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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eero Jukola (ranked 2361 p4p, 230 weight class) and Mac Bandini (ranked 22848 p4p, 432 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
Excellent 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eero Jukola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mac Bandini!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jukola defending well as Bandini loads up on a big left hand.
Jukola displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandini throws out the jab.
Bandini throws a looping overhand right but Jukola ducks down to avoid it.
Bandini has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jukola blocks the body kick.
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandini was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Bandini scores with a decent looking hook.
Bandini misses with a looping right.
Bandini falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
Bandini darts in and clinches Jukola up against the cage.
Bandini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jukola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Jukola throws a shot from downtown. Bandini moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jukola slips a straight right by Bandini.
Bandini lands a nice shot that snaps Jukola's head back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jukola.
Mac Bandini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jukola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bandini was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukola.
Jukola slips under a jab from Bandini.
Jukola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jukola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jukola misses with a body punch
and Bandini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandini moves out of range of the strikes.
Bandini scores with a nice strike.
Jukola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandini.
Bandini looks to land a left hand but Jukola moved out of range nicely.
Jukola digs a good hook to Bandini's body.
Mac Bandini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jukola misses with a hook.
Jukola connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bandini momentarily.
Jukola checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice straight punches there by Jukola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jukola.
Jukola misses with a body shot.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Jukola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandini uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jukola.
Jukola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bandini misses with an uppercut.
Bandini doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini with a nice cross.
Jukola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bandini quickly recovers to half guard.
Bandini is trying to stand back up but Jukola is controlling him
Jukola controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jukola throwing shots but Bandini is blocking nicely.
Jukola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jukola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jukola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jukola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jukola lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jukola wants to take a breather but Bandini is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jukola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bandini defending well though.
Jukola throwing shots but Bandini is blocking nicely.
Jukola controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jukola connects with a nice short shot to Bandini's temple.
Bandini is trying to stand.
Jukola controlling the action here.
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.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jukola throws a strike but Bandini avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bandini is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jukola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bandini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jukola stays in close to Bandini's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bandini swings for the body but Jukola moves out of range.
Jukola swinging wildly here.
Bandini throws out a loose jab but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jukola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Jukola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jukola.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Jukola dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bandini throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandini as he connects with a hook.
Jukola listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bandini misses the jab.
Bandini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jukola.
Jukola rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bandini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bandini swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bandini gets caught flat footed, as Jukola shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bandini has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jukola is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Bandini's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bandini swings wildly with an uppercut but Jukola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bandini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jukola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jukola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bandini throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukola with a nice cross.
Jukola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Jukola is looking to counter punch.
Eero Jukola is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jukola misses with a hook. Bandini ducked under it nicely.
Jukola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bandini can pounce on him.
Bandini swinging wildly here.
Jukola swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bandini throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bandini throws out a powerful jab.
Bandini throws a leg kick but Jukola checks it.
Bandini wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bandini is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bandini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jukola.
Bandini looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jukola throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Bandini.
A punch lands to the side of Bandini 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jukola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bandini looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bandini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bandini tries to break the clinch but Jukola is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandini has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Bandini.
Jukola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jukola working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bandini manages to break the clinch.
Jukola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bandini manages to avoid it.
Jukola slips under a jab from Bandini.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bandini!
Jukola steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bandini.
Jukola throws a big counter combination but Bandini scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bandini rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukola fails to land with a series of punches.
Bandini throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandini slips under a jab from Jukola.
A jab from Bandini misses.
Bandini loads up on a big right hand but Jukola slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Jukola misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jukola swings for the body but Bandini moves out of range.
Bandini slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Bandini.
A big right from Jukola misses.
A head kick from Bandini lands but Jukola takes it in his stride.
Bandini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola throws a hook to the side of Bandini's head but Bandini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandini misses with a looping left.
Jukola drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch combination from Bandini misses.
It looked like Jukola was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bandini.
Bandini is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bandini throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jukola was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bandini throws a combination that misses
and Jukola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bandini slips under a jab from Jukola.
Bandini ducks under a wild hook from Jukola.
Bandini misses with a combination
enabling Jukola to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jukola checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandini misses with a hook.
Jukola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jukola with a hook.
Bandini looks to throw the jab but Jukola is out of range.
Jukola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandini lands with a cross.
Bandini looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukola is just out of range.
Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jukola dips to his left and cracks Bandini with an uppercut!
Bandini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukola.
Bandini throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jukola.
Jukola swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jukola misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bandini wants to land a leg kick but Jukola is out of range.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Jukola.
Bandini throws a shot from downtown. Jukola moves away and avoids it.
Jukola with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mac Bandini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bandini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bandini's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bandini duly obliges.
Jukola ducks under a wild hook from Bandini.
Bandini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jukola.
Jukola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jukola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bandini.
Jukola takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jukola throws a hook to the side of Bandini's head but Bandini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bandini tries to move into range but Jukola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Jukola.
Nice takedown defense from Bandini. No joy for Jukola on that attempt.
Bandini throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bandini throws a right hand that misses
and Jukola counters with a stiff right hand.
Bandini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandini throws a leg kick which misses Jukola's front leg but catches the back leg as Jukola tries to avoid it.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
Jukola shoots for a takedown but Bandini saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandini tried to score with a low kick but Jukola checks it.
Jukola misses the shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Jukola 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bandini lands with a straight right. Jukola didn't see that one coming.
Bandini lands a nice hook to Jukola's body. Jukola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bandini connects with a body shot that sends Jukola's belly button to the back.
Bandini dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bandini throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukola.
Jukola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bandini - that will leave a mark!
Jukola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandini.
Jukola swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jukola.
Bandini moves away from the strike by Jukola.
Bandini ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bandini gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jukola to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jukola is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bandini is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bandini has escaped and now he's on top!
Jukola might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jukola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jukola doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Bandini looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandini pushing down on Jukola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bandini is stalling here. Jukola is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bandini seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jukola has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jukola cracks Bandini with a big right hand but Bandini just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jukola controlling from side mount.
Jukola working the head with strikes.
Eero Jukola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jukola in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jukola scoring with punches and elbows.
Jukola is working Bandini over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bandini is trying to get back to his feet.
Bandini is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jukola misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jukola slows the pace down.
An elbow from Jukola crashes against the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Bandini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bandini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Bandini!
Mac Bandini decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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