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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmut Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian Unicorn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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298 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Demir.
Demir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sharpe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sharpe looks to clinch
and Demir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sharpe has his hands on Demir's head, controlling the position.
Sharpe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Demir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Demir won't allow Sharpe to sweep him here.
Sharpe working for a triangle but Demir defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sharpe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharpe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Demir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Demir tries to free his leg and advance position but Sharpe is retaining full guard.
Sharpe controls Demir momentarily but Demir frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Demir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sharpe.
Demir just misses with a punch to the body.
Demir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sharpe at a distance.
Demir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Demir lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe lands a leg kick that knocks Demir off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demir tried to score with a low kick but Sharpe checks it.
Sharpe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharpe needs to keep his hands up - Demir had a free shot at his head there.
Sharpe drops his hands momentarily and Demir takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demir is looking to slow Sharpe down with leg kicks.
Demir checks a leg kick nicely.
Sharpe slaps away a takedown attempt from Demir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Demir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sharpe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sharpe tries to improve position but can't.
Sharpe is holding Demir down, trying to stall.
Demir lands some shots froms side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir is looking to take a break and control but Sharpe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sharpe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sharpe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Demir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sharpe manages to get back to half guard.
Sharpe is positioning himself well to prevent Demir advancing to mount.
Demir thows a huge punch but Sharpe dodges it nicely.
Sharpe trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir wants to pass to mount but Sharpe is defending the position.
Sharpe wants to get back to full guard.
Demir is looking to take a break and control but Sharpe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sharpe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sharpe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mahmut Demir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Demir slips a straight right by Sharpe.
Sharpe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demir.
Demir is looking to wear down Sharpe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sharpe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Demir throws out a loose jab but Sharpe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharpe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharpe misses with a low kick.
Demir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Sharpe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sharpe wants to clinch up but Demir keeps it at a distance.
Sharpe avoids a kick to the body.
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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharpe controlling the position well.
Demir trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mahmut Demir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharpe is trying to maintain the position but Demir is very close to passing his half guard.
Demir throwing shots but Sharpe is blocking nicely.
Sharpe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Demir.
Sharpe is staying active underneath Demir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Demir is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sharpe!
Demir avoids the attempt from Sharpe to control.
Sharpe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demir raining down hammerfists from mount.
Demir looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharpe is looking to improve his position but Demir isn't that keen on the idea.
Sharpe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Demir tries to push Sharpe's head away but Sharpe is holding on tight.
Demir looking to control but Sharpe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Demir is landing with some decent strikes but Sharpe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sharpe tries to hold on but Demir pushes him away.
Demir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sharpe is working to get back to half guard.
Sharpe wants to control but Demir is having none of it.
Sharpe is working to get back to half guard.
Demir controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Demir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demir avoids the attempt from Sharpe to control.
Demir controlling from mount.
Sharpe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sharpe is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe wants to control but Demir is having none of it.
Demir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sharpe is looking to escape.
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 Richard Sharpe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Demir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharpe in his tracks.
Sharpe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demir throws a solid leg kick but Sharpe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Demir.
Demir looks to throw the jab but Sharpe is out of range.
Demir swings for the body but Sharpe moves out of range.
Demir throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sharpe.
Mahmut Demir is winning the standup battle so far.
Sharpe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Demir 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 looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharpe is fending him off so far but Demir persists. Nope, Sharpe circles away and we're back to standing.
Demir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharpe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demir loads up on a big right hand but Sharpe slips the punch.
Sharpe tests Demir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharpe misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demir misses with a double jab.
A jab from Sharpe does it's job there.
Demir just misses with a punch to the body.
Sharpe tries to clinch but Demir moves out of range.
Demir checks the leg kick.
Sharpe throws a sloppy head kick and Demir moves out of range easily.
Sharpe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sharpe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demir.
Richard Sharpe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sharpe.
Demir connects with a right hand. Sharpe shakes it off.
Demir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sharpe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demir uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharpe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demir is able to avoid easily.
Sharpe slips a jab from Demir.
Sharpe misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharpe.
Demir misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Sharpe. No joy for Demir on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mahmut Demir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharpe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demir.
Sharpe gets caught flat footed, as Demir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sharpe holds on and takes a little breather.
Demir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sharpe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demir landing some decent shots from guard.
Demir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sharpe's head.
Demir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sharpe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Demir trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharpe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Demir!
Sharpe throws some wild stikes that Demir manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sharpe.
Sharpe thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Demir bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Demir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharpe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Sharpe.
I think Demir 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahmut Demir!
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energy
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hype
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