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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anavar Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music. Anavar Punch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grover Dowiyogo's chin.
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212 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anavar Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Punch moves out of range of the body kick.
Dowiyogo looks to land a combination but Punch avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Punch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Punch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Punch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Punch tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Punch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo moves out of range as Punch throws a body kick.
Punch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Dowiyogo forces Punch back against the ropes and clinches.
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!
Punch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Punch.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Punch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Punch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Punch tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
A short right from Dowiyogo on the inside.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Dowiyogo is struggling to control the position.
Punch wants to break free but Dowiyogo has control.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Punch avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Punch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Punch's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice body kick.
Punch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a sloppy head kick and Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Punch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Punch misses with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Dowiyogo forces Punch back against the ropes and clinches.
Punch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as Punch tries to tie him up.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Punch's ribcage. Punch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Punch takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Punch digs a right hand into Dowiyogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dowiyogo's gas tank.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
That's time! Punch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Punch moves out of range.
Punch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick by Dowiyogo misses
and Punch counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dowiyogo throws a push kick but Punch slaps the foot to one side.
Punch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowiyogo can pounce on him.
Dowiyogo throws a lazy head kick
enabling Punch to counter with a crisp jab.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Punch stuns Dowiyogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Punch moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dowiyogo looks for the body kick but Punch saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Punch throws out a head kick that Dowiyogo doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dowiyogo crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Dowiyogo's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dowiyogo misses the jab.
Punch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Punch throws a wild body kick that Dowiyogo sees coming a mile off.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick that knocks Punch off balance momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dowiyogo!
Dowiyogo rushes Punch and presses him up against the ropes.
Punch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punch stalling in the clinch but Dowiyogo improves position.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dowiyogo.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Punch managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The referee calls for Dowiyogo to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Punch scores with a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Punch blocks it.
Punch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dowiyogo or not.
Punch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Punch scores with a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Punch's face.
It looks like Anavar Punch has been cut.
Punch manages to break the clinch.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dowiyogo.
Punch looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anavar Punch will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo working Punch over with knees to the body.
Punch lands with a light punch inside.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Punch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Punch is looking to score with low kicks.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Punch moves away
and Punch counters by clinching up.
Punch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Punch avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
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 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Punch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Punch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Punch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Punch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Punch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Punch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Punch stalling the fight.
Punch working aggressively here.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Punch's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Punch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Punch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Punch tries to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling the position.
Punch stalling in the clinch but Dowiyogo improves position.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand into Punch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Punch's gas tank.
Punch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Punch.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Punch digs a right hand underneath Dowiyogo's ribcage. Dowiyogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Punch keeps Dowiyogo at a distance using the push kick.
Dowiyogo lands with a slapping head kick.
Dowiyogo defending well as Punch loads up on a big left hand.
Dowiyogo connects with a leg kick. Punch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Punch is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick from Punch misses.
Punch takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Anavar Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Punch misses.
Dowiyogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Dowiyogo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Punch moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Punch misses.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
Punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dowiyogo looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
Punch looks to land a left hand but Dowiyogo moved out of range nicely.
Dowiyogo keeps Punch at a distance using the push kick.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch misses with a low kick.
Punch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dowiyogo on the side of the head.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo misses with a kick to the body.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up
and Punch counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch throws a head kick that misses.
Punch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Dowiyogo connects with a high kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Dowiyogo misses with a leg kick.
Punch throws a leg kick which misses Dowiyogo's front leg but catches the back leg as Dowiyogo tries to avoid it.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Punch lands with a hook. Dowiyogo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch misses with a looping right.
Punch lands with an uppercut that bounces Dowiyogo off the ropes and back into range.
A head kick from Dowiyogo lands but Punch takes it in his stride.
Punch is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that fourth 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Punch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Punch.
Dowiyogo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dowiyogo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Punch avoids it.
Dowiyogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Punch struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Punch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Punch misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Punch avoids it.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Punch is defending well for now.
Punch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Punch tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Punch back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Punch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Punch blocks with his arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Punch.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Punch avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Punch's ribcage.
Punch presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Punch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punch.
Punch pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Punch is struggling to control the position.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two 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. Punch is defending well for now.
Punch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Punch's efforts to push away.
Punch tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Punch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo gets tackled into the ropes by Punch. Punch maintains the clinch.
Punch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punch avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Punch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anavar Punch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Punch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowiyogo can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dowiyogo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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