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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Pep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Alzado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frankie Pep has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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148 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Pep!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Alzado!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch but Alzado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Alzado.
Alzado keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alzado swats away the attempt to clinch by Pep.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pep looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pep lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pep finds it's way round the side to connect with Alzado's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep tries to clinch but Alzado is having none of it.
Frankie Pep seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pep buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Pep misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pep. That's going to slow Alzado down.
Pep throws a front kick aimed at Alzado's knee but Alzado avoids it well.
Pep takes a swing at Alzado's ribcage but misses.
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.
Pep tries to clinch up but Alzado circles away and keeps his distance.
Alzado avoids the head kick by Pep.
Pep misses the shot to the body.
Pep misses with a body kick.
Pep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pep looks for the body kick but Alzado saw that one coming.
Frankie Pep is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pep stuffs the takedown attempt from Alzado. Alzado gets slowly back to his feet.
Pep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pep attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pep stuns Alzado with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pep tries to clinch up but Alzado circles away and keeps his distance.
Pep throws a low kick but Alzado avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pep tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pep lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pep fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pep misses with the combination.
Pep misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pep misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Pep dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Pep misses.
Pep tries to clinch but Alzado is having none of it.
Alzado slips a straight right by Pep.
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pep tries to clinch up.
Pep tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alzado paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alzado checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzado moves out of range as Pep strikes.
Pep buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pep throws a head kick that misses.
Pep tries to clinch but Alzado is having none of it.
Pep tries to clinch there but Alzado circles away.
Alzado slips a jab and a cross from Pep.
Alzado shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alzado showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alzado thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pep's head.
Alzado is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pep has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pep is looking for a sweep. Alzado is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alzado uses his free foot to push down on Pep's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pep really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pep reaches up and holds on to Alzado to control the position.
Alzado throws a strike there. Pep manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzado is working for a submission of some sort.
Alzado wants to work for an arm triangle but Pep is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pep gets back to full guard.
Alzado tries to free his leg and advance position but Pep is retaining full guard.
Alzado won't allow Pep to sweep him here.
Alzado tries to free his leg and advance position but Pep is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alzado is breathing heavily.
Pep working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alzado.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pep throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pep tries to bum rush Alzado with a series of wild strikes but Alzado uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Pep does no damage.
Pep wants to clinch up but Alzado keeps it at a distance.
Alzado avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alzado sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pep throws a chopping leg kick but Alzado manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lyle Alzado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pep misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pep throws a jab when Alzado was well out of range.
Pep tries to clinch but Alzado is having none of it.
Pep takes a swing at Alzado's ribcage but misses.
Pep misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pep misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pep scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alzado doesn't seem bothered though.
Pep throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pep scores with a sloppy right hand. Alzado should have avoided that one.
Alzado dodges the punch combination from Pep.
Pep scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pep is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Pep.
Pep throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pep misses with a straight left.
Frankie Pep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pep misses with a wild body shot.
Pep thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Pep.
Pep lands a jab to Alzado's midsection.
Pep misses with a hook.
Pep drops Alzado with a right and a left! Pep comes rushing in but Alzado regains his composure and manages to keep Pep in guard.
Alzado is rocked!
It looks like Lyle Alzado has been cut.
Pep postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Alzado covers up, he's hurt! Pep keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Pep and the ref steps in to end the fight! Pep can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Pep!
Frankie Pep retains his featherweight title!
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