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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Star Dust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasbulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. Dust has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Star Dust acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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152 lbs
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147 lbs
27 - 17 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Star Dust!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dust.
Khasbulaev throws a head kick but Dust moves out of range.
Dust takes a swing at Khasbulaev's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dust has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Khasbulaev slips a straight right by Dust.
Khasbulaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dust connects with an inside leg kick.
Khasbulaev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khasbulaev staying out of range there.
Khasbulaev cracks Dust with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev with a nice cross.
Dust lands with a hook. Khasbulaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dust is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev misses with a leg kick
and Dust counters with a shoot takedown. Khasbulaev fights it but they end up in guard.
Khasbulaev pushes Dust off and scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Khasbulaev misses its intended target.
Dust throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dust keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khasbulaev.
Dust throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dust looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dust drops his hands momentarily and Khasbulaev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Khasbulaev avoids the body shot from Dust.
Khasbulaev is looking for a counter combo.
Khasbulaev misses with an uppercut.
Dust throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dust takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick by Khasbulaev misses
and Dust counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Khasbulaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khasbulaev throwing a counter right hand but Dust manages to avoid it.
Dust lands a nice hook to Khasbulaev's body. Khasbulaev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Dust there.
Khasbulaev throws the left hand but Dust avoids the punch easily.
Khasbulaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Dust is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Khasbulaev there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev lands a leg kick that knocks Dust off balance momentarily.
Dust throws a looping overhand right but Khasbulaev ducks down to avoid it.
Khasbulaev throws a series of punches but Dust moves out of range.
Dust slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khasbulaev.
Dust checks the leg kick.
Dust fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Khasbulaev checks it well.
Khasbulaev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dust displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khasbulaev throws out the jab.
Dust throws a shot from downtown. Khasbulaev moves away and avoids it.
Khasbulaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Dust tries to land a leg kick but Khasbulaev saw it coming and moves away.
Dust lands with a right hand.
Dust missing with a left hand there. Khasbulaev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dust connects with a nice looking jab.
Dust closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Khasbulaev quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dust throws a strike but Khasbulaev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dust throwing strikes but missing.
Dust throwing strikes but missing.
Khasbulaev is trying to keep Dust in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust throws an elbow that misses. Khasbulaev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dust's guard. Nice move by Khasbulaev!
Dust looking for subs off his back but Khasbulaev has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dust is not content to let Khasbulaev control the position.
Dust looking for submissions off his back.
Dust moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dust tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dust is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dust looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dust is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Khasbulaev would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Khasbulaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dust is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dust is looking for a kimura but Khasbulaev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dust to get the leverage.
Dust frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Star Dust will probably get the nod.
That's time! Khasbulaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Khasbulaev throws a lazy right hand but Dust sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Khasbulaev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dust tries to land a leg kick but Khasbulaev saw it coming and moves away.
Dust takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dust works Khasbulaev's body with a nice hook.
Dust stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dust scores with a nice strike.
Dust scores with a leg kick.
Khasbulaev lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khasbulaev misses with a straight left.
Khasbulaev throws a right hand that misses
and Dust cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev tries to keep at a distance but Dust has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dust lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khasbulaev backwards.
Dust misses with the head strike.
Khasbulaev prevents a body shot from Dust.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Dust cracks Khasbulaev with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dust.
Dust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dust throws a punch but it's blocked by Khasbulaev.
Dust goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dust cracks Khasbulaev with a nice body shot.
Dust tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Khasbulaev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dust blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Dust lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dust.
Dust tries a body shot but Khasbulaev blocks it.
Dust lands a right hand.
Khasbulaev is rocked!
Khasbulaev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dust makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Khasbulaev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dust avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khasbulaev seems to have got his legs back now.
Khasbulaev walks into a jab.
A low kick from Dust is predictable there
and Khasbulaev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dust looks for the body kick but Khasbulaev saw that one coming.
Dust throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khasbulaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khasbulaev just misses with a punch to the body.
Dust throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Khasbulaev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Star Dust has been cut.
Dust closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dust lands in his opponent's guard.
Dust advances position into side control!
Dust lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Khasbulaev defending against the ground and pound.
Khasbulaev taking a bit of punishment here - Dust scoring with strikes.
Dust working the head with strikes.
Dust creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khasbulaev sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Khasbulaev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dust 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.
Khasbulaev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dust.
Khasbulaev wants to control but Dust postures up.
Dust lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dust is controlling him well.
Dust is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khasbulaev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dust swings around for an armbar but Khasbulaev sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dust's guard.
Star Dust has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dust working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khasbulaev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khasbulaev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dust has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Khasbulaev is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dust.
Dust tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Star Dust showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Star Dust's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Khasbulaev misses with a hook.
Dust steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Khasbulaev.
A clash of legs there as Khasbulaev blocks the low kick.
Khasbulaev wants to land a leg kick but Dust is out of range.
Khasbulaev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dust.
Dust scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dust shoots in and drives through. Khasbulaev sprawls well.
Khasbulaev is looking to counter punch.
Khasbulaev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dust momentarily.
Khasbulaev misses with a double jab.
Khasbulaev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khasbulaev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dust checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dust throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dust.
Khasbulaev takes a jab right on the kisser.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dust. That's going to slow Khasbulaev down.
Khasbulaev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dust moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dust counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Khasbulaev misses with a straight left.
Dust's corner calls for a 1-2. Dust obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dust moves away from the strike by Khasbulaev.
Dust clobbers Khasbulaev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khasbulaev scores with a spinning back kick!
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dust jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khasbulaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dust throws an overhand right that lands on Khasbulaev's shoulder, as Khasbulaev tries to avoid the shot.
Khasbulaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khasbulaev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dust throws a series of strikes that have Khasbulaev backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dust lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khasbulaev throws out a loose jab but Dust uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khasbulaev looks to land a right hand but Dust moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dust defending well as Khasbulaev loads up on a big left hand.
Khasbulaev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dust blocks a low kick nicely.
Khasbulaev throws a right and a left that Dust avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Dust.
Dust will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Khasbulaev lands with a cross.
Khasbulaev throws a right and a left that Dust avoids nicely.
A leg kick checked by Dust.
Khasbulaev misses with a two punch combination.
Dust instigates a clinch.
Dust has a couple of punches blocked by Khasbulaev.
Dust lands with a short shot to the head.
Khasbulaev lands a nice uppercut.
Dust fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dust blocks an uppercut.
Dust softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khasbulaev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dust working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dust stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khasbulaev wants to break free but Dust has control.
Khasbulaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dusts head.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dust working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev breaks from the clinch.
Dust has closed the distance and engaged Khasbulaev in a clinch.
Dust misses with the head strike.
Dust is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dust drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khasbulaev gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Star Dust.
Dust blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dust creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dust breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Khasbulaev lands.
Khasbulaev misses with a two punch combination.
Khasbulaev checks a leg kick nicely.
Dust shoots in and gets a takedown into Khasbulaev's guard.
Dust has gone for a leg lock! Khasbulaev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dust's guard.
Khasbulaev wants to control from the top but Dust keeps moving.
Dust is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dust looking for a sweep. Not yet Dust, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Star Dust.
Well Dust 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Star Dust!
A very excited looking Star Dust rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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hype
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