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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 5890 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Your Sweet Destruction (ranked 418 p4p, 426 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Demenok might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Lighthouse Speech. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Your Sweet Destruction!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok tried to score with a low kick but Sweet Destruction checks it.
Sweet Destruction ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sweet Destruction fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demenok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sweet Destruction scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Demenok.
Demenok tries to move into range but Sweet Destruction moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sweet Destruction throws an overhand right that lands on Demenok's shoulder, as Demenok tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Demenok. Beautiful body shot.
Sweet Destruction swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Demenok throws a poor cross that misses
and Sweet Destruction counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sweet Destruction misses with a body shot
and Demenok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demenok definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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!
Sweet Destruction closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sweet Destruction missing with knees to the body.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Sweet Destruction controls the action.
Demenok can't find room to land a body shot as Sweet Destruction controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sweet Destruction swings wildly with an uppercut but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sweet Destruction with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sweet Destruction tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Demenok avoids it.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sweet Destruction blocks an uppercut.
Demenok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Demenok throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sweet Destructions head.
A short body shot lands from Demenok as the two fighters clinch.
Sweet Destruction trying to control the position but instead, Demenok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sweet Destruction into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Demenok.
Sweet Destruction's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demenok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet Destruction's elbow.
Nice body punch from Demenok.
A short uppercut from Demenok.
Sweet Destruction throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demenok blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sweet Destruction blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok misses with a body punch.
Sweet Destruction tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demenok misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Demenok.
Demenok misses with a body punch.
Sweet Destruction misses with the head strike.
Demenok missing with knees to the body.
Sweet Destruction throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demenok misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Demenok.
Demenok works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sweet Destruction digs a right hand into Demenok's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Demenok's gas tank.
Demenok tries a body shot but Sweet Destruction blocks it.
Demenok working aggressively here.
Demenok pushes off an throws an elbow but Sweet Destruction leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Demenok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demenok manages to break the clinch.
Sweet Destruction lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sweet Destruction.
Sloppy strikes from Sweet Destruction. Those never looked like landing.
Demenok is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Demenok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction rushes Demenok and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Demenok pushes Sweet Destruction back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sweet Destruction missing with knees to the body.
Demenok lands a hook that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
Sweet Destruction misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet Destruction's elbow.
Demenok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sweet Destruction takes a shot to the head.
Demenok lands a shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction looks winded!
Demenok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
A short right from Demenok on the inside.
Demenok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demenok misses the jab.
Demenok works Sweet Destruction's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demenok slips a straight right by Sweet Destruction.
Demenok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Sweet Destruction.
Demenok lands with a hook. Sweet Destruction tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Sweet Destruction as he checks the leg kick.
Demenok clobbers Sweet Destruction with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Demenok takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Demenok tries to work over Sweet Destruction's front leg with a kick but Sweet Destruction checks it.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Demenok takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demenok scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Demenok misses its intended target.
Sweet Destruction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demenok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sweet Destruction looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sweet Destruction moves in looking to clinch but Demenok pushes him off.
Demenok thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sweet Destruction moves out of range of the body kick from Demenok.
A little jabbing left from Sweet Destruction on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sweet Destruction is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
Demenok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sweet Destruction can do to turn this around?
Good work by Sweet Destruction as he checks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Sweet Destruction releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sweet Destruction misses with an uppercut
and Demenok counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Demenok has time to react.
Sweet Destruction misses with a right hand
enabling Demenok to counter with a crisp jab.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Sweet Destruction misses with a hook
and Demenok counters with a nice body shot.
Sweet Destruction misses with an uppercut.
Demenok appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet Destruction lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sweet Destruction.
Demenok tries to land a front kick but Sweet Destruction steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sweet Destruction wants to counter the offense by Demenok and move into the clinch position.
Good shot there by Sweet Destruction.
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!
Sweet Destruction walks into a straight right hand from Demenok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok drops his hands momentarily and Sweet Destruction takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Your Sweet Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweet Destruction misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Sloppy strikes from Sweet Destruction. Those never looked like landing.
Sweet Destruction misses with a wild body shot.
Sweet Destruction is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demenok takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Demenok lands a glancing blow to the side of Sweet Destruction's head.
Demenok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sweet Destruction comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sweet Destruction moves away.
