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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Only (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Only has chosen Third World as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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201 cm
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264 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Only!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Only as he jumps to the side.
Only scores with a jab to the head.
Only closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Only lands in his opponent's guard.
Only thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Only throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Only throwing strikes from guard but Dunham blocks nicely.
Dunham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Only has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dunham is proving hard to escape from.
Only throwing strikes but missing.
Dunham is looking to stand up but Only isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt - Only sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Only.
A nice leg kick lands there from Only.
Only lands with a hook. Dunham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Only throws a front kick aimed at Dunham's knee but Dunham avoids it well.
Only throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dunham is breathing heavily.
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!
Only throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Dunham checks a leg kick.
Dunham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Rick Dunham has been cut.
Only drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dunham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Only drops back looking for a leg! Dunham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dunham manages to kick Only off! Only jumps back into Dunham's guard.
Dunham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dunham tries to get out of the position.
Only pushes down on Dunham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Only is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dunham is just riding it out for now. Only eventually gives up the hold.
Dunham keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dunham tries to roll over but Only keeps him under control.
Dunham wants to control but Only is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only lands strikes from half guard.
Only works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dunham's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Only looking to control but Dunham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Only.
Only is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dunham can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Only avoids the attempt from Dunham to control.
Only jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dunham is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dunham and Only has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Only crashes against the mat.
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard.
Dunham is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Only is controlling him well.
Only is looking to take a break and control but Dunham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunham is pushing Only's head away, looking to escape. Only manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Only working away.
Only creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Only is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Only dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Dunham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Only.
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Only is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Only circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Only was covering up waiting for the punch and Dunham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Only not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Only looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Only looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Only!
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunham is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Dunham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Only controlling the position from side mount.
Only throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dunham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two 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.
Dunham trying to control from Only's half guard. Only has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Only has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Only has momentary wrist control but Dunham slips an elbow through the middle.
Dunham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunham throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunham wants to pass the guard but Only is keeping the position.
Dunham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dunham advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only tries to roll over but Dunham keeps him under control.
Dunham wants to control but Only is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Dunham there.
Dunham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Only keeps working.
Dunham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Only!
Dunham is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dunham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Only keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dunham breaks from Only's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Only taking shots to the head.
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!
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
Dunham looking to control but Only is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunham working for a guillotine from mount but Only is in no mood to give up.
Dunham breaks from Only's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Only is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dunham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Dunham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Only throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Only napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunham working the head and body with strikes.
Dunham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Only on the ground.
Dunham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rick Dunham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Only is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dunham throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only is not content to let Dunham control the position.
Dunham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dunham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Only is avoiding damage well.
Only is not content to let Dunham control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dunham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Only sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dunham somewhat.
Only digs a good hook to Dunham's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Only uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunham has time to react.
Rick Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Only throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham on the side of the head.
Lester Only seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Only scores with a nice strike.
Only fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Only lands.
Only scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Only, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Only ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunham ducks right into an uppercut from Only.
Nice straight punches there by Only. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Only.
Dunham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Only.
Dunham has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is in close to Only's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Only looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dunham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dunham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dunham looking to pass the guard.
Dunham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Only wants to sweep here but Dunham controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Only's head.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dunham landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Dunham's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Only is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dunham connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lester Only.
I think Only has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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