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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Donovan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kieran Mistry is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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144 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donovan Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mistry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mistry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Henderson scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Mistry tests Henderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mistry misses with a double jab.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mistry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mistry lands with a cross.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Mistry wants to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch position.
A shot to the body from Henderson misses
and Mistry connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Mistry appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mistry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mistry counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mistry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Mistry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mistry lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Henderson backs up against the cage.
Mistry lands a slapping body shot.
Mistry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Mistry misses.
Mistry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Henderson swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Henderson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Mistry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mistry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mistry throws a counter combo.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mistry looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mistry.
Henderson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Mistry's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mistry manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Mistry both land. Nice combination.
Henderson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mistry counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mistry looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Mistry lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
Mistry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice combination there by Mistry.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Mistry avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Mistry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henderson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mistry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mistry throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Henderson is looking to wear down Mistry with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mistry was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Mistry takes the fight into the clinch.
Mistry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson takes a swing at Mistry's ribcage but misses.
Mistry cracks Henderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mistry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mistry scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson misses with a jab to the body
letting Mistry counter with a right hand.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mistry.
Henderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Mistry is looking for the big counter here.
Henderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mistry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mistry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Mistry throws a right hand that Henderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Henderson also avoids with ease.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Mistry's ribs.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mistry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henderson takes a swing at Mistry's ribcage but misses.
Mistry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mistry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mistry is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Henderson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mistry misses with a straight right.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Mistry works over Henderson's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran Mistry dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Henderson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mistry.
Mistry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson misses with a hook to the body
and Mistry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mistry lands with a right hand.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Donovan Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson throws a body punch but Mistry moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Mistry.
Mistry lands a jab to Henderson's midsection.
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!
A shot to the liver by Mistry. Beautiful body shot.
Mistry has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mistry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mistry darts in and clinches Henderson up against the cage.
Mistry tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Mistry pushes Henderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Mistry avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Mistry counters with a series of strikes. Henderson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mistry.
Mistry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mistry was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Mistry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mistry lands a two punch combo.
Mistry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Henderson backs off Mistry throws a huge counter combo but Henderson manages to avoid it all.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mistry lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Mistry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mistry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mistry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mistry.
Mistry needs to keep his hands up - Henderson had a free shot at his head there.
Henderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Henderson swings for the body but Mistry moves out of range.
Henderson tries to keep at a distance but Mistry has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mistry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mistry controlling the action here for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson is pushing Mistry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mistry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Mistry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Henderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mistry circles away quickly and effectively.
Kieran Mistry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mistry is just out of range.
Mistry scores with a jab to the body.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mistry manages to avoid it.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mistry in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Henderson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mistry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Mistry counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Mistry.
Mistry takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mistry.
Mistry breaks the clinch.
Henderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mistry digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
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!
Henderson misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Mistry misses.
Henderson walks into a straight right hand from Mistry.
Mistry wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mistry is just out of range.
Mistry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donovan Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mistry.
Mistry is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mistry lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Mistry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mistry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henderson's head.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mistry's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mistry duly obliges.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mistry tries to counter by closing the distance.
Henderson misses with a body shot.
Mistry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Henderson throws a shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a looping right.
Mistry lands with a nice body punch.
Henderson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mistry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Mistry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mistry defending well as Henderson loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mistry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Mistry swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
Henderson walks into a stiff left hand from Mistry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Henderson connects with a body shot that sends Mistry's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mistry manages to avoid it.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mistry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Henderson throws a hook but Mistry avoids it easily.
No joy there for Henderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mistry scores with a nice right hand.
Mistry works Henderson's body with a nice hook.
Henderson throws a body punch but Mistry moves out of range.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Mistry avoids nicely.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mistry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson ducks right into an uppercut from Mistry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mistry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mistry throws a series of punches but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Henderson loads up on a big right hand but Mistry slips the punch.
Henderson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mistry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mistry takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mistry now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mistry throws a combination. Henderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Mistry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Mistry - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mistry works the jab nicely.
Henderson throws a combination that misses
and Mistry counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Mistry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mistry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mistry rushes Henderson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mistry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mistry avoiding damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mistry breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mistry avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Mistry avoids nicely.
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Mistry's ribs.
Mistry misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mistry moves away.
Donovan Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mistry was well out of range. Poor timing from Henderson.
Mistry is looking for the big counter here.
Henderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mistry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mistry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mistry ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mistry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Mistry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henderson misses with a body punch
and Mistry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mistry manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mistry connects with a body shot that sends Henderson's belly button to the back.
Kieran Mistry is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mistry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Henderson jabs at Mistry's body.
A left and a right from Mistry both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran Mistry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mistry 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran Mistry!
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hype
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