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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 40 p4p, 4 weight class) and Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 164 p4p, 22 weight class). Skovgaard comes to the cage accompanied by Second Reality. Chikatchawan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Animal. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
17 - 2 - 0 |
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209 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan misses with a wild body shot.
Skovgaard rushes Chikatchawan and presses him up against the cage.
Skovgaard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skovgaard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Skovgaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan is looking to slow Skovgaard down with leg kicks.
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chikatchawan looks to throw the jab but Skovgaard is out of range.
Chikatchawan misses with a low kick.
Chikatchawan looks to land a left hand but Skovgaard moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chikatchawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan avoids the head kick by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan moves forwards but Skovgaard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Skovgaard checks a leg kick.
Skovgaard connects with a single shot there.
Skovgaard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Chikatchawan delivers a nice body kick.
Chikatchawan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Skovgaard avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chikatchawan cracks Skovgaard with a good jab.
Chikatchawan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan defending well as Skovgaard loads up on a big left hand.
Skovgaard slips under a jab from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Skovgaard avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skovgaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chikatchawan throws a counter combo.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
Chikatchawan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Skovgaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard throws a looping overhand right but Chikatchawan ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Chikatchawan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chikatchawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick that knocks Skovgaard off balance momentarily.
Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chikatchawan.
An attempted straight right counter from Skovgaard misses the target.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Skovgaard moved away.
Skovgaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Chikatchawan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Skovgaard throws a lazy uppercut
and Chikatchawan counters with a low kick, right behind Skovgaard 's knee.
Chikatchawan misses with a right hand
and Skovgaard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chikatchawan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chikatchawan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skovgaard's head.
Skovgaard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Skovgaard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Skovgaard lands with a straight right. Chikatchawan didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Skovgaard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Chikatchawan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chikatchawan throws a leg kick that misses.
Chikatchawan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chikatchawan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chikatchawan throws a good cross that connects.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook. Skovgaard ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan slips a jab and a cross from Skovgaard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skovgaard. Chikatchawan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chikatchawan misses with a looping left.
Skovgaard connects with a leg kick. Chikatchawan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy uppercut
and Skovgaard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skovgaard checks a low kick from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard tried to counter with a leg kick but Chikatchawan avoided it.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Skovgaard blocks it.
That kick from Chikatchawan tenderised Skovgaard's leg. Skovgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skovgaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Chikatchawan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skovgaard misses with a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan lands a lovely overhand right.
Skovgaard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chikatchawan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chikatchawan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skovgaard counters with a left to the body.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chikatchawan moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chikatchawan with a nice cross.
Chikatchawan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chikatchawan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chikatchawan throws a sloppy head kick
and Skovgaard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skovgaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chikatchawan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Skovgaard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chikatchawan in his tracks.
Chikatchawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skovgaard was well out of range. Poor timing from Chikatchawan.
Skovgaard is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A leg kick checked by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Skovgaard ducks down to avoid it.
Skovgaard lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Chikatchawan moves out of range of the body kick from Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan throws the left hand but Skovgaard avoids the punch easily.
Skovgaard thinks about countering with a body kick.
Chikatchawan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skovgaard momentarily.
Chikatchawan takes a swing at Skovgaard's ribcage but misses.
Skovgaard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chikatchawan connects with a jab.
Chikatchawan connects with a single shot there.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot.
Chikatchawan lands a big head kick that sends Skovgaard tumbling to the mat! Chikatchawan takes a step backwards and waves Skovgaard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Skovgaard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skovgaard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oh Skovgaard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chikatchawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skovgaard.
Chikatchawan sizes up Skovgaard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chikatchawan circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Skovgaard drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Chikatchawan follows Skovgaard to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsoko Chikatchawan!
Tsoko Chikatchawan is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tsoko Chikatchawan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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