PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Cho Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Linx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cho Choi comes to the cage accompanied by Gerry & The Pacemakers - You'll Never Walk Alone. Linx has chosen Hellbillies - Ei Krasafaren Steinbu as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cho Choi
vs
Linx

194 cm
27
220 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

185 cm
23
192 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Minoru Cho Choi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Linx!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linx throws a hook but Cho Choi blocks it.
Linx connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cho Choi momentarily.

It looks like Minoru Cho Choi has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cho Choi.

Cho Choi sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Linx to the ground! Cho Choi dives into full mount looking to finish!

Linx is rocked!
Linx avoids a series of strikes thrown by Cho Choi.
Linx is still in real trouble! Can Cho Choi finish him?
Cho Choi unloads with some shots from mount but Linx bucks and avoids them well.
Linx seems to have recovered his senses.
Cho Choi thowing shots but they're missing.
Cho Choi misses with a head shot.
Cho Choi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cho Choi thowing shots but they're missing.
Linx is squirming around, avoiding Cho Choi's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho Choi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cho Choi misses with a head shot.
Cho Choi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Linx because Cho Choi loaded up on that one.
Cho Choi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cho Choi looking to ground and pound but Linx is blocking nicely.
Linx is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Poor strikes thrown by Cho Choi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cho Choi looking to finish with strikes here!
Cho Choi looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cho Choi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cho Choi looking to ground and pound but Linx is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi unloads with some shots from mount but Linx bucks and avoids them well.
Cho Choi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Poor strikes thrown by Cho Choi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cho Choi unloads with some shots from mount but Linx bucks and avoids them well.
Cho Choi thowing shots but they're missing.
Linx looks gassed!
Poor strikes thrown by Cho Choi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cho Choi lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi misses with a head shot.
Linx is trying to stand.
Linx holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cho Choi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Linx can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cho Choi tries to control but Linx wriggling away.
Cho Choi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cho Choi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cho Choi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Linx is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minoru Cho Choi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minoru Cho Choi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cho Choi connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Linx to the floor! Cho Choi dives in looking for the finish!
Linx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cho Choi uses his free foot to push down on Linx's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Linx.
Cho Choi throws a strike there. Linx manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

Cho Choi decides to return to a standing position.
Cho Choi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

