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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dayan Taveras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcellus Omari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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195 cm
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dayan Taveras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcellus Omari!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taveras moves away from the strike by Omari.
Taveras throws a right and a left that Omari avoids nicely.
Omari thows a body shot but no joy.
Taveras throws out a powerful jab.
Taveras misses with a two punch combination.
Omari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Omari has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Omari fails to land.
Omari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taveras avoids it.
Omari lands an elbow just above Taveras 's eye.
It looks like Dayan Taveras has been cut.
Omari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taveras is defending well for now.
Taveras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omari misses with a knee strike.
Taveras takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taveras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taveras's elbow.
Omari tries to land knees in the clinch but Taveras avoids the damage to the body.
Omari lands an elbow inside.
Omari misses with a body punch.
Omari throws an elbow that misses.
Omari landing knees to the head.
Omari slowing the pace effectively.
Omari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taveras tries to break free but Omari pushes him back against the cage.
Omari landing knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Omari.
Taveras is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omari tries to throw a body punch but Taveras avoids it by throwing Omari back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Omari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omari misses with a body punch.
Omari is struggling to control the position.
Omari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Omari tries a body shot but Taveras blocks it.
Omari misses with a punch to the body.
Omari working Taveras over with knees to the body.
Omari lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Omari.
Omari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Omari.
Omari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Omari.
Omari tries to land knees in the clinch but Taveras avoids the damage to the body.
Omari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taveras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taveras avoids a wild elbow strike from Omari.
Omari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taveras blocks it with crossed arms.
Omari tries to land a knee to the head but Taveras blocks with his arms.
Taveras has had enough of the clinch but Omari keeps him there for the moment.
Omari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taveras prevents a body shot from Omari.
Knees to the body from Omari.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omari misses with a punch on the inside.
Taveras managing to block the knees to the body from Omari.
Taveras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Omari displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taveras up against the cage.
Taveras managing to block the knees to the body from Omari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taveras can't break the clinch.
Omari misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taveras prevents a body shot from Omari.
Omari lands with a right to the head.
Omari lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Omari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dayan Taveras's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Omari lands a lovely overhand right.
Omari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Taveras's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taveras duly obliges.
It looks like Marcellus Omari has been cut.
Taveras misses the jab.
Taveras drops Omari with a beautiful combination! Omari stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taveras is looking for the KO!
Taveras seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taveras throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Omari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Omari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taveras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dayan Taveras is winning the standup battle so far.
Taveras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taveras crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Omari - the referee stops the clock and Taveras gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Omari. Taveras manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Omari misses with a looping left.
Taveras misses with a looping left.
Omari slips a straight right by Taveras.
Taveras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dayan Taveras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taveras throws a shot from downtown. Omari moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taveras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Omari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taveras misses with a series of wild punches.
Omari connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Omari misses.
Taveras fails to land with a series of punches.
Taveras throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taveras, as that shot connected.
Taveras scores with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taveras throws a series of punches but Omari avoids them all with ease.
Omari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taveras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taveras swinging wildly here.
Omari clinches up with Taveras and pushes him back against the cage.
Omari lands an elbow inside that Taveras shrugs off.
Omari tries to land a knee to the head but Taveras blocks with his arms.
Omari landing knees to the body.
Omari lands a knee to the head.
Omari working Taveras over with knees to the body.
Omari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Omari taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Omari taking a breather.
Omari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Omari struggles to land a body shot inside as Taveras controls his hands.
Omari dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Omari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omari misses with a punch to the body.
Omari taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Omari has Taveras pressed against the cage, preventing Taveras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Omari stalling against the cage.
Omari lands an elbow inside.
Omari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taveras blocks it with crossed arms.
Marcellus Omari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Omari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Omari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taveras.
Taveras is trying to break the clinch but Omari has him pressed against the cage.
Taveras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcellus Omari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Taveras throws a right hand that Omari ducks under and follows up with a left that Omari also avoids with ease.
Taveras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taveras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Omari circles away quickly and effectively.
Omari throws a leg kick but Taveras moved away.
Taveras throws a looping overhand right but Omari ducks down to avoid it.
Taveras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taveras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taveras stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omari.
Taveras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Omari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taveras throws a looping overhand right but Omari ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Taveras blocks the leg kick.
Omari moves away from the strike by Taveras.
Taveras scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omari moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taveras is trying to break the clinch but Omari is controlling him.
A knee to the head by Omari.
Omari tries to land knees in the clinch but Taveras avoids the damage to the body.
Taveras looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Omari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taveras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Omari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Omari.
Omari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Omari crunches a lovely knee into Taveras's ribcage.
Omari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taveras's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taveras.
Omari tries to throw a body punch but Taveras avoids it by throwing Omari back against the cage.
Taveras wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taveras blocks an elbow strike.
Omari controlling the action here for a moment.
Taveras wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taveras tries to break free but Omari pushes him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omari missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taveras has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Omari.
Omari struggles to land a body shot inside as Taveras controls his hands.
Omari tries to land a knee to the head but Taveras blocks with his arms.
Omari throws a punch but it's blocked by Taveras.
Omari lands a knee to the head.
Omari can't find room to land a body shot as Taveras controls the action.
Dayan Taveras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taveras blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omari lands a good knee to the midsection. Taveras won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Omari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Taveras's brow.
Marcellus Omari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taveras avoiding damage as Omari throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taveras wants to get back to striking at distance but Omari won't allow it.
Taveras can't break the clinch.
Omari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Taveras's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Taveras's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taveras managing to block the knees to the body from Omari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omari has Taveras pressed against the cage, preventing Taveras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Omari keeps control of Taveras as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcellus Omari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Omari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcellus Omari!
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RATING
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