Dunham (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC ) mainly made use of his standup to help safe some sort of second-round TKO (via optician's stoppage) spanning a game Nik Lentz (21-5-2 MMA, 5-2-1 UFC), who seem to was quit with regard to at first chance inside his / her UFC career.
The bout put on your plate since the highlighted preliminary-card contest , sweepstakes plus broadcast about FUEL TV within that UFC with FOX 2 preliminary card. The event, which listed your FOX-televised main card, was held during Chicago's United Center.
Dunham, a gradual starter by means of trade, spent the nights true to form early on inside the opening frame because pair traded punches in addition to kicks within the bank account just before Lentz documented a new single-leg takedown. Dunham escaped, although Lentz continuing to help push ahead and procured him towards mat again.
It's just about all a lttle bit uncertain to Dunham. He however has not quite put his ring finger upon the reason she has the tendency to explode right out the gate cold.
"Once I figure it out, I'll remedy a repair and assist you to know," Dunham told MMAjunkie.com (w.mmajunkie.com) without delay following your bout. "Sometimes requires me personally obtaining punched while in the mind several times to realize I'm around your fight. I'm working on that, and I'm actually wanting to fix it.
"Today, I imagine it was with the multitude of things. I sorts of obtained the particular plan messed up wrong, that has been my fault. I considered I appeared to be right after (the Cub) Swanson (and George Roop) fight. I couldn't evaluate your bout sheet right. The only 1 to blame for this a single is usually me."
The simple misfortune used off his or her normal warm-up regimen as they waited his turn in their locker room.
To his credit, Dunham emerged on later in the very first circle and have scored having elbows in close and also guaranteed a new takedown involving his own.
"It ended up being a near round," Dunham said. "I could find exactly where they might give the item to be able to him, and also I may possibly find wherever they'd offer it for you to me."
The the later part of hobby ended up being not alone an immediate self-assurance booster, but it additionally assisted propel your ex boyfriend to the second round together with a few push at their back.
"Once I got him or her down (toward the completed of the very first round) in addition to became with top, I felt in which this individual actually couldn't include high of a underlying part game," Dunham said. "I knew he or she absolutely weren't visiting post myself and also carry me, consequently in the event that anything, he / she could possibly stay up, plus I'd put him back decrease in case I wanted to. It gave me a huge self confidence the booster going into the second."
Dunham moved the particular attack towards level early within the next circle for the reason that attack commenced to look at on a a lot more mincing feel. But which quickly changed concerning halfway through the rounded since the couple gone toe-to-toe in the heart of the wire dog crate along with tagged a single another with many strikes. The change drew a smile from both equally males and a roar connected with applause with the sold-out United Center.
"I had been thinking, 'Man, this really is great. Let's keep going,'" Dunham said. "What I hate is whenever males do that, after which you can they stop fighting. That's why I followed proper back again at him."
Dunham signed up a further takedown and looked in order to secure some sort of guillotine choke because next stanza painted on, although your dog instead over intended for elbows plus punches. He ended up being competent to bloody and also enlarge the actual left eye connected with Lentz, that was plenty apparent since your dog stood upward next the final outcome with the round.
Following a great examination from cageside doctors, who seemed at this mangled wound, your session has been halted by simply referee "Big" John McCarthy.
Lentz, notorious pertaining to his running in addition to positional-grappling style, ended up being extra ambitious with his standup during the entire fight. It's not really everyday you observe the particular wrestler wander into the centre with the wire dog crate and also persistently operate punches with a good opponent. It has been astonishing to a lot onlookers comfortable along with his MO but is not to the man exactly who was looking from your ex from throughout the cage.
"I have heard that will they needed to stand," Dunham said. "And for whatever reason these kind of people which do not have an entirely lot, when they combat me, some people come to a decision they really want to stand. I need ideas of in the event that's the best matter or the wrong issue or just what exactly that states about me."
This will be second earn in a row for Dunham following back-to-back losses that will Sean Sherk and also Melvin Guillard. The UFC 119 loss to Sherk was a new questionable verdict of which still stings currently as he / she looks ahead to help what might become following on his horizon.
"I don't look I've misplaced two," Dunham said. "I look I've missing one. I could not reduce that will Sherk fight. I'm willing to help struggle the pup again to signify that. I feel I've only misplaced with a actual difficult guy (Guillard), hence I imagine I'm appropriate upwards presently there combating for this shot (at top contention).
"I would like to battle anyone who else can be too. The one who did that of this (Joe) Lauzon in addition to (Anthony) Pettis battle (at UFC 144). I'd love to fight the actual winner with that."
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