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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 3110 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 301 p4p, 221 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin misses with a body shot.
Bandini takes one to the side of the head.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bandini.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bandini just manages to avoid it.
Bandini fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a body kick that misses.
Bandini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bandini throws a body shot but no joy.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bandini throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bandini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandini takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bandini is out of range.
Gavin tries to land a front kick but Bandini steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gavin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Gavin misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavin. Bandini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bandini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Bandini's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gavin under the eye.
Bandini throws a series of punches but Gavin avoids them all with ease.
Bandini displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gavin throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandini throws a nice looking combination but Gavin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bandini just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini connects with a nice looking jab.
Gavin moves out of range as Bandini strikes.
Bandini misses with a series of wild punches.
Bandini throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Bandini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gavin. Gavin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bandini misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Bandini sizes up Gavin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bandini jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Bandini ducks down to avoid it.
Bandini scores with a decent looking hook.
A jab from Gavin misses.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Gavin slips the punch.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Gavin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bandini.
Gavin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gavin connects with a solid leg kick.
Bandini slips a jab from Gavin.
A countering left hand to the body from Bandini misses.
Gavin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Banana Stand in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavin clobbers Bandini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gavin clobbers Bandini with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gavin moves out of range as Bandini strikes.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
Gavin throws a hook but Bandini blocks it.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Bandini moved out of range nicely.
Bandini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
Bandini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gavin's hands.
Bandini misses with a hook. Gavin ducked under it nicely.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin slips a jab from Bandini.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Gavin checks it.
Bandini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin throwing a counter right hand but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Gavin needs to keep his hands up - Bandini had a free shot at his head there.
Gavin misses with a hook.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Gavin is out of range.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fakes the leg kick and cracks Bandini in the body.
Gavin throws a jab when Bandini was well out of range.
Bandini tries to score with a low kick but Gavin moves his leg out of the way.
Bandini fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gavin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandini.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Bandini checks the leg kick.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Bandini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bandini defending well as Gavin loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Bandini.
Gavin misses with the combination.
Gavin rushes Bandini and presses him up against the cage.
Gavin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gavin.
Bandini prevents a body shot from Gavin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gavin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin prevents Bandini from breaking the clinch.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandini blocking some punches.
Gavin misses with the head strike.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Bandini wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gavin.
Gavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandini or not.
Gavin misses with a body punch.
Bandini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bandini throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gavin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bandini backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini is trying to break free.
Bandini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gavin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandini.
Gavin has a couple of punches blocked by Bandini.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy Gavin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bandini prevents a body shot from Gavin.
Gavin working aggressively here.
Gavin has Bandini pressed against the cage, preventing Bandini from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bandini tries to circle away but Gavin has him pinned against the cage.
Gavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gavin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gavin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gavin lands a right hand.
Gavin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bandini or not.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandini moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Bandini works the jab nicely.
Bandini is looking to score with low kicks.
Bandini moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
Gavin scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Gavin wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini swats away the attempt to clinch by Gavin.
Bandini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gavin.
A jab lands there for Gavin.
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Bandini's ribs.
Bandini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin thumps Bandini with a low kick.
Bandini connects with a nice looking jab.
Bandini looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Bandini misses with a straight right.
Gavin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bandini misses with a low kick.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Gavin didn't see that one coming.
Gavin thuds his shin into the meat of Bandini's side.
Gavin slips a jab from Bandini.
Gavin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bandini listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandini misses with an uppercut. Gavin saw that one coming.
Gavin scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini staying out of range there.
Gavin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin scores with a shot to the body.
Gavin throws a head kick that misses.
Bandini lunges at Gavin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gavin's hand.
Gavin is looking to land body kicks.
Bandini throws a jab when Gavin was well out of range.
Bandini throws a low kick but Gavin avoids it.
Mac Bandini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A big left from Bandini misses.
Gavin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gavin tries to clinch up but Bandini circles away and keeps his distance.
Gavin clinches up against the cage.
Gavin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Gavin.
Bandini tests Gavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bandini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bandini works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin scores with a hook.
Bandini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gavin misses with a straight left.
Gavin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gavin connects with a high kick.
Gavin misses the jab.
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandini.
That kick from Gavin tenderised Bandini's leg. Bandini is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gavin jabs at Bandini's body.
Bandini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Gavin misses with a body kick.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gavin. Bandini shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini misses the jab.
Gavin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bandini momentarily.
Gavin stuns Bandini with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bandini scores with a hook to the body. Gavin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gavin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bandini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gavin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gavin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavin.
Some wild striking there from Gavin.
Bandini misses with a looping left.
Gavin lands with a good body shot.
Bandini misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gavin.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bandini has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Gavin misses.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gavin delivers a nice body kick.
Gavin lands a head kick!
Bandini scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gavin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bandini stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Bandini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandini slips a jab from Gavin.
Bandini closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bandini moves out of range as Gavin strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Bandini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bandini scores with a nice right hand.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bandini misses the target.
Gavin moves in looking to clinch but Bandini pushes him off.
Gavin blocks a jab.
Gavin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bandini's sensitive parts.
Gavin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Gavin misses.
Gavin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bandini's head.
A jab from Gavin misses.
A little jabbing left from Bandini on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Bandini misses.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavin.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Gavin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gavin fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gavin on the side of the head.
Gavin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gavin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bandini, pushing him back against the cage.
Gavin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandini is trying to push Gavin away but Gavin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bandini breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Bandini slips the punch.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bandini.
Bandini swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bandini takes a swing at Gavin's ribcage but misses.
Gavin throws a low kick but Bandini avoids it.
Gavin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gavin throws the left hand but Bandini avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Bandini misses its intended target.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Bandini bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bandini connects with a body shot.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavin tries to throw a body punch but Bandini avoids it by throwing Gavin back against the cage.
Gavin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bandini's efforts to push away.
Gavin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gavin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gavin backwards.
Gavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gavin misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bandini backwards.
Bandini working hard to break the clinch.
Gavin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bandini breaks the clinch.
Bandini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bandini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bandini throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gavin takes a swing at Bandini's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bandini! But no joy.
Gavin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
A swing and a miss from Bandini.
Bandini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bandini slips a jab from Gavin.
Gavin thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Bandini was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gavin throws a leg kick that misses.
Bandini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bandini.
Bandini throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gavin throws a quick counter head kick but Bandini was just out of range.
Bandini circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gavin closes the distance and clinches.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch but Gavin keeps him there for the moment.
Bandini wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gavin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bandini can do to turn this around?
A short right from Gavin.
Bandini escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bandini is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gavin scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin lands with a slapping head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gavin.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Bandini manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Bandini moved away.
Gavin checks a low kick from Bandini.
Gavin wants to clinch up but Bandini keeps it at a distance.
Bandini throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac Bandini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandini's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Bandini moves away and avoids it.
Bandini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Gavin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bandini avoids it.
Bandini throws a hook but Gavin avoids it easily.
Gavin feints and then cracks Bandini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bandini down.
A slow jab from Bandini misses its intended target.
Bandini takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gavin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandini.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gavin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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