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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 2342 p4p, 1078 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 204 p4p, 98 weight class). Demenok has chosen The Moby Dick Speech as his entrance music. 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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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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasai. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok throws a fast counter high kick but Kasai manages to duck under it in time.
Demenok throws out a loose jab but Kasai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demenok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Kasai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Demenok backs up against the cage.
Kasai walks into a stiff left hand from Demenok.
A nice leg kick from Demenok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasai throws a good cross that connects.
Kasai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasai needs to keep his hands up - Demenok had a free shot at his head there.
Kasai lands a jab-cross combination.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasai lands the left hand.
Demenok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kasai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasai throws a nice looking combination but Demenok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demenok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Kasai.
Demenok throws a nice inside leg kick.
Demenok lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've been informed that Demenok has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Demenok connects with the punch.
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demenok moves away.
Demenok steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kasai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai swings widly with a right hand
and Demenok counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasai thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasai. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok cracks Kasai with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Demenok counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Kasai.
Demenok tries to counter by closing the distance.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasai.
Kasai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demenok.
Kasai misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demenok. That's going to slow Kasai down.
Demenok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demenok connects with a solid leg kick.
Kasai lands a glancing blow to the side of Demenok's head.
Kasai misses with a wild combination.
Demenok throws the left hand but Kasai avoids the punch easily.
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kasai fails to land.
Demenok prevents a body shot from Kasai.
Demenok tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kasai's elbow.
Demenok blocks an uppercut.
Demenok blocks a body shot from Kasai.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demenok lands with a right to the head.
Kasai misses with the head strike.
Demenok lands a right hand.
Kasai misses with the head strike.
Our sources have told us that Kasai has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kasai misses with a body punch.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kasai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Demenok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasai backwards.
Demenok misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kasai backwards.
Kasai misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok has a couple of punches blocked by Kasai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Kasai.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok misses with some punches.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasai controls his hands.
Kasai struggles to land a body shot inside as Demenok controls his hands.
Kasai swings wildly with an uppercut but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasai.
A short right from Demenok on the inside.
Kasai lands a right hand.
Demenok misses with a body punch.
Kasai blocks an uppercut.
Kasai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Demenok takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kasai blocks a body shot from Demenok.
Kasai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Demenok.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rukter Demenok will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demenok moves away.
No joy there for Kasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasai.
Demenok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Demenok lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kasai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Demenok fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kasai.
Demenok connects with a leg kick.
Kasai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Demenok connects with a body shot.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasai.
Demenok throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok scores with a nice body kick.
Kasai takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasai is just out of range.
Kasai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Demenok.
Kasai ducks right into an uppercut from Demenok.
Kasai misses with a body shot
and Demenok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Demenok ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Demenok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kasai's hands.
Demenok moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasai drops his hands momentarily and Demenok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demenok lands a body shot.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Kasai.
Kasai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai tries to close the distance and clinch but Demenok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai keeps the fight on the outside.
Kasai misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Kasai misses.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok scores with a jab. Kasai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Demenok throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kasai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kasai, as that shot connected.
Kasai slips under a jab from Demenok.
Demenok connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demenok circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demenok.
Kasai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands with a good body shot.
Demenok lands a really nice looking cross but Kasai seems unphased.
Kasai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasai misses with a few strikes there.
Demenok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Kasai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Demenok throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Kasai does it's job there.
Kasai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Demenok counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demenok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Demenok.
Demenok stuns Kasai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
Demenok moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kasai misses with a lunging right hand
and Demenok counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasai thinking.
A good leg kick by Demenok.
Kasai misses with a double jab
and Demenok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kasai missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasai misses with a double jab
and Kasai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demenok fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kasai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Kasai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Demenok counters with a thumping low kick.
Demenok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasai tries to bum rush Demenok with a series of wild strikes but Demenok uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Demenok connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Demenok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Demenok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok scores with a nice strike.
Kasai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Kasai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rukter Demenok seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kasai 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 one minute gone in the round.
Demenok loads up on a big right hand but Kasai slips the punch.
Demenok fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasai takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kasai takes a step back to recover.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasai misses with an uppercut
and Demenok counters with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Demenok - just one landing.
Demenok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Demenok counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Demenok closes the distance and pushes Kasai back into the cage.
Kasai lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasai blocks a body shot from Demenok.
A right hook to the body lands for Demenok.
Demenok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasai will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Demenok tries to work over Kasai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasai throws a head punch that misses.
Kasai misses with some punches.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Kasai.
Kasai has a couple of punches blocked by Demenok.
Kasai misses with the head strike.
Demenok digs a right hand into Kasai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kasai's gas tank.
Demenok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Demenok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Demenok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok is leaning against Kasai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Kasai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasai.
Demenok presses Kasai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Demenok misses with some punches.
Demenok lands with a right to the head.
Demenok lands a right hand.
Kasai prevents a body shot from Demenok.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Demenok blocking some punches.
Kasai tries a body shot but Demenok blocks it.
Demenok throws a head punch that misses.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasai controls his hands.
Kasai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rukter Demenok seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Demenok works on Kasai's body with a couple of short punches.
Demenok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kasai takes a shot to the head.
Kasai prevents a body shot from Demenok.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Demenok lands a body shot.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasai controls his hands.
Kasai swings wildly with an uppercut but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demenok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demenok softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demenok is working Kasai over against the cage.
Kasai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Demenok.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok blocks an uppercut.
Demenok pushes Kasai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Keizo Kasai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Demenok.
Demenok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rukter Demenok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demenok has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
Rukter Demenok tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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