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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuma Hariyuoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into the arena with another life - kano blaring out of the sound system. Hakuma Hariyuoki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hakuma Hariyuoki!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hariyuoki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dowiyogo on the side of the head.
Hariyuoki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hariyuoki throws a series of punches but Dowiyogo avoids them all with ease.
Hariyuoki misses with a two punch combination.
Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki moves into the clinch.
Hariyuoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hariyuoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hariyuoki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hariyuoki lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Hariyuoki avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Hariyuoki has a couple of punches blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees 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!
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo has Hariyuoki pressed against the cage, preventing Hariyuoki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hariyuoki is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Hariyuoki.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo working Hariyuoki over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hariyuoki avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hariyuoki is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowiyogo has double underhooks.
Hariyuoki misses with a body punch.
Hariyuoki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hariyuoki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Hariyuoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Hariyuoki blocks it.
Nice elbow from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hakuma Hariyuoki has been cut.
Hariyuoki breaks from the clinch.
Hariyuoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dowiyogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dowiyogo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hariyuoki to score with a decent uppercut.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Hariyuoki moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hariyuoki tries to bum rush Dowiyogo with a series of wild strikes but Dowiyogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hariyuoki pushes Dowiyogo up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hariyuoki scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hariyuoki avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hariyuoki pushes off an throws an elbow but Dowiyogo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hariyuoki is defending well for now.
Hariyuoki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hariyuoki.
Nice body punch from Hariyuoki - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo tries to throw a body punch but Hariyuoki avoids it by throwing Dowiyogo back against the cage.
Hariyuoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo misses with an elbow over the top.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hariyuoki won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hariyuoki is defending well for now.
Hariyuoki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hariyuoki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.
Hariyuoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hariyuoki thows a body shot but no joy.
Hariyuoki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Hariyuoki moves out of range easily.
Hariyuoki instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hariyuoki landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hariyuoki.
A hook to the body from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hariyuoki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hariyuoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hariyuoki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Hariyuoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hariyuoki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Hariyuoki breaks the clinch.
Hariyuoki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dowiyogo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hariyuoki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hariyuoki missing with a left hand there. Dowiyogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Hariyuoki - just one landing.
Dowiyogo ducks under a wild hook from Hariyuoki.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowiyogo, right into the meat.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hariyuoki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowiyogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowiyogo misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowiyogo, right into the meat.
Hariyuoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hariyuoki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hariyuoki avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Hariyuoki moves out of range as Dowiyogo throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo slips under a jab.
Hariyuoki avoids a kick to the body.
Hariyuoki throws a series of punches but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Hariyuoki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hakuma Hariyuoki dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dowiyogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dowiyogo gets a clinch.
Hariyuoki landing knees to the body.
Hariyuoki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Hariyuoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Hariyuoki avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Hakuma Hariyuoki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hariyuoki is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hariyuoki on the inside.
Hariyuoki has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hariyuoki avoids it.
Hariyuoki manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dowiyogo - that will leave a mark!
Hariyuoki throws a hook to the side of Dowiyogo's head but Dowiyogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Dowiyogo tries to bum rush Hariyuoki with a series of wild strikes but Hariyuoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hariyuoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dowiyogo, pushing him back against the cage.
Hariyuoki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Hariyuoki avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Hariyuoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hakuma Hariyuoki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hariyuoki works the jab nicely.
Hariyuoki throws a nice looking combination but Dowiyogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki misses with a wild combination.
Hariyuoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hariyuoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowiyogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki lands a nice looking body shot.
Hariyuoki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hariyuoki is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki jabs Dowiyogo right on the nose. Dowiyogo blinks but takes it well.
Hariyuoki tries to bum rush Dowiyogo with a series of wild strikes but Dowiyogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Hariyuoki is having none of it.
Dowiyogo slips under a jab.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hariyuoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dowiyogo misses the shot to the body.
Hariyuoki forces Dowiyogo back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hariyuoki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hariyuoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Hariyuoki misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from Hariyuoki, against the cage.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Hariyuoki's ribcage.
Hariyuoki avoids the elbow strike from Dowiyogo, against the cage.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hariyuoki working hard to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hariyuoki avoids it.
Dowiyogo throws an elbow that misses.
Dowiyogo is working Hariyuoki over against the cage.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hariyuoki avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hariyuoki avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hariyuoki won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Hariyuoki misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hariyuoki managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Hariyuoki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hariyuoki tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Hariyuoki can't break the clinch.
Hariyuoki lands with a left to the head.
Hariyuoki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hariyuoki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo working Hariyuoki over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hariyuoki won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Hariyuoki is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Hariyuoki blocks it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Hariyuoki avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hariyuoki breaks the clinch.
Hariyuoki lands with a straight right. Dowiyogo didn't see that one coming.
Hariyuoki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hariyuoki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hariyuoki blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Hariyuoki misses with the combination.
Dowiyogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hariyuoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo slips under a jab from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Hariyuoki is having none of it.
Hariyuoki throws a nice looking combination but Dowiyogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hariyuoki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hariyuoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo lands a head kick. Hariyuoki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dowiyogo.
Hariyuoki lands a glancing blow to the side of Dowiyogo's head.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Hariyuoki drives through and clinches with Dowiyogo against the cage.
Hariyuoki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hariyuoki avoids it.
Hariyuoki wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hariyuoki is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hariyuoki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hariyuoki avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Hariyuoki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hariyuoki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.
Hariyuoki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hariyuoki lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hariyuoki blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Hariyuoki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hariyuoki lands a shot 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!
Hariyuoki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hariyuoki connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hariyuoki is defending well for now.
Hariyuoki misses with a punch to the body.
Hariyuoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hariyuoki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hariyuoki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hariyuoki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dowiyogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Hariyuoki misses with a body shot.
Hariyuoki connects with a looping right hand.
Hariyuoki scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to move into range but Hariyuoki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Hariyuoki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hariyuoki misses with a wild combination.
Hariyuoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that Hariyuoki sees coming a mile off.
Hariyuoki swings for the body but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hariyuoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hariyuoki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
Hariyuoki lands a slapping body shot.
Dowiyogo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Hariyuoki blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hariyuoki misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hariyuoki misses with a hook. Dowiyogo ducked under it nicely.
Hariyuoki avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
No joy there for Hariyuoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hariyuoki misses with a looping left.
Dowiyogo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hariyuoki.
Hariyuoki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Hariyuoki does no damage.
Hariyuoki tries to keep at a distance but Dowiyogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hariyuoki.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hariyuoki's efforts to push away.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Hariyuoki lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Hariyuoki is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hariyuoki has his back to the cage.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hariyuoki is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hariyuoki lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hariyuoki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hariyuoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo misses with a body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hariyuoki.
Decent striking displayed by Hariyuoki there.
Hariyuoki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hariyuoki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowiyogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hariyuoki throws out a loose jab but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hariyuoki misses the jab.
Hariyuoki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hariyuoki lands with an uppercut that bounces Dowiyogo off the cage and back into range.
Hariyuoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hariyuoki will feel that in the morning.
Dowiyogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakuma Hariyuoki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hariyuoki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakuma Hariyuoki!
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