PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 22 p4p, 76 weight class) and Husein Magomaevaboff (ranked 3 p4p, 9 weight class). Dambullah comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Boom. The crowd seem to be enjoying Magomaevaboff's choice of entrance music: Shaolin of Dagestan. Husein Magomaevaboff is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dambullah
vs
Magomaevaboff

190 cm
31
187
29 - 10 - 0

183 cm
26
185
13 - 8 - 0

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Insanely flexible

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Husein Magomaevaboff!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomaevaboff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magomaevaboff shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dambullah defends it nicely.
Magomaevaboff darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Magomaevaboff takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dambullah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magomaevaboff raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot.
Dambullah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dambullah takes a swing at Magomaevaboff's ribcage but misses.
Dambullah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dambullah cracks Magomaevaboff with a good jab.
Dambullah takes a swing at Magomaevaboff's ribcage but misses.
Magomaevaboff misses with a leg kick.
Papa Moosh Dambullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomaevaboff on the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dambullah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff misses with a low kick as Dambullah jumps back.
We've been informed that Magomaevaboff has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Magomaevaboff keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a big shot that misses.
Dambullah thumps Magomaevaboff with a low kick.
Magomaevaboff pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dambullah is out of range and Magomaevaboff settles back down.
Magomaevaboff displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dambullah throws out the jab.
Magomaevaboff moves out of range of the body kick from Dambullah.
Dambullah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomaevaboff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomaevaboff flicks out a counter leg kick but Dambullah steps away.
A jab from Magomaevaboff misses.
Dambullah defending well as Magomaevaboff loads up on a big left hand.
Magomaevaboff misses with an uppercut. Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Magomaevaboff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dambullah tries to clinch but Magomaevaboff is having none of it.
Good exchange - Magomaevaboff coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff works the jab nicely.
Dambullah misses with a looping left.
Dambullah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomaevaboff moves away.
It seemed like Magomaevaboff was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dambullah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomaevaboff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dambullah missing with a left hand there. Magomaevaboff was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dambullah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomaevaboff. Magomaevaboff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dambullah throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses with a looping right.
Dambullah misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff lands a nice hook to Dambullah's body. Dambullah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Magomaevaboff swings for the body but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Magomaevaboff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dambullah to the mat! Dambullah manages to get full guard.
Magomaevaboff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dambullah is keeping the position for now.
Magomaevaboff trying to control but Dambullah is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is trying to control the position but Magomaevaboff postures up.
Magomaevaboff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Magomaevaboff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dambullah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Magomaevaboff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dambullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomaevaboff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dambullah controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dambullah throws a body punch but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Magomaevaboff tests Dambullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dambullah throws a looping overhand right but Magomaevaboff ducks down to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dambullah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by Dambullah.
Dambullah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick but Dambullah sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dambullah defending well as Magomaevaboff loads up on a big left hand.
Dambullah throws a jab when Magomaevaboff was well out of range.
Magomaevaboff pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomaevaboff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dambullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Magomaevaboff with that takedown attempt.
Magomaevaboff throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dambullah.
Dambullah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Magomaevaboff counters with a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff catches Dambullah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Husein Magomaevaboff 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.

Dambullah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magomaevaboff walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dambullah.
Dambullah looks to land a body kick but Magomaevaboff moved away.
Dambullah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dambullah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomaevaboff manages to avoid it.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dambullah is looking to land body kicks.
Magomaevaboff throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magomaevaboff scores with a hook to the body. Dambullah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dambullah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Magomaevaboff takes a step back to recover.

Dambullah has closed the distance and engaged Magomaevaboff in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomaevaboff.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Magomaevaboff fails to land.
Dambullah lands a nice uppercut.
Dambullah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magomaevaboffs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dambullah working aggressively here.
Dambullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dambullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff blocks a body shot from Dambullah.
Magomaevaboff fails to pull guard.
Dambullah lands a left hand.

Dambullah breaks the clinch.
Magomaevaboff throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dambullah counter with a right hand.
Dambullah lands a really nice looking cross but Magomaevaboff seems unphased.
Dambullah misses with a straight right.
Dambullah misses the jab.
Dambullah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magomaevaboff.

