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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Holden Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Metallica Enter Sandman blaring out of the sound system. Knepp has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Holden Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Knepp's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Knepp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Knepp blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Knepp is just out of range.
Gracie tries to bum rush Knepp with a series of wild strikes but Knepp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Knepp checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knepp misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a nice kick to the body.
Knepp avoids a kick to the body.
Knepp misses with an uppercut. Gracie saw that one coming.
Knepp misses with a hook.
Knepp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracie counters with a head kick.
Knepp takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Knepp has his takedown stuffed
and Gracie counters with a slapping leg kick.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Knepp moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knepp shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Knepp was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Knepp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knepp thowing shots but they're missing.
Knepp goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gracie is on top in guard.
Knepp looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
Knepp wants to hit a switch here but Gracie passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Knepp there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Knepp right now.
Knepp is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie gets to his feet and calls for his opponent to stand and trade! Heeeere we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a leg kick
and Knepp counters with a good low kick that Gracie was not able to check.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
Knepp misses with a kick to the body.
Knepp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Knepp throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
Knepp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holden Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebidiah Knepp.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body. Knepp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knepp throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gracie's waist but Gracie gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knepp off to one side.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gracie lands with an overhand left.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
Holden Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Knepp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie pushes Knepp up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knepp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gracie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie lands a left hand.
Gracie lands a hook that snaps the head of Knepp backwards.
Knepp dodges an elbow strike from Gracie.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a right to the head.
Gracie misses with a knee strike.
Knepp digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knepp fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knepp misses with a body punch.
Knepp lands a right hand.
Gracie pushes Knepp back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knepp slips under a jab from Gracie.
Knepp misses with a head kick.
Knepp takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knepp misses with a wild body shot.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracie.
Gracie sizes up Knepp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie is looking to slow Knepp down with leg kicks.
Knepp lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Knepp checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Knepp saw that one coming.
Knepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Knepp.
Good work by Knepp as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Knepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knepp tries a head kick but it misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Knepp.
Gracie throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Holden Gracie is winning the standup battle so far.
Knepp scores with a head kick.
Knepp slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knepp.
Knepp scores with the left hand. Gracie knows he should have avoided that one.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gracie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knepp.
Knepp tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Knepp takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Knepp circles away and keeps his distance.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knepp ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie misses with a hook.
Gracie throws a leg kick which misses Knepp's front leg but catches the back leg as Knepp tries to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Knepp.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Knepp moves out of range easily.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Knepp throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Nice cross by Knepp.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knepp throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Knepp tries a head kick but it misses.
Knepp thows a body shot but no joy.
Knepp misses with a body shot.
Gracie takes a swing at Knepp's ribcage but misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Knepp checks it
and Knepp counters with a low kick, right behind Gracie 's knee.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Knepp moves out of range of the body kick from Gracie.
Knepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Knepp.
Gracie lands a leg kick that knocks Knepp off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Knepp blocks the leg kick.
Knepp is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knepp checks a leg kick.
Knepp tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Knepp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie tries to clinch but Knepp moves out of range.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knepp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Knepp.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knepp looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Knepp's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Knepp blocks the leg kick.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knepp throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knepp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knepp throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Knepp is breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Knepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Gracie dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Knepp has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gracie.
Knepp throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
Gracie wants to clinch
and Knepp counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Knepp throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Gracie feints and then cracks Knepp's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knepp down.
Knepp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knepp lands the left hand.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Knepp's belly button to the back.
Knepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Knepp moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Knepp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Knepp wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Knepp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and Knepp counters with a single leg into guard. Gracie didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knepp wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Knepp seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gracie wants to stand but Knepp is controlling the position.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Knepp postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Holden Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Knepp misses the shot to the body.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. Knepp looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jebidiah Knepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knepp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gracie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knepp tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Knepp.
Gracie throws a front kick aimed at Knepp's knee but Knepp avoids it well.
Gracie darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A good leg kick by Gracie.
Knepp walks into a left hand.
Knepp throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Knepp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knepp wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
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!
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gracie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knepp is out of range.
Gracie throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Knepp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Good work by Knepp as he checks the leg kick.
Knepp throws a front kick aimed at Gracie's knee but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Knepp moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knepp's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Knepp digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Knepp misses with a head kick.
Gracie connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gracie scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Knepp.
Knepp misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracie.
Knepp swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Knepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Holden Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knepp throws a jab but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie throws a right and a left that Knepp avoids nicely.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knepp misses with a straight left.
Knepp throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a leg kick.
Knepp throws a sloppy head kick
and Gracie counters with a nice leg kick.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Holden Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Gracie!
During a confident post fight interview, Holden Gracie thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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