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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor F (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oden comes to the cage accompanied by Element Eighty-Pancake Land. F comes into a darkened arena with his song building. shortest man in world kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 cm
28
223 lbs
16 - 16 - 0 |
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150 cm
32
264 lbs
33 - 17 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
33 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Professor F! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! F stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oden. Oden drives through with a takedown into F's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. F wants to stand up but Oden is controlling him. Oden slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. F wants to stand up but Oden is controlling him. Oden passes easily into side control. Nice work. F taking punishment in the form of punches.
F is trying to buck Oden off. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Oden lands a decent elbow from side control. This has been an exciting period of action! F is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Oden asserts his dominance and retains side control. Oden decides to stand up, so the ref orders F to his feet. Oden explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round. F walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oden. F chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oden can pounce on him.
Oden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Oden scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish F?
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! F is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Oden has taken his back! F is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. Oden patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? F trying to get back to his feet but Oden is in full control for now. Oden is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. F defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined. Oden working for a choke but F is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. F has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke. Oden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Oden tightening his grip on F, looking for the choke. F is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet. Oden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position. F avoiding damage as Oden throws knees to the body.
Oden is trying to trip F. He has hold of a leg but F is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Oden persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. F wants to stand and escape but Oden is having none of it. Oden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Oden throwing strikes but missing. Oden trying to control the position from guard on top but F is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. F pushes Oden off and scrambles back to his feet.
F takes one on the button. Oden throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oden lands a nice looking kick to the body. F takes a step back to recover. A nice leg kick lands there from Oden. Oden lands a nice hook to F's body. F takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Thorfinn Oden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. F looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. F throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. A low kick from Oden misses and F counters with a lovely straight right hand! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. F gets tackled into the cage by Oden. Oden maintains the clinch. Oden lands an elbow inside. Oden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. F misses with a body punch.
F blocks a body shot from Oden. Oden has a couple of punches blocked by F.
Oden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. F swinging wildly here.
Oden pushes F away with a front kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A good leg kick by Oden. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorfinn Oden 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.
Oden clinches up against the cage. Oden missing with knees to the body.
Oden lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as F takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A body shot lands from Oden.
Oden wants to break the clinch but can't.
F turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! F decides to stand up, so the ref orders Oden to his feet. 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! F takes a kick to the side of the head. A kick lands to the mid section there for Oden. Oden throws a nice outside leg kick. F is breathing heavily. Oden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oden moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. F lands a body punch in the clinch. Oden throws a punch but it's blocked by F. Oden pushes F back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Oden breaks the clinch.
Oden lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Oden drives through and clinches with F against the cage.
Oden blocks a body shot from F. Oden wants to get back to striking at distance but F won't allow it.
Oden is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but F is keeping busy. Oden blocks a body shot from F. Oden trying to land knees to the body.
Oden misses with an elbow strike.
F misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oden just misses with a elbow thrown towards F's brow. Oden breaks the clinch.
F tries to keep at a distance but Oden has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Oden has dropped down and is working for a takedown. F is trying to keep an underhook but Oden manages to get the takedown into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! F pushes Oden off looking to stand but Oden dives back in and keeps control.
Oden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Oden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that F can do to turn this around? F is trying to stand.
Oden not doing much here.
F wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oden connects with a nice short shot to F's temple. Oden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and F defends it well. Oden wants to lay and pray for a moment but F keeps working. F manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oden gets a double leg takedown into F's guard. Oden throws a big right hand that misses. Oden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Oden wants to pass the guard but F is keeping the position. Oden prevents F from getting back to his feet. F keeping moving, preventing Oden from controlling successfully. F is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oden is controlling him. Oden wants to control from the top but F keeps moving. Thorfinn Oden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Oden makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Oden wants to control from the top but F keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Thorfinn Oden just wasn't active enough. F throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Oden connects with a high kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. F tries to bum rush Oden with a series of wild strikes but Oden uses good footwork to avoid the assault. F's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. F has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oden. Oden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. F is defending against the submission attempts here by Oden.
Oden working over F with some ground and pound. F looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! F wants to get back to his feet.
Oden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. F pushes Oden off looking to stand but Oden dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorfinn Oden dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Oden connects with a leg kick. F looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Oden drives through and clinches with F against the cage.
F tries to throw a body punch but Oden avoids it by throwing F back against the cage. Oden has had enough of the clinch but F keeps him there for the moment. A battle for position here, against the cage. F tries to throw a body punch but Oden avoids it by throwing F back against the cage. F can't find room to land a body shot as Oden controls the action.
F tries to work over Oden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. F misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oden gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Oden connects with a couple of short punches. F is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Oden throwing strikes from guard but F blocks nicely. Oden throws a big elbow that misses. F preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. F kicks Oden off and gets to his feet. F has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oden. Oden lands a head kick. F smiles back at him and beckons him forward. F gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oden throws a head kick that misses. F throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oden. A lazy body kick from Oden and F counters with a three punch combo that has Oden backing up. Oden nods at F to acknowledge the strikes. F takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! F takes one on the button. Oden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oden throws a nice outside leg kick. Oden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt F. Professor F has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from F.
Oden has managed to clinch.
Oden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oden as F tries to tie him up. Oden is trying to break free. Oden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oden throws a head kick that misses. F gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oden to score an easy takedown into full guard. F is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Oden is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Oden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. F is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oden passes F's left leg - he's now in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Oden is looking for a kimura but F is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oden to get the leverage. Oden trying to control the action but F is working from the bottom. F is looking to escape. Oden has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can F defend it? Oden steps over the head and cranks it - F is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Oden!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thorfinn Oden! A relieved looking Thorfinn Oden thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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