A head kick lands from Cho Choi that sends Linx to the canvas. Linx tries to scramble back to his feet but Cho Choi brings him back down into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cho Choi working the ground and pound but Linx is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Cho Choi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cho Choi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi misses with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Linx crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cho Choi - the referee stops the clock and Linx gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cho Choi. Linx manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
Minoru Cho Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Linx blocks a head kick by Cho Choi.
Linx darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cho Choi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Minoru Cho Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linx falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cho Choi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Linx's knee momentarily.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Cho Choi moves out of range of the strikes.
Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
Linx misses with a two punch combination.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linx looks to throw the jab but Cho Choi is out of range.
A head kick misses from Cho Choi.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linx with a jab.
A jab from Linx finds it's way through Cho Choi's defenses.
Cho Choi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linx blocks a head kick by Cho Choi.
Linx blocks a head kick by Cho Choi.
Linx with a hook.
Linx moves out of range as Cho Choi strikes.
Cho Choi throws a nice head kick!
Linx connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linx fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cho Choi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Linx smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cho Choi scores with a sloppy right hand. Linx should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linx. Cho Choi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho Choi takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cho Choi throws a head kick but Linx moves out of range.
Linx cracks Cho Choi with an open hand slap.
Cho Choi ducks right into an uppercut from Linx.
Linx works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linx might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Linx swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cho Choi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Linx is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Linx moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi scores with a nice body kick.
Linx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cho Choi under the eye.
Cho Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linx sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linx showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cho Choi.
A punch combination from Linx misses.
Cho Choi lands a nice hook to Linx's body. Linx takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linx lands with an overhand left.
Cho Choi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but Linx moves out of range.
Linx works the jab nicely.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linx throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Linx. That snapped Cho Choi's head back.
Linx tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Linx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho Choi misses with a body kick.
Cho Choi wants to land a leg kick but Linx is out of range.
Cho Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linx throws out the jab.
Cho Choi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho Choi takes a swing at Linx's ribcage but misses.
Cho Choi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linx.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but Linx moves out of range.
Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Minoru Cho Choi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Minoru Cho Choi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Linx throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linx scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good exchange - Linx coming out on top.
Linx looks to throw the jab but Cho Choi is out of range.
Cho Choi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Cho Choi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circle momentarily. Linx darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Linx lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cho Choi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linx will feel that in the morning.
Cho Choi throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Linx misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Linx misses.
Cho Choi scores with the left hand. Linx knows he should have avoided that one.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Linx jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho Choi misses with a wild body shot.
Linx scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Linx moves out of range easily.
Cho Choi just misses with a punch to the body.
Linx misses the shot to the body.
Cho Choi scores with a spinning back kick!
Linx lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cho Choi backs up against the cage.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cho Choi scores with a decent looking hook.
Linx misses with an uppercut.
Linx avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but Linx moves out of range.
Linx misses with a body shot.
Linx lands with an uppercut that bounces Cho Choi off the cage and back into rage.
Cho Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Linx misses with a hook. Cho Choi ducked under it nicely.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Linx moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Linx, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho Choi scores with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Linx.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linx digs a good body shot into Cho Choi's ribs.
Linx has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cho Choi.
A head kick misses from Cho Choi.
Linx takes a swing at Cho Choi's ribcage but misses.
Cho Choi throws a poor cross that misses
and Linx counters with a straight right hand.
Linx misses with a right hand
and Cho Choi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Linx throws a series of punches but Cho Choi avoids them all with ease.
Cho Choi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cho Choi connects with a high kick.
Cho Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linx throws out the jab.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Linx misses with a two punch combination.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linx misses with a wild combination.
Linx throws a looping overhand right but Cho Choi ducks down to avoid it.
Linx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho Choi.
Linx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cho Choi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linx throws out the jab.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linx connects with a nice looking jab.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Linx moves out of range easily.
Cho Choi moves out of range as Linx strikes.
Linx walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cho Choi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linx checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick from Cho Choi lands but Linx takes it in his stride.
Linx scores with the left hand. Cho Choi knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cho Choi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linx on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cho Choi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick which misses Linx's front leg but catches the back leg as Linx tries to avoid it.
Cho Choi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linx.
Cho Choi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linx to score with a decent uppercut.
Cho Choi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
A slow jab from Linx misses its intended target.
Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
Nice jab there from Linx.
Cho Choi throws a leg kick which misses Linx's front leg but catches the back leg as Linx tries to avoid it.
Cho Choi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cho Choi throws a push kick but Linx slaps the foot to one side.
Cho Choi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Linx to score with a decent uppercut.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cho Choi throws a front kick that sends Linx stumbling back into the cage.
Cho Choi throws a low kick, looking for Linx's leg but Linx calmly moves out of range.
Cho Choi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linx throws a nice looking combination but Cho Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Linx really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Minoru Cho Choi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.
A head kick misses from Cho Choi.
