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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmut Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Churchill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Will Ye No Come Back Again?. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 cm
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300 lbs
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205 cm
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275 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Decent wrestler
World class MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahmut Demir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Churchill! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Demir has a takedown stuffed. Churchill throws a body punch but Demir moves out of range. A slow jab from Demir misses its intended target. Churchill misses with a looping left. Churchill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Churchill.
Churchill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demir.
Demir throws a series of punches but Churchill moves out of range. Churchill misses with a wild body shot. Demir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A swing and a miss from Churchill. Churchill throws a chopping leg kick but Demir manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Churchill tries to clinch up but Demir circles away and keeps his distance. Churchill takes a jab right on the kisser.
Demir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Churchill.
Churchill catches Demir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Churchill throws a leg kick but Demir sees it coming and moves out of range.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Demir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Churchill wants to sweep but no luck. Demir is in close to Churchill's body, working some short punches and elbows. Demir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Demir preventing the sweep. Demir looking to pass the guard. Demir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Churchill looking to control.
Demir wants to stand but Churchill is controlling his posture from full guard. Churchill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Churchill looking to hit a scissor sweep but Demir is one step ahead there. Demir trying to control but Churchill is working from the bottom.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Demir moves away from the strike by Churchill. Jack Churchill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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! Churchill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Demir to score with a decent uppercut. Churchill misses with a body shot.
Churchill lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Demir works the jab nicely. Churchill misses with a head kick.
Demir shoots in and drives through. Churchill sprawls well. Demir misses the shot to the body. Jack Churchill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Churchill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demir.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Demir fails with a takedown attempt from distance. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmut Demir. That's going to take a lot out of him. Churchill looks to throw the jab but Demir is out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Churchill. Jab from Churchill. Demir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Jack Churchill has been cut. Churchill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Demir. Demir throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Churchill to counter with a crisp jab.
Demir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Churchill controlling the position for now. Demir working over Churchill with some ground and pound. Churchill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Churchill avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demir. Churchill is staying active underneath Demir, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Churchill is looking to control Demir's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Churchill avoid being mounted?
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Churchill is refusing to be controlled, as Demir sits in half guard. Demir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Demir controlling the action here. Demir is keen to just control but Churchill is a slippery customer.
 The ref stands the fighters back up because Mahmut Demir just wasn't active enough. Demir takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses. A nice leg kick lands there from Churchill. Churchill just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Churchill is looking to land body kicks. Churchill ducks under a wild hook from Demir. Demir just misses with a punch to the body.
Demir moves out of range of the body kick from Churchill.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mahmut Demir will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Jack Churchill's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Churchill looks to land a body kick but Demir moved away. Churchill is looking to score with low kicks.
Churchill clinches up against the cage. Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Demir working some nice short punches in the clinch. Churchill lands a left hand.
Demir is stalling here.
Churchill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow. Churchill scores with a nice hook to the head. Nice body punch from Demir - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Demir tries to throw a body punch but Churchill avoids it by throwing Demir back against the cage.
Demir lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Churchill is looking to improve his position.
Churchill is not content to let Demir control the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Churchill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Demir scores with a couple of nice shots. Demir controlling the action here. Demir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Demir works his way into full mount! Demir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Jack Churchill's cut even more. Churchill manages to regain half guard. Good work. 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! Churchill wants to improve his position but Demir is controlling well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Churchill can do anything to dispel that myth. Demir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Demir working over Churchill with some ground and pound. Churchill looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

The cut above Jack Churchill's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Demir throwing shots but Churchill is blocking nicely. Churchill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Churchill wants to control but Demir is keeping busy and won't allow it. Demir working the head and body with strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Churchill's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mahmut Demir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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