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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 14, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
McCarthy moves into range and clinches up with Radford .#TD#
McCarthy jumps guard and drags Radford to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Radford wanted to stand there but McCarthy had control of the position. #SUB#
McCarthy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Radford has his hands clasped together but McCarthy extends and breaks Radford 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by McCarthy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). David McCarthy!
David McCarthy took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Dave Radford stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck u! Fuck your family!'.
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Event:
Organized Chaos
Date: Sep 10, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Radford moves into the clinch.
Irvin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Radford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Irvin has Radford pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Radford manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Irvin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Irvin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Radford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Radford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Irvin backwards. #BC#
Radford breaks from the clinch.
Radford throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irvin looks to land a combination but Radford avoids it well.
Irvin misses with a takedown
and Radford counters with a series of strikes. Irvin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irvin avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Irvin misses.#T1##KD#
Nice combo by Radford ! Oh, that's hurt him - Irvin falls to the canvas and Radford follows him into side control.
Irvin is trying to get back to half guard.
Irvin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Radford 's best efforts.#SU#
Radford stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Irvin tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
Radford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Irvin manages to circle out of the way.
Irvin shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radford throws a right and a left that Irvin avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Radford .
Radford swinging wildly here.
Irvin dodges the punch combination from Radford .
Dave Radford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Irvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Irvin shoots in looking for a takedown. Radford tries to sprawl out of it but Irvin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Radford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Irvin misses with a body kick.#CL#
Radford closes the distance and clinches.
Radford lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radford .
Irvin is looking for a takedown.
Radford pushes Irvin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Irvin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Irvin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Radford walks away with a smile on his face. Irvin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Irvin misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Radford 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.
The fighters circling - Radford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irvin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Radford lands with a cross.
Radford scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Radford misses with a double jab.
Irvin wants to counter the offense by Radford and move into the clinch position.
A punch combination from Radford misses.
Radford moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Radford takes the fight into the clinch.
Radford works on Irvin's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Radford digs a right hand underneath Irvin's ribcage. Irvin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Radford - that landed with a thud.
#BC#
Radford breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Irvin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Radford tries to bum rush Irvin with a series of wild strikes but Irvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Radford lands a two punch combo.
Irvin 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.
Radford was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Irvin looks winded!#TD2#
Irvin looking to score a takedown here. Radford is defending well but Irvin drives through and ends up in Radford 's guard.
Irvin prevents Radford from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A combination from Radford does no damage.
Irvin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radford as he avoids it easily.
Radford misses with a wild combination.
Radford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Radford keeps the fight on the outside.
Irvin tries to clinch but Radford is having none of it.
Radford is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Radford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Irvin can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Irvin gets the takedown into side control.
Radford tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Radford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Irvin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Radford is surviving well by controlling Irvin's body position as best he can.
Radford holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Irvin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
#T1#
Radford is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Irvin punching from mount but Radford doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB2#
Radford tries to buck Irvin off so he can stand up but Irvin has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Radford falls backwards, slamming Irvin to the mat but Irvin holds on tight! Radford is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Irvin!
Paul Irvin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Dave Radford was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck u! Fuck your family!'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2016 |
#R1#
Radford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Radford blocks a leg kick.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Radford coming out on top.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Radford had a free shot at his head there.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Radford .
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radford was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Radford tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Radford lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Radford cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Radford lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie is looking to score with low kicks.
Radford is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.#T1#
Gracie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gracie tries to work over Radford 's front leg with a kick but Radford checks it.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Radford goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Radford closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gracie out cold! Gracie corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Radford !
In his post fight interview, Dave Radford gave a big smile as he said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.
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Event:
FEN 4 - Big four!
Date: Aug 06, 2016 |
#R1#
Radford works Ross's body with a nice hook.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ross feints the counter takedown.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt.
It looked like Radford was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Radford as he jumps to the side.
Nice defenses there by Ross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radford .
Radford misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Nice takedown defense from Radford . No joy for Ross on that attempt.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Radford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Radford throws a body shot but no joy.
Radford moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Radford thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Radford misses its intended target.
Radford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.
Radford lands a nice looking body shot.
Radford is looking to wear down Ross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Radford throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Ross with the counter takedown but Radford avoids it easily.
Dave Radford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Radford throws a series of punches but Ross moves out of range.
Dave Radford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've been told by Radford 's head coaches at FIERCE that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Radford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Radford misses with a body shot.
Radford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Radford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Radford misses with a straight left.
Radford misses with a looping right.#T3#
Radford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radford . Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Radford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Radford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Radford swinging wildly here.
