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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 416 p4p, 55 weight class) and Michael Garibaldi (ranked 426 p4p, 58 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Garibaldi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Resist and Bite - Sabaton. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Garibaldi!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan scores with a push kick.
Chikatchawan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Garibaldi will feel that in the morning.
Chikatchawan is looking to slow Garibaldi down with leg kicks.
Garibaldi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chikatchawan. Chikatchawan obviously looking to wear him down.
Garibaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chikatchawan. Garibaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garibaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan looks for the body kick but Garibaldi saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Garibaldi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chikatchawan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chikatchawan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chikatchawan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chikatchawan misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chikatchawan. That's going to slow Garibaldi down.
Garibaldi throws a body punch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan throws an off balance right hand
and Garibaldi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chikatchawan misses the shot to the body.
Chikatchawan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Garibaldi lands a glancing blow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.
That kick from Chikatchawan tenderised Garibaldi's leg. Garibaldi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chikatchawan takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garibaldi was well out of range. Poor timing from Chikatchawan.
Garibaldi throws a big shot that misses.
Chikatchawan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Chikatchawan misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garibaldi lands with an overhand left.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Garibaldi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chikatchawan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chikatchawan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Garibaldi stuns Chikatchawan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chikatchawan defending well as Garibaldi loads up on a big left hand.
Chikatchawan throwing a counter right hand but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan cracks Garibaldi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Garibaldi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Garibaldi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chikatchawan counters with a nice body kick.
Garibaldi misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garibaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Garibaldi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garibaldi slips a straight right by Chikatchawan.
Garibaldi flicks out a counter leg kick but Chikatchawan steps away.
Garibaldi throws a jab but it's blocked by Chikatchawan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi slips under a jab.
Garibaldi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chikatchawan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chikatchawan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garibaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chikatchawan lands a nice looking body kick.
Chikatchawan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garibaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garibaldi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chikatchawan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook. Garibaldi ducked under it nicely.
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 looks to land a body kick but Garibaldi moved away.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chikatchawan swinging wildly here.
Garibaldi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Garibaldi throws the left hand but Chikatchawan avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chikatchawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garibaldi lands a nice hook to Chikatchawan's body. Chikatchawan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garibaldi throws a right hand that misses
and Chikatchawan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garibaldi looks to land a combination but Chikatchawan avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garibaldi. Garibaldi obviously looking to wear him down.
Garibaldi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a solid leg kick but Garibaldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chikatchawan swings for the body but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi misses with a hook. Chikatchawan ducked under it nicely.
Chikatchawan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Garibaldi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chikatchawan to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Chikatchawan.
Garibaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chikatchawan in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garibaldi. That's going to slow Chikatchawan down.
Chikatchawan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garibaldi can do to turn this around?
Garibaldi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chikatchawan throws a push kick but Garibaldi slaps the foot to one side.
Chikatchawan works Garibaldi's body with a nice hook.
Garibaldi blocks a low kick nicely.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Garibaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
Garibaldi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chikatchawan misses with the head strike.
Chikatchawan tries a body shot but Garibaldi blocks it.
Chikatchawan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi connects with a body shot that sends Chikatchawan's belly button to the back.
Garibaldi avoids a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan connects with a right hand. Garibaldi shakes it off.
Garibaldi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chikatchawan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Garibaldi scores with the left hand. Chikatchawan knows he should have avoided that one.
Garibaldi tries to clinch but Chikatchawan moves out of range.
Chikatchawan throwing a counter right hand but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chikatchawan connects with a solid leg kick.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garibaldi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Garibaldi's head.
Garibaldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chikatchawan doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chikatchawan scores with a nice body kick.
Garibaldi throws a shot from downtown. Chikatchawan moves away and avoids it.
Garibaldi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chikatchawan lunges at Garibaldi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garibaldi's hand.
Garibaldi tests Chikatchawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garibaldi defending well as Chikatchawan loads up on a big left hand.
Chikatchawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garibaldi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Garibaldi blocks the body kick.
Garibaldi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a looping right.
Chikatchawan throws a looping overhand right but Garibaldi ducks down to avoid it.
Chikatchawan lands with an overhand left.
Chikatchawan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chikatchawan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garibaldi.
Chikatchawan throws a head kick but Garibaldi moves out of range.
Garibaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with the left hand. Garibaldi knows he should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan feints and then cracks Garibaldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garibaldi down.
Garibaldi misses with a leg kick
and Chikatchawan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan thumps Garibaldi with a low kick.
Garibaldi misses with a left hand
enabling Chikatchawan to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Chikatchawan misses the target.
Garibaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Garibaldi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chikatchawan's head backwards.
Chikatchawan checks a low kick from Garibaldi.
Michael Garibaldi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Garibaldi blocks the low kick.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the side of Chikatchawan's head but Chikatchawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chikatchawan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi drives through and clinches with Chikatchawan against the cage.
Chikatchawan prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi pulls guard.
Garibaldi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chikatchawan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garibaldi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Garibaldi looking for a guillotine here but Chikatchawan defends easily.
You can see that Garibaldi has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi being controlled here, momentarily.
Chikatchawan stands up and waves to Garibaldi to follow him.
Chikatchawan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garibaldi.
Chikatchawan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Chikatchawan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Garibaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garibaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chikatchawan was well out of range. Poor timing from Garibaldi.
A slow jab from Garibaldi misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garibaldi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chikatchawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chikatchawan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Garibaldi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garibaldi throws a poor cross that misses
and Chikatchawan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but Garibaldi checks it.
Garibaldi wants to counter with a clinch but Chikatchawan pushes him away.
Garibaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
Garibaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Chikatchawan connects with a crisp jab.
Garibaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsoko Chikatchawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garibaldi misses with a left hand
and Chikatchawan counters with a good low kick that Garibaldi was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tsoko Chikatchawan.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chikatchawan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsoko Chikatchawan!
In his post fight interview, Tsoko Chikatchawan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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