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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 62 p4p, 47 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 10 p4p, 8 weight class). Chulalongkorn comes to the cage accompanied by Yellow Claw & The Opposites - Thunder. Demenok has chosen The Moby Dick Speech as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chulalongkorn on the side of the head.
Chulalongkorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chulalongkorn throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok throws a quick inside leg kick.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Demenok throws a push kick but Chulalongkorn slaps the foot to one side.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulalongkorn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A shot to the body from Demenok misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok connects with an inside leg kick.
Demenok works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chulalongkorn avoids the body shot from Demenok.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
It looked like Chulalongkorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Demenok scores with a nice body kick.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulalongkorn.
Demenok's corner calls for a 1-2. Demenok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demenok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chulalongkorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Demenok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demenok swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chulalongkorn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Demenok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demenok throws a right hand that misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Demenok lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Chulalongkorn's head but Chulalongkorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Demenok cracks Chulalongkorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Demenok scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Demenok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok misses with a left hand
enabling Chulalongkorn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chulalongkorn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chulalongkorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
Demenok looks to land a body kick but Chulalongkorn moved away.
Chulalongkorn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Demenok comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demenok lands with a kick to the temple. Chulalongkorn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Demenok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Demenok as he connects with a hook.
Demenok lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demenok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Chulalongkorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demenok lands a nice looking body shot.
Chulalongkorn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demenok is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chulalongkorn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Demenok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chulalongkorn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demenok misses with a right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chulalongkorn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Chulalongkorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Chulalongkorn.
As Demenok tries to get set, Chulalongkorn tries to push him back and clinch up but Demenok manages to avoid the attempt.
Chulalongkorn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Demenok's corner calls for a 1-2. Demenok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demenok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Chulalongkorn's head but Chulalongkorn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A quick step to the side and Chulalongkorn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demenok looks to land a right hand but Chulalongkorn moved out of range.
Demenok throws a lazy body kick
and Chulalongkorn counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demenok.
Demenok is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Chulalongkorn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Demenok.
Demenok lands with an uppercut that bounces Chulalongkorn off the cage and back into range.
Demenok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Demenok.
Demenok throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Demenok takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Demenok misses with a hook. Chulalongkorn ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Chulalongkorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
It looked like Chulalongkorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demenok swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chulalongkorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demenok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chulalongkorn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
Demenok throws a leg kick
and Demenok is countered with a crisp right hand from Chulalongkorn that sends him to the canvas! Chulalongkorn follows him to the mat into side control.
Demenok is rocked!
It looks like Rukter Demenok has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demenok has escaped the position, nice work there.
Demenok is still in real trouble! Can Chulalongkorn finish him?
Demenok wants to control but Chulalongkorn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Demenok pushes Chulalongkorn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chulalongkorn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Demenok seems to have recovered his senses.
Chulalongkorn trying to control the action but Demenok is working from the bottom.
Chulalongkorn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Demenok is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Demenok manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chulalongkorn's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Demenok manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Chulalongkorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Demenok has control of Chulalongkorn's left arm, preventing Chulalongkorn from doing any damage.
Chulalongkorn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Demenok manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chulalongkorn has Demenok in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok trying to control but Chulalongkorn is working from the bottom.
Chulalongkorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chulalongkorn has an active guard here but Demenok has managed to pass into half guard.
Chulalongkorn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Demenok is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Magnificent Chulalongkorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chulalongkorn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Demenok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chulalongkorn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Demenok thuds a left hand into Chulalongkorn's body.
Demenok throws an off balance right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a straight right hand.
Chulalongkorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demenok.
Demenok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chulalongkorn circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Chulalongkorn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Demenok.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chulalongkorn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Demenok misses.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok digs a good body shot into Chulalongkorn's ribs.
Chulalongkorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter the offense by Demenok and move into the clinch.
Demenok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chulalongkorn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chulalongkorn lands with a short shot to the head.
Chulalongkorn scores with a shot to the side of Demenok's head.
Demenok lands a shoulder strike.
