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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andy Veidt (ranked 309 p4p, 342 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 39 p4p, 41 weight class). Veidt's entrance music is Alien Weaponry. A fine choice. Demenok is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Lighthouse Speech. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rukter Demenok enters the cage!
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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Veidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veidt tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Veidt or perhaps it was just good defense by Demenok, which made it look bad.
Veidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Demenok throws a hook but Veidt avoids it easily.
Demenok ducks right into an uppercut from Veidt.
Veidt shoots for a takedown but Demenok saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Demenok has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Demenok keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been told by Veidt's head coaches at Irish Collar & Elbow Academy (ICE) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Veidt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Veidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Veidt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Demenok thows a body kick. Veidt tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Demenok.
Demenok throws a body kick that misses.
Demenok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Demenok thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Demenok looks to move away, Veidt throws a big counter combo but Demenok just gets out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Demenok.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Demenok.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veidt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Demenok tries to work over Veidt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Veidt manages to break the clinch.
Demenok connects with an inside leg kick.
Demenok scores with a shot to the body.
Veidt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Veidt needs to keep his hands up - Demenok had a free shot at his head there.
Demenok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rukter Demenok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veidt walks into a jab.
Demenok scores with a kick to the midsection.
Veidt digs a good body shot into Demenok's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demenok throws a head kick that Veidt semi-blocks.
Demenok is looking to land body kicks.
Veidt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Veidt takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horrible takedown attempt by Veidt or perhaps it was just good defense by Demenok, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Veidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veidt lands a jab to the head.
Demenok with a nice calf kick.
Veidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Veidt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demenok circles away quickly and effectively.
Veidt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demenok with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Veidt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Demenok throws a looping overhand right but Veidt ducks down to avoid it.
Veidt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Demenok scores with a punch to the head.
Veidt throws a series of punches but Demenok moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Demenok as he connects with a hook.
Veidt walks into a stiff left hand from Demenok.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Veidt misses.
Veidt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Veidt doesn't manage to clinch there - Demenok circles away.
Demenok scores with a jab. Veidt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Veidt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
Demenok slaps away a takedown attempt from Veidt, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A left lands for Demenok.
Veidt shoots in for a double leg but Demenok sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Veidt needs to keep his hands up - Demenok had a free shot at his head there.
Veidt shoots in looking for a takedown but Demenok manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Veidt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Demenok explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Veidt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demenok but Demenok pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A countering left hand to the body from Demenok misses.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veidt.
Demenok connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Demenok lands with an uppercut that bounces Veidt off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok connects with a solid leg kick.
Veidt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Veidt loads up on a big right hand but Demenok slips the punch.
Veidt has a takedown stuffed.
Demenok throws a solid leg kick but Veidt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Demenok.
Veidt clinches with his opponent.
Demenok lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Demenok breaks the clinch.
Veidt closes the distance and clinches up with Demenok, looking for a takedown. Veidt pushes Demenok against the cage but Demenok circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Demenok is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Veidt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Demenok lunges at Veidt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Veidt's hand.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Veidt's body. Veidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Demenok scores with a shot to the body.
Veidt forces Demenok back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Demenok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Demenok swings wildly with an uppercut but Veidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Demenok.
Veidt wants to get back to striking at distance but Demenok won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Demenok jabs Veidt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demenok.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Demenok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demenok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Veidt.
Veidt lands with a shot to the body.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Veidt's shoulder, as Veidt tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Veidt.
Veidt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Demenok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Demenok is looking to land body kicks.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Veidt moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Veidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Veidt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rukter Demenok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Demenok.
Veidt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Veidt forces Demenok back against the cage and clinches.
Veidt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Veidt looks for a takedown but Demenok sprawls well.
Veidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andy Veidt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demenok lands a really nice looking cross but Veidt seems unphased.
Veidt walks into a straight right hand from Demenok.
Veidt is rocked!
