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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Omari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson has chosen Elvis Presley - (Let me be your) Teddy Bear as his entrance music. Leif Karlsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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276 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcellus Omari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leif Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Marcellus Omari has been cut.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karlsson throws a nice looking combination but Omari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karlsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Omari digs a good body shot into Karlsson's ribs.
Omari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karlsson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Omari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karlsson's head backwards.
Omari thumps Karlsson with a low kick.
Omari throws a head kick that Karlsson semi-blocks.
Omari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Omari lands a big uppercut and Karlsson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Karlsson looks OK. Omari waves Karlsson back to his feet!
Omari cracks the inside of Karlsson's front leg.
Karlsson looks winded!
Omari throws a body punch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Omari throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson closes the distance and clinches.
Omari landing knees to the body.
Omari misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Omari connects with a knee to the head.
Omari pushes Karlsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Omari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karlsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karlsson being controlled against the cage.
Omari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Karlsson's defenses.
Karlsson is rocked!
It looks like Leif Karlsson has been cut.
Omari lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omari lands a body punch.
Omari lands an elbow that stopped Karlsson in his tracks for a moment.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.
Omari working Karlsson over with knees to the body.
Omari lands a body punch.
Omari with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.
Karlsson is trying to push Omari away but Omari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.
Omari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Omari has Karlsson pressed against the cage.
Omari scores with a shoulder strike.
Omari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Omari.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omari scores with a knee to the head.
Omari is pushing Karlsson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Omari with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omari throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Omari.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omari has him pressed against the cage.
Omari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Omari blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Omari.
Omari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Karlsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Omari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Omari has double underhooks.
A short right from Omari.
Omari controlling the action here for a moment.
Karlsson is trying to push Omari away but Omari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Omari won't allow it.
Karlsson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Omari is controlling him.
Omari is working Karlsson over against the cage.
Karlsson wants to break free but Omari has control.
Omari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omari with a knee to the head.
Karlsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Omari tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Omari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karlsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karlsson misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Omari misses.
Omari moves into the clinch.
Karlsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marcellus Omari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Omari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karlsson working aggressively here.
Omari lands a shot to the body.
Omari just leaning against Karlsson, taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Omari obliges.
Omari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Omari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Omari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson is trying to force a seperation but Omari has the dominant position.
Omari tries to throw a body punch but Karlsson avoids it by throwing Omari back against the cage.
Omari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Omari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Omari lands an elbow inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Omari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omari lands with a right to the head.
Omari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Omari.
Knees to the body from Omari.
Omari tries to work over Karlsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Omari.
Omari lands a good knee to the midsection. Karlsson won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karlsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Omari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Omari crunches a lovely knee into Karlsson's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Omari.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Omari.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Omari is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns Omari into the cage.
Omari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Omari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Omari.
Karlsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Omari fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Omari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karlsson can do to turn this around?
Omari struggles to land a body shot inside as Karlsson controls his hands.
Omari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omari looking to throw knees to the head but Karlsson is blocking nicely.
Karlsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Omari has him pressed against the cage.
Omari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Omari misses with an elbow strike.
Omari has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karlsson looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Omari.
Omari pushes off an throws an elbow but Karlsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karlsson stalling the fight.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omari will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Karlsson up against the cage.
Omari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karlsson is keeping busy.
Omari lands a damaging elbow.
Karlsson lands a nice uppercut.
Omari tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Omari won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Omari.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Omari won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omari has Karlsson pressed against the cage, preventing Karlsson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Omari swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karlsson lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcellus Omari dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karlsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Omari thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Omari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Omari.
Omari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leif Karlsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Omari tries to bum rush Karlsson with a series of wild strikes but Karlsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Omari scores with a decent looking hook.
Omari misses with a body shot.
Omari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omari moves into range and clinches up with Karlsson.
Omari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Omari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karlsson's face.
Omari scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Omari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Omari lands an elbow inside.
Karlsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Omari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karlsson's face.
Karlsson is trying to push Omari away but Omari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Karlsson tries to break free but Omari pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Omari throws an elbow that misses.
Omari misses with a punch to the body.
Karlsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Omari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Omari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Omari as Karlsson tries to tie him up.
Omari lands an elbow inside.
Omari missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omari with a knee to the head.
Omari prevents Karlsson from breaking the clinch.
Omari pushes off an throws an elbow but Karlsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karlsson tries to break the clinch but Omari is controlling the position.
Karlsson is trying to break the clinch but Omari has him pressed against the cage.
Omari is trying to maintain a safe position but Karlsson gets an underhook and turns Omari into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Omari has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Omari.
Karlsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omari has him pressed against the cage.
Omari lands an elbow that stopped Karlsson in his tracks for a moment.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
Omari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Karlsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Karlsson can't find room to land a body shot as Omari controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omari working aggressively here.
Karlsson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karlsson wants to break free but Omari has control.
Omari landing knees to the head.
Omari tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karlsson can't break the clinch.
Karlsson tries to break free but Omari pushes him back against the cage.
Karlsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Omari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karlsson's efforts to push away.
Karlsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Omari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marcellus Omari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Karlsson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Omari has double underhooks.
Omari lands an elbow inside.
Karlsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Omari won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
Karlsson tries to circle away but Omari has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Omari.
Karlsson working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karlsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omari leaning his opponent against the cage.
Omari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcellus Omari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Omari has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcellus Omari!
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