Linx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linx connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Linx.
Linx misses with a low kick.
Cho Choi lands a high kick!
Decent striking displayed by Linx there.
Linx lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cho Choi backs up against the cage.
Linx blocks the body kick.
Linx throws a lazy uppercut
and Cho Choi counters with a right hand to the body.
Linx blocks a head kick by Cho Choi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linx just misses with a punch to the body.
Cho Choi throws a lazy right hand but Linx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Cho Choi.
Cho Choi throws a push kick but Linx slaps the foot to one side.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Linx attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linx misses with a hook
and Cho Choi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Linx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linx throws a hook but Cho Choi avoids it easily.
Linx scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cho Choi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho Choi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linx moves away from the strike by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi is looking to land body kicks.
Linx scores with a hook.
Cho Choi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Cho Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Linx's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Linx scores with a nice head shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cho Choi.
Linx avoids the head kick by Cho Choi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cho Choi checks a leg kick.
Cho Choi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cho Choi.
Linx avoids the body shot from Cho Choi.
Linx takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Linx scores with a hook.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linx moves out of range of the body kick.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Linx missing with a left hand there. Cho Choi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linx throws out a powerful jab.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Cho Choi misses its intended target.
Cho Choi moves out of range of the leg kick from Linx.
Linx has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linx there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linx loads up on a big right hand but Cho Choi slips the punch.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linx lands a slapping body shot.
Cho Choi avoids the body shot from Linx.
Cho Choi misses with a body kick.
Cho Choi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Linx avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linx displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses.
Linx misses with a right hand
and Cho Choi counters with a head kick.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linx connects with a body shot that sends Cho Choi's belly button to the back.
Linx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linx was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho Choi.
Linx looks to throw the jab but Cho Choi is out of range.
Linx just misses with a punch to the body.
Linx blocks a head kick by Cho Choi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Linx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cho Choi under the eye.
Linx moves out of range of the body kick from Cho Choi.
Cho Choi lands with a slapping head kick.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but Linx moves out of range.
Cho Choi moves out of range of the strikes.
Linx misses with a hook
and Cho Choi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Linx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Linx pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Cho Choi.
Linx throws a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Linx.
Linx swings widly with a right hand
and Cho Choi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cho Choi lands a head kick. Linx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linx slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A big right from Linx misses.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Linx avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Charlie Linx will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Minoru Cho Choi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linx loads up on a big right hand but Cho Choi slips the punch.
Linx fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Linx thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho Choi scores with a head kick.
Linx thuds his right hand into Cho Choi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linx connects with a crisp jab.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linx cracks Cho Choi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linx moves out of range of the body kick.
Linx thuds his right hand into Cho Choi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linx finds it's way round the side to connect with Cho Choi's head.
Cho Choi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Linx.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linx misses with a series of wild punches.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linx attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cho Choi scoring well with a low kick there.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Cho Choi needs to keep his hands up - Linx had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Linx 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Linx misses its intended target.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that half lands.
Cho Choi fails to land with a series of punches.
Linx 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.
The fighters circling - Linx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho Choi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by Linx. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linx.
Cho Choi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Linx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho Choi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cho Choi scores with a kick to the body.
Cho Choi misses with a head kick.
Linx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Cho Choi.
A left lands for Cho Choi.
Cho Choi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cho Choi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cho Choi misses with a body kick.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cho Choi moves out of range of the leg kick from Linx.
Cho Choi avoids the body shot from Linx.
Cho Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Cho Choi.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi throws a wild body kick that Linx sees coming a mile off.
Cho Choi lands with a kick to the temple. Linx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cho Choi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linx misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho Choi checks a low kick from Linx.
Linx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linx cracks Cho Choi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cho Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho Choi throws a head kick but Linx moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Linx.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linx loads up on a big right hand but Cho Choi slips the punch.
Cho Choi slips a jab and a cross from Linx.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Linx moves out of range easily.
Cho Choi tries a head kick but it misses.
Linx bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cho Choi's head backwards.
Cho Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cho Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linx scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cho Choi in his tracks.
Cho Choi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cho Choi throws an overhand right that lands on Linx's shoulder, as Linx tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Linx.
Linx takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Linx throws a looping overhand right but Cho Choi ducks down to avoid it.
Cho Choi throws a sloppy head kick and Linx moves out of range easily.
Linx misses with a looping left.
Cho Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot lands for Linx.
Cho Choi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cho Choi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linx.
Some wild striking there from Linx.
Linx uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho Choi.
A leg kick checked by Linx.
Cho Choi takes one on the button.
Cho Choi throws a wild body kick that Linx sees coming a mile off.
Linx punishes Cho Choi's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cho Choi staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Linx darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cho Choi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linx misses with a hook. Cho Choi ducked under it nicely.
Linx swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cho Choi counters with a head kick. That will keep Linx thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Charlie Linx.
I think Linx 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Linx!
Charlie Linx is the new light heavyweight champion!