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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Tico (ranked 1918 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Laertes Royster (ranked 117 p4p, 243 weight class). Tico comes into the arena with Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 3 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royster tests Tico's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tico misses with a wild body shot.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royster.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
An attempted straight right counter from Tico misses the target.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Royster cracks a nice hook into Tico's ribs.
Royster is looking to slow Tico down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Royster.
Royster connects with a leg kick.
Royster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Royster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Royster just misses with a punch to the body.
Tico has been working on his boxing with his coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS in the buildup to the fight.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royster throws a sloppy body shot
and Tico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tico moves out of range of the leg kick from Royster.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Royster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Royster lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tico connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Royster avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Royster misses.
It looked like Tico wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tico blocks a jab.
Royster throws a lazy uppercut
and Tico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Royster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Royster lands a jab to Tico's midsection.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Royster throws a hook but Tico blocks it.
A solid body kick from Royster.
Royster connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Royster. Tico does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Royster misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Royster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tico on the side of the head.
Royster jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Royster.
Tico throws a right hand that Royster ducks under and follows up with a left that Royster also avoids with ease.
A big left from Royster misses.
Tico misses with the combination.
Royster throws out a counter right but Tico avoids it with no problem.
Royster takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Royster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Royster thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico avoids a kick to the body.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tico misses with an uppercut. Royster saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Royster.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Royster scores with a nice head shot.
Tico doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Royster misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Royster takes one to the chin there.
Tico throws a right hand that Royster ducks under and follows up with a left that Royster also avoids with ease.
Royster misses with a straight left.
Royster swings for the body but Tico moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Royster.
Laertes Royster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Royster does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tico tried to counter with a leg kick but Royster avoided it.
A slow jab from Tico misses its intended target.
Tico blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Royster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Royster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tico misses with a hook.
Tico walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royster throws an off balance right hand
and Tico counters with a stiff right hand.
Royster scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico throws a lazy right hand but Royster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Royster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Royster lands with a hook. Tico tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Tico is just out of range.
Tico throwing a counter right hand but Royster manages to avoid it.
Royster throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Royster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tico at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Royster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tico doesn't seem phased though.
Royster throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tico throws a right hand that misses
and Royster counters with a nice body shot.
Royster takes one on the button.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster throws out a counter right but Tico avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Royster. Beautiful body shot.
Royster checks a low kick from Tico.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Royster! But no joy.
Tico throws a hook to the side of Royster's head but Royster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Tico misses its intended target.
Tico misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tico throws a body punch but Royster moves out of range.
Tico displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royster throws out the jab.
Tico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tico scores with a nice head shot.
Royster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Royster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tico.
Tico needs to keep his hands up - Royster had a free shot at his head there.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royster.
Tico feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roysters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Royster slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Tico there.
Royster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster throws the left hand but Tico avoids the punch easily.
Royster loads up on a big right hand but Tico slips the punch.
Royster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royster.
Royster connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tico's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Royster misses with a straight left.
Tico swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tico Tico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Royster misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Tico misses the target.
Tico staying out of range there.
Royster scores with a body shot.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tico lands a slapping body shot.
Tico throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster throws a quick inside leg kick.
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Tico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tico misses with an uppercut. Royster saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico throws a body shot but no joy.
Tico looks to land a right hand but Royster moved out of range.
It seemed like Royster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Royster misses.
Royster throws a low kick but Tico moves out of range easily.
Royster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Royster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster just misses with a punch to the body.
Royster throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Royster wants to land a leg kick but Tico is out of range.
Royster looks to land a body kick but Tico moved away.
Royster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tico swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royster misses with a looping left.
Tico lands a really nice looking cross but Royster seems unphased.
Tico fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tico scores with a jab. Royster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Royster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tico misses with a low kick as Royster jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royster lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Royster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tico lands an overhand right.
Royster scores with a nice body kick.
Royster looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tico blocks a low kick nicely.
Tico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royster circles away quickly and effectively.
Royster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tico sizes up Royster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Royster fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tico has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Royster tenderised Tico's leg. Tico is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Royster misses the jab.
Laertes Royster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Royster lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster lands with a hook. Tico tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laertes Royster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Royster has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laertes Royster!
A very excited looking Laertes Royster made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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