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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 897 p4p, 798 weight class) and Tico Tico (ranked 74 p4p, 63 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tico's choice of entrance music: Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Tico Tico is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Tico!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Tico. Those never looked like landing.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Tico jabs at Akhtankhanov's body.
Tico takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Tico scores with a nice head shot.
Tico thuds his right hand into Akhtankhanov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akhtankhanov throws a big shot that misses.
Tico 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.
Akhtankhanov misses with a combination
and Tico counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tico throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Akhtankhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhtankhanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tico.
Tico lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tico Tico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the button.
Tico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov tries to clinch but Tico is having none of it.
Tico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akhtankhanov has closed the distance and engaged Tico in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akhtankhanov fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Tico.
A right handed body shot lands from Akhtankhanov.
Tico can't find room to land a body shot as Akhtankhanov controls the action.
Tico lands a body shot.
Tico misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akhtankhanov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akhtankhanov digs a right hand into Tico's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tico's gas tank.
Akhtankhanov is trying to break the clinch but Tico is controlling him.
Akhtankhanov misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tico with a nice calf kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akhtankhanov.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico takes a swing at Akhtankhanov's ribcage but misses.
Tico throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akhtankhanov instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Akhtankhanov as the two fighters clinch.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body punch.
Akhtankhanov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tico.
Tico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akhtankhanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tico backwards.
Akhtankhanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akhtankhanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tico.
Akhtankhanov misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akhtankhanov working aggressively here.
Tico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhtankhanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tico moves away from the strike by Akhtankhanov.
Tico misses the shot to the body.
Akhtankhanov drives through and clinches with Tico against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico lands a shoulder strike.
Tico misses with some punches.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot.
Tico's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akhtankhanov tests Tico's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tico lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Tico throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A lazy left from Tico finds it's target.
Akhtankhanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Akhtankhanov is looking to counter punch.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico 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 fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tico scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tico keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Tico counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akhtankhanov throws an off balance right hand
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy right hand but Tico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Tico was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tico tries a low kick but Akhtankhanov avoids it.
Tico lands with a good body shot.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tico is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Akhtankhanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tico gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tico throws a leg kick which misses Akhtankhanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Akhtankhanov tries to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tico punishes Akhtankhanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Akhtankhanov 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.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Akhtankhanov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tico stuns Akhtankhanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tico lands with a hook. Akhtankhanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tico scores with a nice strike.
Akhtankhanov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Tico.
Tico tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice leg kick.
Akhtankhanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tico scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico slips a straight right by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Tico slips under a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a right hand. Tico shakes it off.
Tico Tico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akhtankhanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akhtankhanov slips under a jab.
It appears Akhtankhanov was looking to counter with a kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Akhtankhanov misses the target.
Tico swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akhtankhanov counters with a nice uppercut.
Tico keeps the fight on the outside.
Tico connects with a nice looking jab.
Akhtankhanov throws a shot from downtown. Tico moves away and avoids it.
Akhtankhanov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tico throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tico's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akhtankhanov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tico scrambles back to his feet.
Tico is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akhtankhanov rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tico digs a good body shot into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Akhtankhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Tico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tico scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tico catches Akhtankhanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice defenses there by Akhtankhanov.
Tico lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akhtankhanov's sensitive parts.
Tico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akhtankhanov misses with a straight right.
Akhtankhanov throws a combination that misses
and Tico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tico lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akhtankhanov swings widly with a right hand
and Tico counters with a leg kick.
Tico lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico gets tackled into the cage by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov maintains the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akhtankhanov working aggressively here.
Tico goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tico takes a shot to the head.
Akhtankhanov is trying to maintain a safe position but Tico gets an underhook and turns Akhtankhanov into the cage.
Akhtankhanov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akhtankhanov throws a head punch that misses.
Akhtankhanov looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Tico fails to land.
Tico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov tries to work over Tico's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akhtankhanov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tico backwards.
Akhtankhanov can't find room to land a body shot as Tico controls the action.
Tico misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akhtankhanov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tico misses with a punch on the inside.
Tico has a couple of punches blocked by Akhtankhanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov blocks a body shot from Tico.
Tico blocking some punches.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Akhtankhanov as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tico can't find room to land a body shot as Akhtankhanov controls the action.
Akhtankhanov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akhtankhanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akhtankhanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tico is rocked!
Akhtankhanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Akhtankhanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akhtankhanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akhtankhanov.
A jab lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Tico is still on wobbly legs! Can Akhtankhanov finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tico Tico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Akhtankhanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tico.
Tico seems to have recovered his senses.
Tico lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Akhtankhanov is predictable there
and Tico cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akhtankhanov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tico.
Tico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
Tico lunges at Akhtankhanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akhtankhanov's hand.
Tico throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Tico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akhtankhanov checks the leg kick.
Tico connects with a body shot that sends Akhtankhanov's belly button to the back.
Tico blocks a head kick by Akhtankhanov.
Tico lands with a nice combination. Akhtankhanov backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tico checks a leg kick nicely.
Akhtankhanov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tico dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akhtankhanov. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Tico misses.
A jab from Tico misses.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Tico moved out of range.
Akhtankhanov looks for the body kick but Tico saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Akhtankhanov.
Tico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Tico misses.
Tico wants to stay close but Akhtankhanov steps back to make room for something. Tico seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Akhtankhanov and Tico drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Our winner, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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