Radford is breathing heavily.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Radford throws out the jab.
Radford just misses with a punch to the body.
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Radford pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
Radford moves forwards but Ross connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Radford misses.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
Radford dips to his left and cracks Ross with an uppercut!
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Radford .
Ross feints the counter takedown.
Radford looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Radford misses with a few strikes there.
Radford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ross's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ross is trying hard to land a takedown here. Radford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ross is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ross fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Radford avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Radford swinging wildly here.
Radford looks to land a left hand but Ross moved out of range nicely.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ross might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Radford has got the better of the exchanges.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Radford throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ross with the counter takedown but Radford avoids it easily.
Radford is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Radford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ross can do to turn this around?
Radford wants to clinch.
Ross with the counter takedown but Radford avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Radford but Radford pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Radford clinches with his opponent.
#BC#
Radford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross dives in and grabs Radford 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Radford pushes down on Ross's head and hops out.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Radford misses with a wild body shot.
Radford stuffs the takedown.
Radford connects with a single shot there.
Radford tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T2#
Radford misses with a double jab.
Radford misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL#
Radford clinches up with Ross and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Ross has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ross is trying to break free.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Radford has him pressed against the cage.
Radford slowing the pace effectively.
Radford tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Radford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Radford .
And Ross tries to counter it with a takedown but Radford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Radford tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dave Radford is winning the standup battle so far.#T3##CL#
Radford forces Ross back against the cage and clinches.
Radford struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
#BC#
Radford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross throws a series of punches but Radford moves out of range.
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross dives in for a single leg takedown but Radford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ross shoots for a takedown but Radford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Radford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
A combination from Radford does no damage.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
Radford throws a body shot but no joy.
Radford throws a big shot that misses.
Radford is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
#T4#
Ross has a takedown stuffed.
A little feinted left hand from Radford on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Radford throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2#
and Ross counters with a takedown into side control.
Radford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Radford tries to get out of the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Radford is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Ross looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ross is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Radford will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ross prevents Radford from escaping the position.
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!
#R3#
Ross darts in looking for a takedown but Radford gets double underhooks and turns Ross into the cage.
Ross stuns Radford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Radford could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Radford misses with a few strikes there.
Ross tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Radford wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Radford darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.#T1##BC#
Radford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ross uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No joy there for Radford , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
#CL#
Radford has managed to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good body shot from Radford .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radford .
Radford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Ross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ross circles away quickly and effectively.
Ross lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Radford looks to score with a jab to the body but Ross is just out of range.
Radford misses with a straight left.
Radford is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Radford throws out a powerful jab.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radford seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Radford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Radford , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ross drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Radford defends it well.
Radford misses with a two punch combination.
Radford misses the shot to the body. #T3#
No luck for Ross with that takedown attempt.
Dave Radford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Ross tries for a takedown but Radford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Radford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dave Radford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ross throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Radford 's waist but Radford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ross off to one side.
It looked like Radford was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ross.
Radford throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Radford misses the target.
Radford misses with a wild body shot.
Radford looks to land a combination but Ross avoids it well.
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ross.
Ross is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A punch combination from Radford misses.
Nice takedown defense from Radford . No joy for Ross on that attempt.
Ross shoots in for a double leg but Radford sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnathan Ross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ross darts in looking for a takedown but Radford gets double underhooks and turns Ross into the cage.
Radford appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Radford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Radford , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Radford !
Post fight, Dave Radford stared into the camera and said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 25, 2016 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Radford . Hazell does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Hazell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Radford tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hazell is in Radford 's guard.#SU#
Hazell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Radford , up you get! #CL#
Hazell clinches with his opponent.
Hazell can't find room to land a body shot as Radford controls the action.
Radford misses with a punch on the inside.
Radford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hazell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hazell blocking some punches.
Radford manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford can't find room to land a body shot as Hazell controls the action.
Radford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Radford tries to work over Hazell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Hazell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Radford throws a right hand that Hazell ducks under and follows up with a left that Hazell also avoids with ease.
Radford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Radford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hazell.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Radford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hazell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Radford 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dave Radford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hazell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hazell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hazell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Radford but Radford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hazell tries to close the distance and clinch but Radford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radford . Hazell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hazell thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2#
A big right from Radford misses. #CL#
Hazell clinches up with Radford and pushes him back against the cage.
Radford has Hazell pressed against the cage.
Radford can't break the clinch.
Radford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Radford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hazell has Radford pushed against the cage.
Hazell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hazell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Radford up against the cage.
Hazell gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Radford smiles and moves away.
