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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anna Molly by Incubus. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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183 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
19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa avoids the head kick by Cho.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cho thumps Jaa with a low kick.
Crunch! Jaa slams his shin into Cho's torso.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Cho tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jaa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Cho moves out of range easily.
Cho scores with a decent looking hook.
Cho lands with an uppercut that bounces Jaa off the cage and back into range.
Jaa throws the left hand but Cho avoids the punch easily.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa throws a low kick, looking for Cho's leg but Cho calmly moves out of range.
Cho avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa throws a wild body kick that Cho sees coming a mile off.
Cho moves out of range of the leg kick from Jaa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Jaa misses
and Cho counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a leg kick but Cho saw it coming and moves away.
Cho throws a head kick that half lands.
Cho looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Cho throws a body kick that misses.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cho counter with a right hand.
Jaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cho counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jaa's knee momentarily.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Cho moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Cho.
Jaa scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cho crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaa - the referee stops the clock and Cho gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaa. Cho manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Jaa darts in trying to clinch
and Jaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a right hand
and Cho counters with a low kick, right behind Jaa 's knee.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cho throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Cho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cho lands a head shot.
Jaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cho slips a jab from Jaa.
Jaa throws a head kick but Cho moves out of range.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Jaa.
Cho is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
Jaa throws a shot to the body.
Cho drives through and clinches with Jaa against the cage.
Jaa working aggressively here.
Jaa misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Cho scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cho.
Jaa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jaa's elbow.
Cho lands with a left to the head.
Cho scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Cho prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Cho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaa blocks it with crossed arms.
Cho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Jaa blocks a body shot from Cho.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Cho avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Cho prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Cho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Jaa fails to land.
Jaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jaa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jaa misses with some punches.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cho.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa cracks Cho with a good jab.
Cho tries to clinch up.
Jaa checks a leg kick.
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!
Cho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jaa avoids the body shot from Cho.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho scores with a jab. Jaa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Jaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses
and Cho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good work by Cho as he checks the leg kick.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cho.
Cho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaa, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cho with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Cho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cho presses Jaa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cho is working Jaa over against the cage.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Cho avoids the damage to the body.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Jaa misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cho.
A body shot lands from Cho.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Cho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cho tries to work over Jaa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Cho blocks an elbow strike.
Cho tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Kimble Cho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cho avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Cho.
Jaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Cho has double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Cho.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Cho digs a right hand into Jaa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jaa's gas tank.
Jaa takes a shot to the head.
Cho scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Cho.
Cho works on Jaa's body with a couple of short punches.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cho.
Cho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cho.
Cho is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cho digs a right hand underneath Jaa's ribcage. Jaa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Cho.
Still in the clinch, Cho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cho blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho is working Jaa over against the cage.
Cho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Cho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cho tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Jaa prevents a body shot from Cho.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Jaa wants to break free but Cho has control.
Cho pushes Jaa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Cho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
A nice left hand lands by Cho.
Jaa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jaa takes a shot to the head.
Cho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cho misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands with a short shot to the head.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cho pushes Jaa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
Cho landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cho.
Cho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jaa backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cho as the two fighters clinch.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Jaa controls his hands.
Cho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Cho.
Cho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho lands a shoulder strike.
Cho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.
Jaa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cho gets through Jaa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Cho avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Cho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jaa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Cho moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
Jaa throws a series of punches but Cho avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Cho throws a low kick but Jaa moves out of range easily.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cho connects with a body shot.
Jaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cho checks a leg kick nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Cho checks it.
Jaa tries to score with a low kick but Cho moves his leg out of the way.
Cho lands a nice shot that snaps Jaa's head back.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Cho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cho.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa manages to break the clinch.
Jaa misses with a wild combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Cho blocks the leg kick.
Cho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jaa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Cho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jaa's head backwards.
Jaa throws a leg kick
and Cho counters with a right hand to the body.
Tony Jaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jaa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cho wants to land a leg kick but Jaa is out of range.
Jaa checks a leg kick.
Cho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jaa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho throws a solid leg kick but Jaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cho.
Jaa is looking to score with low kicks.
Jab, jab by Cho - just one landing.
Jaa throws a body kick that misses
and Cho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaa tries to clinch but Cho is having none of it.
Cho blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Cho throws a right hand that Jaa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaa also avoids with ease.
Jaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Donk. Jaa catches Cho right on the button with a cross.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Cho avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Good leg kick by Cho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cho moves out of range as Jaa strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Cho sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cho scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho scores with a spinning back kick!
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Cho. Beautiful body shot.
Cho lands with a shot to the body.
Cho scores with a shot to the body.
Jaa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cho has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jaa.
Cho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jaa on the side of the head.
Cho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jaa moves forwards but Cho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaa takes one to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimble Cho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cho has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimble Cho!
Kimble Cho managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser Fightgear ($10 and above), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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