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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasbulaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. Kieran Mistry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mistry!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev misses the shot to the body.
Khasbulaev sets himself, and Mistry steps forward looking for the clinch! Khasbulaev avoids it this time.
Mistry pushes Khasbulaev up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mistry just leaning against Khasbulaev, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mistry throws an elbow but misses.
Mistry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Khasbulaev lands a hook that snaps the head of Mistry backwards.
Mistry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khasbulaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mistry takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mistry prevents Khasbulaev from breaking the clinch.
Khasbulaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khasbulaev tries to break the clinch but Mistry is controlling the position.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Mistry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mistry lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mistry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khasbulaev.
Mistry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Khasbulaev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khasbulaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khasbulaev can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mistry.
Mistry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook
and Mistry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mistry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mistry defending well as Khasbulaev loads up on a big left hand.
Mistry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev stalks Mistry and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mistry's face. Mistry staggers backwards, shaken.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khasbulaev's corner calls for a 1-2. Khasbulaev obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mistry has managed to clinch.
Mistry tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khasbulaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mistry jumps guard.
Mistry wants to sweep but no luck.
Khasbulaev decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mistry, up you get!
A combination from Khasbulaev does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Mistry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khasbulaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khasbulaev throws a hook but Mistry blocks it.
Mistry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mistry tries for a takedown but Khasbulaev circles away easily
and Khasbulaev counters with a left to the body.
Khasbulaev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mistry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mistry clinches.
Khasbulaev working hard to break the clinch.
Khasbulaev is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mistry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mistry slowing the pace effectively.
Mistry looks winded!
Khasbulaev working hard to break the clinch.
Mistry digs a right hand into Khasbulaev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khasbulaev's gas tank.
Mistry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khasbulaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khasbulaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mistry.
Khasbulaev connects with a nice looking jab.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Khasbulaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Mistry.
Mistry throws a fast counter high kick but Khasbulaev manages to duck under it in time.
Khasbulaev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mistry circles away quickly and effectively.
Mistry needs to keep his hands up - Khasbulaev had a free shot at his head there.
Mistry moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mistry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Khasbulaev, as that shot connected.
Khasbulaev connects with a body shot.
Mistry missing with a left hand there. Khasbulaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khasbulaev throws an off balance right hand
and Mistry counters with a stiff right hand.
Mistry darts in and clinches Khasbulaev up against the cage.
Khasbulaev is trying to break free.
Khasbulaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Mistry has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Mistry.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mistry throws an elbow but misses.
Khasbulaev managing to block the knees to the body from Mistry.
Still in the clinch, Mistry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Khasbulaev blocks an elbow strike.
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 Magomedrasul Khasbulaev will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Khasbulaev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khasbulaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mistry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook
and Mistry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khasbulaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mistry in his tracks.
Mistry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khasbulaev, pushing him back against the cage.
Khasbulaev tries to break free but Mistry pushes him back against the cage.
Mistry breaks the clinch.
Mistry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mistry clinches with his opponent.
Khasbulaev working hard to break the clinch.
Mistry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mistry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mistry is pushing Khasbulaev up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mistry.
Mistry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Khasbulaev misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mistry! But no joy.
Mistry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mistry breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mistry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mistry unleashes a big counter combination but Khasbulaev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mistry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khasbulaev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mistry closes the distance and clinches.
Khasbulaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khasbulaev tries to pull guard but Mistry forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mistry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Mistry has control.
Mistry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mistry clinches.
Mistry is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Mistry.
Kieran Mistry seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khasbulaev blocks a body shot from Mistry.
Mistry tries to pull guard but Khasbulaev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mistry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Mistry misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Mistry has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khasbulaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mistry cracks Khasbulaev with a nice body shot.
Khasbulaev is trying to force a seperation but Mistry has the dominant position.
Khasbulaev tries to break the clinch but Mistry is controlling the position.
Khasbulaev tries to break the clinch but Mistry is controlling the position.
Khasbulaev blocks an uppercut.
Mistry lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Mistry.
Mistry has a couple of punches blocked by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mistry misses with a punch to the body.
Mistry lands a hook that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev is trying to break the clinch but Mistry is controlling him.
Khasbulaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Mistry won't allow it.
Mistry lands a shot to the body.
Khasbulaev can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mistry holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Khasbulaev working hard to break the clinch.
Mistry trying to control the position but instead, Khasbulaev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mistry into the cage.
Mistry wants to take the fight to the mat but Khasbulaev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Khasbulaev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mistry is pressed up against the cage. Khasbulaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mistry down to the mat. Mistry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev staying out of range there.
Khasbulaev throws a big shot that misses.
Khasbulaev throws a hook but Mistry blocks it.
Khasbulaev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Mistry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Khasbulaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khasbulaev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mistry counters with a left to the body.
Mistry slips a jab and a cross from Khasbulaev.
Mistry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mistry moves out of range of the strikes.
Mistry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Khasbulaev misses with a lunging right hand
and Mistry counters by clinching up.
Mistry keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mistry lands with a left to the head.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Mistry has control.
Mistry has Khasbulaev pressed against the cage, preventing Khasbulaev from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Mistry has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mistry lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khasbulaev.
A right hook to the body lands for Mistry.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mistry.
Khasbulaev tries to break the clinch but Mistry is controlling the position.
Khasbulaev working hard to break the clinch.
Khasbulaev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Khasbulaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mistry pushes off an throws an elbow but Khasbulaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mistry lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mistry.
Mistry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mistry is working for takedown but Khasbulaev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mistry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mistry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khasbulaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Mistry has double underhooks.
Mistry stalling against the cage.
Mistry lands a shoulder strike.
Mistry makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Khasbulaev stops a takedown attempt from Mistry.
Mistry looking to throw knees to the head but Khasbulaev is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Khasbulaev as Mistry tries to tie him up.
Mistry tries to work over Khasbulaev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mistry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khasbulaev's efforts to push away.
Mistry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khasbulaev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Khasbulaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mistry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mistry keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khasbulaev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khasbulaev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khasbulaev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mistry staying out of range there.
Khasbulaev throws an overhand right that lands on Mistry's shoulder, as Mistry tries to avoid the shot.
Khasbulaev looks to land a combination but Mistry avoids it well.
It seemed like Mistry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev throws a nice looking combination but Mistry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Mistry responds with a good body kick, but Khasbulaev manages to step out the way in time.
Mistry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Khasbulaev misses.
Khasbulaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khasbulaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Khasbulaev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mistry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch.
Mistry avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Khasbulaev misses the target.
Khasbulaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries to keep at a distance but Mistry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mistry keeps control of Khasbulaev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khasbulaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mistry breaks the clinch.
Mistry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mistry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mistry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mistry has managed to clinch.
Khasbulaev tries to break free but Mistry pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mistry.
Mistry tries to land a knee to the head but Khasbulaev blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kieran Mistry.
I think Mistry 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kieran Mistry!
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