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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg comes to the cage accompanied by Awaken . Pep has chosen Iron Theme Song (Here Comes The Boom - Nelly) as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frankie Pep!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep moves out of range of the body kick.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
Cyborg looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pep avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Pep dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pep ducks under a wild hook from Cyborg.
Pep moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cyborg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pep has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pep misses with a wild combination.
Pep lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cyborg backs up against the cage.
Pep tests Cyborg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pep lands with a straight right. Cyborg didn't see that one coming.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
A left and a right from Pep both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pep rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cyborg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pep swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Pep throws a series of punches but Cyborg moves out of range.
Pep tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pep scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pep throws the left hand but Cyborg avoids the punch easily.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cyborg keeps the fight on the outside.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pep sprawls well. Pep wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cyborg gets slowly back to his feet.
Cyborg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cyborg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Pep.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the body.
Pep lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cyborg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cyborg.
Cyborg tests Pep's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Cyborg swinging wildly here.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
Pep misses with a body shot.
Cyborg closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pep's guard.
Cyborg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pep has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cyborg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Pep keeps moving.
Pep is pulling down on Cyborg's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg gets to his feet - Pep follows without any prompting.
Pep bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyborg lands a body shot.
Pep with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cyborg to score with a decent uppercut.
Cyborg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cyborg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
An inside leg kick from Cyborg misses.
Cyborg shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pep as he avoids it easily.
Pep misses with an uppercut. Cyborg saw that one coming.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Pep cracks Cyborg with an open hand slap.
Cyborg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cyborg cracks Pep with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cyborg shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cyborg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pep lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pep keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pep misses with a double jab.
Pep wants to clinch up but Cyborg keeps it at a distance.
Pep pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cyborg back to the cage. Pep follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cyborg connects with a high kick.
Cyborg cracks the inside of Pep's front leg.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyborg circles away quickly and effectively.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cyborg - that will leave a mark!
Cyborg tries to work over Pep's front leg with a kick but Pep checks it.
A big right from Pep misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Pep misses.
Pep uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pep tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pep jabs at Cyborg's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cyborg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pep moves away from the strike by Cyborg.
Pep takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pep just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cyborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cyborg scores with a shot to the body.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cyborg counters with a stiff right hand.
Cyborg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pep lands a jab to Cyborg's midsection.
Frankie Pep seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cyborg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Cyborg looks for the body kick but Pep saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pep throws a body punch but Cyborg moves out of range.
Pep jabs at Cyborg's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
Pep throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pep swings for the body but Cyborg moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cyborg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pep pinned against the cage. Pep gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Pep looks to throw the jab but Cyborg is out of range.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Pep misses with a straight left.
Cyborg lands a really nice looking cross but Pep seems unphased.
Pep throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range.
Pep tries to clinch there but Cyborg circles away.
Pep blocks the body kick.
Cyborg lands the left hand.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut there from Cyborg.
Cyborg digs a good body shot into Pep's ribs.
Cyborg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pep. That did some damage!
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cyborg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pep throws a lazy right hand but Cyborg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg clobbers Pep with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pep tries to bum rush Cyborg with a series of wild strikes but Cyborg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cyborg is looking to slow Pep down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cyborg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pep looks to land a right hand but Cyborg moved out of range.
Pep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cyborg circles away quickly and effectively.
Pep lands a nice hook to Cyborg's body. Cyborg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pep misses with a lunging right hand
and Cyborg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Pep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Cyborg misses with a straight left.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pep gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cyborg scores with a spinning back kick!
Pep throws a jab but it's blocked by Cyborg.
Pep takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pep doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
Cyborg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cyborg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pep.
Pep connects with a crisp jab.
Pep misses the jab.
Pep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pep moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pep throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cyborg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Pep misses the target.
Pep staying out of range there.
Pep is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cyborg.
A right-left combo lands from Pep.
Cyborg avoids the body shot from Pep.
Pep comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pep avoids the body shot from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pep misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg connects with a crisp jab.
Pep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cyborg throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cyborg walks into a straight right hand from Pep.
A combination from Pep does no damage.
A swing and a miss from Pep.
Cyborg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cyborg slips under a jab from Pep.
Cyborg lands with a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Cyborg.
Pep looks to land a left hand but Cyborg moved out of range nicely.
Pep looks to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Cyborg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pep takes a swing at Cyborg's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cyborg throws the kick towards the body but Pep avoids it.
Pep moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pep loads up on a big right hand but Cyborg slips the punch.
Pep tries to clinch up but Cyborg circles away and keeps his distance.
Pep moves out of range of the body kick from Cyborg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Pep will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cyborg wants to slow Pep down by chopping away at his legs.
Pep lands with a right hand.
Pep is looking to clinch.
Pep throws a big shot that misses.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pep throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cyborg counters with a nice uppercut.
Cyborg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pep swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cyborg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cyborg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pep.
Pep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Pep avoids a kick to the body.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Cyborg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cyborg with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cyborg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cyborg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pep's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pep lands with a straight right. Cyborg didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg fails to land with a series of punches.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Pep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pep throws an overhand right that lands on Cyborg's shoulder, as Cyborg tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Cyborg throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cyborg.
Pep connects with a body shot.
Pep blocks the body kick.
Pep fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pep throws a jab when Cyborg was well out of range.
Pep lands a jab to the nose.
Cyborg scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg tries to land a front kick but Pep steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cyborg looks to score with a jab to the body but Pep is just out of range.
Cyborg lands with a nice body punch.
Pep moves in looking to clinch but Cyborg pushes him off.
Pep throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cyborg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cyborg pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pep is out of range and Cyborg settles back down.
Cyborg scores with a sloppy right hand. Pep should have avoided that one.
Pep swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pep clobbers Cyborg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cyborg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pep uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cyborg.
Pep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cyborg.
Pep throws a hook but Cyborg avoids it easily.
Chris Cyborg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Cyborg.
Cyborg tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pep was well out of range. Poor timing from Cyborg.
Pep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cyborg can pounce on him.
Cyborg dodges the punch combination from Pep.
A slow jab from Pep misses its intended target.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pep has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cyborg.
Pep checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pep scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cyborg punishes Pep's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Pep.
Pep throws a right hand that Cyborg ducks under and follows up with a left that Cyborg also avoids with ease.
Pep takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pep swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg throws a push kick but Pep slaps the foot to one side.
Pep misses the jab.
Pep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pep takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cyborg misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cyborg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cyborg.
Pep takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cyborg moves away.
Pep misses with a looping left.
Cyborg just misses with a punch to the body.
Cyborg shoots in and gets a takedown into Pep's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pep controls Cyborg momentarily but Cyborg frees himself.
Cyborg works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pep tries to roll over but Cyborg keeps him under control.
Cyborg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pep avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cyborg.
Cyborg wants to control but Pep is keeping him busy.
Cyborg prevents Pep from improving his position.
Pep is doing well to control the position and prevent Cyborg from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pep trying to hold on to Cyborg's head to control him but Cyborg postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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