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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tinie Tempah - Written In The Stars kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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147 lbs
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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
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep avoids the head kick by Gustafsson.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pep avoids the head kick by Gustafsson.
Gustafsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pep misses with a straight left.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep blocks a leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustafsson.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Gustafsson saw that one coming.
Gustafsson defending well as Pep loads up on a big left hand.
Pep ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pep throws a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pep missing with a left hand there. Gustafsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pep misses with a straight right.
Gustafsson moves into range and clinches up with Pep.
Gustafsson avoiding damage as Pep throws knees to the body.
Pep wants to stall.
Gustafsson lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep taking a breather.
Gustafsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gustafsson tries to work over Pep's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pep works on Gustafsson's body with a couple of short punches.
Gustafsson lands a nice uppercut.
Pep fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pep tries to land knees in the clinch but Gustafsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gustafsson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pep creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pep throws a head punch that misses.
Pep is trying to maintain a safe position but Gustafsson gets an underhook and turns Pep into the cage.
Pep lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gustafsson stalling in the clinch but Pep improves position.
Gustafsson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gustafsson up against the cage.
Pep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pep presses Gustafsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pep presses Gustafsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pep digs a right hand into Gustafsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gustafsson's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pep takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pep lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Pep.
Still in the clinch, Pep scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pep trying to stall but Gustafsson improves his position.
Pep blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pep.
A left hand lands to the body for Pep.
Pep tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafsson tightens his grip and picks Pep up, before dumping him to the ground. Pep manages to land in guard.
Pep is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pep avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pep managing to control the position.
Pep tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pep wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Frankie Pep has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Alexander Gustafsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Gustafsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pep doesn't seem phased though.
Gustafsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pep takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gustafsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Pep manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gustafsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gustafsson eats them both and turns towards Pep to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustafsson manages to avoid it.
Pep misses with a straight right.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Gustafsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pep to score with a decent uppercut.
Pep avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pep misses with a body shot.
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!
Pep takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Pep looks to land a left hand but Gustafsson moved out of range nicely.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Gustafsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep slips under a jab from Gustafsson.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pep throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson lands a leg kick that knocks Pep off balance momentarily.
Pep throws out a loose jab but Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Gustafsson.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gustafsson.
Pep will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gustafsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Gustafsson.
Pep thows a body shot but no joy.
Gustafsson lands a jab to the head.
Gustafsson checks the leg kick.
Gustafsson throws a sloppy head kick and Pep moves out of range easily.
Pep takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pep has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gustafsson.
Pep scores with a body shot.
Gustafsson lands a head kick. Pep smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustafsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pep misses with a hook.
Gustafsson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gustafsson.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Pep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Pep misses with a straight left.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustafsson lands a head kick. Pep smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gustafsson.
Pep looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
Pep throws a jab when Gustafsson was well out of range.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Pep throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Gustafsson rushes Pep and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep digs a right hand into Gustafsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gustafsson's gas tank.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the body.
Gustafsson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gustafsson misses with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pep breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pep misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pep throws a shot to the body.
Pep moves away from the strike by Gustafsson.
Pep attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pep tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gustafsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pep.
Gustafsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pep.
Frankie Pep is winning the standup battle so far.
Pep pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustafsson looks to throw the jab but Pep is out of range.
Gustafsson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep throws a jab but it's blocked by Gustafsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pep. Gustafsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pep thuds a left hand into Gustafsson's body.
Pep lunges at Gustafsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gustafsson's hand.
Gustafsson misses with an uppercut. Pep saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pep.
Gustafsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gustafsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Pep misses.
Pep looks to score with a jab to the body but Gustafsson is just out of range.
Pep takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pep tries to work over Gustafsson's front leg with a kick but Gustafsson checks it.
Gustafsson throws out a loose jab but Pep uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pep defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep misses with a straight right.
Gustafsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Pep.
Gustafsson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pep will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gustafsson tries to bum rush Pep with a series of wild strikes but Pep uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pep lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gustafsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pep avoids the head kick by Gustafsson.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Nice shot lands for Pep.
Gustafsson wants to slow Pep down by chopping away at his legs.
Gustafsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pep goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
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 Frankie Pep 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. This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Pep.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gustafsson is defended easily by Pep.
Horrible takedown by Gustafsson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pep which made him look bad.
Pep tries a head kick but it misses.
Gustafsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pep.
Gustafsson takes one to the chin there.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away.
Gustafsson misses with a double jab
enabling Pep to counter with a crisp jab.
Gustafsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Pep counters with a nice uppercut.
Pep moves out of range as Gustafsson strikes.
Pep is looking to slow Gustafsson down with leg kicks.
Pep scores with a jab. Gustafsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gustafsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pep counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Gustafsson is out of range.
Gustafsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pep takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gustafsson tries to clinch up.
Gustafsson misses with a body kick.
Pep throws a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustafsson throws out the jab.
Pep with a hook.
Gustafsson cracks the inside of Pep's front leg.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Gustafsson moved out of range.
Pep cracks a nice hook into Gustafsson's ribs.
Pep connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gustafsson momentarily.
Gustafsson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gustafsson throws a hook but Pep avoids it easily.
Pep misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafsson ducks under a wild hook from Pep.
Gustafsson looks to land a left hand but Pep moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Pep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Pep lands a really nice looking cross but Gustafsson seems unphased.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gustafsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustafsson thows a leg kick but Pep checks it
and Pep counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gustafsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gustafsson clinches.
Pep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but Pep blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Pep.
Gustafsson looking to throw knees to the head but Pep is blocking nicely.
Pep tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pep lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pep taking a breather.
Pep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pep backwards.
Gustafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pep.
Pep lands a nice shot to the body.
Pep lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pep taking a breather.
Pep tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustafsson's elbow.
Gustafsson misses with a knee strike.
Pep tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frankie Pep is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pep managing to block the knees to the body from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson blocks a body shot from Pep.
Pep working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gustafsson looking to stall.
Gustafsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alexander Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pep throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gustafsson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gustafsson looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gustafsson.
Pep is leaning against Gustafsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gustafsson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pep has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pep misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Pep effectively controlling the action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Pep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gustafsson crunches a lovely knee into Pep's ribcage.
Pep scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Pep showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pep has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
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hype
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