Dambullah has managed to clinch.
Magomaevaboff misses with a punch on the inside.
Dambullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomaevaboff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomaevaboff struggles to land a body shot inside as Dambullah controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dambullah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dambullah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dambullah struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomaevaboff controls his hands.
Dambullah taking a breather.
Dambullah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dambullah fails to land.
Dambullah misses with some punches.
Dambullah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomaevaboff lands a hook that snaps the head of Dambullah backwards.
Magomaevaboff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dambullah's elbow.
A body shot lands from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff scores with a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomaevaboff gets through Dambullah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magomaevaboff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dambullahs head.
Dambullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomaevaboff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dambullah is keeping busy.

Magomaevaboff has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dambullah uses from the top position.
Magomaevaboff is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff is trying to keep Dambullah in close.
Dambullah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Magomaevaboff looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomaevaboff, not yet.
Magomaevaboff is pulling down on Dambullah's head to control his posture.
Magomaevaboff trying to keep a closed guard but Dambullah is proving a slippery customer.
Magomaevaboff controlling Dambullah's posture.
Dambullah trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dambullah lands with a hook. Magomaevaboff tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magomaevaboff connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Magomaevaboff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Magomaevaboff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff swings for the body but Dambullah moves out of range.
Dambullah throws a push kick but Magomaevaboff slaps the foot to one side.
Dambullah throws a looping overhand right but Magomaevaboff ducks down to avoid it.
Dambullah scoring well with a low kick there.
Magomaevaboff misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dambullah.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff defending well as Dambullah loads up on a big left hand.
Dambullah lands with a nice body kick.
Dambullah checks the leg kick.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Magomaevaboff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dambullah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dambullah loads up on a big right hand but Magomaevaboff slips the punch.
Dambullah blocks a jab.
Dambullah drops his hands momentarily and Magomaevaboff takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Magomaevaboff.
Dambullah throws out a powerful jab.
Magomaevaboff defending well as Dambullah loads up on a big left hand.
Magomaevaboff is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dambullah with a body shot.
Dambullah looks to land a right hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range.
Magomaevaboff connects with a solid leg kick.
Dambullah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Magomaevaboff misses its intended target.
Dambullah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomaevaboff at a distance.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff lands with a cross.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook. Dambullah ducked under it nicely.
Dambullah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dambullah scores with a punch to the head.
A clash of legs there as Dambullah blocks the low kick.
Dambullah connects with a body shot that sends Magomaevaboff's belly button to the back.
Dambullah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomaevaboff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomaevaboff misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Magomaevaboff.
Dambullah scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Magomaevaboff.
Dambullah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magomaevaboff.
Dambullah misses with an uppercut. Magomaevaboff saw that one coming.
A cross from Dambullah lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomaevaboff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomaevaboff looks for the body kick but Dambullah saw that one coming.
It looked like Dambullah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook but Dambullah avoids it easily.
Magomaevaboff shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dambullah lands a leg kick that knocks Magomaevaboff off balance momentarily.
Magomaevaboff throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Magomaevaboff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magomaevaboff looks for the body kick but Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomaevaboff throws out the jab.
Magomaevaboff checks a leg kick.
Magomaevaboff let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dambullah slips under a jab from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
A big left from Magomaevaboff misses.
Dambullah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dambullah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magomaevaboff's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dambullah.
Magomaevaboff throws out a loose jab but Dambullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magomaevaboff slips a straight right by Dambullah.
Dambullah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dambullah thuds his right hand into Magomaevaboff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magomaevaboff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dambullah.
Dambullah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
Dambullah checks a low kick from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A clash of legs there as Magomaevaboff blocks the low kick.
Magomaevaboff now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff cracks Dambullah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dambullah throws a head kick but Magomaevaboff moves out of range.
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!
Magomaevaboff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomaevaboff ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Dambullah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dambullah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dambullah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magomaevaboff tries a quick counter leg kick but Dambullah is wise to it.
Dambullah throws out a loose jab but Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dambullah throws a hook to the side of Magomaevaboff's head but Magomaevaboff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dambullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomaevaboff is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Magomaevaboff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magomaevaboff ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Magomaevaboff with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Papa Moosh Dambullah did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Magomaevaboff misses with a leg kick
enabling Dambullah to counter with a crisp jab.
Magomaevaboff listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Magomaevaboff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dambullah.
Dambullah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magomaevaboff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dambullah.
Dambullah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dambullah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Magomaevaboff plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dambullah misses with a body kick.
Magomaevaboff throws a good cross that connects.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick
and Dambullah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Magomaevaboff's knee momentarily.
Magomaevaboff throws a head kick but Dambullah moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff misses the jab.
Dambullah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dambullah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magomaevaboff doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Magomaevaboff lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dambullah lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff lands a jab.
Dambullah defending well as Magomaevaboff loads up on a big left hand.
Dambullah misses with a body kick.
Dambullah staying out of range there.
Dambullah half committed to a counter leg kick.
Magomaevaboff feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dambullahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Magomaevaboff.
Dambullah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomaevaboff takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dambullah.
Magomaevaboff misses with a wild body shot.
Magomaevaboff waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dambullah.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Magomaevaboff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dambullah takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Magomaevaboff momentarily.
Dambullah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomaevaboff. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dambullah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magomaevaboff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
A big right from Dambullah misses.
Dambullah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magomaevaboff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dambullah swinging wildly here.
Magomaevaboff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
Dambullah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
Magomaevaboff takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dambullah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magomaevaboff at a distance.
Dambullah avoids the body shot from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff misses the jab.
Magomaevaboff throws a leg kick that misses.
Dambullah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dambullah throws out a loose jab but Magomaevaboff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dambullah walks into a straight right hand from Magomaevaboff.
A jab lands there for Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magomaevaboff now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Magomaevaboff misses with a wild body shot.
Magomaevaboff goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dambullah dips to his left and cracks Magomaevaboff with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah's corner calls for a 1-2. Dambullah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Magomaevaboff jabs at Dambullah's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dambullah misses with a right hand
and Magomaevaboff makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dambullah throws out a powerful jab.
Dambullah just misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Magomaevaboff only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Magomaevaboff staying out of range there.
Dambullah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magomaevaboff.
A counter left hand to the body from Dambullah misses its target.
Magomaevaboff moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomaevaboff. Dambullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomaevaboff keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dambullah moves out of range as Magomaevaboff strikes.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook.
Dambullah throws a low kick but Magomaevaboff avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Husein Magomaevaboff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dambullah throws a big shot that misses.
Dambullah lands a leg kick that knocks Magomaevaboff off balance momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff digs a good hook to Dambullah's body.
Magomaevaboff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomaevaboff misses with a hook
and Dambullah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomaevaboff misses with a straight right.
Dambullah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Magomaevaboff does it's job there.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook to the side of Dambullah's head but Dambullah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Dambullah misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomaevaboff uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body shot.

