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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmut Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahmut Demir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demir misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
A jab from Demir misses.
Rogers tries to work over Demir's front leg with a kick but Demir checks it.
Demir throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Demir misses the shot to the body.
Demir throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Demir misses the target.
Rogers loads up on a big right hand but Demir slips the punch.
Rogers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Demir throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demir punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Demir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rogers takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Rogers both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Mahmut Demir has been cut.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir cracks Rogers with an open hand slap.
A cross from Demir lands.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demir.
Demir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demir.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rogers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demir gets a double leg takedown into Rogers's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Demir content to stall in guard here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demir looking to sit in guard and control but Rogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Demir is trying to keep Rogers in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers trying to control but Demir is working from the bottom.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rogers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Demir keeps moving.
Rogers stopping the sweep attempt from Demir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy Rogers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Demir looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demir lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Demir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rogers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmut Demir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mahmut Demir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Demir throws a leg kick but Rogers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Demir throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demir throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demir scores with a shot to the body.
Demir misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Demir.
Rogers misses with an uppercut.
Rogers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demir throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rogers blocks the leg kick.
Demir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Demir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rogers is out of range.
Demir feints and as Rogers raises his hands in defense, Demir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Demir wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Demir trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Demir is stalling in the full guard.
Demir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demir is looking to work some ground and pound but Rogers has wrist control.
Demir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rogers taking a bit of punishment here - Demir scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Demir stalls from top position.
Demir throws a strike aimed at the side of Rogers's head but Rogers avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers stops Demir from passing to mount.
Rogers regains half guard there - taking advantage of Demir's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rogers is refusing to be controlled, as Demir sits in half guard.
Demir is looking to pass Rogers's guard but actually Rogers recovers to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Demir looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmut Demir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mahmut Demir's cut.
That's time! Demir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Demir checks a leg kick.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Demir.
Demir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Demir throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Rogers blocks the leg kick.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Rogers tries to bum rush Demir with a series of wild strikes but Demir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rogers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demir was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Demir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rogers's calf.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimmy Rogers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Demir misses
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Demir.
Demir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rogers swivels and escapes.
Rogers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahmut Demir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demir throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Demir just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rogers slips a jab and a cross from Demir.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Demir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers tries to get to full guard but Demir has control of the leg.
Rogers moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Demir stays in close to Rogers's body and controls the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahmut Demir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Demir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rogers counters with a low kick, right behind Demir 's knee.
Rogers works Demir's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir throws a right hand that Rogers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rogers also avoids with ease.
Demir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rogers throws a series of strikes that have Demir backpedaling.
Demir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rogers.
Demir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Demir misses with a straight left.
Rogers tries to land a leg kick but Demir saw it coming and moves away.
Demir throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Demir misses with a double jab.
Demir works the jab nicely.
Mahmut Demir is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Demir off to one side.
A swing and a miss from Demir.
Demir looks for a takedown but Rogers sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmut Demir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Demir misses its intended target.
Rogers throws a low kick but Demir moves out of range easily.
Demir's corner calls for a 1-2. Demir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Demir
and Rogers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demir fails to land the takedown.
Rogers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Demir to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mahmut Demir did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Mahmut Demir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Demir.
Demir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rogers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Demir wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Demir trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Rogers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a strike there. Demir manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Rogers is looking for a kimura but Demir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogers to get the leverage.
Demir wants to improve his position but Rogers is controlling well.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Demir keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Demir's head.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rogers is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogers misses with a head shot. Demir uses the momentum to regain guard.
Demir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Demir trying to control the position here.
Demir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers being controlled here momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahmut Demir wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A slow jab from Rogers misses its intended target.
Demir throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.
Rogers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Demir defending well as Rogers loads up on a big left hand.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mahmut Demir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mahmut Demir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Demir scores with a jab.
Demir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Demir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Demir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Demir tries for a takedown but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rogers just misses with a punch to the body.
Demir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rogers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demir misses with a body shot.
Demir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rogers defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmut Demir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rogers did well to prevent Demir getting side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers keeping hold of Demir's head, controlling as best he can.
Demir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers is not content to let Demir control the position.
Demir stalling away here and it's allowed Rogers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rogers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jimmy Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demir controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mahmut Demir.
Nice defenses there by Rogers.
Demir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Demir sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Demir.
Demir blocks a leg kick.
Demir fails with a takedown attempt.
Demir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rogers in his tracks.
Rogers throws a looping overhand right but Demir ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Demir misses.
Demir throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demir misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Demir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets caught flat footed, as Demir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Demiris looking to pass into half guard but Rogers pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rogers is in guard.
Demir pulls Rogers in to control the position.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Demir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mahmut Demir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogers throws a strike but Demir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demir is pushing down on Rogers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rogers is fighting to maintain full guard but Demir has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mahmut Demir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demir 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahmut Demir!
Mahmut Demir retains his super heavyweight title!
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