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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilian Mladenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo's entrance music is another life - kano. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ilian Mladenov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mladenov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Mladenov blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Mladenov avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mladenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenov is defending well for now.
Mladenov has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Mladenov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mladenov looks winded!
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Mladenov managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Mladenov has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Mladenov is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mladenov avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mladenov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mladenov is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mladenov's elbow.
Mladenov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo has Mladenov pressed against the cage, preventing Mladenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Dowiyogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mladenov can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stalling in the clinch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Mladenov blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mladenov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ilian Mladenov has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Mladenov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mladenov managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mladenov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Mladenov tries to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling the position.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mladenov missing with knees to the body.
Mladenov takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Dowiyogo stalls.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mladenov avoids the damage to the body.
Mladenov has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Mladenov avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Mladenov can't break the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Mladenov takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mladenov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mladenov tries to stall but Dowiyogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ilian Mladenov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mladenov won't want to take too many of those.
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo'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.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenov is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Dowiyogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Mladenov won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dowiyogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mladenov's brow.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo just leaning against Mladenov, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Mladenov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mladenov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Mladenov is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mladenov.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenov is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mladenov avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mladenov can do to turn this around?
Mladenov avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Mladenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick!
Mladenov lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Mladenov is having none of it.
Mladenov scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mladenov gets tackled into the cage by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo maintains the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Mladenov blocks it.
Mladenov can't break the clinch.
Mladenov is trying to force a seperation but Dowiyogo has the dominant position.
Mladenov managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo has Mladenov pressed against the cage, preventing Mladenov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mladenov avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Mladenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mladenov is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Mladenov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dowiyogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mladenov's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo presses Mladenov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mladenov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mladenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mladenov blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Mladenov swinging wildly here.
Dowiyogo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mladenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dowiyogo swings for the body but Mladenov moves out of range.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo darts in trying to clinch
and Mladenov counters with a good, hard body kick but Dowiyogo shrugs it off.
Mladenov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mladenov blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mladenov's efforts to push away.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Mladenov.
Mladenov avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenov is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mladenov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mladenov tries to break free but Dowiyogo pushes him back against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mladenov avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mladenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mladenov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Mladenov moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ilian Mladenov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Mladenov is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dowiyogo, right into the meat.
Mladenov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick. Mladenov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mladenov misses with a body kick.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mladenov.
Dowiyogo walks into a jab.
A shot to the liver by Mladenov. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo scores with a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a nice looking combination but Mladenov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mladenov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a big shot that misses.
Mladenov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Mladenov moves out of range.
Mladenov swings for the body but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Mladenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mladenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Mladenov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mladenov moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Mladenov throws a jab when Dowiyogo was well out of range.
Mladenov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowiyogo can pounce on him.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ilian Mladenov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mladenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dowiyogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo rushes Mladenov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mladenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo pushes Mladenov away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that Mladenov sees coming a mile off.
Grover Dowiyogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Mladenov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo staying out of range there.
Mladenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Mladenov swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.
Mladenov looks to throw the jab but Dowiyogo is out of range.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Mladenov is having none of it.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Mladenov moves out of range easily.
Mladenov throws out a loose jab but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo connects with a solid leg kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged Mladenov in a clinch.
Mladenov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mladenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mladenov catches Dowiyogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo delivers a nice body kick.
Mladenov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mladenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowiyogo clinches up against the cage.
Mladenov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mladenov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents Mladenov from breaking the clinch.
Mladenov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mladenov is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mladenov.
A right hook to the body lands for Dowiyogo.
Mladenov is looking to break free of the clinch but Dowiyogo has double underhooks.
Mladenov trying to land knees to the body.
Mladenov is trying to force a seperation but Dowiyogo has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mladenov misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Mladenov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mladenov avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowiyogo 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
In his post fight interview, Grover Dowiyogo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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