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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Radford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radford comes to the cage accompanied by I am the Beast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Radford !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Radford throws a combination. Tyson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mark Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Radford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tyson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Radford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Radford misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radford misses with a two punch combination.
Radford closes the distance and clinches.
Radford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Radford lands a right hand.
Radford stalls.
A left hand lands to the body for Radford .
Nice body punch from Tyson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Radford is defending well.
Radford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Radford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Radford counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Radford .
Radford is pressed up against the cage. Tyson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Radford down to the mat. Radford avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Radford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Radford has managed to clinch.
Radford scores with a hook to the body.
Radford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Radford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Radford lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Radford .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is trying to pull guard but Radford turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.
Radford pushes Tyson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Radford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radford is working Tyson over against the cage.
Radford works on Tyson's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Radford .
Nice body punch from Radford .
Radford gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson looks winded!
Tyson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Radford jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Radford does no damage.
Radford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Radford moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Radford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Tyson fails to pull guard.
The referee calls for Radford to work.
Radford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tyson or not.
Radford presses Tyson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Radford stalling.
Radford tries to break free but Tyson pushes him back against the cage.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Radford lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radford lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Radford .
Radford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Radford .
Nice body punch from Radford .
Radford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Radford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radford lands a body punch.
Radford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Radford lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Radford avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Radford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson doesn't seem phased though.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Radford circles away and keeps his distance.
Dave Radford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radford tries to keep at a distance but Tyson has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford is trying to break the clinch but Tyson has him pressed against the cage.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson lands a body punch.
Radford tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Radford is leaning against Tyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tyson missing with knees to the body.
Radford working hard to break the clinch.
Radford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Radford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tyson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Radford prevents it.
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
Radford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radford 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Radford scores with a shoulder strike.
Radford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Radford working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking for a takedown.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Radford is defending well.
Radford breaks the clinch.
Good shot there by Radford .
Radford jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyson.
Radford connects with a body shot.
Tyson slips a jab and a cross from Radford .
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
Radford connects with a body shot.
Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radford .
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Radford .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford is looking to break free of the clinch but Tyson has double underhooks.
A short left from Radford .
Radford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Radford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Radford stalling the fight.
Radford gets underhooks to prevent Tyson's takedown attempt.
Tyson is trying to drag Radford to the mat but Radford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Radford leaning against his opponent.
Tyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radford pulls his leg out and moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Radford .
Tyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radford circles away from the clinch attempt
and Radford counters with a left to the body.
Radford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radford clinches.
Radford struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Radford - that landed with a thud.
Radford breaks the clinch.
Dave Radford is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson back to the cage. Radford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Radford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Radford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Radford cracks a nice hook into Tyson's ribs.
Radford throws a series of punches but Tyson avoids them all with ease.
Tyson throws a counter combo.
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyson wants to clinch.
Radford paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Tyson rushes Radford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radford .
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Radford - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tyson goes for a takedown attempt but Radford pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyson moves in looking to clinch but Radford pushes him off.
Radford appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Radford misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radford takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Radford throws a nice looking combination but Tyson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Radford looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyson is just out of range.
Tyson goes for a double leg but Radford avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Radford continues to drive forward.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Tyson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
Tyson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Radford .
Radford scores with a jab. Tyson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Radford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tyson.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Radford misses with the combination.
Tyson wants to counter with a clinch but Radford pushes him away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Radford circles away quickly and effectively.
Radford 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Radford duly obliges.
No luck for Tyson with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radford takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses.
Radford has Tyson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Radford is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Radford .
Dave Radford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tyson looking for a takedown.
Radford tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Radford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radford rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dave Radford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Radford effectively controlling the action here.
Radford works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mark Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to drag Radford to the mat but Radford just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Radford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson keeps control of Radford as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Radford takes a shot to the head.
Radford stalls.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radford tries to circle away but Tyson has him pinned against the cage.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Tyson tries to work over Radford 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Radford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radford 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 Paul Tew scores the fight for Dave Radford !
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Dave Radford !
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Dave Radford !
Dave Radford wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Dave Radford gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.
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