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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dahir (ranked 317 p4p, 283 weight class) and Marlon Myers (ranked 40 p4p, 31 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Dahir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Myers!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers missing with a left hand there. Dahir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dahir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Dahir lands a nice shot to the body.
Dahir shoots in looking for a takedown. Myers tries to sprawl out of it but Dahir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Myers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marlon Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dahir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Dahir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Myers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dahir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahir throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.
Dahir throws a jab but it's blocked by Myers.
Dahir slips a straight right by Myers.
Dahir tries to counter with a takedown but Myers is quick to defend against it.
Dahir moves out of range of the strikes.
Dahir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Myers sprawls and moves away.
Dahir looks to score with a jab to the body but Myers is just out of range.
Myers misses with a body kick.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dahir finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
Marlon Myers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Myers throws a looping overhand right but Dahir ducks down to avoid it.
Dahir feinted with a counter takedown.
Myers drives through and clinches with Dahir against the cage.
Myers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dahir wants to stall.
Myers throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Dahir misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Myers - that landed with a thud.
Dahir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dahir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Dahir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dahir leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dahir is looking to control Myers's arms but Myers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dahir has his back to the cage.
Dahir cracks Myers with a nice body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Myers.
Dahir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dahir breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Myers finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dahir throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
Dahir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Myers throws out the jab.
Dahir attempts a counter takedown but Myers avoids it well and moves away.
Myers throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dahir counters with a single leg into guard. Myers didn't expect that.
Dahir is looking to work some ground and pound but Myers has wrist control.
Dahir throws a big right hand that misses.
Myers wriggles free and stands up.
Dahir scores with a nice head shot.
Dahir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dahir walks into a stiff left hand from Myers.
Dahir throws an overhand right that lands on Myers's shoulder, as Myers tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dahir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a hook
and Dahir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dahir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Myers wants to stand up but Dahir is controlling him.
Dahir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Myers keeping moving, preventing Dahir from controlling successfully.
Dahir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dahir prevents Myers from getting back to his feet.
Dahir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dahir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dahir stands up over Myers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dahir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dahir postures up in Myers's guard and throws a big left but Myers blocks it.
Myers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dahir landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Omar Dahir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Myers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dahir tries to counter with a takedown but Myers is quick to defend against it.
Myers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dahir.
Dahir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Myers manages to avoid it.
Dahir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Myers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dahir.
Myers defending well as Dahir loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Myers finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Myers missing with a left hand there. Dahir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dahir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Myers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dahir to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dahir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dahir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Myers thuds his right hand into Dahir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Dahir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Myers can pounce on him.
Myers lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Dahir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Myers thinks about the counter body kick.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Myers keeps Dahir at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers stuffs the takedown attempt from Dahir. Dahir gets slowly back to his feet.
Myers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Myers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dahir. Dahir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers moves away from the strike by Dahir.
Dahir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Myers.
Myers throws a leg kick
so Dahir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dahir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dahir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahir wants to pass the guard but Myers is keeping the position.
Myers wants to stand but Dahir is controlling the position.
Omar Dahir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dahir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dahir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dahir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dahir throwing strikes but missing.
Myers is looking to stand up but Dahir isn't so interested in that idea.
Dahir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Myers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Myers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Dahir landing some decent shots from guard.
Dahir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Myers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dahir throwing strikes but missing.
Dahir wants to pass the guard but Myers is keeping the position.
Myers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dahir is looking to advance position but Myers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dahir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marlon Myers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dahir throws a jab when Myers was well out of range.
Myers leaves Dahir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dahir avoids a kick to the body.
Dahir lands with a hook. Myers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Myers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Myers scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers misses with a hook.
Dahir is looking to counter punch.
Myers fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dahir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dahir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers tries to clinch but Dahir is having none of it.
Dahir half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Myers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Myers throws a head kick that Dahir semi-blocks.
Myers tries to clinch but Dahir moves out of range.
Dahir drops down looking for a counter takedown but Myers sprawls and moves away.
Dahir looks to throw the jab but Myers is out of range.
It seemed like Myers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice sprawl there from Myers as Dahir shoots in.
Myers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Myers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dahir is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Dahir misses.
Dahir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers's corner calls for a 1-2. Myers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dahir is rocked!
No luck for Dahir with that takedown attempt.
Oh Dahir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omar Dahir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dahir throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
Dahir seems to have got his legs back now.
Myers misses with a hook. Dahir ducked under it nicely.
Dahir tries to counter with a takedown but Myers is quick to defend against it.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Dahir throws a body punch but Myers moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Myers! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dahir throws a shot from downtown. Myers moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Dahir misses.
A little jabbing left from Myers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahir ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Dahir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dahir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Myers lands with a straight right. Dahir didn't see that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Dahir.
Dahir has a takedown stuffed.
Dahir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Myers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dahir throws a hook but Myers avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a leg kick
so Dahir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Myers has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dahir is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahir wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Myers.
Dahir tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Dahir back against the cage.
Myers tries a body shot but Dahir blocks it.
Myers lands a nice uppercut.
Myers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Myers lands an elbow inside that Dahir shrugs off.
Dahir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dahir is trying to drag Myers to the mat but Myers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Myers digs a right hand into Dahir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dahir's gas tank.
Marlon Myers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dahir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Myers throws the left hand but Dahir avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Myers finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Myers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Myers 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Myers!
Marlon Myers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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