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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Salter (ranked 3776 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 342 p4p, 0 weight class). Salter comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Or Alive. Bandini has chosen Expanse as his entrance music. Mac Bandini has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sam Salter's chin.
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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World class boxer
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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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Salter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandini scores with a jab to the head.
Bandini scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Bandini.
Bandini uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Salter has time to react.
Bandini leaves Salter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bandini connects with a jab.
Bandini throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bandini leaves Salter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Salter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Salter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bandini lands with a shot to the body.
Salter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bandini as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini throws a good cross that connects.
Bandini fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bandini lands the left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandini as he connects with a hook.
Bandini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandini connects with a nice looking jab.
Bandini has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bandini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandini! But no joy.
Bandini sizes up Salter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Salter darts in looking for a takedown but Bandini gets double underhooks and turns Salter into the cage.
Bandini breaks from the clinch.
Bandini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bandini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bandini fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandini dips to his left and cracks Salter with an uppercut!
Salter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bandini to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bandini finds it's way round the side to connect with Salter's head.
Bandini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Salter shoots in but Bandini avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bandini tests Salter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bandini lands with an overhand left.
Bandini digs a good body shot into Salter's ribs.
A jab from Bandini finds it's way through Salter's defenses.
Bandini tests Salter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Salter ducks right into an uppercut from Bandini.
Bandini works the jab nicely.
Bandini scores with a hook.
Mac Bandini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bandini scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bandini cracks Salter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Salter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bandini is fending him off so far but Salter persists. Nope, Bandini circles away and we're back to standing.
Salter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bandini lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bandini lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandini lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandini lands a really nice looking cross but Salter seems unphased.
Bandini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Salter fails with the takedown.
Bandini lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Salter sprawling to the canvas. Bandini follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Salter hang on?
Salter is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini decides to stand up.
Bandini throws out a powerful jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Salter. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A combination from Bandini does no damage.
Salter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bandini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salter shoots in and drives through. Bandini sprawls well.
Salter shoots for a double leg takedown but Bandini sprawls well. He's pushed Salter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Salter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bandini but Bandini pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Salter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandini cracks Salter with an open hand slap.
Bandini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandini smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Bandini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandini lands with a right hand.
Bandini scores with a decent looking hook.
Good shot there by Bandini.
Bandini slaps away a takedown attempt from Salter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left lands for Bandini.
Salter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salter drops his hands momentarily and Bandini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bandini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oh Salter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandini throws a nice looking combination but Salter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salter seems to have got his legs back now.
Bandini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salter's head backwards.
Bandini lands with a right hand.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bandini lands a slapping body shot.
Bandini with a jab.
Bandini connects with a right hand. Salter shakes it off.
Bandini bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salter's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bandini.
Bandini getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bandini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bandini stuffs the takedown.
Bandini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bandini scores with a nice strike.
Bandini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
No luck for Salter with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Salter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Bandini finds it's target.
Bandini jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini lands with a right that hurts Salter. Salter looks to clinch but Bandini throws a short knee that drops Salter. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Sam Salter spoke after the fight, saying 'I think it may be time to hang up the gloves. Its been fun at times but Im over this time to go kill myself and family chris benoit style.'.
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hype
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