Demenok connects with a body shot that sends Veidt's belly button to the back.
Oh Veidt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demenok connects with a crisp jab.
Veidt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Demenok can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Veidt fails with a takedown attempt.
Demenok scores with a leg kick.
Veidt seems to have got his legs back now.
Veidt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veidt checks a leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Veidt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Veidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That kick from Demenok tenderised Veidt's leg. Veidt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Demenok closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Veidt sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - Demenok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veidt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demenok connects with a right hand. Veidt shakes it off.
Demenok takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Demenok lands a right hook to the body.
A left lands for Demenok.
Demenok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Demenok blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Demenok releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Veidt tries to clinch up but Demenok circles away and keeps his distance.
Demenok looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demenok connects with a body shot that sends Veidt's belly button to the back.
Veidt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demenok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demenok finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Veidt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Veidt blocks a leg kick.
As Demenok looks to move away, Veidt throws a big counter combo but Demenok just gets out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Demenok, as that shot connected.
Veidt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Demenok scores with a hook to the body. Veidt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Demenok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck for Veidt with that takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Veidt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demenok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Veidt's head.
Veidt looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Demenok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Veidt tries to clinch there but Demenok circles away.
Veidt throws a series of punches but Demenok avoids them all with ease.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Demenok slips a jab from Veidt.
Veidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demenok. Demenok obviously looking to wear him down.
Demenok lands with a straight right. Veidt didn't see that one coming.
Good shot there by Demenok.
Veidt with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Veidt on the side of the head.
Veidt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Veidt shoots in but Demenok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Veidt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Veidt. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Demenok thuds a left hand into Veidt's body.
Veidt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demenok. Demenok obviously looking to wear him down.
Veidt shoots in and bounces Demenok off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Demenok is pulling down on Veidt's head to control his posture.
Demenok tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Demenok holds on and takes a little breather.
Veidt stopping the sweep attempt from Demenok.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok controlling the position.
Veidt stopping the sweep attempt from Demenok.
Veidt postures up.
Veidt is working Demenok over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veidt stopping the sweep attempt from Demenok.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demenok keeping moving, preventing Veidt from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veidt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Demenok working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Demenok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Veidt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Demenok taking a breather.
Veidt is looking to take this one to the mat.
Veidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Demenok backwards.
Veidt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Demenok pulls his leg out and moves away.
Demenok will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Veidt's body. Veidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Veidt blocks a jab.
Veidt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Veidt throws a shot from downtown. Demenok moves away and avoids it.
Veidt slips under a jab.
Demenok throws a head kick that Veidt semi-blocks.
Demenok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veidt lunges at Demenok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Demenok's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Veidt blocks the leg kick.
Veidt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veidt checks a leg kick.
Demenok slips a jab and a cross from Veidt.
A right-left combo lands from Veidt.
Veidt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demenok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demenok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Veidt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Veidt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veidt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demenok scores with a nice right hand.
Donk. Demenok catches Veidt right on the button with a cross.
Demenok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Veidt moves in looking to clinch but Demenok pushes him off.
Veidt misses with a straight right.
Demenok doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Veidt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andy Veidt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Demenok.
Veidt looks to throw the jab but Demenok is out of range.
Veidt shoots in and drives through. Demenok sprawls well.
Veidt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demenok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Veidt takes a step back to recover.
Demenok punishes Veidt's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Demenok.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Veidt's body. Veidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Demenok stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Demenok wants it to stay on the feet.
Veidt shoots in and drives through. Demenok sprawls well.
Veidt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Demenok pushes Veidt away with a front kick.
Demenok lands a jab to Veidt's midsection.
Demenok lands a lovely overhand right.
Demenok feints and then cracks Veidt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Veidt down.
Demenok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Veidt at a distance.
Demenok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demenok connects with a leg kick.
Demenok with a jab.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Veidt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Demenok winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
Rukter Demenok was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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