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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tico Tico (ranked 2497 p4p, 3958 weight class) and Brandon Higgins (ranked 166 p4p, 249 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tico might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Paco De Lucia - Tico Tico . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Brandon Higgins enters the ring!
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Solid boxing
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tico Tico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tico throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tico tests Higgins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Higgins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tico just misses with a punch to the body.
Tico lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Tico. Beautiful body shot.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tico.
Higgins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tico.
Higgins feints the counter takedown.
Higgins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tico.
Tico misses with a double jab.
And Higgins tries to counter it with a takedown but Tico pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tico Tico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Higgins takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tico misses with a wild combination.
Higgins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tico throws a good cross that connects.
Higgins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Higgins's head backwards.
Tico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Higgins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Higgins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tico throws a solid leg kick but Higgins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tico.
Tico scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Higgins doesn't seem bothered though.
Tico Tico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins 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 scores with a hook to the body. Higgins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tico jabs at Higgins's body.
Tico is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Higgins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tico fails to land with a series of punches.
Higgins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tico scores with a shot to the body.
Tico comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tico lands with an overhand left.
Higgins avoids the body shot from Tico.
Tico lands a head shot.
Tico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Higgins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tico.
Tico throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higgins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tico throws a series of punches but Higgins moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tico connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tico feints and then cracks Higgins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Higgins down.
Tico lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Higgins backs up against the ropes.
Good shot there by Tico.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tico.
A nice leg kick from Tico, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tico Tico is winning the standup battle so far.
Tico scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tico throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Higgins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tico is looking to wear down Higgins with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Higgins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico swings for the body but Higgins moves out of range.
Brandon Higgins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tico clobbers Higgins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Higgins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Higgins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Higgins on the side of the head.
Higgins blocks a low kick nicely.
Higgins drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tico defends it well.
Tico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Higgins can do to turn this around?
Higgins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tico connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Higgins scrambles back to his feet.
Tico stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Higgins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left and a right from Tico both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tico scores with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Higgins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tico has got the better of the exchanges.
Tico misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higgins.
Higgins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tico connects with a nice looking jab.
Tico cracks Higgins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tico lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Higgins walks into a stiff left hand from Tico.
Tico lands a lovely overhand right.
Higgins is rocked!
Tico lands a jab to Higgins's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico with a hook.
Tico is looking to score with low kicks.
Higgins with the counter takedown but Tico avoids it easily.
Higgins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tico lands a slapping body shot.
Higgins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tico scores with a jab.
Tico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tico lands a leg kick that knocks Higgins off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tico fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Higgins manages to avoid it.
Higgins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tico throws a series of punches but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tico misses with a low kick.
Tico connects with a body shot that sends Higgins's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tico throws a body punch but Higgins moves out of range.
Higgins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Higgins.
Tico scores with a hook to the body. Higgins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tico Tico dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Tico throws a series of punches but Higgins avoids them all with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tico.
A punch combination from Tico misses.
Tico connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Higgins's hands.
Tico jabs at Higgins's body.
Tico lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tico looks to land a combination. Higgins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tico works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tico.
Tico fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Higgins.
Tico throws a right hand that Higgins ducks under and follows up with a left that Higgins also avoids with ease.
Tico fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Higgins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tico is looking to slow Higgins down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by Tico. Beautiful body shot.
Tico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tico misses with a shot to the body
and Higgins counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tico gets back to half guard.
Tico wants to get back to full guard.
Higgins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tico wants to get back to full guard.
Higgins is looking for a kimura but Tico is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Higgins to get the leverage.
Tico is positioning himself well to prevent Higgins advancing to mount.
Tico trying to control here.
Higgins is working for a submission of some sort.
Higgins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tico slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Higgins has gone for a leg lock! Tico slips out almost immediately though and dives into Higgins's guard.
Higgins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tico is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Sydney inform us that Higgins has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tico slips nicely into half guard.
Higgins manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tico got a little sloppy there for a moment and Higgins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tico has managed to get both his arms back between Higgins's legs - danger averted.
Tico sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tico trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tico is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tico forces his way into half guard.
Tico prevents Higgins from improving his position.
Brandon Higgins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tico Tico is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tico content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tico Tico showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tico 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25
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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