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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anti Happy (ranked 1582 p4p, 2159 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 173 p4p, 229 weight class). Happy comes to the cage accompanied by Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi. Bandini has chosen Expanse as his entrance music. Anti Happy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anti Happy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bandini counters with a stiff right hand.
Happy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Happy has a takedown stuffed.
Bandini leaves Happy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Happy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bandini swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini throws a jab when Happy was well out of range.
Bandini throws a good cross that connects.
Happy shoots and misses
letting Bandini counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini throws a right hand that misses
and Happy counters with a left and a right that stings Bandini.
Happy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bandini as he avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Bandini. No joy for Happy on that attempt.
Happy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bandini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bandini's coach down at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bandini's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Happy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bandini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bandini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Happy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bandini quickly recovers to half guard.
Bandini manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini leaves Happy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Happy staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Happy crashes against the mat.
Happy throwing strikes but Bandini manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bandini decides to stand up, so the ref orders Happy to his feet.
Happy moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Happy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Happy goes for a double leg but Bandini avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bandini continues to drive forward.
Happy jumps guard but Bandini turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Happy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandini's efforts to push away.
Happy keeps control of Bandini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Happy has Bandini pressed against the cage, preventing Bandini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Happy with a poor takedown
and Bandini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Happy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bandini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy shoots in for a takedown but Bandini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Happy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bandini counters with a left to the body.
Anti Happy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Happy gets the takedown into side control.
Happy grinds an elbow into Bandini's temple.
Bandini wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Happy wants to control but Bandini is keeping him busy.
Happy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Happy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bandini is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bandini wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Happy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bandini is trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Bandini dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Happy.
Bandini throws a hook to the side of Happy's head but Happy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Happy fails with the takedown
and Bandini counters with a right hand to the body.
Happy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bandini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandini cracks Happy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Bandini looks to move away, Happy throws a big counter combo but Bandini just gets out of the way.
Happy needs to keep his hands up - Bandini had a free shot at his head there.
Happy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bandini defends it nicely.
Bandini throws out a counter right but Happy avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy fails with a takedown attempt.
Bandini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Happy staying out of range there.
Happy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Anti Happy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Happy has a takedown stuffed.
Bandini now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Happy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandini.
Happy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bandini's waist but Bandini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Happy off to one side.
Bandini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Happy tries for a takedown but Bandini circles away easily
and Bandini counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Happy.
Bandini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bandini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Happy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bandini counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Happy shoots and misses
and Bandini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Happy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandini missing with a left hand there. Happy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bandini cracks Happy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A slow jab from Bandini misses its intended target.
Bandini has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Happy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bandini counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy shoots in for a takedown but Bandini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandini misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Bandini. No joy for Happy on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Happy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bandini avoids it really well and circles away.
Happy tries for a takedown but Bandini circles away easily
and Bandini counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Happy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Bandini 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! This is the final round!
Bandini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Happy.
Happy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Happy staying out of range there.
Bandini scores with a hook to the body. Happy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bandini misses with an uppercut
and Happy counters with a one-two to the body.
Happy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Happy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bandini pinned against the cage. Bandini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini misses with a hook. Happy ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Happy or perhaps it was just good defense by Bandini, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Happy misses with a head kick.
Happy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bandini avoids it really well and circles away.
Bandini throws out a counter right but Happy avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bandini displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Happy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bandini lands with a hook. Happy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Happy shoots and misses
and Bandini counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Bandini as Happy shoots in.
Bandini keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bandini lands a glancing blow to the side of Happy's head.
Bandini scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bandini defends it nicely.
Happy with a poor takedown
and Bandini counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Bandini.
Bandini lands a slapping body shot.
Happy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Happy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Happy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac Bandini is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bandini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Happy.
Bandini doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Happy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Happy shoots in looking for a takedown. Bandini tries to sprawl out of it but Happy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bandini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Happy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bandini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Happy shoots in for a takedown but Bandini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Happy misses with a takedown attempt
and Bandini counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Happy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bandini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Bandini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bandini has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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