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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Axl Dokken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dokken might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cherry Pie "Warrant". Axl Dokken has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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181 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axl Dokken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers blocks a head kick by Dokken.
Dokken gets a clinch.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
Dokken stalling against the ropes.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
Rogers is trying to push Dokken away but Dokken has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dokken has him pressed against the ropes.
Dokken slowing the pace effectively.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling him.
Rogers is trying to break free.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers wants to break free but Dokken has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to land knees in the clinch but Dokken avoids the damage to the body.
Dokken definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Rogers wants to break free but Dokken has control.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rogers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dokken manages to break the clinch.
Dokken clinches.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
Dokken prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dokken works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dokken.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dokken avoids it.
Dokken misses with a knee strike.
Rogers lands a nice knee to the body.
Rogers trying to land knees to the body.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dokken with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dokken lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
Dokken will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rogers up against the ropes.
Dokken blocking some punches.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling the position.
Dokken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rogerss head.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dokken pushes Rogers back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Dokken has the dominant position.
Dokken pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dokken moves into the clinch.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rogers misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers avoids a wild elbow strike from Dokken.
Dokken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Rogers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dokken feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rogerss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Dan Rogers has been cut.
Dokken closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Rogers tries to break free but Dokken pushes him back against the ropes.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Dokken taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good body shot from Dokken.
Dokken looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dokken tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Dokken rushes Rogers and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dokken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokken keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dan Rogers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dokken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Dokken throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers missing with knees to the body.
Dokken keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dokken is defending well for now.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dokken keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogers's efforts to push away.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dokken.
Dokken avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dokken.
Dokken has Rogers pressed against the ropes, preventing Rogers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dokken's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rogers landing knees to the body.
Dokken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
Dokken leaning against his opponent.
Dokken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rogers backwards.
Rogers tries to circle away but Dokken has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
Dokken has Rogers pressed against the ropes, preventing Rogers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokken prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers wants to get back to striking at distance but Dokken won't allow it.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rogers with a knee to the head.
Dokken misses with an elbow over the top.
Rogers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dokken throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rogers tries to land a knee to the head but Dokken blocks with his arms.
Dokken avoiding damage as Rogers throws knees to the body.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Dokken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dokken takes the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dokken.
Dokken cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Dokken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Axl Dokken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Rogers's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dokken forces Rogers back against the ropes and clinches.
Dokken lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rogers is trying to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling him.
Rogers wants to break free but Dokken has control.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers tries to break the clinch but Dokken is controlling the position.
Dokken keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rogers misses with the head strike.
Dokken looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Dokken.
Dokken lands with a left to the head.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rogers.
Dokken manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Dokken has the dominant position.
Dokken is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Dokken has the dominant position.
Rogers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rogers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Dokken.
Dokken lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dokken works on Rogers's body with a couple of short punches.
Dokken cracks Rogers with a nice body shot.
Dokken has Rogers pushed against the ropes.
Dokken keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dokken scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dokken prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers prevents Dokken from breaking the clinch.
Dokken digs a right hand into Rogers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rogers's gas tank.
Dokken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dokken pushes off an throws an elbow but Rogers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Rogers misses with the head strike.
Dokken prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers tries to break free but Dokken pushes him back against the ropes.
Dokken prevents Rogers from breaking the clinch.
Rogers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dokken makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dokken tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers is trying to force a seperation but Dokken has the dominant position.
Rogers misses with a body punch.
Rogers is trying to push Dokken away but Dokken has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Rogers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rogers is looking to break free of the clinch but Dokken has double underhooks.
Dokken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dokken lands a nice uppercut.
Rogers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dokken managing to block the knees to the body from Rogers.
A right hook to the body lands for Dokken.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dokken tries to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokken working hard to break the clinch.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Dokken is blocking nicely.
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 Axl Dokken.
I think Dokken has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Axl Dokken!
After winning the bout, Axl Dokken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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