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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Knoxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by rocky. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Muhamad Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Knoxx!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knoxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knoxx moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Knoxx tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Tyson looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knoxx wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Knoxx doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Knoxx tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Tyson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson shoots in but Knoxx avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Knoxx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knoxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyson lands a head kick. Knoxx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Knoxx is rocked!
It looks like Robin Knoxx has been cut.
Knoxx tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Knoxx is still on wobbly legs! Can Tyson finish him?
Knoxx wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Knoxx seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Knoxx tries to clinch up.
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Knoxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knoxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knoxx tries to clinch but Tyson is having none of it.
Robin Knoxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Knoxx saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knoxx tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knoxx misses with some punches.
Knoxx avoiding damage as Tyson throws knees to the body.
Knoxx is trying to break free.
Tyson pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyson thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Knoxx stopping the sweep attempt from Tyson.
Knoxx stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knoxx tries to clinch up
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tyson. That's going to slow Knoxx down.
Knoxx tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knoxx won't be happy with that.
Tyson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knoxx down.
Tyson working away.
Knoxx is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson decides to stand back up.
Knoxx clinches but Tyson breaks the clinch
and Tyson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knoxx letting Tyson take a breather here.
Knoxx gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Knoxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knoxx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knoxx fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Knoxx pushes Tyson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Knoxx.
Nice body punch from Knoxx - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Knoxx on the inside.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Knoxx controls the action.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knoxx darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knoxx's guard now.
Tyson looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Knoxx blocks nicely.
Tyson stands up and waves to Knoxx to follow him.
Knoxx darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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!
Tyson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Knoxx tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Tyson manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Knoxx's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knoxx tries to clinch
and Tyson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knoxx's guard now.
Knoxx trying to keep a closed guard but Tyson is proving a slippery customer.
Tyson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Knoxx wants to sweep here but Tyson controlling him for the moment.
Tyson stays in close to Knoxx's body and controls the position.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knoxx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knoxx keeping full guard, as Tyson tries to pass.
Knoxx keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tyson clinches up with Knoxx and pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Knoxx.
A head punch on the inside from Knoxx fails to land.
Knoxx struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Tyson is working for takedown but Knoxx is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knoxx prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Knoxx closes the distance but Tyson moves to the side
and Tyson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Knoxx's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson trying to control but Knoxx is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knoxx looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knoxx looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knoxx!
Knoxx decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tyson to his feet.
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Knoxx sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knoxx tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tyson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knoxx moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson stands and steps away. Knoxx gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tyson has Knoxx up against the cage in a clinch.
Knoxx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Knoxx misses with the head strike.
Knoxx tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson is trying to trip Knoxx. He has hold of a leg but Knoxx is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tyson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Tyson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tyson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knoxx keeping moving, preventing Tyson from controlling successfully.
Tyson controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tyson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tyson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyson showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhamad Tyson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robin Knoxx's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knoxx clinches but Tyson breaks the clinch
and Tyson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Knoxx's guard.
Tyson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knoxx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tyson postures up.
Tyson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knoxx works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knoxx wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knoxx 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.
Knoxx wants to stand up but Tyson is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Knoxx wants to clinch
and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Knoxx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knoxx takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Knoxx tries to clinch
and Tyson moves into the clinch.
Knoxx misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knoxx tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Knoxx back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Knoxx.
Knoxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knoxx misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knoxx tries to work over Tyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson just leaning against Knoxx, taking a breather.
Knoxx working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knoxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson shoots in and bounces Knoxx off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Knoxx is retaining full guard.
Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Knoxx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tyson.
Knoxx darts in trying to clinch
and Tyson counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Knoxx's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Knoxx is trying to get back to his feet.
Knoxx trying to remain calm as Tyson controls from the top position.
Tyson wants to control but Knoxx is keeping him busy.
Knoxx wants to control but Tyson postures up.
Tyson tries to advance to mount but Knoxx denies him.
Tyson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyson trying to control the action but Knoxx is working from the bottom.
Tyson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tyson scores with punches from side control.
Tyson just content to control the position.
Robin Knoxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhamad Tyson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tyson 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhamad Tyson!
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