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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Sykora (ranked 873 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 79 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Sykora misses.
Kay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sykora defends it well.
Sykora misses with a head kick.
Kay closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sykora did well to prevent Kay getting side control.
Sykora wants to get back to his feet.
Sykora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kay misses with a head shot. Sykora uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Kay isn't so interested in that idea.
Kay looking to pass the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kay working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay forces his way into half guard.
Kay misses with a head shot. Sykora uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kay prevents Sykora from getting back to his feet.
Kay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sykora wants to stand up but Kay is controlling him.
Kay throws an elbow that misses. Sykora uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kay's guard. Nice move by Sykora!
Sykora decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands with a cross.
Sykora throws a good cross that connects.
Sykora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kay.
Sykora slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've been told by Sykora's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kay getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Michal Sykora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kay moves out of range as Sykora strikes.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykora.
Sykora connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykora misses with a looping left.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Michal Sykora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sykora misses with a body shot.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kay misses the jab.
Sykora leaves Kay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sykora lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sykora misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kay.
Sykora throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sykora waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kay.
A left and a right from Sykora both land. Nice combination.
Kay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykora misses with a looping left.
Kay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sykora defends it well.
Sykora throws a sloppy head kick and Kay moves out of range easily.
Kay throws an overhand right that lands on Sykora's shoulder, as Sykora tries to avoid the shot.
Sykora avoids the body shot from Kay.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Kay misses its intended target.
Kay blocks a jab.
Sykora moves forwards but Kay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kay dips to his left and cracks Sykora with an uppercut!
Sykora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sykora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sykora kicks Kay off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykora shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kay moves away from the strike by Sykora.
Sykora throws a hook but Kay blocks it.
Sykora lands with a nice combination. Kay backs away looking to recover.
Kay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykora throws a body shot but no joy.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sykora throws a hook to the side of Kay's head but Kay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sykora throws the left hand but Kay avoids the punch easily.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sykora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Sykora misses its intended target.
Sykora scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Kay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sykora doesn't seem phased though.
Sykora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sykora throws the left hand but Kay avoids the punch easily.
Kay misses with a hook. Sykora ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Sykora dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sykora misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
Sykora scores with a hook.
A combination from Sykora does no damage.
Sykora dips to his left and cracks Kay with an uppercut!
A cross from Sykora lands.
A big right from Sykora misses.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sykora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kay feints the counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kay.
Kay looks to land a left hand but Sykora moved out of range nicely.
Sykora throws a hook but Kay avoids it easily.
Kay moves out of range of the strikes.
Sykora staying out of range there.
Sykora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sykora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Sykora misses.
Kay ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Sykora throws a hook to the side of Kay's head but Kay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora walks into a stiff left hand from Kay.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sykora is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kay can do to turn this around?
Sykora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sykora takes a swing at Kay's ribcage but misses.
Kay throws an overhand right that lands on Sykora's shoulder, as Sykora tries to avoid the shot.
Kay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sykora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kay misses with a hook.
Kay scores with a nice right hand.
Sykora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kay to score with a decent uppercut.
Kay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykora.
Sykora slips under a jab from Kay.
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sykora misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
Kay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykora throws out the jab.
Sykora just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykora gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kay throws a series of strikes that have Sykora backpedaling.
That's two 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!
Sykora lands a leg kick that knocks Kay off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sykora. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay avoids the body shot from Sykora.
Kay might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kay moves away from the strike by Sykora.
Sykora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Sykora looks to score with a jab to the body but Kay is just out of range.
Kay throws the left hand but Sykora avoids the punch easily.
Sykora throws a lazy right hand but Kay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sykora misses with a body kick.
Kay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sykora swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sykora throws a head kick but Kay moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Kay.
Sykora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Sykora on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kay lands with a right hand.
A big left from Sykora misses.
Sykora staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
Kay stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice takedown defense from Sykora. No joy for Kay on that attempt.
Sykora lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sykora tries a head kick but it misses.
Sykora misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kay moves out of range as Sykora strikes.
Kay misses with a hook. Sykora ducked under it nicely.
Kay ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Sykora ducks right into an uppercut from Kay.
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sykora.
Sykora is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kay's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nice defenses there by Kay.
Sykora looks to land a right hand but Kay moved out of range.
Kay misses with a wild body shot.
Sykora avoids the body shot from Kay.
Sykora throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kay.
Kay slips under a jab.
Kay avoids the head kick by Sykora.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykora lands a head kick!
Sykora throws a body shot but no joy.
Kay throws a lazy right hand but Sykora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kay defending well as Sykora loads up on a big left hand.
Kay throws a poor cross that misses
and Sykora counters with a two punch combo.
Kay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sykora's head backwards.
Kay misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sykora counters with a nice uppercut.
Kay lands the left hand.
Sykora misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Sykora misses its intended target.
Kay lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kay throws a big shot that misses.
Kay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sykora jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sykora misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michal Sykora 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sykora goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A jab from Sykora misses.
Kay looks to land a left hand but Sykora moved out of range nicely.
Sykora misses the jab.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Sykora misses with a looping left.
And Kay tries to counter it with a takedown but Sykora pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Kay moves out of range of the strikes.
Sykora throws an overhand right that lands on Kay's shoulder, as Kay tries to avoid the shot.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kay takes a swing at Sykora's ribcage but misses.
Sykora misses with a looping right.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sykora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sykora lands with a right hand.
Sykora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykora misses the target.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sykora lands a nice looking body shot.
Sykora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay lunges at Sykora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sykora's hand.
Sykora connects with a looping right hand.
Kay lands with an overhand left.
Kay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sykora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kay throws a body shot but no joy.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Kay moved out of range nicely.
Sykora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sykora slips a jab and a cross from Kay.
Michal Sykora is winning the standup battle so far.
Sykora misses with a body shot.
Sykora's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kay under the eye.
Kay looks to throw the jab but Sykora is out of range.
Sykora throws a wild body kick that Kay sees coming a mile off.
Sykora throws the left hand but Kay avoids the punch easily.
Kay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Sykora was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sykora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lars Kay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kay slips a straight right by Sykora.
Kay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kay blocks a jab.
Kay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kay takes a swing at Sykora's ribcage but misses.
Kay cracks Sykora with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab by Kay.
Kay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sykora loads up on a big right hand but Kay slips the punch.
Sykora throws a jab but it's blocked by Kay.
Kay has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut there from Kay.
Sykora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sykora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sykora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kay blocks the body kick.
Kay connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kay. Sykora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kay.
Kay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kay misses with a wild body shot.
Sykora looks to land a right hand but Kay moved out of range.
Sykora misses with an uppercut.
Kay lands a lovely overhand right.
Sykora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykora to score with a decent uppercut.
Sykora thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kay if he has to take too many more of those.
Kay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Kay.
Sykora throws a jab but it's blocked by Kay.
A big right from Sykora misses.
Kay just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykora blocks a jab.
Kay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michal Sykora is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay throws a poor cross that misses
and Sykora counters with a stiff right hand.
Sykora ducks under a wild hook from Kay.
It looked like Sykora was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Sykora.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kay throws a hook but Sykora blocks it.
Kay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sykora uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kay.
Sykora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kay.
Kay misses with an uppercut. Sykora saw that one coming.
Sykora throws a looping overhand right but Kay ducks down to avoid it.
Sykora throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sykora moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kay swings for the body but Sykora moves out of range.
Kay throws a shot from downtown. Sykora moves away and avoids it.
Kay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sykora.
Sykora defending well as Kay loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michal Sykora.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sykora, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Sykora!
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