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UFN 39: Jim Alers vs Alan Omer

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Round 1 – Alers misses with a big right early. They’re in the pocket and looking to trade early. Omer misses on a turning kick, and Alers pushes him to the fence. Nothing there, so he backs away. Alers lands a low kick that pushes his opponent off-balance. Omer answer back with a few wild, swinging punches. Both fighters busy to start. Omer with a kick to the legs. Punches traded inside. Two minutes remain. Alers delivering the better blows, but Omer answering frequently. They move into the clinch. Omer turns off the cage. He drives a few nice knees inside. Alers finally pushes free. Omer lands a big left hand. He’s having some success late. Very close round, but MMAjunkie leans slightly toward Alers, 10-9.

Round 2 – Alers pushes quickly forward, but he’s dropped by an Omer punch. Omer rushes to capitalize, and Alers tries to recover underneath. Crowd chants for Omer. He backs away and looks to strike, but Alers scrambles free. Alers looks to have recovered a bit. Omer blasts him with a kick to the body, and Alers looks hurt. Still he fires a right hand and drops Omer. Great action two minutes into the round. Omer in guard underneath. Alers postures up and drives in a few punches. Alers racking up points in the dominant position. He’s not doing a ton of damage though. Omer finally crawls back to his feet, and they jockey for position in the clinch. Omer doing some dirty boxing, but Alers is holding, and referee Marc Goddard breaks them apart. Alers pumps a jab on the restart. Omer fires an uppercut. Round ends, and MMAjunkie leans toward Alers, 10-9.

Round 3 – Been a good fight through two rounds. Scores could be anywhere. Omer comes out firing kicks. Alers shoots in for a takedown. He misses at first, but a second effort gets the action to the floor. Omer looking to scramble underneath, and he does finally get back to his feet. Alers has an underhook, but t’s Omer who transitions and starts looking for his own takedown. Omer with a few knees inside, but Alers spins him back against the cage. Alers lands a few knees and shoots on a takedown. Omer tries to catch him with a few elbows, but he’s taken to the canvas. Omer with an open guard. Both fighters seem exhausted after the quick pace to start. Alers postures up and punches. Omer looks to get his legs high, but time is ticking away. One minute left. Goddard decides to stand them up with a little more than 30 seconds left. Omer comes out energized and looking to throw. Get gets a takedown in the final few seconds, but MMAjunkie gives the round to Alers, 10-9, and awards him the fight 30-27. No score would surprise here, with a very close rounds throughout.

Result: Jim Alers def. Alan Omer via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
http://mmajunkie.com/2014/04/ufc-fight-night-39-play-by-play-and-live-results/
 
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