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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rukter Demenok (ranked 1528 p4p, 1999 weight class) and Rampage Lokka (ranked 137 p4p, 180 weight class). Demenok comes to the cage accompanied by The Moby Dick Speech. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 31 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukter Demenok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rampage Lokka!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Demenok lands with a kick to the ribs.
Demenok lunges at Lokka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lokka's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokka misses the target.
Lokka looks to land a left hand but Demenok moved out of range nicely.
Lokka thumps Demenok with a low kick.
Rampage Lokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
Demenok jabs Lokka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lokka has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lokka thuds his right hand into Demenok's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok slips under a jab from Lokka.
Lokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demenok moves away.
Lokka misses with a looping left.
Demenok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Demenok misses the target.
Lokka works the jab nicely.
Lokka throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
Demenok goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demenok has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Thib's Sweat Shoppe in the buildup to the fight.
Donk. Lokka catches Demenok right on the button with a cross.
Demenok wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Demenok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Demenok throws a body punch but Lokka moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lokka.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
A quick step to the side and Demenok tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lokka just misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Lokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok throws a jab when Lokka was well out of range.
Demenok lands with a shot to the body.
Lokka misses with a low kick.
Lokka throws out a leg kick but Demenok moves out of range and Lokka only half commits.
Lokka misses with a hook
and Demenok makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Demenok tries to land a front kick but Lokka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Demenok is looking to wear down Lokka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lokka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lokka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok throws out a loose jab but Lokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lokka dips to his left and cracks Demenok with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Demenok.
Demenok tries to work over Lokka's front leg with a kick but Lokka checks it.
Lokka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Demenok throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Demenok connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lokka throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Lokka blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Demenok misses.
Demenok throws the kick towards the body but Lokka avoids it.
Lokka misses with a hook. Demenok ducked under it nicely.
Demenok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Demenok lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Demenok throws a jab when Lokka was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Demenok.
Nice defenses there by Demenok.
Demenok uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lokka.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lokka.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lokka throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Demenok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Demenok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Demenok lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lokka will feel that in the morning.
Lokka lands a jab.
Demenok tries a head kick but it misses.
Demenok lands with a hook. Lokka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Demenok misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lokka.
Demenok throws a head kick that misses.
Lokka ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Lokka avoids a kick to the body.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Demenok scores with a hook to the body. Lokka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lokka checks a leg kick nicely.
Lokka tried to score with a low kick but Demenok checks it.
Demenok throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lokka avoids it.
A left lands for Lokka.
The fighters circling - Demenok throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lokka. That did some damage!
Some bone on bone action there as Demenok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Demenok is looking to counter with a body kick.
Demenok displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Demenok has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demenok there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lokka misses with a straight right.
Lokka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demenok throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Lokka on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lokka misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
A telegraphed right hand from Lokka misses the target.
Demenok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good work by Demenok as he checks the leg kick.
Lokka drops his hands momentarily and Demenok takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Demenok - that will leave a mark!
Lokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demenok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demenok throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Demenok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lokka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
Lokka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Demenok had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lokka swings widly with a right hand
and Demenok counters with a leg kick.
Demenok lands a slapping body shot.
Lokka looks to land a right hand but Demenok moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lokka throws an overhand right that lands on Demenok's shoulder, as Demenok tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lokka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demenok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lokka misses with a straight left.
Demenok swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lokka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lokka moves out of range of the strikes.
Lokka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lokka throws a low kick but Demenok avoids it.
It appears Demenok was looking to counter with a kick there.
Demenok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lokka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lokka might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Demenok has got the better of the exchanges.
Demenok loads up on a big right hand but Lokka slips the punch.
Lokka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Demenok. That did some damage!
A punch lands to the side of Demenok 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lokka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
Demenok is looking to land body kicks.
Lokka misses with a leg kick
and Demenok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lokka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demenok doesn't seem bothered though.
Demenok misses with a hook. Lokka ducked under it nicely.
Demenok connects with a single shot there.
Lokka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Demenok is out of range.
Demenok throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lokka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lokka walks into a jab.
Lokka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Demenok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demenok throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Lokka misses with a straight right.
Lokka throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Demenok wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lokka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demenok misses with a straight right.
Demenok slips a straight right by Lokka.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Lokka thuds a left hand into Demenok's body.
Demenok misses with a body shot.
Demenok blocks a jab.
It looked like Demenok was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lokka.
Rukter Demenok is winning the standup battle so far.
Lokka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demenok.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lokka.
Demenok uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lokka throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Lokka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demenok lands with a nice body punch.