Sweet Destruction tries to counter by closing the distance.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Sweet Destruction.
A little feinted left hand from Demenok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction misses with a series of wild punches.
Sweet Destruction ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demenok digs a good body shot into Sweet Destruction's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweet Destruction moves out of range of the strikes.
Sweet Destruction looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sweet Destruction looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
Demenok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok throws a jab when Sweet Destruction was well out of range.
Sweet Destruction swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Demenok counter with a right hand.
Demenok staying out of range there.
Sweet Destruction checks the leg kick.
Demenok misses with a low kick as Sweet Destruction jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Demenok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sweet Destruction dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sweet Destruction looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
It appears Demenok was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sweet Destruction scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Demenok punishes Sweet Destruction's body with a nice straight punch.
Demenok misses with a looping right.
Rukter Demenok is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Sweet Destruction misses.
Demenok lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demenok ducks right into an uppercut from Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction misses the shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Demenok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sweet Destruction's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Sweet Destruction. Beautiful body shot.
Sweet Destruction swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Demenok counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Sweet Destruction checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demenok avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Demenok throws a hook but Sweet Destruction blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweet Destruction. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok lands a really nice looking cross but Sweet Destruction seems unphased.
Sweet Destruction throws a body punch but Demenok moves out of range.
Sweet Destruction on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demenok. Demenok obviously looking to wear him down.
Demenok walks into a stiff left hand from Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction tries to bum rush Demenok with a series of wild strikes but Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Demenok is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sweet Destruction rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Demenok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demenok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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 Rukter Demenok will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Demenok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sweet Destruction looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demenok moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demenok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Sweet Destruction tries to counter with a clinch but Demenok shakes him off and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction moves to clinch but Demenok breaks away
and Demenok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Demenok lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sweet Destruction tries to counter with a clinch but Demenok shakes him off and moves away.
Demenok lands an overhand right.
Sweet Destruction misses with a hook.
It looked like Demenok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sweet Destruction throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet Destruction cracks Demenok with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sweet Destruction takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Demenok swats away the attempt to clinch by Sweet Destruction.
Demenok wants to slow Sweet Destruction down by chopping away at his legs.
Demenok connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sweet Destruction momentarily.
Demenok misses with a hook. Sweet Destruction ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Demenok.
Sweet Destruction avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Demenok sets himself, and Sweet Destruction steps forward looking for the clinch! Demenok avoids it this time.
Sweet Destruction thuds a left hand into Demenok's body.
Demenok looks for the body kick but Sweet Destruction saw that one coming.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Demenok.
Sweet Destruction fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demenok moves away from the strike by Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Demenok counters with an outside leg kick.
Sweet Destruction throws a lazy uppercut
and Demenok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sweet Destruction clinches up against the cage.
Demenok presses Sweet Destruction against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Demenok lands with a short shot to the head.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweet Destruction controls his hands.
Demenok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweet Destruction controls his hands.
Demenok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sweet Destruction.
Sweet Destruction is trying to maintain a safe position but Demenok gets an underhook and turns Sweet Destruction into the cage.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rukter Demenok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Sweet Destruction controls his hands.
Demenok avoids the elbow strike from Sweet Destruction, against the cage.
Sweet Destruction scores with a knee to the head.
Sweet Destruction tries to land knees in the clinch but Demenok avoids the damage to the body.
Your Sweet Destruction has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sweet Destruction takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demenok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demenok lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
Demenok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
Demenok is leaning against Sweet Destruction and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Demenok blocks the elbow strike.
Demenok lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweet Destruction is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Demenok lands a body shot.
A short right from Demenok.
A knee to the head by Sweet Destruction.
A hook to the body from Demenok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Demenok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sweet Destruction's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Demenok.
Demenok tries to throw a body punch but Sweet Destruction avoids it by throwing Demenok back against the cage.
Demenok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sweet Destruction backwards.
Demenok lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Demenok.
Sweet Destruction tries to land a knee to the head but Demenok blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Demenok.
Demenok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sweet Destruction.
A short body shot lands from Demenok as the two fighters clinch.
Demenok lands with a light punch inside.
Demenok breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sweet Destruction's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sweet Destruction ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Sweet Destruction on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demenok. Demenok obviously looking to wear him down.
Demenok lands a slapping body shot.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sweet Destruction.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Demenok 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
Rukter Demenok decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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