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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Tico (ranked 3405 p4p, 3645 weight class) and Peter Kropotkin (ranked 185 p4p, 202 weight class). Tico comes to the cage accompanied by Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Peter Kropotkin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kropotkin avoids the body shot from Tico.
Kropotkin walks into a jab.
Tico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up.
We've been informed that Kropotkin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tico ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kropotkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tico throws out the jab.
Tico blocks a leg kick.
Tico was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Peter Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kropotkin motions for Tico to come forward. Kropotkin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tico blocks a leg kick.
Kropotkin fails to land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tico.
Kropotkin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kropotkin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropotkin misses with a straight right.
Tico scores with a decent looking hook.
Tico checks a leg kick nicely.
Kropotkin rushes Tico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kropotkin blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico lands an elbow inside.
Kropotkin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tico is trying to break the clinch but Kropotkin is controlling him.
Tico stalling.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tico backwards.
Tico just leaning against Kropotkin, taking a breather.
Kropotkin keeps control of Tico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kropotkin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tico goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kropotkin prevents it.
Tico misses with an elbow over the top.
Tico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kropotkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tico pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tico backing away here, and Kropotkin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tico bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kropotkin misses the shot to the body.
Tico 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.
Tico takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kropotkin on the side of the head.
Tico lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kropotkin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tico.
Tico tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Tico.
Kropotkin throws a low kick but Tico moves out of range easily.
Tico throws a hook but Kropotkin avoids it easily.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Kropotkin looks to move away, Tico throws a big counter combo but Kropotkin just gets out of the way.
Tico swings widly with a right hand
and Kropotkin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tico misses with a hook. Kropotkin ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tico Tico will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
No joy there for Tico, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tico Tico is winning the standup battle so far.
Kropotkin connects with a right hand. Tico shakes it off.
A big right from Kropotkin misses.
Tico connects with a looping right hand.
Kropotkin throws a front kick aimed at Tico's knee but Tico avoids it well.
Kropotkin is looking to clinch.
Tico throws a body punch but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Tico punishes Kropotkin's body with a nice straight punch.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Tico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
It looked like Tico wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kropotkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kropotkin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Tico.
Kropotkin throws a jab when Tico was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick
and Tico counters with a thumping low kick.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick but Tico moved away.
Kropotkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tico misses with a right hand
and Kropotkin counters with a straight right hand.
Tico shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kropotkin.
Peter Kropotkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but Tico is having none of it.
Tico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tico scores with a punch to the head.
Tico checks the leg kick.
Tico misses the jab.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Tico was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kropotkin.
A swing and a miss from Tico.
Tico misses with an uppercut
and Kropotkin counters with a left to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a low kick.
A jab from Tico misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico misses with a looping right.
Kropotkin is looking for the big counter here.
Kropotkin tried to score with a low kick but Tico checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kropotkin 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 Tico has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tico and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tico walks into a left hand.
Kropotkin throws a hook but Tico avoids it easily.
Kropotkin slips under a jab from Tico.
Kropotkin throws a low kick but Tico moves out of range easily.
Kropotkin tries to bum rush Tico with a series of wild strikes but Tico uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kropotkin misses with a leg kick.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut.
Tico attempts a counter takedown but Kropotkin avoids it well and moves away.
Kropotkin is looking to clinch.
Kropotkin tries to score with a low kick but Tico moves his leg out of the way.
It looked like Tico wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kropotkin defending well as Tico loads up on a big left hand.
Peter Kropotkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kropotkin.
Tico shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kropotkin sprawls well. Kropotkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tico gets slowly back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Kropotkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Tico.
Tico moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kropotkin throws an overhand right that lands on Tico's shoulder, as Tico tries to avoid the shot.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin misses with a low kick as Tico jumps back.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kropotkin.
Tico smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tico takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick but Tico sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kropotkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kropotkin scores with a three punch combo!
Kropotkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tico throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a leg kick but Tico sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kropotkin avoids the body shot from Tico.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin slips under a jab from Tico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up but Tico circles away and keeps his distance.
Kropotkin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kropotkin slips under a jab from Tico.
Kropotkin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tico walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tico misses the shot to the body.
Kropotkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kropotkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Kropotkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kropotkin throws out a leg kick but Tico moves out of range and Kropotkin only half commits.
A telegraphed right hand from Tico misses the target.
Kropotkin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kropotkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tico's head backwards.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
Tico is looking to counter punch.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
Tico misses with a hook.
Tico throws a lazy right hand but Kropotkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Tico misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kropotkin takes a swing at Tico's ribcage but misses.
Tico swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kropotkin wants to clinch up but Tico keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Tico blocks the low kick.
Tico throws a body punch but Kropotkin moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Tico misses.
It seemed like Kropotkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kropotkin.
Tico was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tico throws the left hand but Kropotkin avoids the punch easily.
Tico shoots in but no luck this time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kropotkin! But no joy.
Tico throws a shot from downtown. Kropotkin moves away and avoids it.
Kropotkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kropotkin wants to clinch up but Tico keeps it at a distance.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up.
Kropotkin staying out of range there.
Tico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range and Tico settles back down.
A big left from Tico misses.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Tico showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tico has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tico Tico!
After the fight, Tico Tico was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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