Dambullah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magomaevaboff, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomaevaboff tries to pull guard but Dambullah forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Magomaevaboff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dambullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Magomaevaboff.

Magomaevaboff drags the fight down to the ground.
Dambullah passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dambullah controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomaevaboff is not content to let Dambullah control the position.
Magomaevaboff is trying to escape the position but Dambullah is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff can't do much from the bottom here.
Magomaevaboff is looking for a sweep.
Magomaevaboff being controlled for a moment.
Dambullah tries to move into full mount but can't pass Magomaevaboff's legs.
You can see the frustration on Magomaevaboff's face as Dambullah controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomaevaboff is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Magomaevaboff's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Magomaevaboff is looking for a sweep.
Magomaevaboff wants to control but Dambullah postures up.
Dambullah wants to control but Magomaevaboff is keeping him busy.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Magomaevaboff throws a poor cross that misses
and Dambullah counters with a low kick, right behind Magomaevaboff 's knee.
Dambullah throws a jab when Magomaevaboff was well out of range.
Magomaevaboff throws out a counter right but Dambullah avoids it with no problem.
Magomaevaboff staying out of range there.
Magomaevaboff staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magomaevaboff.
Dambullah throws a push kick but Magomaevaboff slaps the foot to one side.
Magomaevaboff looks to throw the jab but Dambullah is out of range.
Dambullah scoring well with a low kick there.
Dambullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomaevaboff.
Magomaevaboff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magomaevaboff fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Dambullah misses with a kick to the body.
Dambullah misses with an uppercut.
Magomaevaboff feints a counter leg kick.
Magomaevaboff tries to work over Dambullah's front leg with a kick but Dambullah checks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomaevaboff throws a hook but Dambullah avoids it easily.
Dambullah looks to land a right hand but Magomaevaboff moved out of range.
Magomaevaboff appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomaevaboff looks for the body kick but Dambullah saw that one coming.
Dambullah throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Magomaevaboff counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Moosh Dambullah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dambullah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Moosh Dambullah!
Papa Moosh Dambullah retains his middleweight title!
Papa Moosh Dambullah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.