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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch von Herrmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorfinn Oden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think von Herrmann might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Buck Dich. Oden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Element Eighty-Pancake Land. Butch von Herrmann has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
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223 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butch von Herrmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorfinn Oden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
von Herrmann misses with an uppercut.
A big left from von Herrmann misses.
Oden throws a solid leg kick but von Herrmann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oden.
Oden throws a head kick that misses.
von Herrmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorfinn Oden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as von Herrmann checks a leg kick.
von Herrmann lands with a cross.
Oden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oden slips a jab from von Herrmann.
von Herrmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
von Herrmann takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Herrmann tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
von Herrmann slips a jab and a cross from Oden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann cracks Oden with a good jab.
von Herrmann keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
von Herrmann blocks a leg kick.
Oden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oden connects with a solid leg kick.
von Herrmann throws a hook but Oden blocks it.
Oden misses with a low kick.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Oden misses with a wild body shot.
Oden swings for the body but von Herrmann moves out of range.
von Herrmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Oden misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oden is looking to land body kicks.
Oden throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oden throws a head kick but von Herrmann moves out of range.
Oden thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on von Herrmann if he has to take too many more of those.
von Herrmann pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oden. That's going to slow von Herrmann down.
Oden fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but von Herrmann avoids it really well and circles away.
von Herrmann misses with a looping left.
Oden checks a leg kick nicely.
Oden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden throws a leg kick which misses von Herrmann's front leg but catches the back leg as von Herrmann tries to avoid it.
Oden scores with a nice body kick.
von Herrmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oden pivots, looking for a leg kick but von Herrmann is out of range and Oden settles back down.
Oden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
von Herrmann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oden tries to avoid it but von Herrmann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oden to the ground. Oden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and von Herrmann is able to avoid easily.
Oden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
von Herrmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oden tried to score with a low kick but von Herrmann checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick from Oden lands but von Herrmann takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oden scores with a hook to the body. von Herrmann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oden lands a high kick!
Oden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Oden misses.
A leg kick checked by von Herrmann.
Oden stuns von Herrmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oden misses with a double jab.
Oden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by von Herrmann.
von Herrmann thows a body shot but no joy.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as von Herrmann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Oden misses
and von Herrmann counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oden's guard now.
von Herrmann working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Oden's head.
von Herrmann makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
von Herrmann throwing strikes but missing.
Oden is looking for a triangle but von Herrmann pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Oden throwing shots but von Herrmann is blocking nicely.
Oden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. von Herrmann defending well though.
von Herrmann wants to improve his position but Oden is controlling well.
von Herrmann is pressing down on Oden's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oden looking to pass the guard.
Oden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as von Herrmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
von Herrmann trying to keep a closed guard but Oden is proving a slippery customer.
Oden stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Oden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Herrmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Oden.
von Herrmann is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oden throws a front kick aimed at von Herrmann's knee but von Herrmann avoids it well.
von Herrmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by von Herrmann!
Oden swings for the body but von Herrmann moves out of range.
Butch von Herrmann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
von Herrmann looks to land a left hand but Oden moved out of range nicely.
Oden looks to score with a jab to the body but von Herrmann is just out of range.
Oden throws a leg kick that is checked
and von Herrmann counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oden won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oden avoids any damage from the ground and pound of von Herrmann.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on von Herrmann's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oden regains half guard.
Oden wants to control but von Herrmann is keeping busy.
von Herrmann missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
von Herrmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oden is looking to control von Herrmann's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oden avoid being mounted?
von Herrmann is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oden trying to control from the bottom.
von Herrmann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
von Herrmann scoring with strikes to the body and head.
von Herrmann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oden on the ground.
Oden gets back to full guard.
Oden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oden pushes von Herrmann off and scrambles back to his feet.
von Herrmann moves out of range of the leg kick from Oden.
Oden swings for the body but von Herrmann moves out of range.
Oden throws a head kick that misses.
Oden misses with the combination.
Oden is breathing heavily.
von Herrmann throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oden misses with a low kick as von Herrmann jumps back.
von Herrmann checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oden misses with a leg kick.
Oden is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down von Herrmann rather than just go for the knockout.
von Herrmann walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oden lands with a nice body punch.
Oden blocks a low kick nicely.
Oden gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows von Herrmann to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
von Herrmann connects with a couple of short punches.
Oden trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
von Herrmann throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch von Herrmann dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
von Herrmann shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oden defends it nicely.
The fighters circling - von Herrmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oden.
A leg kick checked by von Herrmann.
von Herrmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oden lands with an uppercut that bounces von Herrmann off the cage and back into rage.
Oden scoring well with a low kick there.
Oden throws a left and a right that both miss
and von Herrmann counters with a stiff right hand.
Oden cracks the inside of von Herrmann's front leg.
Oden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Herrmann looks to throw the jab but Oden is out of range.
Oden misses with a series of wild punches.
Oden lands with a kick to the temple. von Herrmann shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oden lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
von Herrmann closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oden quickly recovers to half guard.
von Herrmann is thwarting Oden's attempts to control the position.
Butch von Herrmann overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oden makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oden.
von Herrmann is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
von Herrmann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oden trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but von Herrmann can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oden looking for a guillotine here but von Herrmann defends easily.
von Herrmann avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oden looking for a guillotine here but von Herrmann defends easily.
Oden escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. von Herrmann gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
von Herrmann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Herrmann postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
von Herrmann with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oden has momentary wrist control but von Herrmann slips an elbow through the middle.
Oden is rocked!
von Herrmann connects with a couple of short punches.
Oden is still in real trouble! Can von Herrmann finish him?
Oden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and von Herrmann defends well.
von Herrmann gets to his feet and stands over Oden, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Oden felt that one! von Herrmann unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Oden from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Butch von Herrmann!
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energy
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hype
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