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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Mannersormi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Utter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Markku Mannersormi's chin.
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177 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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193 lbs
23 - 8 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Utter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markku Mannersormi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mannersormi is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mannersormi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Utter trying to control but Mannersormi is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mannersormi is on top in guard.
Mannersormi is fighting to break Utter's control of his arms but Utter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Utter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mannersormi.
Utter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mannersormi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Utter.
Mannersormi wants to hold on but Utter pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Utter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Utter looking to finish Mannersormi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mannersormi!
Mannersormi is desperately trying to improve his position but Utter has a good base and remains in mount.
Utter unloading with bombs!
Mannersormi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mannersormi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mannersormi tries to hold on but Utter postures up.
Mannersormi tries to reverse the position but Utter maintains control.
Utter unloads with some shots from mount but Mannersormi bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mannersormi can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mannersormi is looking to get to half guard.
Mannersormi gets back to half guard.
Utter prevents Mannersormi from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Utter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mannersormi defending well though.
Utter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mannersormi keeps working.
Mannersormi is looking to improve his position.
Utter is thwarting Mannersormi's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannersormi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Utter scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mannersormi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Utter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Charlie Utter 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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FIGHT
RATING
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