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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimble Cho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Larocque might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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183 lbs
25 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimble Cho!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Cho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Larocque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cho.
Larocque swings for the body but Cho moves out of range.
Cho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larocque.
Larocque cracks Cho with a good jab.
Cho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cho wants to clinch up but Larocque keeps it at a distance.
Larocque throws a poor cross that misses
and Cho counters with a low kick, right behind Larocque 's knee.
Larocque slips under a jab from Cho.
Cho takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cho uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larocque.
Cho throws a series of punches but Larocque avoids them all with ease.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Cho lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho scoring well with a low kick there.
Larocque scores with a nice right hand.
Larocque misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Larocque looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cho cracks the inside of Larocque's front leg.
Cho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Larocque misses with a body shot.
Cho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Larocque misses with a hook.
Cho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cho walks into a stiff left hand from Larocque.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Cho on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Larocque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cho throws out the jab.
Cho just misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque blocks a jab.
Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho blocks a low kick nicely.
Cho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Larocque counters with an inside leg kick.
Larocque throws a right hand that misses
and Cho counters with a left and a right that stings Larocque.
Larocque slips a jab and a cross from Cho.
Cho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Larocque will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Larocque.
Larocque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cho on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Larocque back to the cage. Cho follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cho with a hook.
Cho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Larocque ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Cho misses.
Jab by Larocque.
Cho throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cho.
Cho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larocque.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Cho misses.
Cho misses with an uppercut.
Cho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Larocque lands with a straight right. Cho didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Larocque misses.
That kick from Larocque tenderised Cho's leg. Cho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cho lands a leg kick that knocks Larocque off balance momentarily.
Cho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Larocque.
Cho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Cho blocks the low kick.
Cho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cho counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cho throws a leg kick but Larocque checks it.
Cho wants to land a leg kick but Larocque is out of range.
Larocque ducks right into an uppercut from Cho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimble Cho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Larocque lands a body shot.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Larocque counters with a low kick, right behind Cho 's knee.
Cho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Larocque fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cho manages to avoid it.
Cho throws out a loose jab but Larocque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larocque throws a body punch but Cho moves out of range.
Kimble Cho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cho misses with a body shot.
Larocque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larocque throws a looping overhand right but Cho ducks down to avoid it.
Cho swings for the body but Larocque moves out of range.
Cho connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Larocque to counter with a crisp jab.
Cho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Larocque tries to land a front kick but Cho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larocque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cho.
Larocque scores with a jab to the head.
Cho tests Larocque's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cho misses with a looping right.
Larocque takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Larocque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kimble Cho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Larocque takes a swing at Cho's ribcage but misses.
Larocque takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Larocque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cho at a distance.
Larocque connects with a nice looking jab.
Cho thumps Larocque with a low kick.
Cho connects with a nice looking jab.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Larocque misses.
Larocque bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cho throws out a powerful jab.
Cho misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cho misses with an uppercut
and Larocque counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Larocque throws a hook but Cho avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Larocque as he connects with a hook.
Larocque slips a jab and a cross from Cho.
A slow jab from Larocque misses its intended target.
Larocque looks to land a left hand but Cho moved out of range nicely.
Larocque scores with a shot to the body.
Cho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larocque lands a jab to Cho's midsection.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Cho connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cho misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cho moves away from the strike by Larocque.
Cho throws a low kick but Larocque moves out of range easily.
Cho lands a body shot.
Cho connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cho thows a body shot but no joy.
Cho with a hook.
Cho misses with a hook.
Larocque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Larocque lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cho circles away quickly and effectively.
Larocque on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larocque throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kimble Cho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Larocque's hands.
Cho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larocque lands with an overhand left.
Larocque missing with a left hand there. Cho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cho looks to score with a jab to the body but Larocque is just out of range.
Larocque thuds a left hand into Cho's body.
Cho avoids the body shot from Larocque.
Cho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cho misses with a double jab.
Cho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cho misses with a left hand
and Larocque counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cho with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cho was well out of range. Poor timing from Larocque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Larocque needs to keep his hands up - Cho had a free shot at his head there.
Cho throws a low kick, looking for Larocque's leg but Larocque calmly moves out of range.
Cho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Larocque moves away.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho ducks under a wild hook from Larocque.
Cho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cho moves forwards but Larocque connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Larocque jabs Cho right on the nose. Cho blinks but takes it well.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cho moves away.
Cho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larocque cracks Cho with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cho.
Cho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Larocque was well out of range. Poor timing from Cho.
Cho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Larocque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larocque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larocque avoids the body shot from Cho.
Cho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Larocque's sensitive parts.
Larocque scores with a nice strike.
Cho misses with a wild body shot.
Larocque misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cho.
Cho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Larocque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larocque scores with a nice right hand.
Cho blocks a jab.
Cho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cho moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cho is rocked!
Larocque scores with a punch to the head.
Cho is still on wobbly legs! Can Larocque finish him?
Cho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cho throws a leg kick
and Larocque counters with a big right hand! Oh Cho is in trouble here! Larocque follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Larocque!
A relieved looking Bryan Larocque thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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