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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. another life - kano kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.
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Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo misses with a body kick.
Dowiyogo avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo throws a big counter head kick but Byrne avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Byrne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dowiyogo. That's going to slow Byrne down.
Byrne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dowiyogo counters with a body kick that stops Byrne in his tracks momentarily.
Byrne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo working Byrne over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrne lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo misses with the head strike.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Dowiyogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Byrne lands an elbow just above Dowiyogo 's eye.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Byrne blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byrne.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dowiyogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Byrne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
Byrne rushes Dowiyogo and presses him up against the ropes.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Byrne is keeping busy.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Byrne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.
A right hand to the body from Byrne.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Byrne landing knees to the body.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Byrne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A hook to the body from Byrne.
A short right from Byrne.
A short left from Byrne.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
David Byrne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byrne's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A short right from Byrne on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne dominated that second 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!
Dowiyogo throws a low kick, looking for Byrne's leg but Byrne calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Byrne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dowiyogo.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Byrne tries to score with a low kick but Dowiyogo moves his leg out of the way.
As Byrne backs off Dowiyogo throws a huge counter combo but Byrne manages to avoid it all.
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dowiyogo can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dowiyogo pushes Byrne up against the ropes in a clinch.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to stall.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dowiyogo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byrne working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne lands a right hand.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Byrne controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Byrne.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Byrne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
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!
Byrne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dowiyogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Byrne works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Byrne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrne takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Dowiyogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrne missing with knees to the body.
Byrne is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byrne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Byrne had his way with Grover Dowiyogo in that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dowiyogo clinches.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
A short right from Byrne.
Dowiyogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Byrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Byrne lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
Byrne lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
Byrne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Dowiyogo's ribcage. Dowiyogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byrne blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byrne obliges.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Byrne crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Byrne is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byrne lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Byrne.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Dowiyogo's ribcage. Dowiyogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Byrne.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
David Byrne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne lands an uppercut.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne avoids the elbow strike from Dowiyogo, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Byrne 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
David Byrne thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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