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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bart Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spyde Radic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spyde Radic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin throws a low kick but Radic moves out of range easily.
Radic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Radic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radic moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Radic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Radic moves away from the strike by Griffin.
Radic tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin throws a hook but Radic avoids it easily.
Griffin circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radic blocks the body kick.
Radic staying out of range there.
Radic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Radic is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Radic wants to clinch up but Griffin keeps it at a distance.
Griffin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Griffin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Radic.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Radic tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin thows a body shot but no joy.
Radic moves into range and clinches up with Griffin.
Griffin tries to circle away but Radic has him pinned against the cage.
Radic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Radic tries a knee to the head but Griffin blocks it.
Radic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Radic tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Griffin swats away the attempt to clinch by Radic.
Radic moves out of range as Griffin strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griffin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Griffin.
Griffin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Radic did well to prevent Griffin getting side control.
Griffin seems to be working for a kimura but Radic defends the submission attempt.
Radic trying to control here.
Radic wants to get back to his feet.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Radic is not content to let Griffin control the position.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but Radic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Griffin to get the leverage.
Radic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Radic is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Griffin misses.
Griffin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Radic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Griffin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin checks a leg kick.
Radic tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
Radic ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Radic fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Griffin works Radic's body with a nice hook.
Radic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffin.
Griffin misses with a leg kick
and Radic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Radic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Radic throws an elbow but it misses.
Griffin avoiding damage as Radic throws knees to the body.
Radic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Radic throws a leg kick which misses Griffin's front leg but catches the back leg as Griffin tries to avoid it.
A big left from Griffin misses.
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Radic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws an overhand right that lands on Radic's shoulder, as Radic tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Radic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Radic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griffin throws a body punch but Radic moves out of range.
Radic slips under a jab from Griffin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spyde Radic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radic misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Griffin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Radic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
Spyde Radic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bart Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griffin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Radic counters with a leg kick.
A low kick from Griffin is predictable there
and Radic counters with a head kick. That will keep Griffin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radic was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin lands a jab to the head.
Griffin misses with a few strikes there.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Radic counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Radic looking to finish!
Griffin is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Radic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic thows a big elbow that misses.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
Griffin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin has a closed guard, preventing Radic from standing up.
Radic drops back looking for a leg! Griffin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Griffin manages to kick Radic off! Radic jumps back into Griffin's guard.
Griffin wants to sweep but no luck.
Radic is looking to stand up but Griffin won't let him.
Griffin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radic ducks under a wild hook from Griffin.
Radic slips a jab from Griffin.
Radic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two 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.
Radic closes the distance and clinches.
Griffin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Griffin blocks an elbow strike.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bart Griffin has been cut.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Radic tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
Griffin misses with a combination
and Radic counters by moving into the clinch.
Radic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Radic is controlling the position.
Radic lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radic misses with a knee to the head.
Griffin avoiding damage as Radic throws knees to the body.
Griffin taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Radic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Griffin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Radic is out of range and Griffin settles back down.
Radic defending well as Griffin loads up on a big left hand.
Radic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Griffin if he has to take too many more of those.
Radic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radic closes the distance and clinches.
Radic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic is looking to clinch.
Radic scoring well with a low kick there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Radic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radic has managed to clinch.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Radic throws an elbow but it misses.
Radic misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Griffin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Radic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Griffin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic is looking to clinch but Griffin is avoiding it.
Griffin fails to land with a series of punches.
Griffin throws a body punch but Radic moves out of range.
Spyde Radic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Griffin misses with a two punch combination.
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Radic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Griffin's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin moves out of range of the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffin. Radic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spyde Radic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bart Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Radic slips the punch.
Radic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Radic.
Griffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radic doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Radic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radic throws a body kick the misses
and Radic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Radic tries to clinch up but Griffin circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Radic jumps guard but Griffin stands there with Radic around his waist. Radic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Radic.
Radic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Griffin.
Radic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Radic tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Radic obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Radic tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Radic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radic swings for the body but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin misses with a series of wild punches.
Griffin throws a lazy head kick
and Radic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Radic.
Radic tries to land knees in the clinch but Griffin avoids the damage to the body.
Radic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Radic missing with knees to the body.
Griffin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Griffin is looking to break free of the clinch but Radic has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Griffin is defending well for now.
Griffin has had enough of the clinch but Radic keeps him there for the moment.
Radic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic misses with a low kick.
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
Radic takes a swing at Griffin's ribcage but misses.
Spyde Radic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffin misses the target.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Griffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radic at a distance.
Griffin throws a hook but Radic blocks it.
Radic misses with a head kick.
Griffin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Radic moves in looking to clinch but Griffin pushes him off.
Griffin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radic circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Radic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Radic takes the fight into the clinch.
Radic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Griffin lands with a cross.
Radic tries to clinch there but Griffin circles away.
A good leg kick by Radic.
Bart Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radic tries to clinch but Griffin is having none of it.
Griffin throws a looping overhand right but Radic ducks down to avoid it.
Radic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Radic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Radic is looking to clinch.
Radic doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radic cracks the inside of Griffin's front leg.
Radic doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Radic.
Radic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Griffin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Radic slams his shin into Griffin's torso.
Griffin misses with a hook. Radic ducked under it nicely.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Radic has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Radic lands an elbow inside that Griffin shrugs off.
Radic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Radic lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Griffin avoids it.
Griffin managing to block the knees to the body from Radic.
Griffin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Radic misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spyde Radic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Radic 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Spyde Radic!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Spyde Radic!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Spyde Radic!
Spyde Radic wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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