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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall has chosen Promentory as his entrance music. Dave Randall looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josef Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Randall!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch but Randall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Randall works over Frost's head and body with a nice combination.
Frost slaps away a takedown attempt from Randall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Frost misses the target.
Randall instigates a clinch.
Randall throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Randall avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Randall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randall tries for a takedown. No joy.
Randall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frost avoids it.
Randall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Josef Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Randall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Randall has Frost pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frost manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Randall fails to pull guard.
Randall looks winded!
Randall wants to break free but Frost has control.
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Randall prevents a takedown attempt there.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Randall won't allow it.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Randall up against the cage.
Frost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Randall misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Randall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Frost.
Randall throws Frost to one side and escapes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Randall pinned against the cage. Randall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Randall shoots in for a takedown but Frost shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Randall with a poor takedown
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Frost displaying some good clinch control by pressing Randall up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Frost for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
Frost wants to break free but Randall has control.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Randall successfully pulls guard.
Frost's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frost trying to control but Randall is working from the bottom.
Frost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Randall keeping moving, preventing Frost from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randall has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Frost off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Randall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Randall throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
It looked like Frost was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown. Randall tries to sprawl out of it but Frost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Randall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frost defends well and Randall ends up having to push Frost into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Randall shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Randall is defended easily by Frost.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Randall breaks away and moves out of range.
Randall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost closes the distance and clinches up with Randall, looking for a takedown. Frost pushes Randall against the cage but Randall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randall throws a quick inside leg kick.
Randall has closed the distance and engaged Frost in a clinch.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Randall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Randall's waist but Randall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frost off to one side.
Randall shoots in for a double leg but Frost sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Randall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randall leaves Frost with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Randall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Randall and move into the clinch.
Randall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Frost.
Randall misses with a takedown attempt - Frost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Randall manages to circle out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Randall circles away.
Frost is trying hard to land a takedown here. Randall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Frost as Randall shoots in.
Frost lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Randall is looking to clinch.
Frost shoots in but Randall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dave Randall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Randall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Frost.
Frost displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Randall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frost blocks a head kick by Randall.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Randall and move into the clinch.
Frost closes the distance and pushes Randall back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Josef Frost will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Frost dives in for a single leg takedown but Randall sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frost moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRandall.
Frost dodges the punch combination from Randall.
Frost tries for a takedown but Randall circles away easily
and Randall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frost tries to stall but Randall uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Randall drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Randall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Frost circles away quickly and effectively.
Randall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frost's calf.
Josef Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall lands with a nice combination. Frost backs away looking to recover.
Frost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Randall's waist but Randall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Frost off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Randall or perhaps it was just good defense by Frost, which made it look bad.
Randall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Randall.
Dave Randall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frost looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Randall!
Frost creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Randall sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Randall sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Frost takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Frost is looking to take a break and control but Randall is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Randall throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Randall doesn't manage to clinch there - Frost circles away.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Randall breaks away and moves out of range.
Frost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randall throws a counter combo.
Randall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frost is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randall looks to land a combination. Frost sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Randall shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Randall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Randall!
After winning the bout, Dave Randall thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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