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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Utter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Antenni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antenni has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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177 lbs
20 - 17 - 0 |
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211 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
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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
20 - 17 - 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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Antenni!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antenni misses with a wild body shot.
Antenni doesn't manage to clinch there - Utter circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Antenni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Antenni gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Utter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Utter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Utter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Utter chips away with some ground and pound.
Utter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Utter throws a big elbow that misses.
Antenni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Utter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Antenni has momentary wrist control but Utter slips an elbow through the middle.
Utter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Antenni is trying to control the position but Utter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Antenni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Utter throwing strikes from guard but Antenni blocks nicely.
Antenni looks gassed!
Utter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Utter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Utter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Utter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antenni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Utter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Utter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Utter distracts Antenni with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antenni is trying to keep Utter in close.
Utter stands up over Antenni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Utter is working Antenni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antenni looking for a sweep. Not yet Antenni, not yet.
Utter scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Antenni's head.
Utter throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Utter trying to control but Antenni is working from the bottom.
Antenni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Utter controls the pace.
Utter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Utter working some strikes from top position.
Utter chips away with some ground and pound.
Utter is working Antenni over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Utter connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Utter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Utter stands up over Antenni, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ari Antenni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Utter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Utter postures up and lands a big shot to Antenni's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Utter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Utter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Charlie Utter!
Charlie Utter wins by unanimous decision!
Charlie Utter retains his super heavyweight title!
Charlie Utter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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