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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dahir (ranked 1506 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Alpha Karhu (ranked 150 p4p, 177 weight class). Alpha Karhu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170
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165
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
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 7 - 0 - 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Karhu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhu moves in looking to clinch but Dahir pushes him off.
Karhu closes the distance and pushes Dahir back into the cage.
Dahir misses with the head strike.
Karhu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karhu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karhu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karhu blocks a body shot from Dahir.
Karhu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dahir taking a breather.
Dahir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karhu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dahir.
Dahir tries to counter with a takedown but Karhu is quick to defend against it.
Dahir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karhu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karhu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Karhu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dahir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karhu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahir tries a low kick but Karhu avoids it.
Karhu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dahir.
Dahir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Karhu.
Karhu walks into a straight right hand from Dahir.
Karhu avoids the body shot from Dahir.
Dahir scores with a jab to the body.
Alpha Karhu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dahir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dahir counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karhu!
Dahir working the ground and pound but Karhu is defending the strikes.
Karhu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dahir lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Karhu down.
Dahir landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahir trying to control the action but Karhu is working from the bottom.
Karhu is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karhu actively working from the bottom here.
Dahir lands strikes from half guard.
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.
Dahir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karhu is pressing down on Dahir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Karhu controls Dahir momentarily but Dahir frees himself.
Dahir chips away with some ground and pound.
Dahir is working Karhu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dahir tries to free his leg and advance position but Karhu is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahir stopping the sweep attempt from Karhu.
Dahir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karhu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dahir is in close to Karhu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dahir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dahir scoring with punches and elbows.
Karhu regains half guard.
Karhu is trying to control but can't.
Dahir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karhu gets full guard.
Dahir passes Karhu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dahir lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dahir lands strikes from half guard.
Karhu gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dahir wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Karhu is now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahir is trying to control but Karhu passes into side control!
Dahir sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dahir wants to get back to full guard but Karhu has passed into side control.
Dahir struggling a bit here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karhu tries for a kimura but Dahir is defending well.
Karhu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dahir keeps working.
Dahir tries to improve position but can't.
Karhu advances nicely into full mount.
Karhu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dahir regains half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dahir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Karhu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Karhu's back!
Karhu tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Dahir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Karhu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dahir raining down hammerfists from mount.
Karhu tries to reverse the position but Dahir maintains control.
Karhu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dahir has Karhu pulled in close to control his posture.
Karhu slips nicely into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dahir gets full guard.
Dahir is controlling Karhu's posture.
Dahir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dahir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dahir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dahir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dahir is looking for a triangle here but Karhu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dahir is not content to let Karhu control the position.
You can see the frustration on Dahir's face as Karhu controls the position.
Dahir manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dahir tries to get to full guard but Karhu has control of the leg.
Dahir works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dahir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karhu manages to get himself to full guard.
Karhu is trying to keep Dahir in close.
Karhu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dahir landing some decent shots from guard.
Dahir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Dahir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karhu lands a head kick!
Karhu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Karhu moves forwards but Dahir connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dahir misses the shot to the body.
Karhu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dahir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dahir lands in his opponent's guard.
Karhu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dahir tries to roll over but Karhu keeps him under control.
Dahir regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dahir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahir seems keen to control Karhu's posture.
Dahir continues to stall.
Dahir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karhu's guard.
Karhu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dahir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dahir cracks Karhu with a solid left hand.
Karhu is trying to control the position but Dahir postures up.
Dahir cracks Karhu with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dahir trying to control the position from guard on top but Karhu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dahir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karhu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dahir looking to sit in guard and control but Karhu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karhu won't allow Dahir to sweep him here.
Dahir has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karhu preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahir trying to keep a closed guard but Karhu is proving a slippery customer.
Karhu preventing the sweep.
Dahir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karhu can do to turn this around?
Karhu wants to control from the top but Dahir keeps moving.
Dahir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karhu has hold of Dahir's hands but Dahir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dahir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karhu is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karhu wants to get back to full guard.
Dahir working Karhu over with strikes.
Karhu actively working from the bottom here.
Dahir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dahir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karhu is rocked!
Dahir winds up and cracks Karhu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Karhu is still in real trouble! Can Dahir finish him?
Karhu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dahir is working away from the top position though.
Dahir is nestled in close to Karhu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dahir prevents Karhu from improving his position.
Dahir scores with a big shot! Karhu's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Karhu! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Dahir!
A very excited looking Omar Dahir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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