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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hutch Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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175 lbs
28 - 14 - 0 |
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185 cm
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183 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hutch Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cho throws a right and a left that Gibson avoids nicely.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Gibson moves out of range of the body kick from Cho.
Gibson checks a leg kick nicely.
Gibson just misses with a punch to the body.
Hutch Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Cho misses.
Gibson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cho on the side of the head.
Cho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cho connects with a jab.
Cho misses with a low kick as Gibson jumps back.
Gibson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Cho. No joy for Gibson on that attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gibson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gibson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gibson thumps Cho with a low kick.
Gibson fails to land with a series of punches.
Gibson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cho misses the target.
Gibson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cho to the ground. Gibson is now in Cho's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gibson trying to control the position from guard on top but Cho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson preventing the sweep.
Cho has control of Gibson's left arm, preventing Gibson from doing any damage.
Cho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cho wants to sweep here but Gibson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cho is controlling Gibson's posture.
Kimble Cho has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cho throws a leg kick but Gibson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gibson throws a lazy right hand but Cho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Gibson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cho.
Gibson connects with an inside leg kick.
Gibson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gibson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cho lands a nice looking body shot.
Gibson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cho's head.
Gibson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibson lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Cho.
Gibson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Gibson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gibson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gibson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cho tries to avoid it but Gibson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cho to the ground. Cho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kimble Cho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Cho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gibson lands a nice shot that snaps Cho's head back.
Nice cross by Gibson.
Gibson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cho is able to avoid easily.
Cho throws a low kick but Gibson avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Gibson.
Gibson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibson digs a good hook to Cho's body.
Cho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gibson.
Cho throws a leg kick but Gibson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cho moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gibson connects with a body shot that sends Cho's belly button to the back.
Gibson blocks a head kick by Cho.
Gibson lands a nice hook to Cho's body. Cho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gibson.
Gibson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cho is trying to defend but Gibson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gibson 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.
Gibson throwing shots but Cho is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho trying to control but Gibson postures up.
Cho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gibson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gibson's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho gets back to his feet from a dominant position... quite strange.
Cho scores with a sloppy right hand. Gibson should have avoided that one.
Cho misses with a low kick.
Gibson throws a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Gibson catches Cho right on the button with a cross.
Cho leaves Gibson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hutch Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson gets tackled into the cage by Cho. Cho maintains the clinch.
Cho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gibson has Cho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Cho as the two fighters clinch.
Gibson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gibson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cho.
Cho is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hutch Gibson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gibson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cho sprawls well. Cho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gibson gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Gibson with that takedown attempt.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gibson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cho throws a good cross that connects.
Cho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gibson tried to score with a low kick but Cho checks it.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Cho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hutch Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gibson scores with a jab to the body.
Gibson throws a leg kick that misses.
Gibson misses with a leg kick
and Cho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but Cho shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cho swings for the body but Gibson moves out of range.
Cho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gibson connects with a leg kick. Cho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
Gibson 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 sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cho is pressing down on Gibson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cho manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cho is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibson working to try and regain half guard.
Cho is looking to stand but Cho has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson is trying desperately to improve position.
Cho stands up from mount. Strange move.
Gibson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gibson is looking to wear down Cho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gibson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gibson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gibson scores with a body shot.
Cho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gibson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gibson. That's going to slow Cho down.
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cho avoids the damage to the body.
Cho scores with a shoulder strike.
Cho avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Cho tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gibson avoids it.
Cho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cho managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gibsons head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cho.
Cho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gibson backwards.
Cho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Cho.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cho avoiding damage as Gibson throws knees to the body.
Gibson blocks a body shot from Cho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gibson trying to land knees to the body.
Cho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gibson trying to control the position but instead, Cho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gibson into the cage.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cho.
Cho lands a knee to the body.
Cho struggles to land a body shot inside as Gibson controls his hands.
Gibson has Cho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gibson's elbow.
Gibson misses with a knee strike.
Cho pushes Gibson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cho lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibson missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gibson throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Cho.
Cho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cho throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson misses with a low kick.
That kick from Gibson tenderised Cho's leg. Cho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Cho.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cho misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cho jabs Gibson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cho misses the shot to the body.
Cho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Cho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gibson throws a chopping leg kick but Cho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gibson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gibson checks a leg kick.
Cho throws a series of punches but Gibson avoids them all with ease.
Gibson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cho counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gibson. Cho does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Gibson misses its intended target.
Gibson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Gibson's leg but Gibson calmly moves out of range.
Cho throws a nice looking combination but Gibson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gibson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gibson throws a solid leg kick but Cho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gibson.
Cho is looking to score with low kicks.
Gibson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gibson manages to avoid it.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Gibson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cho doesn't manage to clinch there - Gibson circles away.
Cho checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gibson misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Cho.
Cho checks the leg kick.
Gibson lands with an overhand left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cho, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cho checks a low kick from Gibson.
Gibson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cho tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gibson is in Cho's guard.
Cho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cho tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gibson controls his leg.
Gibson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cho won't allow Gibson to sweep him here.
Cho wants to stand but Gibson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibson wants to sweep but no luck.
Gibson has his feet on Cho's thighs here. He's pushed Cho off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cho screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hutch Gibson!
Hutch Gibson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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