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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 544 p4p, 1272 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 54 p4p, 116 weight class). Demenok comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Moby Dick Speech kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demenok motions for Chai to come forward. Demenok throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Demenok blocks it.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demenok's hands.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Chai misses.
Demenok replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chai blocks it well.
Chai moves out of range of the leg kick from Demenok.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Demenok throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Demenok takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chai scores with a head kick.
Chai throws a big shot that misses.
Demenok 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.
Chai throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
Demenok fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chai on the side of the head.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Demenok misses.
Chai moves away from the strike by Demenok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai defending well as Demenok loads up on a big left hand.
Chai scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Demenok.
Demenok digs a good hook to Chai's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai slips under a jab.
Demenok bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chai lands with a nice body punch.
Rukter Demenok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Demenok paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Demenok throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot by Chai.
Demenok misses with the combination.
Demenok scores with a hook to the body. Chai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Demenok connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demenok! But no joy.
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai connects with a high kick.
Chai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Demenok staying out of range there.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Demenok.
Demenok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Demenok wants to slow Chai down by chopping away at his legs.
Demenok misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Demenok.
Demenok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chai.
Demenok misses with a left hand
enabling Chai to counter with a crisp jab.
Chai throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
Demenok lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Demenok misses with a body kick.
Chai slips under a jab from Demenok.
Demenok blocks a head kick by Chai.
Chai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Demenok. That one must have hurt.
Demenok throws a leg kick that is checked
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Demenok throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chai takes a swing at Demenok's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands a body shot.
Demenok tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chai was well out of range. Poor timing from Demenok.
Demenok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chai.
Demenok just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromChai.
A swing and a miss from Chai.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Demenok! But no joy.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Demenok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Demenok throws a low kick, looking for Chai's leg but Chai calmly moves out of range.
Demenok scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chai takes one to the side of the head.
Chai misses with an uppercut.
Chai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Demenok blocks a head kick by Chai.
Demenok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demenok's hands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Demenok.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chai.
Demenok misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a hook.
Chai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Demenok is predictable there
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chai throws a head kick but Demenok moves out of range.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai avoids the body shot from Demenok.
Demenok slips under a jab from Chai.
Demenok throws a jab when Chai was well out of range.
Demenok throws a wild body kick that Chai sees coming a mile off.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Demenok misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Demenok wants to land a leg kick but Chai is out of range.
Demenok throws out a loose jab but Chai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Demenok misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Demenok lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick from Chai lands but Demenok takes it in his stride.
Chai connects with a solid leg kick.
Demenok slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai with the inside leg kick.
Chai throws a jab when Demenok was well out of range.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demenok was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Chai coming out on top.
Chai misses with a few strikes there.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Demenok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Demenok throws a sloppy head kick
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Demenok doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demenok lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chai's sensitive parts.
Chai lands a right hook to the body.
Demenok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Demenok looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A big right from Demenok misses.
Chai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Demenok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Demenok takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Demenok punishes Chai's body with a nice straight punch.
Chai moves forwards but Demenok connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chai misses with an uppercut
and Demenok cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Chai misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demenok. Chai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demenok throws a body kick that misses.
Chai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demenok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Demenok.
Chai 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.
Chai checks a low kick from Demenok.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Demenok blocks it.
A head kick misses from Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
It looked like Chai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Demenok ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chai moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demenok throws a hook to the side of Chai's head but Chai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Demenok throws a lazy right hand but Chai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Demenok swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai throws a combination that misses
and Demenok makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Demenok misses with an uppercut. Chai saw that one coming.
Chai misses the jab.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chai. Demenok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chai misses with a double jab
and Demenok counters with a nice leg kick.
Demenok lands with a straight right. Chai didn't see that one coming.
Demenok throws a leg kick but Chai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Demenok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demenok cracks a nice hook into Chai's ribs.
Demenok misses with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Chai blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands with a good body shot.
Demenok pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick lands for Chai.
Demenok misses with a hook.
Demenok throws a push kick but Chai slaps the foot to one side.
Chai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Demenok tries to score with a low kick but Chai moves his leg out of the way.
Demenok tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chai throws a leg kick but Demenok sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Demenok throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Demenok throws the kick towards the body but Chai avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Chai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Demenok.
A jab from Demenok misses.
Chai throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Demenok.
Chai lands with an overhand left.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demenok ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Demenok misses with a looping left.
Chai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok just misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok lands a nice hook to Chai's body. Chai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai throws a push kick but Demenok slaps the foot to one side.
Demenok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Demenok moves away.
Chai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Demenok.
Demenok blocks a jab.
Demenok throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Demenok closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Chai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Demenok.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
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 Jeong Hoon Chai 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demenok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Demenok throws a head kick that misses.
Demenok digs a good body shot into Chai's ribs.
Chai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
Chai scores with a hook.
Chai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Demenok throws a head kick but Chai moves out of range.
Demenok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chai. Chai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chai misses with a double jab.
Chai cracks a nice hook into Demenok's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai blocks the body kick.
Demenok ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Demenok has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Demenok throws a shot from downtown. Chai moves away and avoids it.
Chai throws a push kick but Demenok slaps the foot to one side.
Chai throws a hook but Demenok blocks it.
Chai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Demenok throws out the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Demenok as he connects with a hook.
Chai throws a leg kick which misses Demenok's front leg but catches the back leg as Demenok tries to avoid it.
Chai misses with a head kick.
Demenok on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chai moves out of range as Demenok throws a body kick.
Chai blocks a head kick by Demenok.
Demenok swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Chai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Demenok throws a right hand that misses
and Chai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Demenok thinking.
Chai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Demenok.
Demenok slips a straight right by Chai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demenok lands a nice looking body shot.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Demenok off balance momentarily.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demenok on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demenok throws the left hand but Chai avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Chai misses.
Demenok avoids the body shot from Chai.
Chai moves out of range of the body kick from Demenok.
Demenok throws a lazy head kick
and Demenok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Demenok throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Chai counters with a quick kick to the body but Demenok blocks it.
Chai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Demenok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Demenok is able to avoid easily.
Demenok doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chai throws a right and a left that Demenok avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok misses with a body shot.
Demenok swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Demenok looks to land a body kick but Chai moved away.
Demenok cracks Chai with a good jab.
Demenok throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rukter Demenok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Demenok looks to score with a jab to the body but Chai is just out of range.
Chai jabs at Demenok's body.
Demenok misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a stiff right hand.
Chai throws a hook but Demenok avoids it easily.
Demenok stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chai.
Chai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Demenok.
Chai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Demenok dodges the punch combination from Chai.
Demenok misses with a lunging right hand
and Chai counters with a one-two 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!
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Demenok throws out a counter right but Chai avoids it with no problem.
Chai avoids a kick to the body.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Demenok.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
Chai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Demenok's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Demenok scrambles back to his feet.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Demenok can do to turn this around?
Chai connects with a leg kick.
Chai connects with the punch.
Demenok is looking to chop away at Chai's legs.
Chai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Demenok throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Demenok ducks right into an uppercut from Chai.
Demenok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
Demenok misses with a left hand
and Chai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chai ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chai 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
An out of breath Jeong Hoon Chai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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