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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Pynchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Pynchon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charlie Utter's chin.
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177 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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270 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Pynchon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pynchon. No joy for Utter on that attempt.
Utter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pynchon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Utter circles away quickly and effectively.
Utter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pynchon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Utter working the body and head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Utter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Utter misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pynchon is trying to get back to half guard.
Utter working away.
Pynchon defending against the ground and pound.
Pynchon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pynchon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Utter connects with a decent elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pynchon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Utter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Utter postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Utter 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.
Utter lands an elbow.
Pynchon defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter in side control, throwing shots but Pynchon defends.
Pynchon is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Pynchon's face as Utter controls the position.
Pynchon tries to bench press Utter off him but Utter keeps the position.
Utter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pynchon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Utter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pynchon down.
Pynchon parries the strikes from Utter easily there. Utter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pynchon to escape.
Utter trying to control the position but Pynchon is working away.
Pynchon manages to get back to half guard.
Pynchon punching from the bottom.
Pynchon trying to control but Utter postures up.
Utter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pynchon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Utter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Utter's back!
Pynchon gets his hands free as Utter looks to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pynchon is throwing shots to the body but Utter manages to wriggle free. Pynchon pounces on him again and ends up in Utter's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pynchon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Utter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Utter keeping full guard, as Pynchon tries to pass.
Utter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pynchon's guard.
Utter lands a couple of elbows.
Pynchon looking to control.
Utter takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Utter cracks Pynchon with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pynchon controlling Utter's posture.
Pynchon wants to hit a switch here but Utter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pynchon there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Utter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
Charlie Utter retains his super heavyweight title!
Charlie Utter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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