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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Midick Aiken (ranked 1962 p4p, 819 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 111 p4p, 43 weight class). Aiken comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Tico has chosen Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Midick Aiken could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tico Tico's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 35 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Montreal, Midick Aiken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tico throws a sloppy head kick and Aiken moves out of range easily.
Tico has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aiken.
Tico looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Aiken misses the shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Aiken.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tico. Aiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tico.
Tico moves out of range as Aiken strikes.
Aiken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Italian Job in the buildup to the fight.
Aiken loads up on a big right hand but Tico slips the punch.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aiken.
Tico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tico moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aiken misses with a hook
and Tico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Tico is just out of range.
Tico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aiken goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico defending well as Aiken loads up on a big left hand.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Tico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
Tico lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tico checks a low kick from Aiken.
Midick Aiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tico walks into a left hand.
Tico lands a nice looking body kick.
Aiken misses with a two punch combination.
Aiken misses with a straight right.
Tico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Aiken takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aiken lands a glancing blow to the side of Tico's head.
Aiken keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tico.
Aiken misses with a right hand
and Tico counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tico tests Aiken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico takes a swing at Aiken's ribcage but misses.
Aiken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken lands a nice shot to the body.
Tico avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aiken, as that shot connected.
Tico walks into a stiff left hand from Aiken.
Aiken moves to clinch but Tico breaks away
and Tico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tico swings for the body but Aiken moves out of range.
Aiken throws a hook but Tico avoids it easily.
Aiken blocks the body kick.
Aiken throws a hook to the side of Tico's head but Tico sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aiken scores with a nice strike.
Tico takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Tico counters with a good low kick that Aiken was not able to check.
Aiken misses with an uppercut
and Tico counters with a nice body shot.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken misses with a right hand
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiken misses with a shot to the body
and Tico counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aiken 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 lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aiken's sensitive parts.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Tico takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tico misses the shot to the body.
Aiken swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Tico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Aiken. No joy for Tico on that attempt.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tico takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Decent striking displayed by Aiken there.
Aiken throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Tico counter with a right hand.
Tico slips a jab and a cross from Aiken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
Tico slips under a jab from Aiken.
A head kick misses from Tico.
Tico staying out of range there.
Tico misses with a two punch combination.
Tico moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, jab by Aiken - just one landing.
Aiken throws an off balance right hand
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aiken misses the jab.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aiken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
Aiken is looking to land body kicks.
Aiken throws a shot to the body.
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 Midick Aiken will probably get the nod.
That's time! Aiken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aiken 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 takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
An inside leg kick lands from Aiken.
Tico throws a solid leg kick but Aiken takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tico.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Tico might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aiken has got the better of the exchanges.
Tico just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Aiken misses with an uppercut. Tico saw that one coming.
Tico moves away from the strike by Aiken.
Aiken checks a leg kick.
Aiken motions for Tico to come forward. Aiken throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken backing away here, and Tico unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
Aiken displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tico throws out the jab.
Aiken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Tico does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aiken throws a hook but Tico avoids it easily.
Aiken fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tico looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aiken feints and then cracks Tico's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tico down.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the liver by Aiken. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Aiken. No joy for Tico on that attempt.
Aiken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tico.
Aiken misses with a left hand
and Tico counters with a straight right hand.
Tico throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Aiken misses.
Aiken throws a body shot but no joy.
Tico doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tico misses with an uppercut.
Aiken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tico can do to turn this around?
Tico takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tico walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tico's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aiken under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
Tico is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tico counters with a nice body shot.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Nice jab there from Tico.
Aiken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aiken there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aiken takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Aiken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aiken works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aiken looks to score with a jab to the body but Tico is just out of range.
Tico steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tico blocks a jab.
As Aiken backs off Tico throws a huge counter combo but Aiken manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tico misses with an attempted mid kick.
Aiken walks into a straight right hand from Tico.
Tico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aiken to score with a decent uppercut.
Midick Aiken is winning the standup battle so far.
Aiken lands a head shot.
Aiken takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tico lands a jab.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aiken misses with a lunging right hand
and Tico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aiken throws a lazy right hand but Tico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tico slips under a jab.
Tico misses the shot to the body.
Tico moves forwards but Aiken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tico fails to land with a series of punches.
Tico walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Aiken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tico misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Aiken thuds a left hand into Tico's body.
Aiken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tico was well out of range. Poor timing from Aiken.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aiken misses with a hook. Tico ducked under it nicely.
Tico throws out a counter right but Aiken avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Aiken misses.
Tico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aiken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Aiken is looking to chop away at Tico's legs.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tico walks into a left hand.
Aiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tico moves away.
Aiken slips a jab and a cross from Tico.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Midick Aiken dominated that second round.
That's time! Aiken's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tico darts in looking for a takedown but Aiken gets double underhooks and turns Tico into the cage.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Tico is out of range.
Tico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aiken takes the fight into the clinch.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Tico controls the action.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Tico prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Aiken scores with a shot to the side of Tico's head.
Tico breaks the clinch.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
Tico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tico avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aiken misses the jab.
Tico let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aiken moves out of range as Tico strikes.
Aiken checks the leg kick.
Tico lands the left hand.
Tico keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aiken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tico stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aiken.
A swing and a miss from Tico.
Aiken misses with a wild combination.
Aiken looks to throw the jab but Tico is out of range.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Aiken moves to clinch but Tico breaks away
and Tico counters with a nice uppercut.
Tico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aiken.
Tico dodges the punch combination from Aiken.
Tico Tico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aiken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aiken misses with a looping right.
Tico now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aiken throws a looping overhand right but Tico ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aiken. Tico does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tico with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aiken to score with a decent uppercut.
Tico moves away from the strike by Aiken.
Tico with a nice calf kick.
Aiken loads up on a big right hand but Tico slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
Aiken blocks a head kick by Tico.
Tico moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aiken tries to clinch up.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tico throws a nice looking combination but Aiken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tico! But no joy.
Tico throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aiken comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Aiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tico avoids the body shot from Aiken.
Tico misses with a head kick.
Aiken appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aiken misses with a hook. Tico ducked under it nicely.
Aiken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aiken misses with a body shot.
Tico appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tico checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Aiken uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aiken.
Aiken misses with a wild combination.
Tico appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aiken looks to land a combination but Tico avoids it well.
Tico let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tico misses with a body shot.
Aiken connects with the punch.
Tico throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tico bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Tico on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tico ducks under a wild hook from Aiken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tico slips a jab from Aiken.
Aiken tries to clinch but Tico moves out of range.
A big left from Aiken misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tico! But no joy.
Aiken lands with a good body shot.
Aiken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tico takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Aiken throws a body punch but Tico moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Aiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Midick Aiken showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aiken has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Midick Aiken!
A victorious Midick Aiken thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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