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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 126 p4p, 151 weight class) and Papa Legba (ranked 19 p4p, 23 weight class). Dambullah comes into the arena with Boom Boom blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Legba!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dambullah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dambullah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dambullah lands with a hook. Legba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dambullah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Legba.
Legba connects with a body shot.
Legba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Legba shoots in and drives through. Dambullah sprawls well.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Legba.
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!
Legba misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick from Dambullah, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dambullah connects with a jab.
Dambullah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Legba throws a shot from downtown. Dambullah moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Legba takes a step back to recover.
Dambullah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Legba is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Legba has his takedown stuffed
and Dambullah counters with a good, hard body kick but Legba shrugs it off.
Legba misses with a straight right.
Legba ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
Dambullah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Legba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dambullah doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba walks into a straight right hand from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a shot from downtown. Legba moves away and avoids it.
Dambullah is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dambullah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dambullah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dambullah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Legba throws an off balance right hand
and Dambullah counters with a right hand to the body.
Legba changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dambullah looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Dambullah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dambullah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Legba's best efforts.
Legba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah trying to control here.
Legba tries to pass to full mount but Dambullah defends it.
Dambullah is looking for a sweep. Legba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Legba is thwarting Dambullah's attempts to control the position.
Legba prevents Dambullah from improving his position.
Legba is thwarting Dambullah's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Legba wants to work for an arm triangle but Dambullah is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dambullah is trying to get back to full guard.
Dambullah controlling the position well.
Dambullah is trying to control but can't.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dambullah is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dambullah moves into full guard.
Dambullah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Moosh Dambullah 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.
Legba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dambullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dambullah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Legba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Legba.
Dambullah cracks Legba with a nice body shot.
Legba is leaning against Dambullah and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dambullah has a couple of punches blocked by Legba.
Dambullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Legba goes for a takedown attempt but Dambullah pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dambullah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legba can do to turn this around?
Legba looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
Dambullah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dambullah defending well as Legba loads up on a big left hand.
Legba throws a jab when Dambullah was well out of range.
Dambullah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dambullah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Legba tries to clinch up but Dambullah circles away and keeps his distance.
Legba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dambullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Legba controls his hands.
Legba scores with a shoulder strike.
Legba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Legba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dambullah tries a body shot but Legba blocks it.
Dambullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Legba tries to free his leg and advance position but Dambullah is retaining full guard.
Dambullah trying to control the position here.
Dambullah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba wants to control from the top but Dambullah keeps moving.
Dambullah is pulling down on Legba's head to control his posture.
Dambullah lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Legba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah trying to control but Legba is working from the bottom.
Dambullah stopping the sweep attempt from Legba.
Legba keeping full guard, as Dambullah tries to pass.
Legba looking to control but Dambullah passes into half guard.
Legba is looking to improve his position.
Dambullah uses his free foot to push down on Legba's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Legba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba is trying desperately to improve position.
Dambullah trying to control but Legba is having none of it.
Legba is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legba is still trying to improve position.
Legba wants to hold on but Dambullah pushes him away.
Dambullah controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dambullah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is winning the standup battle so far.
Legba throws the left hand but Dambullah avoids the punch easily.
Legba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body kick.
Dambullah takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Dambullah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah throws a poor cross that misses
and Dambullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dambullah lands a front kick.
Dambullah throws a right hand that misses
and Legba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Legba. Dambullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Legba staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dambullah 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 Legba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Legba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Legba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Legba scores with a hook to the body. Dambullah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab by Dambullah.
Legba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dambullah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Legba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dambullah counters with a straight right hand.
Dambullah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Legba if he has to take too many more of those.
Legba misses with a body shot
and Legba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dambullah throws a solid leg kick but Legba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dambullah.
Dambullah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Legba.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dambullah.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dambullah moves out of range as Legba strikes.
Dambullah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba moves out of range as Dambullah throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dambullah.
Legba misses with a body shot
and Dambullah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Dambullah.
Legba dodges the punch combination from Dambullah.
Legba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dambullah.
Dambullah lands with a right hand.
Dambullah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Legba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dambullah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Dambullah.
Legba throws a hook but Dambullah blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dambullah misses the target.
Legba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Legba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dambullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Legba counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Legba feints and as Dambullah raises his hands in defense, Legba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Papa Legba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papa Moosh Dambullah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Papa Legba has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Moosh Dambullah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dambullah, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Our winner, Papa Moosh Dambullah, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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