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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jai White (ranked 1087 p4p, 147 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 878 p4p, 118 weight class). Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class MT
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Jai White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White missing with a left hand there. Dambullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Dambullah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White lands a jab to Dambullah's midsection.
A shot to the liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Dambullah is just out of range.
And Dambullah responds with a good body kick, but White manages to step out the way in time.
White lands with a shot to the body.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dambullah.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Dambullah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dambullah throws a body shot but no joy.
Dambullah cracks the inside of White's front leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White digs a good hook to Dambullah's body.
Dambullah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Dambullah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dambullah wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dambullah trying to hold on to White's head to control him but White postures up.
Dambullah actively working from the bottom here.
Dambullah tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dambullah sees it coming and defends easily.
Dambullah is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dambullah knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
White is working for a submission of some sort.
Dambullah slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dambullah is pulling down on White's head. It's preventing any offense from White, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dambullah is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dambullah controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dambullah looking to pass the guard.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White working for submissions but it's allowed Dambullah to get to half guard.
Dambullah is pressing down on White's thigh, looking to free his foot. White is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dambullah is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dambullah sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White is looking to improve his position.
Dambullah is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dambullah in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Dambullah lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Dambullah throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a left to the body.
Dambullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White moves away from the strike by Dambullah.
White appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
White manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dambullah on his heels. He'll look to pass Dambullah's guard now, I'm sure.
Dambullah is adopting a defensive guard.
White trying to control but Dambullah is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dambullah looking to control.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Dambullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dambullah keeping full guard, as White tries to pass.
Dambullah is trying to keep White in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
White misses with a takedown attempt
and Dambullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White dives in for a single leg takedown but Dambullah sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dambullah pinned against the ropes. Dambullah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jai White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White lands a jab to the nose.
Dambullah throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from White on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Dambullah's head back.
Dambullah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
The fighters circling - Dambullah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a poor cross that misses
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Michael Jai White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dambullah is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Dambullah circles away and we're back to standing.
White shoots in and gets a takedown into Dambullah's guard.
Dambullah controlling the position.
White advances to half guard.
Dambullah controlling the position well.
White is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dambullah sees it coming and defends easily.
White trying to pass the guard but Dambullah defending well.
Dambullah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael Jai White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah wants to control but White is keeping busy.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dambullah can do to turn this around?
White is looking to advance position but Dambullah won't allow it.
White is trying to control. Dambullah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White prevents Dambullah from improving his position.
Dambullah keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dambullah wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jai White dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
White throwing a counter right hand but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
White tries for a takedown but Dambullah circles away easily
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dambullah throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dambullah misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Michael Jai White is winning the standup battle so far.
Dambullah throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a hook
and Dambullah finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dambullah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Dambullah.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dambullah scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White clobbers Dambullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White swings for the body but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dambullah counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Dambullah to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
White misses with a left hand
and Dambullah counters with a nice body shot.
White missing with a left hand there. Dambullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White takes one to the chin there.
White tries for a takedown but Dambullah circles away easily
and Dambullah counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jai White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White punishes Dambullah's body with a nice straight punch.
Dambullah jabs at White's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dambullah avoids the body shot from White.
Papa Moosh Dambullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White cracks Dambullah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dambullah.
White shoots in but no luck this time.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Dambullah counters with a nice low kick that buckles White's knee momentarily.
Dambullah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dambullah cracks White with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! White looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dambullah finish him?
White is rocked!
Dambullah weaves into range and cracks White right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! White goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Dambullah is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Papa Moosh Dambullah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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