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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is another life - kano. Grover Dowiyogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scott Morgan's chin.
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210 lbs
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Dangerous knees
Cardio machine
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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
16 - 8 - 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
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Dowiyogo drives through and clinches with Morgan against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morgan has his back to the ropes.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Morgan controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
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 land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo working Morgan over with knees to the body.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Scott Morgan has been cut.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that half lands.
Morgan cracks a nice hook into Dowiyogo's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowiyogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo wants to land a leg kick but Morgan is out of range.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it.
Dowiyogo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick that misses.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Dowiyogo ducks down to avoid it.
Dowiyogo rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Morgan is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Morgan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Dowiyogo pushes Morgan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Nice elbow from Morgan.
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 Scott Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Dowiyogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Morgan gets tackled into the ropes by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo maintains the clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but Dowiyogo pushes him back against the ropes.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morgan misses with a knee strike.
Morgan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morgan blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dowiyogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Morgan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dowiyogo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a body kick
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Grover Dowiyogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dowiyogo scores with a push kick.
Dowiyogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
A low kick from Dowiyogo misses
and Morgan counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Dowiyogo rushes Morgan and presses him up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo stalling the fight.
Morgan misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
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 Scott Morgan'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.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick!
Dowiyogo is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan pushes Dowiyogo away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo has managed to clinch.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan looking to stall.
Morgan landing knees to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Dowiyogo connects 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!
Morgan lands with a light punch inside.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Morgan wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Morgan's cut.
That's time! Dowiyogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dowiyogo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowiyogo can pounce on him.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Dowiyogo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
Morgan lands a slapping body shot.
Dowiyogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Morgan's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Dowiyogo. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Dowiyogo is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan throws a series of strikes that have Dowiyogo backpedaling.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Dowiyogo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dowiyogo misses with a body shot.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morgan moves out of range of the body kick from Dowiyogo.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Dowiyogo's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Dowiyogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan looks low and kicks high, catching Dowiyogo right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Dowiyogo crashing to the mat! Dowiyogo uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Dowiyogo is rocked!
Dowiyogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan lands a front kick to the face, that drops Dowiyogo to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dowiyogo lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Morgan takes that final round after knocking his opponent down multiple times.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dowiyogo is looking to chop away at Morgan's legs.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dowiyogo. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
That kick from Dowiyogo tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dowiyogo.
Scott Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan clobbers Dowiyogo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dowiyogo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Dowiyogo avoids them all with ease.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dowiyogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Dowiyogo misses with a body kick.
Morgan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo pushes Morgan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morgan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Morgan is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Morgan takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo throws an elbow that misses.
Morgan tries to stall but Dowiyogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morgan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Morgan avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
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