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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michal Sykora (ranked 1324 p4p, 2033 weight class) and Little Bandit (ranked 106 p4p, 146 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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20 - 23 - 0 |
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170 cm
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135
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 20 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michal Sykora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Little Bandit!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykora sizes up Bandit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sykora defending well as Bandit loads up on a big left hand.
Sykora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bandit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sykora.
Sykora missing with a left hand there. Bandit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandit throws out a loose jab but Sykora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykora throws a hook but Bandit blocks it.
Sykora works the jab nicely.
Sykora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bandit looks to land a right hand but Sykora moved out of range.
Little Bandit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Sykora looks to land a right hand but Bandit moved 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.
Bandit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A right-left combo lands from Sykora.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sykora swats away the attempt to clinch by Bandit.
Sykora lands a jab.
Sykora slips a straight right by Bandit.
Bandit avoids the head kick by Sykora.
Nice defenses there by Sykora.
Bandit has managed to clinch.
Bandit tries to pull guard but Sykora won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bandit's elbow.
Sykora missing with knees to the body.
Sykora misses with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bandit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sykora as Bandit tries to tie him up.
Bandit scores with a knee to the head.
Sykora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bandit is struggling to control the position.
Bandit's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bandit continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sykora.
Sykora blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sykora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora is stalling here.
Bandit is trying to pull guard but Sykora has him pressed against the cage.
Sykora with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice body punch from Sykora.
Bandit lands a shoulder strike.
Sykora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bandit avoids it.
Sykora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sykora looking to stall.
Bandit tries to pull guard but Sykora forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Michal Sykora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Little Bandit.
Bandit is pushing Sykora up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sykora tries to stall but Bandit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sykora has Bandit pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is trying to stall.
Sykora stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sykora effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michal Sykora.
Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Sykora stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big left from Sykora misses.
Sykora keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandit ducks under a wild hook from Sykora.
Bandit defending well as Sykora loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Sykora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sykora on the side of the head.
Bandit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandit is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sykora.
Sykora checks a low kick from Bandit.
Sykora throwing a counter right hand but Bandit manages to avoid it.
Sykora looks to land a left hand but Bandit moved out of range nicely.
Bandit throws an off balance right hand
and Bandit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bandit sends Sykora crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bandit is motioning to the referee to let Sykora up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sykora is rocked!
Sykora dips to his left and cracks Bandit with an uppercut!
Oh Sykora is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sykora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sykora defending well as Bandit loads up on a big left hand.
Sykora seems to have got his legs back now.
A solid body kick from Bandit.
Sykora misses with an uppercut.
Bandit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bandit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sykora is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Bandit misses.
Bandit throws a hook but Sykora avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sykora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sykora just misses with a punch to the body.
Sykora avoids the body shot from Bandit.
Nice straight punches there by Sykora. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sykora.
Sykora throws out a loose jab but Bandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Michal Sykora will probably get the nod.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bandit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sykora throws out the jab.
Bandit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sykora.
Nice uppercut lands for Bandit. That snapped Sykora's head back.
Bandit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sykora throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bandit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bandit drops Sykora with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sykora looks back up at him and smiles so Bandit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Sykora misses.
Sykora tries a head kick but it misses.
Sykora moves out of range as Bandit strikes.
Sykora throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandit.
Sykora blocks a jab.
Bandit tries to land a body kick
enabling Sykora to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Sykora.
A big left from Bandit misses.
Sykora feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bandits jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sykora checks a leg kick.
Sykora throwing a counter right hand but Bandit manages to avoid it.
Bandit throws a looping overhand right but Sykora ducks down to avoid it.
Sykora throws a jab but it's blocked by Bandit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit slips a straight right by Sykora.
Bandit cracks Sykora with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Sykora - just one landing.
Bandit slips under a jab from Sykora.
Bandit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bandit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykora.
Sykora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bandit connects with a jab.
Bandit tries to clinch up.
Bandit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bandit looks to score with a jab to the body but Sykora is just out of range.
Sykora throws out a loose jab but Bandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykora works Bandit's body with a nice hook.
Little Bandit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sykora misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Bandit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bandit walks into a straight right hand from Sykora.
Bandit throws a lazy right hand but Sykora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Sykora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bandit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sykora throws a shot from downtown. Bandit moves away and avoids it.
Sykora throws a body punch but Bandit moves out of range.
Bandit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandit throws a lazy uppercut
and Sykora counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Bandit.
Bandit closes the distance and clinches.
Bandit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sykora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sykora landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bandit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sykora is defending well for now.
Sykora tries to work over Bandit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michal Sykora has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sykora misses with some punches.
Bandit blocks a body shot from Sykora.
Sykora just leaning against Bandit, taking a breather.
Bandit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykora trying to land knees to the body.
Sykora swings wildly with an uppercut but Bandit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandit pulls Sykora into guard.
Bandit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sykora defends it easily.
Sykora is looking to stand up but Bandit won't let him.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sykora wants to get up but he can't break Bandit's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sykora wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bandit's closed guard. He's half up but Bandit has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bandit pivots and extends the arm, Sykora falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bandit! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Little Bandit!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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