PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, another life - kano. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dowiyogo
vs
The

178 cm
29
212 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

191 cm
36
221 lbs
23 - 20 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
The misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from The.
Dowiyogo trying to control the position but instead, The has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dowiyogo into the ropes.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The looks winded!
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. The won't want to take too many of those.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dowiyogo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
The pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Dowiyogo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch to the body.
The is stalling here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to stall but The uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents The from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from The.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The blocks it with crossed arms.
The wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dowiyogo tries to stall but The uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but The blocks it.
Dowiyogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of The backwards.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dowiyogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
The 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 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The working aggressively here.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
The missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. The won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand into The's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The's gas tank.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The takes an elbow to the temple.
The looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but The avoids it.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Dowiyogo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but The keeps it at a distance.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but The keeps it at a distance.
Dowiyogo avoids the head kick by The.
The misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and The moves out of range easily.
The misses with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that The semi-blocks.

The clinches.
The swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo tries to work over The's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
The scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
The is breathing heavily.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from The, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into The's ribcage.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The or not.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but The improves position.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The can do to turn this around?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

The tries to keep at a distance but Dowiyogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
The throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dowiyogo. That one must have hurt.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo misses with a wild body shot.

The clinches up against the ropes.

The breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but The swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - The circles away.
Dowiyogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dowiyogo. That's going to slow The down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo motions for The to come forward. Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
The fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The keeps the fight on the outside.

The has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo lands an uppercut.
The tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
The blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dowiyogo tries to clinch but The moves out of range.
The goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dowiyogo.

The rushes Dowiyogo and presses him up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
The throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.

The's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The trying to control the position but instead, Dowiyogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed The into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
The takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grover Dowiyogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dowiyogo blocks a head kick by The.

Dowiyogo darts in and clinches The up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
A nice right hand lands inside from The.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
The holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
The misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
The wants to stall.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from The.
The connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from The.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
The pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a nice head kick!
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but The sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.

Dowiyogo darts in and clinches The up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from The.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as The controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The missing with knees to the body.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The lands a right hand.
The takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The's elbow.
The manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Grover Dowiyogo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

The gets tackled into the ropes by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo maintains the clinch.
The lands a nice elbow.
The lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the head.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to control the position but instead, The has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dowiyogo into the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The.
The unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo takes a knee right on the jaw!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from The.
The lands a body shot in the clinch.

The breaks the clinch.
The throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The throws a head kick but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Dowiyogo blocks a head kick by The.

Dowiyogo clinches up with The and pushes him back against the ropes.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The 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. The is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but The is blocking nicely.
The throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
The lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
The lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from The.
The lands a hook to the side of the head.
The taking a breather.
The throws an elbow but it misses.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

The pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo thows a body kick. The tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dowiyogo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
The takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
The misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from The tenderised Dowiyogo's leg. Dowiyogo is trying to keep his angry face on.
The displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The counters with a solid body kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but The moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The darts in and clinches Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
The creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
The misses with an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from The.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. The won't want to take too many of those.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, The throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dowiyogo.
The stalling in the clinch but Dowiyogo improves position.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but The blocks it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The lands a nice knee to the body.
The managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
The tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from The.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Dowiyogo. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The motions for Dowiyogo to come forward. The throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The misses with a low kick as Dowiyogo jumps back.

Dowiyogo tries to keep at a distance but The has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
The lands 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. The is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
The 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 misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
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 putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as The tries to tie him up.
The misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, The just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
The missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but The blocks it.

The breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo scores with a spinning back kick!
Dowiyogo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by The.
The throws a leg kick
and Dowiyogo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The moves out of range as Dowiyogo throws a body kick.
Dowiyogo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dowiyogo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but The moves out of range.
A punch combination from The misses.
Dowiyogo is looking to chop away at The's legs.
Dowiyogo throws a big shot that misses.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
The throws a jab when Dowiyogo was well out of range.

The moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is trying to push Dowiyogo away but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but The avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as The throws knees to the body.
The lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. The lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
The can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. The won't want to take too many of those.
The 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 The avoids it.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working The over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo looking to stall.
A short uppercut from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The misses with an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Jake The has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
The tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. The obliges.
The lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
The working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dowiyogo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.