Chulalongkorn working aggressively here.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Demenok lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chulalongkorn working aggressively here.
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulalongkorn misses with the head strike.
Chulalongkorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Demenoks head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Demenok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demenok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chulalongkorn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chulalongkorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Demenok won't allow it.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Chulalongkorn controls the action.
Demenok tries to throw a body punch but Chulalongkorn avoids it by throwing Demenok back against the cage.
Chulalongkorn manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Chulalongkorn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Demenok defends well.
Demenok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chulalongkorn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chulalongkorn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chulalongkorn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Demenok.
Demenok content to stall in guard here.
Demenok wants to get up but he can't break Chulalongkorn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chulalongkorn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demenok trying to control but Chulalongkorn is working from the bottom.
Demenok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chulalongkorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Demenok defends it easily.
Chulalongkorn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Demenok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chulalongkorn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Demenok has managed to get both his arms back between Chulalongkorn's legs - danger averted.
Chulalongkorn looking to control.
Chulalongkorn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Demenok defends it easily.
Chulalongkorn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Demenok has passed into half guard!
Chulalongkorn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rukter Demenok just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Demenok lands with a shot to the body.
Demenok scores with a punch to the head.
Demenok fakes the leg kick and cracks Chulalongkorn in the body.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chulalongkorn is just out of range.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok lands with a shot to the body.
Demenok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chulalongkorn at a distance.
Demenok is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chulalongkorn is able to avoid easily.
Demenok throws a lazy uppercut
and Chulalongkorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chulalongkorn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chulalongkorn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chulalongkorn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rukter Demenok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demenok tests Chulalongkorn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Demenok swings for the body but Chulalongkorn moves out of range.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chulalongkorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chulalongkorn throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Chulalongkorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demenok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Demenok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demenok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Chulalongkorn's body. Chulalongkorn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chulalongkorn avoids a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulalongkorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Chulalongkorn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Demenok.
Chulalongkorn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Demenok's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Demenok duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok with a hook.
Demenok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chulalongkorn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Chulalongkorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demenok stuns Chulalongkorn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Demenok with a hook.
Demenok tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chulalongkorn is able to avoid easily.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Demenok looks to land a body kick but Chulalongkorn moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
It looked like Chulalongkorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demenok is looking to slow Chulalongkorn down with leg kicks.
A jab from Demenok misses.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter punch.
Chulalongkorn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chulalongkorn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chulalongkorn moves away.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Demenok scores with a decent looking hook.
Demenok tries to land a front kick but Chulalongkorn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chulalongkorn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Demenok throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Demenok misses with a straight right.
Demenok misses with a kick to the body.
Chulalongkorn throwing a counter right hand but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Demenok swings for the body but Chulalongkorn moves out of range.
Chulalongkorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Chulalongkorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chulalongkorn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demenok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
Chulalongkorn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demenok lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter punch.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chulalongkorn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chulalongkorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demenok goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Chulalongkorn takes one to the chin there.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Demenok scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demenok. That's going to slow Chulalongkorn down.
Magnificent Chulalongkorn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Chulalongkorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
Demenok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chulalongkorn avoids the body shot from Demenok.
A little feinted left hand from Chulalongkorn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Demenok looks to throw the jab but Chulalongkorn is out of range.
Chulalongkorn blocks a jab.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Demenok is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chulalongkorn slips a straight right by Demenok.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chulalongkorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
Chulalongkorn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Chulalongkorn misses the target.
A good leg kick by Demenok.
Demenok misses with a left hand
and Chulalongkorn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Demenok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chulalongkorn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Demenok. That one must have hurt.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Demenok throws a leg kick
and Chulalongkorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Demenok.
Demenok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok scores with a hook.
Demenok lands with an uppercut that bounces Chulalongkorn off the cage and back into range.
Demenok misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demenok throws a right hand that misses
and Chulalongkorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chulalongkorn. That did some damage!
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Demenok misses with a hook. Chulalongkorn ducked under it nicely.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chulalongkorn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Demenok has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
Rukter Demenok is the new featherweight champion!
Rukter Demenok thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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