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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammed Salah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyron Marshall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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197 cm
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230 lbs
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200 cm
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240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammed Salah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyron Marshall! The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Salah dives in for a single leg takedown but Marshall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. Salah tries to pull guard but Marshall holds him up against the cage and eventually Salah drops back down to his feet.
Marshall lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Muhammed Salah has been cut. We've been hearing reports that Salah has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Salah looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammed Salah. That's going to take a lot out of him. Salah blocks an elbow strike from Marshall.
A knee to the head by Marshall.
Marshall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Salah circles away and keeps his distance. Marshall misses with a combination
and Salah counters with a series of strikes. Marshall will be more careful next time no doubt. Marshall moves into range and clinches up with Salah. Marshall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshall keeps control of Salah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Marshall wants to take the fight to the mat but Salah manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Salah is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Salah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Salah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marshall closes the distance and pushes Salah back into the cage. A bit of stalling here from Marshall.
Salah has Marshall pushed against the cage. Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Salah is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marshall. Salah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salah shoots in looking for a takedown but Marshall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Salah's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A head kick misses from Salah. Salah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyron Marshall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Marshall instigates a clinch. A frustrated look appears on Salah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Marshall tries to clinch but Salah is having none of it. Marshall misses with a double jab.
Salah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marshall dives in and grabs Salah's left leg, looking for a takedown. Salah pushes down on Marshall's head and hops out. Marshall darts in trying to clinch and Salah counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Salah. Marshall tries a knee to the head but Salah blocks it.
Salah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Salah throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marshall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salah tries to avoid it but Marshall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salah to the ground. Salah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Marshall tries to clinch but Salah is having none of it. Marshall tries to clinch up but Salah circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Salah. Those never looked like landing. Salah clinches with his opponent.
Marshall avoids the elbow strike from Salah, against the cage.
The referee calls for Marshall to work.
Salah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Marshall just stands there and leans against the cage. Salah trying to stall but Marshall improves his position.
Marshall misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Salah.
Salah is working for takedown but Marshall is calmly controlling the position for now. Marshall has Salah pressed against the cage, preventing Salah from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Salah is trying to force a seperation but Marshall has the dominant position. With the fighters up against the cage, Marshall throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Marshall tries to clinch but Salah moves out of range. Marshall tries to clinch up. Salah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salah swings and misses with a shot to the body and Marshall counters with a nice leg kick. Salah is breathing heavily. Marshall doesn't manage to clinch there - Salah circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marshall gets a clinch. Salah blocks an elbow strike from Marshall.
Salah decides to pull guard. Marshall stands and steps away. Salah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Marshall gets a clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Salah takes an elbow to the temple. Marshall looking to throw knees to the head but Salah is blocking nicely.
Marshall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salah wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Marshall dominated that round. The cut man is working on Muhammed Salah's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marshall has Salah up against the cage in a clinch.
Salah pulls guard. Marshall throws a big right hand that misses. Marshall stands up and waves to Salah to follow him. Marshall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salah. Salah has a takedown stuffed. Marshall tries to clinch and Salah counters with a head kick. Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch. Salah wants to take the fight to the mat but Marshall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Marshall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salah.
Marshall misses with an elbow strike.
Salah blocks an elbow strike from Marshall.
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! Salah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round. Marshall pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Marshall throws an elbow but it misses.
Salah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall throws an elbow that misses.
Marshall is pressed up against the cage. Salah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marshall down to the mat. Marshall avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammed Salah. That's going to take a lot out of him. Salah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Salah lands a jab to Marshall's midsection. Tyron Marshall seems to be getting the better of the standup. Marshall moves in looking to clinch but Salah pushes him off. Muhammed Salah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Marshall tries to clinch up. Nice body kick from Marshall. Salah slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Jab from Marshall. Marshall takes the fight into the clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Marshall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marshall wants to clinch up but Salah keeps it at a distance. Marshall takes the fight into the clinch. Salah tries to pull guard but Marshall holds him up against the cage and eventually Salah drops back down to his feet.
Marshall throws an elbow but it misses.
Salah tries to break free but Marshall pushes him back against the cage. Salah tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Nice elbow from Marshall. Marshall leaning his opponent against the cage. Marshall gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Salah gets underhooks to prevent Marshall's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marshall is trying to drag Salah to the mat but Salah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Salah avoids the elbow strike from Marshall, against the cage.
Salah stops a takedown attempt from Marshall.
Salah wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Marshall.
Marshall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marshall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Salah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marshall pinned against the cage. Marshall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Marshall wants to clinch up but Salah keeps it at a distance. Salah tries to clinch but Marshall moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Marshall gets in close and instigates a clinch. Salah changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marshall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marshall tries to clinch up but Salah circles away and keeps his distance. Marshall is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Salah tries to score a power double leg takedown but Marshall sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salah somewhat. Marshall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Salah eats them both and turns towards Marshall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. 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. Marshall wants to clinch up but Salah keeps it at a distance. Marshall lands a jab to the head.
Salah wants to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Marshall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Muhammed Salah's cut. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Salah has had enough of the clinch but Marshall keeps him there for the moment. Marshall throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salah gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyron Marshall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Marshall is defending well against a takedown attempt. Marshall misses with an elbow over the top. Marshall lands an elbow inside that Salah shrugs off. Salah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Marshall smiles and moves away.
Salah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marshall tries to avoid it but Salah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marshall to the ground. Marshall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammed Salah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Salah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marshall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Salah slips a jab and a cross from Marshall.
Marshall has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Salah with a knee to the head.
Marshall connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Salah goes down! Marshall jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Marshall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Salah is looking to escape. Marshall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Marshall controlling his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Marshall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Poor strikes thrown by Marshall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marshall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Salah is rocked! Marshall looking to control but Salah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Oh Salah is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Marshall has control of Salah's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salah regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Salah avoids a series of strikes thrown by Marshall.
Salah seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Marshall thowing shots but they're missing. Marshall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salah?
Salah flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Marshall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Marshall trying to control but Salah is having none of it. Marshall content just to control the position here. Salah taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Salah is squirming around, avoiding Marshall's attempts to control the action. Marshall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Marshall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Marshall postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Salah out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Marshall goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyron Marshall! Tyron Marshall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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