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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 3850 p4p, 4121 weight class) and TongKat Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Dover has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, TongKat Ali!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a body punch but Dover moves out of range.
Dover slips a straight right by Ali.
Dover misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Dover half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dover throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Dover tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dover walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ali checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dover avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali tries a low kick but Dover avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dover lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Dover moves out of range easily.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Dover prevents a body shot from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dover working hard to break the clinch.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Dover struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Dover tries to break free but Ali pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Dover is trying to break the clinch but Ali is controlling him.
Dover has had enough of the clinch but Ali keeps him there for the moment.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Ali.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dover blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dover wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.
Ali just leaning against Dover, taking a breather.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dover working hard to break the clinch.
Dover misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ali cracks Dover with a nice body shot.
Ali tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
A head punch on the inside from Dover fails to land.
Ali manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ali tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Dover is trying to break the clinch but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Dover throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dover cracks Ali with a good jab.
Ali walks into a straight right hand from Dover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dover throws a wild body kick that Ali sees coming a mile off.
Dover looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Dover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dover scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Dover.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Ali moves out of range easily.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Dover circles away.
Dover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dover avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dover scores with a head kick.
Dover throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ali swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dover throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dover feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.
A head kick misses from Dover.
Good work by Ali as he checks the leg kick.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Dover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali prevents a body shot from Dover.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dover tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dover misses with a body punch.
Ali keeps control of Dover as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dover blocks a body shot from Ali.
Dover is trying to break the clinch but Ali has him pressed against the cage.
Dover is trying to push Ali away but Ali has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dover throws a head punch that misses.
Dover tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali blocks a body shot from Dover.
Ali tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dover tries to break free but Ali pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ali takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TongKat Ali will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dover looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dover connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dover looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ali blocks a head kick by Dover.
Dover fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ali on the side of the head.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dover.
Ali throws a low kick but Dover avoids it.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Dover walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ali checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ali! But no joy.
Dover throws a front kick aimed at Ali's knee but Ali avoids it well.
Ali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Dover misses.
Dover scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dover throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dover scores with a jab to the body.
Dover goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dover tried to score with a low kick but Ali checks it.
Ali throws a big counter head kick but Dover avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali wants to clinch.
Ali rushes Dover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ali misses with some punches.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dover's efforts to push away.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dover swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Dover controls the action.
Ali stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Dover is looking to break free of the clinch but Ali has double underhooks.
Dover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ali lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dover.
Ali prevents Dover from breaking the clinch.
Dover prevents a body shot from Ali.
Dover blocks a body shot from Ali.
TongKat Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Dover misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ali takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dover struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Dover misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Dover blocks a body shot from Ali.
Dover wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dover has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Ali.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dover working hard to break the clinch.
Ali working aggressively here.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Dover misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Dover working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Ali leaning against his opponent.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dover misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Dover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali pushes Dover back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Dover misses with the head strike.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Ali tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Dover tries to break the clinch but Ali is controlling the position.
Ali blocks a body shot from Dover.
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 Ben Dover will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dover looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Dover tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali doesn't manage to clinch there - Dover circles away.
Dover lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ali throws a body punch but Dover moves out of range.
Dover misses with a head kick.
Ali slips a straight right by Dover.
Dover blocks a head kick by Ali.
Dover checks a leg kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ali checks a leg kick.
Dover blocks the body kick.
Dover wants to land a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
Ali now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover wants to slow Ali down by chopping away at his legs.
Dover moves out of range of the body kick from Ali.
Ali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dover rather than just go for the knockout.
Dover lands with a right hand.
Ben Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
Dover goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Dover.
Dover tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover throws a leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ali moves out of range of the leg kick from Dover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dover slips under a jab.
Dover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ali clinches up with Dover and pushes him back against the cage.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Dover controls the action.
Dover misses with the head strike.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Dover blocks a body shot from Ali.
Dover throws a head punch that misses.
Dover misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Ali - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dover blocks an uppercut.
Ali has Dover pressed against the cage, preventing Dover from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali working aggressively here.
Dover prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Ali has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali misses with some punches.
Dover wants to get back to striking at distance but Ali won't allow it.
Dover blocks a body shot from Ali.
Ali misses with a punch to the body.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Dover.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dover misses with a punch on the inside.
Dover working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dover misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dover working aggressively here.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Dover.
Dover tries to break free but Ali pushes him back against the cage.
Dover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ali prevents Dover from breaking the clinch.
Ali tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a body punch.
Ali misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Ali.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dover tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali tries a body shot but Dover blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Ali misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Dover prevents a body shot from Ali.
Dover misses with some punches.
Ali lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ali can't find room to land a body shot as Dover controls the action.
Dover struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Dover prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ali struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Dover working aggressively here.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dover's elbow.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dover.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
Dover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
TongKat Ali comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ali has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Dover!
Ben Dover decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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