tries to avoid it but Dunn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pep to the ground. Pep escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Pep, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dunn pushes Pep up against the cage in a clinch.
Pep blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pep.
Dunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dunn misses with the head strike.
Dunn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pep.
Good body shot from Pep.
Pep managing to block the knees to the body from Dunn.
Pep scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pep stalls.
Dunn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dunn lands a knee to the body.
Dunn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pep is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pep is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pep taking a breather.
Pep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Pep displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dunn up against the cage.
Pep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pep leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pep takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pep presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pep lands an uppercut.
Dunn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pep works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Pep - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunn obliges.
Pep can't find room to land a body shot as Dunn controls the action.
Pep softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pep lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunn working hard to break the clinch.
Pep managing to block the knees to the body from Dunn.
Pep lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pep.
Pep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pep lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Pep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dunn is looking to slow Pep down with leg kicks.
Pep bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunn's head backwards.
Pep throws out a powerful jab.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Pep misses with a wild body shot.
Dunn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn tries to clinch up.
Dunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dunn is looking to wear down Pep with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dunn throws a big shot that misses.
Dunn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pep moves away.
Dunn slips under a jab from Pep.
Nice uppercut lands for Pep. That snapped Dunn's head back.
Dunn looks for the body kick but Pep saw that one coming.
Dunn moves into the clinch.
Dunn pushes Pep back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pep throws a hook but Dunn avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Pep misses.
Dunn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pep sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pep throws a right hand that Dunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunn also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Pep comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pep has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
A less than humble Frankie Pep misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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