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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunham has chosen Omar Khairat - Alexandria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 cm
24
169 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
156 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Draven! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amir Dunham! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dunham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Draven swings and misses with a shot to the body and Dunham counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dunham. Dunham won't allow Draven to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Draven holds on and takes a little breather. Dunham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dunham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Draven pulls Dunham in to control the position. Dunham is looking to work some ground and pound but Draven has wrist control. Dunham wants to control from the top but Draven keeps moving. Draven wants to stand up but Dunham is controlling him. Dunham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Dunham with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Dunham trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Dunham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Draven looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Draven looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Draven! Draven trying to control the position but Dunham is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dunham manages to get back to half guard. Draven seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Dunham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunham. Draven is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Dunham has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Draven is looking to defend but Dunham has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Draven! Dunham pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Draven taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Amir Dunham! Amir Dunham is the new lightweight champion! Amir Dunham decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
53% |
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