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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giacomo Bandolero (ranked 3170 p4p, 3274 weight class) and Bang Mai Ni (ranked 299 p4p, 308 weight class). Bandolero comes to the cage accompanied by Bandolero. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 cm
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Giacomo Bandolero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bang Mai Ni!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandolero closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bandolero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mai Ni circles away quickly and effectively.
Bandolero misses with an uppercut.
Mai Ni looks to throw the jab but Bandolero is out of range.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown but Mai Ni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giacomo Bandolero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bandolero.
Bandolero tries to clinch but Mai Ni moves out of range.
Bandolero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mai Ni slaps away a takedown attempt from Bandolero, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bandolero.
A little jabbing left from Mai Ni on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giacomo Bandolero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mai Ni waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandolero.
Bandolero slips under a jab.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mai Ni as he avoids it easily.
Bandolero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mai Ni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mai Ni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mai Ni lands with a left to the head.
Bandolero tries to pull guard but Mai Ni won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mai Ni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mai Ni taking a breather.
Bandolero prevents a body shot from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mai Ni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandolero.
Bandolero is looking to clinch but Mai Ni is avoiding it.
Bandolero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mai Ni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Mai Ni misses.
Mai Ni throws out a loose jab but Bandolero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandolero clinches up with Mai Ni and pushes him back against the cage.
Bandolero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mai Ni tries to throw a body punch but Bandolero avoids it by throwing Mai Ni back against the cage.
Mai Ni tries to throw a body punch but Bandolero avoids it by throwing Mai Ni back against the cage.
Mai Ni lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mai Ni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mai Ni struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandolero controls his hands.
Mai Ni breaks from the clinch.
Bandolero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bandolero throws a hook but Mai Ni avoids it easily.
Bandolero tries to clinch up but Mai Ni circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandolero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mai Ni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandolero stalks Mai Ni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mai Ni's face. Mai Ni staggers backwards, shaken.
Mai Ni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bandolero moves away.
Bandolero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mai Ni misses the shot to the body.
Bandolero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mai Ni lands with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Mai Ni as Bandolero shoots in.
Bandolero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mai Ni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bandolero.
Mai Ni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bandolero tries to clinch up.
Bandolero looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bandolero on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bang Mai Ni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandolero goes for a double leg but Mai Ni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mai Ni continues to drive forward.
Mai Ni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mai Ni scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bandolero misses with a combination
and Mai Ni counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandolero misses with an uppercut
and Mai Ni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mai Ni misses with a series of wild punches.
Mai Ni throws a jab when Bandolero was well out of range.
Bandolero tries to counter with a takedown but Mai Ni is quick to defend against it.
Mai Ni takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandolero shoots in but Mai Ni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mai Ni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bandolero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mai Ni.
Bandolero moves away from the strike by Mai Ni.
Mai Ni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandolero.
Bandolero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mai Ni tries to avoid it but Bandolero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mai Ni to the ground. Mai Ni escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bandolero tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mai Ni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mai Ni lands a jab to the head.
Bandolero wants to clinch up but Mai Ni keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Bandolero misses.
Bandolero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mai Ni tried to score with a low kick but Bandolero checks it.
Bandolero tries to clinch there but Mai Ni circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Mai Ni dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Bandolero is looking to clinch.
Bandolero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mai Ni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mai Ni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown but Mai Ni shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Mai Ni. No joy for Bandolero on that attempt.
Bandolero shoots in for a double leg but Mai Ni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mai Ni! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giacomo Bandolero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mai Ni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bandolero or perhaps it was just good defense by Mai Ni, which made it look bad.
Mai Ni swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandolero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bandolero walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mai Ni stuffs the takedown attempt from Bandolero. Bandolero gets slowly back to his feet.
Bandolero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mai Ni.
A jab from Mai Ni does it's job there.
Bandolero is rocked!
Bandolero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Bandolero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandolero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandolero fails with a takedown attempt.
Bandolero seems to have got his legs back now.
Bandolero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Mai Ni has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bandolero tries to clinch up but Mai Ni circles away and keeps his distance.
Bandolero gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mai Ni moves into the clinch.
Mai Ni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mai Ni scores with a shoulder strike.
Mai Ni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mai Ni'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.
A right handed body shot lands from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bandolero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mai Ni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero moves in looking to clinch but Mai Ni pushes him off.
Mai Ni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mai Ni moves out of range as Bandolero strikes.
Mai Ni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandolero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Giacomo Bandolero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bandolero wants to clinch up but Mai Ni keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Mai Ni was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mai Ni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mai Ni misses with an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Mai Ni. No joy for Bandolero on that attempt.
A nice side step and Mai Ni releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mai Ni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mai Ni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandolero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the liver by Mai Ni. Beautiful body shot.
Bandolero shoots in for a double leg but Mai Ni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mai Ni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice shot by Mai Ni.
Bandolero wants to clinch up but Mai Ni keeps it at a distance.
Mai Ni lands a body shot.
Bandolero tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero moves forwards but Mai Ni connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bandolero tries to clinch there but Mai Ni circles away.
Bandolero tries for a takedown but Mai Ni circles away easily
and Mai Ni counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mai Ni. No joy for Bandolero on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandolero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bandolero goes for a double leg but Mai Ni avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mai Ni continues to drive forward.
Mai Ni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mai Ni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mai Ni lands an uppercut.
Mai Ni lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bandolero backwards.
Mai Ni throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bandoleros head.
Mai Ni lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mai Ni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bandolero backwards.
Mai Ni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bang Mai Ni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mai Ni scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bandolero doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandolero shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mai Ni sprawls well. Mai Ni wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bandolero gets slowly back to his feet.
Mai Ni moves into the clinch.
Mai Ni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mai Ni tries to throw a body punch but Bandolero avoids it by throwing Mai Ni back against the cage.
A short left from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni scores with a shot to the side of Bandolero's head.
A short left from Mai Ni.
Mai Ni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mai Ni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Mai Ni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Mai Ni throws a monster overhand right that drops Bandolero! Mai Ni follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bang Mai Ni!
After winning the bout, Bang Mai Ni thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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