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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 7 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo blocks a low kick nicely.
MacMillen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dowiyogo connects with an inside leg kick.
MacMillen lands a lovely overhand right.
MacMillen tries to keep at a distance but Dowiyogo has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacMillen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dowiyogo is stalling here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
MacMillen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacMillen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MacMillen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacMillen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
MacMillen is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now MacMillen has his back to the cage.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacMillen tries to land a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo is looking to control MacMillen's arms but MacMillen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dowiyogo has his back to the cage.
MacMillen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dowiyogo blocks it with crossed arms.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
MacMillen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacMillen looks winded!
MacMillen misses with some punches.
Dowiyogo pushes MacMillen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacMillen avoids the damage to the body.
MacMillen managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
MacMillen throws a knee to the head but misses.
MacMillen has a couple of punches blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as MacMillen controls the action.
MacMillen breaks from the clinch.
MacMillen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
MacMillen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dowiyogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacMillen manages to avoid it.
Dowiyogo defending well as MacMillen loads up on a big left hand.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
I was talking to Dowiyogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacMillen lands a shoulder strike.
MacMillen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
MacMillen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
MacMillen 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.
MacMillen tries to circle away but Dowiyogo has him pinned against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
MacMillen wants to stall.
MacMillen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dowiyogo's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacMillen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
MacMillen working aggressively here.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacMillen 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 round.
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.
MacMillen throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
MacMillen works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
MacMillen lands with a light punch inside.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that MacMillen shrugs off.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MacMillen.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo looking to stall.
MacMillen misses with a short punch on the inside.
MacMillen tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from MacMillen fails to land.
MacMillen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacMillen avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
MacMillen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
MacMillen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MacMillen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
MacMillen has a couple of punches blocked by Dowiyogo.
MacMillen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacMillen avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working MacMillen over with knees to the body.
MacMillen prevents a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. MacMillen won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacMillen is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo 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. MacMillen is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands a damaging elbow.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo has MacMillen pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but MacMillen is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with 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. MacMillen is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
MacMillen managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
MacMillen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacMillen.
MacMillen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo landing knees 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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but MacMillen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowiyogo is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacMillen moves away.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacMillen gets tackled into the cage by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo maintains the clinch.
MacMillen working aggressively here.
MacMillen struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MacMillen's defenses.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
MacMillen 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.
MacMillen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacMillen avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacMillen avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
MacMillen misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Dowiyogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
MacMillen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MacMillen lands a nice shot to the body.
MacMillen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
MacMillen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MacMillen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for MacMillen.
MacMillen managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
A short body shot lands from Dowiyogo as the two fighters clinch.
MacMillen misses with a knee strike.
MacMillen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacMillen is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo keeps control of MacMillen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as MacMillen controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from MacMillen fails to land.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacMillen can do to turn this around?
MacMillen throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as MacMillen tries to tie him up.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacMillen is defending well for now.
MacMillen tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowiyogo thows a body shot but no joy.
MacMillen blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dowiyogo thows a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo wants to land a leg kick but MacMillen is out of range.
Dowiyogo moves to clinch but MacMillen breaks away
enabling MacMillen to counter with a crisp jab.
MacMillen takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacMillen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowiyogo was well out of range. Poor timing from MacMillen.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - MacMillen circles away.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacMillen scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
Dowiyogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo slips under a jab.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo moves in looking to clinch but MacMillen pushes him off.
Grover Dowiyogo is winning the standup battle so far.
MacMillen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
MacMillen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but MacMillen moves away
and MacMillen counters with a nice body shot.
MacMillen blocks the body kick.
MacMillen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dowiyogo circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but MacMillen moved away.
MacMillen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowiyogo can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacMillen keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from MacMillen misses the target.
Dowiyogo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged MacMillen in a clinch.
MacMillen tries to break free but Dowiyogo pushes him back against the cage.
MacMillen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacMillen lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacMillen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacMillen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
MacMillen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and MacMillen avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A right hook to the body lands for Dowiyogo.
MacMillen misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but MacMillen avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo had his way with John MacMillen in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
MacMillen thows a body shot but no joy.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from MacMillen misses the target.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch but MacMillen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but MacMillen keeps it at a distance.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but MacMillen is having none of it.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch but MacMillen slips to the side
and MacMillen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacMillen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
MacMillen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from MacMillen misses.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but MacMillen avoids it.
MacMillen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dowiyogo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt MacMillen.
Dowiyogo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
and MacMillen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
MacMillen is looking to land body kicks.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - MacMillen circles away.
Dowiyogo dodges the punch combination from MacMillen.
A big left from MacMillen misses.
Dowiyogo slips a jab and a cross from MacMillen.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but MacMillen moves out of range.
MacMillen throws a jab but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
MacMillen 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.
MacMillen misses with a wild body shot.
MacMillen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
MacMillen blocks the body kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to slow MacMillen down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to land a body kick
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacMillen avoids a kick to the body.
MacMillen loads up on a big right hand but Dowiyogo slips the punch.
Dowiyogo takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacMillen misses with a hook.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
MacMillen misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Dowiyogo is predictable there
and MacMillen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dowiyogo thinking.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to MacMillen's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but MacMillen circles away and keeps his distance.
MacMillen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
MacMillen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
John MacMillen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacMillen circles away from the clinch attempt.
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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
A less than humble Grover Dowiyogo misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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