#T3#
Hazell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheers as Hazell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Radford doesn't seem phased though.
Radford lands a jab to the head.
Radford throws a series of punches but Hazell moves out of range.
Hazell tries to clinch there but Radford circles away.
Radford is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Radford gets tackled into the cage by Hazell. Hazell maintains the clinch.
Hazell wants to break free but Radford has control.
#BC2#
Radford breaks the clinch.
Hazell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Hazell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hazell was well out of range. Poor timing from Radford .#T4#
Radford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hazell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Radford tries to avoid it but Hazell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Radford to the ground. Radford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hazell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radford .
Dave Radford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Hazell has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazell is looking to control Radford 's arms but Radford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hazell has his back to the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Radford tries to work over Hazell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Radford tries a body shot but Hazell blocks it.
Radford throws a head punch that misses.
Radford has Hazell pressed against the cage, preventing Hazell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hazell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radford throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Hazell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hazell tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Radford manages to circle out of the way.
Hazell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radford as he avoids it easily.
Radford throws a counter combo.
Some wild striking there from Radford .
Hazell avoids the body shot from Radford .
Hazell tries to clinch up but Radford circles away and keeps his distance.
Hazell shoots in but Radford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Radford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some wild striking there from Radford .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hazell has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Radford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Hazell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Radford fails to land. #BC#
Hazell breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Hazell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Radford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dave Radford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hazell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Radford misses with a straight left.
Radford fails to land with a series of punches.
Hazell tries to clinch but Radford is having none of it.
Radford misses with a double jab.
It looked like Hazell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Radford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hazell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hazell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Radford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hazell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radford .
#T2#
Radford leaves Hazell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
Hazell drives through and clinches with Radford against the cage.
#BC#
Hazell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Hazell.
Hazell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Radford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Hazell lands a lovely overhand right.
Hazell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hazell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hazell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Craig Hazell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radford is breathing heavily.
Radford misses with a hook
and Hazell counters with a left to the body.
Hazell moves in looking to clinch but Radford pushes him off.
Radford swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazell.
Nice shot lands for Hazell.
Radford takes a swing at Hazell's ribcage but misses.
Hazell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Radford avoids it really well and circles away.#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Radford . Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Radford . Those never looked like landing.
Hazell has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hazell there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Hazell closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hazell scores with a shot to the side of Radford 's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hazell.
Hazell wants to break free but Radford has control.
#BC#
Hazell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Radford lands with a nice combination. Hazell backs away looking to recover.
Radford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Hazell. #CL2#
Radford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Hazell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radford avoids the head kick by Hazell.
Radford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Radford misses.
Hazell is looking to clinch but Radford is avoiding it.
Hazell moves in looking to clinch but Radford pushes him off.
Hazell tries to clinch up but Radford circles away and keeps his distance.
Radford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Radford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radford . Hazell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hazell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A punch combination from Radford misses.
Radford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hazell doesn't manage to clinch there - Radford circles away.
#T1#
Radford misses with a wild body shot.
Radford takes a swing at Hazell's ribcage but misses.
Hazell is looking to counter the offense by Radford and move into the clinch.
Hazell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Hazell with that takedown attempt. #CL#
Hazell clinches up against the cage.
Hazell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radford working aggressively here.
#BC#
Hazell breaks from the clinch.
#T2#
Hazell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazell slips a straight right by Radford .
Radford swats away the attempt to clinch by Hazell.
Radford avoids the head kick by Hazell.
Hazell dodges the punch combination from Radford .
Hazell closes the distance but Radford moves to the side
and Radford counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hazell scores with a shot to the body.
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazell. #T3#
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hazell.
Radford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Radford misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hazell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hazell misses with a takedown attempt - Radford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dave Radford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Hazell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hazell circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Hazell.
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hazell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Radford .
Hazell slips a jab from Radford .
Hazell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Radford has closed the distance and engaged Hazell in a clinch.
Radford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4#
Radford throws a head punch that misses.
Radford takes a shot to the head.
Hazell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Radford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazell backwards.
Radford misses with a punch to the body.
Hazell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Radford smiles and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Radford doesn't seem bothered though.
Craig Hazell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radford tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Radford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Radford 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Radford !
Post fight, an emotional Dave Radford said 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.
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Event:
RHINO MMA
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
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.
#CL#
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. #T1#
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.#BC#
Radford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson throws a left and a right that both miss
#CL#
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.#CL#
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 .
#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#CL#
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. #T4#
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!
#R2#
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.#CL2#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#BC#
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 .
#CL2#
Tyson clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Radford .
#T3#
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.
#T4#
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.
#CL#
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.
#BC#
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!
