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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rage Kootz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Dover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rage Kootz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover tries to clinch but Kootz moves away
and Kootz counters with a nice leg kick.
Kootz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dover tries to clinch there but Kootz circles away.
Kootz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kootz avoids the head kick by Dover.
Dover has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Butcher Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Dover fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dover takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dover drives through and clinches with Kootz against the cage.
Kootz wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kootz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dover gets through Kootz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dover manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Kootz.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Kootz moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz throws a lazy right hand but Dover sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kootz throws a looping overhand right but Dover ducks down to avoid it.
Dover moves out of range as Kootz strikes.
A leg kick checked by Kootz.
Dover throws a shot to the body.
A low kick from Dover is predictable there
and Kootz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kootz takes a swing at Dover's ribcage but misses.
Kootz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kootz throws out a loose jab but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Dover does no damage.
Kootz takes a swing at Dover's ribcage but misses.
Dover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kootz moves out of range as Dover strikes.
Dover defending well as Kootz loads up on a big left hand.
Kootz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dover is just out of range.
Kootz lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Dover.
Dover throws a lazy head kick
and Kootz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dover throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ben Dover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dover has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kootz misses with the head strike.
Dover misses with a body punch.
Dover lands a good knee to the midsection. Kootz won't want to take too many of those.
Kootz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dover backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kootz.
Kootz takes an elbow to the temple.
Kootz managing to block the knees to the body from Dover.
Kootz avoiding damage as Dover throws knees to the body.
Dover misses with a knee to the head.
Kootz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kootz lands with a short shot to the head.
Dover connects with a knee to the head.
Dover displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kootz up against the cage.
Kootz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kootz.
Nice body punch from Kootz - that landed with a thud.
Dover working Kootz over with knees to the body.
Kootz misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover drops Kootz with a big knee straight up the middle! Kootz is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kootz is rocked!
It looks like Rage Kootz has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dover digs a good hook to Kootz's body.
Kootz is still on wobbly legs! Can Dover finish him?
Kootz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dover throws a head kick but Kootz moves out of range.
Kootz seems to have recovered his senses.
Dover with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dover tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kootz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dover throws a leg kick
and Kootz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dover lands a head kick. Kootz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dover cracks Kootz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dover connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dover throws a head kick that misses
and Kootz counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dover misses with a double jab.
Kootz moves out of range of the body kick.
Dover tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kootz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dover.
Ben Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Kootz moves out of range easily.
Dover tries to clinch up.
Kootz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dover moves away.
Dover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kootz.
Dover tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kootz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dover misses with the body kick
and Kootz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kootz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dover manages to avoid it.
Dover scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover moves into the clinch.
Dover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dover comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kootz presses Dover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dover is looking to break free of the clinch but Kootz has double underhooks.
Dover misses with an elbow over the top.
Kootz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dover landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A hook to the body from Kootz.
Dover blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kootz has a couple of punches blocked by Dover.
Dover creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kootz lands a nice shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dover as Kootz tries to tie him up.
Kootz throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kootz dodges an elbow strike from Dover.
Dover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dover misses with the head strike.
Dover trying to land knees to the body.
Dover lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dover is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kootz throws a jab but it's blocked by Dover.
Dover throws a leg kick but Kootz checks it.
Kootz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dover.
Dover throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kootz counters with a nice uppercut.
Dover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kootz can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a lazy right hand but Kootz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dover scores with a push kick.
Dover lands a jab-cross combination.
Dover throws a leg kick
and Kootz counters with a head kick.
Dover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kootz.
Kootz misses with a looping right.
Dover misses with a looping left.
Dover swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dover.
Dover connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dover fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Dover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kootz throws a jab when Dover was well out of range.
Dover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dover wants to clinch up but Kootz keeps it at a distance.
Dover throws the kick towards the body but Kootz avoids it.
Kootz scores with a punch to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dover checks a leg kick.
Dover rushes Kootz and presses him up against the cage.
Kootz managing to block the knees to the body from Dover.
Dover utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dover looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dover throws a head kick but Kootz moves out of range.
Dover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kootz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dover throws a sloppy head kick and Kootz moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Dover misses its intended target.
Dover tries to clinch but Kootz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover throws a one two combo.
Kootz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kootz swats away the attempt to clinch by Dover.
Some bone on bone action there as Kootz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kootz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dover. Dover circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Dover.
Kootz looks to score with a jab to the body but Dover is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dover is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kootz is defending well for now.
Kootz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kootz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kootz.
Kootz can't find room to land a body shot as Dover controls the action.
Nice elbow from Dover.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kootz.
Kootz lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover wants to break free but Kootz has control.
Kootz managing to block the knees to the body from Dover.
Dover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kootz presses Dover against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dover lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kootz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kootz avoids the elbow strike from Dover, against the cage.
Ben Dover has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kootz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dover controls his hands.
Kootz misses with some punches.
Kootz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dover.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dover.
Kootz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dover gets through Kootz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kootz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kootz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kootz.
Kootz is trying to maintain a safe position but Dover gets an underhook and turns Kootz into the cage.
Dover trying to land knees to the body.
Dover using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kootz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kootz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dover tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dover.
Kootz lands a shoulder strike.
Kootz tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dover scores a nice knee to the body.
Kootz tries to work over Dover's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kootz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dover backwards.
Kootz throws a head punch that misses.
Dover throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kootz misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kootz on the inside.
Dover with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kootz misses with the head strike.
Kootz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kootz tries to throw a body punch but Dover avoids it by throwing Kootz back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kootz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dover looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dover swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kootz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dover.
Dover missing with knees to the body.
Kootz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kootz misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ben Dover did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rage Kootz's cut.
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.
Good standup being displayed there by Kootz as he connects with a hook.
Dover looks to land a left hand but Kootz moved out of range nicely.
Dover misses the jab.
Dover paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kootz scores with a hook to the body. Dover takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kootz misses with a hook
and Dover counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dover tests Kootz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dover looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kootz swings widly with a right hand
and as Kootz loses concentration momentarily, Dover counters with a picture perfect head kick! Kootz goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Dover!
Ben Dover retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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