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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnificent Chulalongkorn (ranked 61 p4p, 114 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 9 p4p, 18 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 look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulalongkorn throws a hook to the side of Demenok's head but Demenok sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chulalongkorn.
A bone on bone clash there as Chulalongkorn blocks the leg kick.
Chulalongkorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demenok motions for Chulalongkorn to come forward. Demenok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chulalongkorn looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chulalongkorn doesn't seem bothered though.
Demenok takes a swing at Chulalongkorn's ribcage but misses.
Chulalongkorn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Demenok throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn throws a jab when Demenok was well out of range.
Demenok misses with a body shot
and Chulalongkorn counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Rukter Demenok has been cut.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Chulalongkorn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Demenok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demenok connects with a body shot that sends Chulalongkorn's belly button to the back.
Chulalongkorn has closed the distance and engaged Demenok in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demenok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Demenok tries to work over Chulalongkorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chulalongkorn misses with some punches.
Chulalongkorn throws a punch but it's blocked by Demenok.
Chulalongkorn blocks a body shot from Demenok.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chulalongkorn's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
Chulalongkorn jumps guard but Demenok stands there with Chulalongkorn around his waist. Chulalongkorn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chulalongkorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulalongkorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Chulalongkorn misses with the head strike.
Chulalongkorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Chulalongkorn tries to pull guard but Demenok holds him up against the cage and eventually Chulalongkorn drops back down to his feet.
Demenok throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chulalongkorn blocks it with crossed arms.
Chulalongkorn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chulalongkorn prevents a body shot from Demenok.
Demenok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chulalongkorn backwards.
Chulalongkorn lands a shoulder strike.
Chulalongkorn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chulalongkorn's elbow.
Chulalongkorn breaks the clinch.
Chulalongkorn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook.
Demenok has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok looks to throw the jab but Chulalongkorn is out of range.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chulalongkorn.
Demenok misses with a head kick.
Chulalongkorn wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Demenok stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demenok misses with a left hand
enabling Chulalongkorn to counter with a crisp jab.
Chulalongkorn walks into a straight right hand from Demenok.
Demenok throws a leg kick
and Chulalongkorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chulalongkorn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chulalongkorn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Chulalongkorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Chulalongkorn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demenok! But no joy.
Chulalongkorn throws a looping overhand right but Demenok ducks down to avoid it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Demenok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Demenok misses.
Chulalongkorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
Chulalongkorn backing away here, and Demenok unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Chulalongkorn takes one on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close 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!
Demenok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chulalongkorn looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
Demenok misses the shot to the body.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter punch.
Demenok is looking to score with low kicks.
Chulalongkorn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Chulalongkorn there.
Chulalongkorn misses with a body punch
enabling Demenok to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Demenok darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chulalongkorn looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
Chulalongkorn slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok ducks right into an uppercut from Chulalongkorn.
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 lands with a cross.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chulalongkorn manages to avoid it.
Chulalongkorn scores with a jab. Demenok acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chulalongkorn was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Chulalongkorn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demenok moves forwards but Chulalongkorn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chulalongkorn swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Demenok connects with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chulalongkorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Demenok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Demenok. That's going to slow Chulalongkorn down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Demenok.
Demenok misses with a looping left.
Demenok lands with a nice body punch.
Demenok slips a jab from Chulalongkorn.
Demenok swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Demenok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulalongkorn.
It looked like Chulalongkorn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Demenok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chulalongkorn misses with a hook.
Demenok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chulalongkorn if he has to take too many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Chulalongkorn lands.
Chulalongkorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demenok misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulalongkorn.
A low kick from Demenok misses
and Chulalongkorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok lands a nice looking body shot.
Chulalongkorn drops his hands momentarily and Demenok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chulalongkorn catches Demenok with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Demenok cracks Chulalongkorn with a good jab.
Demenok gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chulalongkorn.
Chulalongkorn checks a leg kick.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Chulalongkorn is looking to counter punch.
Chulalongkorn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Demenok.
Demenok throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chulalongkorn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chulalongkorn. That did some damage!
Demenok with the inside leg kick.
Chulalongkorn blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demenok throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Demenok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Demenok lands a body shot.
A big right from Demenok misses.
Chulalongkorn cracks Demenok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Demenok misses with a lunging right hand
and Chulalongkorn counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Demenok misses
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!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulalongkorn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Demenok is still in real trouble! Can Chulalongkorn finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulalongkorn tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Chulalongkorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Demenok seems to have recovered his senses.
Chulalongkorn wants to control but Demenok is keeping him busy.
Chulalongkorn working away.
Chulalongkorn is trying to get an arm triangle but Demenok is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulalongkorn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chulalongkorn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chulalongkorn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Demenok sneaks back into half guard.
Demenok is trying to control but can't.
Demenok is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chulalongkorn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Demenok has managed to free his arm - good work.
Demenok keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Chulalongkorn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Demenok preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnificent Chulalongkorn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chulalongkorn 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Magnificent Chulalongkorn!
Magnificent Chulalongkorn wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Magnificent Chulalongkorn made sure he mentioned Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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