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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Murvis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Oden's choice of entrance music: Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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205 cm
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223 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronald Murvis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murvis throws a series of punches but Oden avoids them all with ease.
Murvis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oden.
Horrible takedown by Oden or perhaps it was just good defense by Murvis which made him look bad.
Murvis lands a left and a right that send Oden crashing to the mat, dazed. Murvis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oden is rocked!
It looks like Thorfinn Oden has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Murvis.
Oden is still on wobbly legs! Can Murvis finish him?
A punch combination from Murvis misses.
Oden seems to have recovered his senses.
Oden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oden goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Murvis misses with a two punch combination.
Murvis misses with a looping left.
Oden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murvis circles away.
Oden feints and then cracks Murvis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murvis down.
Oden gets the takedown into side control.
Murvis tries to bench press Oden off him but Oden keeps the position.
Oden creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Murvis sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oden decides to stand up, so the ref orders Murvis to his feet.
Oden throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Murvis misses the shot to the body.
Murvis throws a right and a left that Oden avoids nicely.
Oden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murvis thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronald Murvis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murvis throws a right hand that Oden ducks under and follows up with a left that Oden also avoids with ease.
Oden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Murvis was covering up waiting for the punch and Oden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oden thows a big elbow that misses.
Murvis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oden trying to control the position from guard on top but Murvis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oden stands up over Murvis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Murvis is working an open guard so Oden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murvis loads up on a big right hand but Oden slips the punch.
Oden slips a jab and a cross from Murvis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oden dodges the punch combination from Murvis.
Murvis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Murvis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murvis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oden misses with a series of wild punches.
Murvis misses with a double jab.
Murvis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Murvis.
Oden is looking to slow Murvis down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murvis takes a swing at Oden's ribcage but misses.
Oden takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murvis. That did some damage!
A good leg kick by Oden.
Oden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ronald Murvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
Murvis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oden can pounce on him.
Oden connects with a solid leg kick.
Oden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murvis.
Murvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oden moves away.
Murvis scores with a jab to the body.
Oden scores with a takedown into Murvis's guard.
Murvis is working an open guard so Oden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Murvis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oden slips a jab from Murvis.
Oden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murvis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Oden. Murvis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murvis misses with a wild combination.
Oden shoots in but Murvis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murvis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oden thows a body shot but no joy.
Murvis misses with a two punch combination.
Murvis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oden makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Oden finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murvis is breathing heavily.
Oden throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murvis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oden dodges the punch combination from Murvis.
Murvis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murvis moves away.
Oden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oden just misses with a punch to the body.
Murvis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thorfinn Oden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thorfinn Oden's cut.
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.
No luck for Oden with that takedown attempt.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murvis swinging wildly here.
Oden shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murvis as he jumps to the side.
Oden connects with a solid leg kick.
Murvis throws out a loose jab but Oden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oden slips under a jab from Murvis.
Oden throws a head kick but Murvis moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Murvis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oden throws a head kick but Murvis moves out of range.
Murvis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oden connects with a solid leg kick.
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden throws a series of strikes that have Murvis backpedaling.
Oden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murvis throws a shot from downtown. Oden moves away and avoids it.
Oden swings for the body but Murvis moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Murvis.
Murvis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Murvis.
Murvis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oden dodges the punch combination from Murvis.
Oden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Murvis.
Oden cracks the inside of Murvis's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oden - that will leave a mark!
Ronald Murvis is winning the standup battle so far.
Oden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ronald Murvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Murvis misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Oden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murvis connects with a jab.
Oden misses with a straight right.
Oden moves out of range as Murvis strikes.
Murvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Murvis misses its intended target.
Murvis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oden.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oden.
Oden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murvis was well out of range. Poor timing from Oden.
Oden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ronald Murvis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murvis throws an overhand right that lands on Oden's shoulder, as Oden tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Oden as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Murvis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murvis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oden is breathing heavily.
Oden slips a jab and a cross from Murvis.
Oden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Murvis rather than just go for the knockout.
Oden misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oden. That's going to slow Murvis down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oden, right into the meat.
Murvis gets caught flat footed, as Oden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oden stands up from Murvis's guard - Oden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Murvis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oden.
Murvis lands with a good body shot.
Oden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot by Murvis.
Oden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Murvis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murvis.
Murvis lands with a straight right. Oden didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murvis throws a nice looking combination but Oden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murvis throws a combination. Oden tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oden is looking to chop away at Murvis's legs.
Murvis throws a sloppy head kick and Oden moves out of range easily.
Oden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Murvis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murvis's sensitive parts.
Murvis looks to land a combination but Oden avoids it well.
Murvis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oden thumps Murvis with a low kick.
Murvis throws a body punch but Oden moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Murvis slaps away a takedown attempt from Oden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oden scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Murvis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thorfinn Oden's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Oden ducks under a wild hook from Murvis.
Oden punishes Murvis's body with a nice straight punch.
Murvis drops Oden with a beautiful combination! Oden stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murvis is looking for the KO!
Murvis throws a lazy head kick
and Oden counters with a good low kick that Murvis was not able to check.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murvis, as that shot connected.
Oden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Oden.
A telegraphed right hand from Murvis misses the target.
Oden throws a series of punches but Murvis moves out of range.
Murvis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oden counters with a right hand to the body.
Oden shoots in and drives through. Murvis sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oden avoids the body shot from Murvis.
Oden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murvis.
Oden swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Murvis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murvis gets caught flat footed, as Oden shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oden with a nice head shot there.
Oden stands up from Murvis's guard - Oden perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oden walks into a jab.
Murvis throws a jab when Oden was well out of range.
Murvis missing with a left hand there. Oden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Murvis looks to land a combination but Oden avoids it well.
A combination from Murvis does no damage.
Oden closes this distance looking for a takedown but Murvis circles away.
Murvis works over Oden's head and body with a nice combination.
Oden thumps Murvis with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oden shoots in for a takedown but Murvis shows good takedown defense.
Ronald Murvis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorfinn Oden.
Murvis misses with a straight right.
Murvis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oden.
Murvis swinging wildly here.
Murvis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oden.
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Murvis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murvis.
Oden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oden thows a body shot but no joy.
Oden ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murvis manages to avoid it.
Oden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murvis's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murvis.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Murvis misses with a looping left.
Oden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Oden.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oden content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oden landing strikes, looking to finish!
It looks like Ronald Murvis has been cut.
Oden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Murvis is looking to escape.
Oden wants to finish this one by submission but Murvis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Oden.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Oden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Oden lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Murvis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Murvis blocking the ground and pound.
Oden throws some wild stikes that Murvis manages to avoid easily.
Oden prevents Murvis from getting the reversal.
Murvis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Oden punching from mount but Murvis doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oden has hold of Murvis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Murvis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oden is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Murvis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorfinn Oden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oden 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorfinn Oden!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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