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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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178 lbs
22 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
Knepp takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall looks to land a combination but Knepp avoids it well.
Knepp lands with a nice body kick.
Knepp tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knepp.
Knepp misses with a head kick.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Knepp lands a right hook to the body.
Knepp takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knepp fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knepp. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a right hand that Knepp ducks under and follows up with a left that Knepp also avoids with ease.
Knepp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knepp moves away.
Knepp drives through and clinches with Hall against the ropes.
Knepp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knepp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hall's elbow.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Knepp slams his shin into Hall's torso.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knepp throws a head kick that Hall semi-blocks.
Knepp misses the shot to the body.
Knepp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hall throws a hook but Knepp blocks it.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knepp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp avoids the body shot from Hall.
Knepp looks to land a combination but Hall avoids it well.
Jebidiah Knepp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knepp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Knepp tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Knepp throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses.
Hall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knepp takes a jab right on the kisser.
Knepp stuns Hall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knepp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Knepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Knepp showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Knepp wants to clinch.
Knepp takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knepp throws the kick towards the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall thuds a left hand into Knepp's body.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knepp.
Knepp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knepp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knepp throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a nice right hand.
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Knepp catches Hall right on the button with a cross.
Knepp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall is looking to wear down Knepp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knepp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Knepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Knepp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knepp throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hall's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knepp tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Knepp is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Knepp wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knepp napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jebidiah Knepp 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.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knepp.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knepp.
Knepp throws a shot to the body.
Knepp looks to land a combination. Hall sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Knepp dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hall lands with a nice body punch.
Don Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knepp defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall looks to land a combination but Knepp avoids it well.
Knepp takes one to the chin there.
Hall shoots in but Knepp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hall avoids the head kick by Knepp.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall misses the jab.
Jebidiah Knepp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Knepp lands a glancing blow to the side of Hall's head.
Hall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knepp goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knepp throws a leg kick which misses Hall's front leg but catches the back leg as Hall tries to avoid it.
Knepp instigates a clinch.
Hall wants to break free but Knepp has control.
Hall manages to break the clinch.
Knepp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Knepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knepp.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knepp throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Knepp just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knepp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Knepp slips a straight right by Hall.
Knepp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Knepp throws a nice head kick!
Hall lands a slapping body shot.
Hall scores with a one two! Knepp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a hook to the side of Knepp's head but Knepp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Knepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knepp keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Knepp swinging wildly here.
Hall blocks a head kick by Knepp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Knepp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knepp with a nice cross.
Knepp fails to land with a series of punches.
Knepp misses with a body shot.
Knepp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hall is looking to chop away at Knepp's legs.
A jab from Knepp misses.
Knepp tries to clinch there but Hall circles away.
Knepp connects with a leg kick. Hall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Hall takes a swing at Knepp's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Hall with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Hall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knepp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Knepp throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Knepp misses with a leg kick.
Knepp looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall avoids a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knepp tries to clinch up.
Knepp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Knepp is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jebidiah Knepp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knepp throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Don Hall has been cut.
Hall takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Knepp counters with a nice leg kick.
Knepp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Knepp gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hall has Knepp pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hall pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Knepp tumbling to the mat - Hall dives into Knepp's guard.
Knepp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knepp looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall has gone for a leg lock! Knepp slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hall's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall wants to sweep here but Knepp controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Knepp is proving a slippery customer.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knepp.
Knepp trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knepp engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Knepp postures up in Hall's guard and throws a big left but Hall blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hall is trying to control the position but Knepp postures up.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Knepp from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Knepp instigates a clinch.
Knepp tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knepp scores a nice knee to the body.
Knepp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knepp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knepp misses with a body punch.
Hall looking to stall.
Knepp scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Knepp is controlling him.
Hall is trying to push Knepp away but Knepp has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knepp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hall checks a leg kick.
Knepp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hall.
Nice uppercut there from Knepp.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Knepp counters with a head kick. That will keep Hall thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Knepp throws a right hand that Hall ducks under and follows up with a left that Hall also avoids with ease.
Hall smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hall scores with a one two! Knepp had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hall slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hall shoots in looking for a takedown but Knepp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knepp misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knepp misses with a body shot.
Knepp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knepp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well.
Knepp throws a solid leg kick but Hall takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Knepp.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall throws a body punch but Knepp moves out of range.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Knepp really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Hall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Knepp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Knepp lands with an uppercut that bounces Hall off the ropes and back into range.
Knepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
Knepp with a nice cross.
Hall gets tackled into the ropes by Knepp. Knepp maintains the clinch.
Knepp missing with knees to the body.
Knepp lands a shoulder strike.
Knepp misses with a punch to the body.
Knepp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knepp keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Hall prevents a body shot from Knepp.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Knepp has him pressed against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Knepp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Knepp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knepp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knepp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Knepp fails to land.
Knepp prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Knepp digs a right hand into Hall's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hall's gas tank.
Hall prevents a body shot from Knepp.
Knepp missing with knees to the body.
Knepp struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Knepp keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Knepp keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp misses with a body punch.
Hall tries to circle away but Knepp has him pinned against the ropes.
Knepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Knepp has him pressed against the ropes.
Hall is trying to break free.
Knepp tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hall takes a shot to the head.
Knepp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall can't break the clinch.
Knepp tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knepp can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Knepp can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knepp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks an uppercut.
Knepp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knepp.
Hall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hall is trying to break free.
Hall tries to circle away but Knepp has him pinned against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Knepp.
Knepp struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Knepp swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knepp missing with knees to the body.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knepp tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp trying to land knees to the body.
Knepp lands a hook that snaps the head of Hall backwards.
Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Knepp is controlling him.
Knepp tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Knepp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hall is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Knepp.
Hall is trying to force a seperation but Knepp has the dominant position.
Knepp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knepp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knepp takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebidiah Knepp dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Don Hall's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hall moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Hall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knepp manages to avoid it.
Hall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knepp to the mat! Knepp manages to get full guard.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Knepp is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Knepp holds on and takes a little breather.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knepp is keeping the position for now.
Hall preventing the sweep.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Knepp is keeping the position.
Knepp 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hall pushes down on Knepp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hall is keen to just control but Knepp is a slippery customer.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Knepp defends it.
Knepp trying to control from the bottom.
Hall wants to control but Knepp is keeping him busy.
Hall passes to side control.
Knepp manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jebidiah Knepp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hall is pressing down on Knepp's thigh, looking to free his foot. Knepp is holding on for now.
Knepp is pressing down on Hall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knepp is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knepp's head.
Hall trying to control but Knepp is working from the bottom.
Knepp keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Knepp is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp is pressing down on Hall's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hall is holding on for now.
Hall gets full guard.
Knepp controls from within his opponent's guard.
Don Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knepp trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall looking to control.
Knepp showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jebidiah Knepp has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Knepp drops his hands momentarily and Hall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hall blocks a head kick by Knepp.
Knepp fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hall.
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knepp 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jebidiah Knepp!
Jebidiah Knepp managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR ( $ 7 and Laundering 90% ), into his post fight interview.
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