Jama Saidi vs. Predrag Radošević RBR

Tat on the right shoulder? That is Radošević, the incumbent champ, older, the home fighter, has fought better opposition but at the world class level has a horrendous glass jaw (obliterated by Sturm and Beefy Smith).

Dark hair no tat, white belt guy is the challenger, a German of Algerian descent, unbeaten yet untested.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Radosevic
Round 2: 10-9 Radosevic close
Round 3: 10-9 Radosevic close

Round 2 & 3 both swing rounds. Saidi landing better shots, Radosevic busier. But it feels like the fight is turnind around. Saidi probably taking over soon with his pace.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Radosevic
Round 2: 10-9 Saidi
Round 3: 10-9 Saidi

29-28 Saidi

 

10-9 Saidi, close

29-28 Saidi

Radošević would outbox him on the backfoot with a busy pop-gun jab until getting trapped on the ropes and then would jump in with a flurry, only to get interrupted by the ref anytime it even seemed they MIGHT clinch. Very overly involved officiating. Saidi would then wail on Radošević after the break with chopping shots and walk him down as Radošević went into a spastic backpedal throwing defensive flurries and going into a low defensive crouch.

 

Round 1: 10-9 Radosevic
Round 2: 10-9 Saidi
Round 3: 10-9 Saidi
Round 4: 10-9 Radosevic

38-38

 

Round 1: 10-9 Radosevic
Round 2: 10-9 Radosevic close
Round 3: 10-9 Radosevic close
Round 4: 10-9 Saidi

Best round for Saidi so far. Clear round for him! Good pace, landed solid shots.

 

Round 4

Radošević is outworking Saidi with jabs & line drive rights up top from outside, and body shots thrown in straight-ahead combos diving in like a barracuda. Whenever he stops throwing, however, Radošević has no energy left for defensive movement, as Saidi keeps on the stifling pressure and just pumps both fists out nonstop, throwing short hooks and uppercuts to force Radošević to duck & grab, with Radošević often getting hit in the process before getting a firm grasp on Saidi, or at the very least as soon as they break.

10-9 Saidi, close

39-37 Saidi

 

Really interesting fight. Radošević with the higher work rate and cleaner boxing, and Saidi with thudding power and somewhat awkwardly effective aggreesion.

 

I have this weird feeling Radošević is going to be KTFO by a rabbit punch..

 

Round 1: 10-9 Radosevic
Round 2: 10-9 Saidi
Round 3: 10-9 Saidi
Round 4: 10-9 Radosevic
Round 5: 10-9 Saidi

48-47 Saidi

 

He was earlier, now he's getting almost too laissez-faire.