Demenok stuns Lokka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Demenok lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok lands with a nice body kick.
Demenok tries to land a front kick but Lokka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokka. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lokka.
Lokka missing with a left hand there. Demenok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lokka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lokka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A shot to the liver by Demenok. Beautiful body shot.
Demenok takes one on the button.
Demenok staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Demenok.
A jab from Lokka misses.
Lokka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Lokka misses.
Demenok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lokka can do to turn this around?
A head kick from Demenok lands but Lokka takes it in his stride.
Demenok takes a jab right on the kisser.
Demenok slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lokka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Demenok checks it well.
Lokka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
Lokka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demenok bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lokka's head backwards.
Demenok punishes Lokka's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokka takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Lokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Demenok checks a leg kick.
Lokka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokka is just out of range.
Lokka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lokka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Demenok.
Demenok lands with a shot to the body.
Lokka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Lokka. Beautiful body shot.
Demenok scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lokka moves out of range of the body kick.
Lokka moves out of range of the leg kick from Demenok.
Lokka takes a jab right on the kisser.
Demenok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Demenok.
Lokka avoids the head kick by Demenok.
A big right from Lokka misses.
A big left from Lokka misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demenok.
Lokka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok moves away from the strike by Lokka.
Nice body punch from Demenok.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lokka. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lokka misses with a body shot.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lokka's hands.
Nice defenses there by Lokka.
Demenok throws a jab but it's blocked by Lokka.
Demenok sizes up Lokka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Demenok throws a body punch but Lokka moves out of range.
Lokka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demenok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lokka swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Lokka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lokka throws a lazy right hand but Demenok sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lokka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lokka staying out of range there.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Demenok drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rukter Demenok dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lokka lands with a hook. Demenok tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lokka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Demenok under the eye.
Lokka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Demenok.
Lokka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Lokka.
A counter left hand to the body from Demenok misses its target.
Lokka has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Demenok.
Lokka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Demenok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Demenok looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demenok staying out of range there.
Demenok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lokka misses the shot to the body.
Lokka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Demenok is out of range and Lokka settles back down.
Demenok is looking to counter punch.
Demenok throws a body kick that misses.
Lokka lands the left hand.
Lokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lokka scores with a nice strike.
Lokka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Demenok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demenok changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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 checks a leg kick.
Demenok thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lokka if he has to take too many more of those.
Demenok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lokka misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Lokka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok moves out of range as Lokka strikes.
Lokka misses with a wild body shot.
Lokka throws out a leg kick but Demenok moves out of range and Lokka only half commits.
Lokka checks a low kick from Demenok.
Demenok shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Demenok takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Demenok checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokka is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Demenok.
Lokka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lokka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Demenok manages to avoid it.
Lokka moves away from the strike by Demenok.
Lokka was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Demenok throws a head kick that half lands.
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 takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokka slips under a jab from Demenok.
Demenok swings for the body but Lokka moves out of range.
Demenok punishes Lokka's body with a nice straight punch.
Lokka 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 throws a body punch but Lokka moves out of range.
Demenok with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokka manages to avoid it.
Demenok throws a body punch but Lokka moves out of range.
Lokka lands the left hand.
Lokka connects with a crisp jab.
Demenok slips under a jab.
Demenok takes a swing at Lokka's ribcage but misses.
Demenok thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lokka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lokka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lokka ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Lokka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Demenok stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters circling a little - Demenok finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lokka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Demenok slips a jab from Lokka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokka misses with an uppercut.
Demenok works Lokka's body with a nice hook.
Demenok walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lokka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lokka misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Demenok.
Lokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demenok moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Demenok. That's going to slow Lokka down.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
Lokka throws a body shot but no joy.
Rukter Demenok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Demenok throws out a powerful jab.
Demenok scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Lokka sees coming a mile off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lokka.
Demenok fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokka manages to avoid it.
Lokka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Demenok.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Lokka is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lokka is looking to slow Demenok down with leg kicks.
Lokka misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokka looks to land a right hand but Demenok moved out of range.
Demenok throws an overhand right that lands on Lokka's shoulder, as Lokka tries to avoid the shot.
Demenok scores with a jab.
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Lokka's head but Lokka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lokka cracks Demenok with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lokka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lokka lands an overhand right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demenok.
Lokka misses the jab.
Lokka connects with an inside leg kick.
Demenok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lokka at a distance.
Lokka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lokka avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Lokka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick from Demenok, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lokka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lokka was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Demenok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rampage Lokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lokka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Demenok.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rukter Demenok.
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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rukter Demenok!
During a confident post fight interview, Rukter Demenok thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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