Dunham (left) dominated Brazilian R. Damm (right) at UFC 182. Photo: Josh Hedges
A Brazilian's first fight in the UFC in 2015 ended in defeat. The capixaba Rodrigo Damm he was unable to find himself throughout the fight and was defeated by the North American Evan dunham in the unanimous decision of the judges. The fight was on the preliminary card of UFC 182, an event that takes place in the early hours of this Sunday (04), in Las Vegas, in the United States.
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The fight
Known for his ground game, Rodrigo Damm accepted the fight on his feet from the beginning against Evan dunham. The North American took advantage of his greater reach and combined right strikes and kicks to the Brazilian's body to take the lead in the first half.
The story persisted in the second round. Dunham working with jabs against the Brazilian's face, who launched most of his attacks into space.
In the third round, losing the fight, Rodrigo tried to make up the difference and opened the game. The Brazilian had a good moment, connected good blows and called the North American into a straight fight. But, calm in the dispute, Evan dunham managed to escape the pressure and still connect the best attacks at the end.
In the end, the three judges scored victory Evan dunham about Rodrigo Damm for a triple 30×27.
The setback marked the third consecutive loss of Rodrigo Damm in the UFC, his fourth in seven fights in the organization. His record has 12 wins and nine losses. With the bad sequence, the Espírito Santo is threatened with dismissal in Ultimate.
Zebra walked on the preliminary card
Training companion for beasts like TJ Dillashaw, Urijah faber e Chad Mendes, Danny Castillo entered the octagon for the last fight of the preliminary card as a clear favorite to face the unknown Paul felder. However, with a solid game the 'Irish Dragon' was better in the first round and settled the bill spectacularly in the second round. With a spectacular round punch, he achieved the knockout.
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Check out the complete results from the UFC 182 preliminary card below:
Paul felder defeated Danny Castillo by knockout in R2;
cody garbrandt defeated Marcus Brimage via TKO in R3.
Shawn Jordan defeated Jared Cannonier by knockout in R1;
Evan dunham derrotou Rodrigo Damm in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Omari Akhmedov defeated Mats Nilsson via unanimous decision;
Marion Reneau defeated Alexis Dufresne via unanimous decision;
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