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I don't have time for a full review right now, but I love this fight. It's far from perfect, with some exaggeration in the techniques and rather weird distance, but it's still one of the best. Jamis is portrayed in a manner true to the novel—aggressive, unpredictable, overconfident, and sloppy. Paul's rather lackluster fighting and refusal to attack much stems from his reluctance to fight and inexperience with actual killing.

The Fremen fighting style is based on Rostami, an obscure Persian self-defense school, but that doesn't make is fundamentally different from all other fighting—all martial arts based on the same weapon are bound to be similar.

Paul's repeated besting of Jamis looks great, though a bit idealized.

Jamis's death results from his underestimation of Paul and his poor understanding of distance. Paul was able to easily sidestep and land the fatal hit. I don't really like how Jamis switches hands behind his back, but then, he's desperate and furious. I've done really dumb things in sparring because I was scared.

This fight deserves a 7.5 or 8.