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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pep comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly). Dominguez has chosen Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Frankie Pep has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class 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
34 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Pep misses the body punch
and Dominguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Pep keeps the fight on the outside.
Pep takes one to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses with a body shot.
Pep tries a head kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dominguez, as that shot connected.
Dominguez tries to land a leg kick but Pep saw it coming and moves away.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominguez misses the target.
Pep moves away from the strike by Dominguez.
Dominguez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pep lands a jab to Dominguez's midsection.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dominguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pep.
Dominguez scores with the left hand. Pep knows he should have avoided that one.
Pep lands with a nice combination. Dominguez backs away looking to recover.
Pep misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominguez throws out a leg kick but Pep moves out of range and Dominguez only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Pep.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dominguez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dominguez circles away quickly and effectively.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Dominguez moved out of range.
Pep bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominguez.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dominguez, right into the meat.
Dominguez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pep to score with a decent uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dominguez. Pep shrugs it off though.
Pep is looking to clinch but Dominguez is avoiding it.
Pep misses with a right hand
and Dominguez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dominguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dominguez misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dominguez.
Pep has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pep there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've been informed that Dominguez has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pep swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominguez.
Pep shoots in but no luck this time.
Pep throws a body punch but Dominguez moves out of range.
Dominguez slips a jab from Pep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez cracks a nice hook into Pep's ribs.
Pep gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dominguez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dominguez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pep rushes Dominguez and presses him up against the cage.
Pep misses with some punches.
Pep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Pep blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pep's face.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pep avoids it.
Pep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Pep blocks it.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Pep's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dominguez's elbow.
Pep tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
Pep working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pep throws a head punch that misses.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Pep throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Pep.
Dominguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Pep blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Pep fails to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dominguezs head.
Pep misses with some punches.
Pep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pep scores with a shot to the side of Dominguez's head.
Pep tries to work over Dominguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pep swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pep misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Pep misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Pep.
Pep lands with a light punch inside.
Pep has a couple of punches blocked by Dominguez.
Pep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez missing with knees to the body.
Pep lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Pep has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dominguez after a bit of a struggle.
Dominguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pep working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pep darts in looking for a takedown but Dominguez gets double underhooks and turns Pep into the cage.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pep tries a body shot but Dominguez blocks it.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pep.
Pep goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dominguez prevents it.
Pep avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Pep as the two fighters clinch.
Pep takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
Frankie Pep has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pep throws a head punch that misses.
Pep takes an elbow to the temple.
Pep scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pep is working Dominguez over against the cage.
Pep cracks Dominguez with a nice body shot.
Dominguez wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Pep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominguez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pep lands a shot to the body.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Pep.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dominguez throws an elbow but misses.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dominguez.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pep.
Pep turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pep manages to end up in side control.
Dominguez prevents Pep from improving position.
Pep controlling from side mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dominguez is being controlled here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frankie Pep wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez misses with a hook
and Pep counters with a stiff right hand.
Dominguez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rico Dominguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dominguez misses with a looping right.
Dominguez connects with a right hand. Pep shakes it off.
Pep closes the distance and clinches.
Pep takes an elbow to the temple.
Dominguez tries a body shot but Pep blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pep.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pep throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep lands a body punch.
Pep lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pep blocks an uppercut.
Pep misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dominguez working Pep over with knees to the body.
Pep drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Pep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominguez misses with a knee strike.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped Pep in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but Pep blocks it.
Pep lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Pep.
Pep lands with a short shot to the head.
Pep lands with a short shot to the head.
Dominguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dominguez prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pep blocks it with crossed arms.
Pep swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pep throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominguez.
Dominguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pep blocks an elbow strike.
Pep lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dominguez lands a hook that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Pep can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Pep struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Pep leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pep lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dominguez backwards.
Pep struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominguez controls his hands.
Dominguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above Pep 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dominguez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pep counters with a nice uppercut.
Dominguez just misses with a punch to the body.
Dominguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pep.
Pep misses with a hook.
Pep misses with a wild combination.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Pep uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dominguez.
Dominguez throws a jab when Pep was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dominguez misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Pep there.
Frankie Pep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pep keeps the fight on the outside.
Dominguez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pep fails to land the takedown.
Dominguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep clobbers Dominguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dominguez tries to clinch up but Pep circles away and keeps his distance.
Dominguez keeps the fight on the outside.
Pep punishes Dominguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Pep misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dominguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep defending well as Dominguez loads up on a big left hand.
Dominguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pep moves away.
Dominguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Pep staying out of range there.
Dominguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep scores with a three punch combo!
Pep looks to score with a jab to the body but Dominguez is just out of range.
Pep throws a hook but Dominguez avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep throws a right hand that Dominguez ducks under and follows up with a left that Dominguez also avoids with ease.
Dominguez digs a good body shot into Pep's ribs.
Pep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big right from Dominguez misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pep.
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!
A combination from Pep does no damage.
Pep gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pep.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Pep.
Dominguez blocks a body shot from Pep.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Pep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Dominguez scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep lands an uppercut.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pep lands a shot to the body.
Pep avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Pep lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Pep.
Pep has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Dominguez is trying to keep an underhook but Pep manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Pep there.
Dominguez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dominguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Dominguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pep postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pep slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pep postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Pep tries to pass.
Pep works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pep keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pep is thwarting Dominguez's attempts to control the position.
Dominguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dominguez.
Rico Dominguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez is controlling Pep's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pep wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Pep showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pep, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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