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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Odegard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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193 lbs
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192 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Very confident |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Josef Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Odegard!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Odegard tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Odegard darts in trying to clinch
and Frost counters with a right hand to the body.
Odegard throws a nice looking combination but Frost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Odegard.
Odegard moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odegard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frost wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odegard with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Odegard tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Odegard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Odegard - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Odegard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frost's face.
It looks like Josef Frost has been cut.
Frost digs a right hand into Odegard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Odegard's gas tank.
Odegard landing knees to the head.
Odegard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odegard tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Odegard rushes Frost and presses him up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Odegard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Odegard looks winded!
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Odegard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Odegard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Odegard.
Odegard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Odegard manages to circle out of the way.
A combination from Odegard does no damage.
Frost is looking for a counter combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odegard tries to clinch up.
Odegard tries to keep at a distance but Frost has taken the fight into the clinch.
Frost changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Odegard fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Frost drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Frost's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Frost gets the takedown into side control.
Odegard bucks up and tries to throw Frost off but instead Frost has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Odegard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josef Frost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Frost shoots in looking for a takedown. Odegard tries to sprawl out of it but Frost keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Odegard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Odegard defends it nicely.
Josef Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odegard tries to work over Frost's front leg with a kick but Frost checks it.
Odegard tries to clinch up
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odegard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Odegard tries to get set, Frost tries to push him back and clinch up but Odegard manages to avoid the attempt.
Odegard moves into the clinch successfully.
Odegard looking to throw knees to the head but Frost is blocking nicely.
Emil Odegard seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Odegard misses with a knee strike.
Odegard with a knee to the head.
Odegard is breathing heavily.
Frost is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frost wants to break free but Odegard has control.
Odegard trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Odegard into the cage.
Frost stalling in the clinch.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odegard misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Frost stalling in the clinch.
Frost gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josef Frost.
Odegard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Odegard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Odegard both land. Nice combination.
Frost shoots for a double leg takedown but Odegard sprawls well. He's pushed Frost's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Odegard tries to clinch up
and Frost counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odegard wants to clinch but Frost slips to the side
and Frost makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost shoots in for a takedown but Odegard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Odegard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Frost counters with a series of strikes. Odegard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Frost circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Odegard and move into the clinch.
Odegard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frost gets a takedown into half guard.
Odegard is trying to escape back to his feet but Frost uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Further stalling from Frost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emil Odegard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Josef Frost's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost is trying hard to land a takedown here. Odegard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emil Odegard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odegard moves into the clinch.
Odegard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Odegard avoiding damage.
Odegard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Frost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Odegard connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Odegard obliges.
Odegard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Odegard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Odegard misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Odegard misses with a knee strike.
Come on Frost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Odegard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost has Odegard pressed against the cage.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Odegard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emil Odegard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Odegard tries to clinch up but Frost circles away and keeps his distance.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Odegard breaks away and moves out of range.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Odegard tries to land a knee to the head but Frost blocks with his arms.
Frost blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost managing to block the knees to the body from Odegard.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Odegard avoids it.
Frost lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost avoiding damage.
A knee to the head by Frost.
Odegard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Frost.
Frost is trying to break free.
Odegard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frost's efforts to push away.
Odegard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Frost is trying to push Odegard away but Odegard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Frost taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odegard with a knee to the head.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Frost wants a takedown.
Odegard gets underhooks to prevent Frost's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josef Frost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odegard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frost blocks it with crossed arms.
Odegard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frost wants to get back to striking at distance but Odegard won't allow it.
Odegard misses with a knee strike.
Odegard misses with a knee to the head.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Odegard tries a knee to the head but Frost blocks it.
Frost escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odegard fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets a double leg takedown into Odegard's guard.
Frost works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Josef Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost trying to control the pace.
Frost lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emil Odegard.
I've got Odegard 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emil Odegard!
Our winner, Emil Odegard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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RATING
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