#R3#
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.
#CL2#
Tyson rushes Radford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Radford . #T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
Radford takes a swing at Tyson's ribcage but misses. #CL#
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.#BC#
Radford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
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!#T4#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 18, 2016 |
#R1#
Radford throws a body punch but Can moves out of range.
Can slips a jab and a cross from Radford .
#CL2#
Radford gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Radford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Can's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Radford presses Can against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Can can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Radford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Can is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Radford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Radford lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Can.
Radford has Can pressed against the cage, preventing Can from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Radford digs a right hand underneath Can's ribcage. Can let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Radford is leaning against Can and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Radford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Radford will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Can up against the cage.#BC2#
Radford manages to break the clinch.
#T2#
Radford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Can moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Radford misses its intended target.
Can is looking to counter punch.
Radford misses the jab.
It looked like Can wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Radford misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Radford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Can misses its target.#CL2#
Radford has Can up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Radford takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Radford throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cans head. #T3#
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.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Radford .
Radford lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Radford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC2#
Radford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Radford misses with a double jab.
#T4##CL2#
Radford clinches up with Can and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Radford .
Radford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Radford lands a left hand that snaps the head of Can backwards.
Radford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Radford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Radford gets through Can's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Can jumps guard but Radford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Radford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Radford 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Radford looks to score with a jab to the body but Can is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Radford throws out a loose jab but Can uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Can wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Radford throws a nice looking combination but Can bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Radford has closed the distance and engaged Can in a clinch.
Dave Radford seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Radford .
Can has had enough of the clinch but Radford keeps him there for the moment.
Radford working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Radford manages to break the clinch.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Can circles away quickly and effectively.
Can was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Radford lands a body shot.
#T1#
Radford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Radford throws a right hand that Can ducks under and follows up with a left that Can also avoids with ease.
Radford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Radford missing with a left hand there. Can was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Radford misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Can tries to keep at a distance but Radford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Radford - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
A nice left hand lands by Radford .
Can is trying to force a seperation but Radford has the dominant position.
Radford can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
#BC2#
Radford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Radford drives through and clinches with Can against the cage.
Can is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Radford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Radford displaying some good clinch control by pressing Can up against the cage.
A short left from Radford . #T3#
Can takes a shot to the head.
Radford lands a hook that snaps the head of Can backwards. #BC2#
Radford manages to break the clinch.
Radford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Can moves away.
Can swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Radford connects with a body shot.
Dave Radford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Radford swinging wildly here.
#T4#
Can ducks under a wild hook from Radford .
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Can showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radford .
#CL2#
Radford moves into range and clinches up with Can.
Can tries to break the clinch but Radford is controlling the position.
Radford misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Can stalling in the clinch but Radford improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Radford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Left hook, right uppercut from Radford .
Dave Radford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Can dodges the punch combination from Radford .
It looked like Can wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Can staying out of range there.
Can appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Radford is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Radford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Can is looking for a counter combo.
Radford throws a one two combo.
Radford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Radford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Can swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Can avoids the body shot from Radford .
A combination from Radford does no damage. #T1#
Can ducks under a wild hook from Radford .
Radford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Can on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Radford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radford throws a combination that misses
and Can counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Radford misses with a wild combination.
Can slips a jab and a cross from Radford .
Can showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Radford .
Radford throws a combination that misses
and Can counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Radford misses with a lunging right hand
and Radford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Radford swings widly with a right hand
enabling Can to counter with a crisp jab.
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Can throwing a counter right hand but Radford manages to avoid it.
Radford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Can connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Radford throws a lazy right hand but Can sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Can circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Can misses the target.
Radford misses with a hook. Can ducked under it nicely.
Radford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dave Radford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Radford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Can counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Radford misses with a shot to the body
and Can counters with a nice uppercut.
Dave Radford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Radford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Can counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Radford misses with a combination
letting Can counter with a right hand.
Radford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Can circles away quickly and effectively.
Can swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Radford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Can seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Radford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Can is looking to counter punch.#T4#
Radford throws the left hand but Can avoids the punch easily.
Can swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Radford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Can counters with a straight right hand.
Can is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Radford tries to clinch up but Can circles away and keeps his distance.
Radford throws a series of punches but Can avoids them all with ease.
Can swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No joy there for Radford , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Can misses the target.
Radford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Can throws a big counter combination but Radford scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Can counters with a nice body shot.
Tin Can has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Can avoids a punch combination nicely.
Can throwing a counter right hand but Radford manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Radford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Radford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Radford !
Dave Radford took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm the motherfucking BEAST'.
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