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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp comes to the cage accompanied by Amish Paradise. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cho thows a leg kick but Knepp checks it
and Knepp counters with a thumping low kick.
Cho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knepp.
Knepp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Cho.
Cho is looking to slow Knepp down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Knepp. Beautiful body shot.
Knepp shoots in but no luck this time.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cho throws a sloppy head kick and Knepp moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Knepp misses with a kick to the body.
Knepp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cho misses with a low kick as Knepp jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses.
Cho misses with a low kick as Knepp jumps back.
The fighters circling - Cho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cho lands with a straight right. Knepp didn't see that one coming.
Cho throws out a loose jab but Knepp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cho throws a wild body kick that Knepp sees coming a mile off.
Cho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knepp lands a lovely overhand right.
Knepp moves into the clinch successfully.
Knepp drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cho gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knepp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knepp tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Knepp controls the action.
Knepp tries to work over Cho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cho controlling the action here for a moment.
Cho tries a body shot but Knepp blocks it.
Knepp is trying to stall.
Knepp lands an elbow just above Cho 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
A right hand to the body from Cho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho blocks a body shot from Knepp.
Knepp working aggressively here.
Knepp can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
Cho is looking to control Knepp's arms but Knepp gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cho has his back to the cage.
Cho seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Cho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Knepp controls the action.
Knepp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knepp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cho.
Knepp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cho misses with a punch to the body.
Cho lands a nice uppercut.
Cho misses with a punch to the body.
Knepp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knepp throws a punch but it's blocked by Cho.
Cho blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cho works on Knepp's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Cho.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Knepp.
Cho lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knepp takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Knepp is working Cho over against the cage.
Cho tries to work over Knepp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knepp can't find room to land a body shot as Cho controls the action.
Cho tries to work over Knepp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knepp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knepp lands with a short shot to the head.
Knepp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knepp misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knepp letting Cho take a breather here.
Knepp leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knepp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cho tries to work over Knepp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimble Cho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cho. That's going to slow Knepp down.
Cho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knepp counters with a big head kick but Cho shrugs it off.
Cho throws a low kick but Knepp moves out of range easily.
Cho thows a body kick. Knepp tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knepp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cho slips a jab and a cross from Knepp.
Knepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cho swings for the body but Knepp moves out of range.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cho but Cho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho is looking to slow Knepp down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cho moves out of range of the body kick from Knepp.
Knepp throws the left hand but Cho avoids the punch easily.
Cho looks for the body kick but Knepp saw that one coming.
Cho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knepp throws the kick towards the body but Cho avoids it.
Cho lunges at Knepp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knepp's hand.
Knepp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Cho.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Knepp changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cho prevents Knepp from improving position.
Knepp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho regains half guard.
Cho is not content to let Knepp control the position.
Knepp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knepp thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cho to regain full guard.
Knepp is looking to work some ground and pound but Cho has wrist control.
Knepp wants to control from the top but Cho keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knepp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knepp forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Knepp.
Knepp looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Knepp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cho keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Knepp controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cho sees it coming and defends easily.
Cho has hold of Knepp's hands but Knepp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cho tries to roll over but Knepp keeps him under control.
Cho is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knepp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cho trying to control from the bottom.
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 Jebidiah Knepp will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knepp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knepp scores with a body shot.
Cho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cho avoids the body shot from Knepp.
Knepp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knepp slips under a jab.
Knepp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cho misses with a looping right.
Cho avoids the head kick by Knepp.
Knepp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knepp - the referee stops the clock and Cho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knepp. Cho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Knepp walks into a jab.
Cho misses with a leg kick.
Knepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Knepp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cho throws a jab but it's blocked by Knepp.
Knepp looks to score with a jab to the body but Cho is just out of range.
Cho tries to land a front kick but Knepp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Knepp scores with a jab to the body.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp walks into a straight right hand from Cho.
Cho misses with a right hand
and Knepp counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knepp wants to clinch up but Cho keeps it at a distance.
Cho looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cho cracks a nice hook into Knepp's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Knepp is predictable there
and Cho counters with a nice leg kick.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knepp moves out of range of the leg kick from Cho.
A head kick misses from Knepp.
Knepp throws a head kick but Cho moves out of range.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knepp. Cho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knepp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cho. Knepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knepp walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cho misses with a kick to the body.
Cho throws the left hand but Knepp avoids the punch easily.
Knepp gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A swing and a miss from Knepp.
Cho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knepp.
Cho leaves Knepp with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp wants to clinch up but Cho keeps it at a distance.
Knepp stuns Cho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knepp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Knepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knepp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knepp plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Knepp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho digs a good body shot into Knepp's ribs.
Knepp swings widly with a right hand
and Cho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cho motions for Knepp to come forward. Cho throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knepp.
Nice sprawl there from Cho as Knepp shoots in.
Cho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knepp's head backwards.
Knepp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Knepp with that takedown attempt.
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Cho coming out on top.
Cho throws an overhand right that lands on Knepp's shoulder, as Knepp tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Cho.
Knepp stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Knepp blocks the leg kick.
Cho takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knepp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cho throws a hook to the side of Knepp's head but Knepp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cho lands a leg kick that knocks Knepp off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Knepp.
Knepp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cho throws a sloppy head kick and Knepp moves out of range easily.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
Knepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho throws the left hand but Knepp avoids the punch easily.
Knepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jebidiah Knepp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cho checks the leg kick.
Knepp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cho swings widly with a right hand
and Cho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cho feints and then cracks Knepp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knepp down.
Cho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho swings for the body but Knepp moves out of range.
Knepp takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
An inside leg kick lands from Cho.
Cho throws a shot from downtown. Knepp moves away and avoids it.
Cho is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knepp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knepp tries to score with a low kick but Cho moves his leg out of the way.
Cho cracks Knepp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knepp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knepp gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cho.
Cho pushes Knepp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knepp backwards.
Cho pushes Knepp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cho blocks a body shot from Knepp.
Knepp misses with a punch to the body.
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knepp backwards.
Kimble Cho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knepp being controlled against the cage.
Cho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cho avoids the elbow strike from Knepp, against the cage.
The referee calls for Knepp to work.
Knepp lands a nice elbow.
Cho lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knepp tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Knepp back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knepp tries to throw a body punch but Cho avoids it by throwing Knepp back against the cage.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cho's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Knepp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Knepp controlling the pace.
Knepp looking for a submission but Cho manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Cho pulls Knepp in close to prevent any damage.
Knepp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jebidiah Knepp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho trying to control the position.
Knepp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cho being controlled here, momentarily.
Cho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knepp.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Knepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jebidiah Knepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Knepp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cho wants to stand and escape but Knepp is having none of it.
Knepp looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cho checks the leg kick.
Knepp darts in trying to clinch
and Cho counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp wants to land a leg kick but Cho is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cho.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knepp's calf.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knepp throws out a powerful jab.
Knepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Cho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knepp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knepp. Cho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cho cracks Knepp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Knepp fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Cho tests Knepp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knepp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cho.
Knepp lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knepp.
A head kick misses from Knepp.
Knepp 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jebidiah Knepp showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kimble Cho!
Kimble Cho is the new welterweight champion!
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