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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Van Hall has chosen Nico Vega - Beast as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ruud Van Hall will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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212 lbs
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198 lbs
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World class MT
Very quick
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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
25 - 12 - 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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hall misses with a wild combination.
Van Hall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dowiyogo has time to react.
Van Hall gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van Hall trying to stall but Dowiyogo improves his position.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Van Hall lands with a right to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Van Hall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Hall pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo works on Van Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Van Hall moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Van Hall moves out of range easily.
Van Hall wants to counter with a clinch but Dowiyogo pushes him away.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hall misses with a wild combination.
Dowiyogo clinches with his opponent.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Dowiyogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Van Hall's brow.
Dowiyogo cracks Van Hall with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Van Hall wants to break free but Dowiyogo has control.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Dowiyogo pushes off an throws an elbow but Van Hall leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Van Hall wants to break free but Dowiyogo has control.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Van Hall looks winded!
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dowiyogo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Hall can turn it around.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged Van Hall in a clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow just above Van Hall 's eye.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Hall tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hall or not.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo lands with a right to the head.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
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 Ruud Van Hall's cut.
That's time! Dowiyogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van Hall lands with a good body shot.
Dowiyogo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Hall circles away.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo gets tackled into the ropes by Van Hall. Van Hall maintains the clinch.
Van Hall is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo stalls.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Hall can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Hall's defenses.
Van Hall prevents a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks it.
Van Hall tries to stall but Dowiyogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Hall struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hall 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 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hall misses with an elbow over the top.
Van Hall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Hall's elbow.
Van Hall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo trying 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. Van Hall 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. Van Hall is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Van Hall misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hall swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dowiyogo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Van Hall misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Van Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
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 Ruud Van Hall's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dowiyogo rushes Van Hall and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Hall takes a shot to the head.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Van Hall can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Van Hall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo cracks Van Hall with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Van Hall 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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Hall or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Van Hall throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Dowiyogo pushes Van Hall back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Hall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.
Van Hall landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Van Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Van Hall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dowiyogo presses Van Hall against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Van Hall misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Hall.
Van Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Van Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo had his way with Ruud Van Hall in that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dowiyogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Dowiyogo clinches up with Van Hall and pushes him back against the ropes.
Van Hall tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall misses with an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dowiyogo.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Van Hall is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Dowiyogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Van Hall 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.
Ruud Van Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Van Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Van Hall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo presses Van Hall against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dowiyogo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 50:44
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:44
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:44
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.
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