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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall comes to the ring accompanied by Nico Vega - Beast. Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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212 lbs
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Hall throws out a loose jab but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Hall misses the jab.
Dowiyogo is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dowiyogo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Van Hall is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dowiyogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Hall up against the ropes.
Van Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Dowiyogo has Van Hall pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Hall.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo stalls.
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.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Dowiyogo.
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.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Van Hall's face.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is working Van Hall over against the ropes.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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.
Van Hall wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch.
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.
Dowiyogo stalling against the ropes.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Van Hall gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
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.
That's time! Van Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Van Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents Van Hall from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dowiyogo.
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo works on Van Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Van Hall blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
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.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working Van Hall over with 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.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Hall is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Hall has his back to the ropes.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo has Van Hall pressed against the ropes, preventing Van Hall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo pushes Van Hall back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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. Van Hall is defending well for now.
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.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Van Hall won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Van Hall shrugs off.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Van Hall and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Dowiyogo working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Van Hall's ribcage. Van Hall let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Come on Dowiyogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Van Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dowiyogo is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Hall lands a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo working Van Hall over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 throws the kick towards the body but Van Hall avoids it.
Van Hall misses with a series of wild punches.
Dowiyogo darts in and clinches Van Hall up against the ropes.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Van Hall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Van Hall.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Hall tries to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling the position.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hall misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall misses with the head strike.
Van Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Van Hall lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Ruud Van Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Hall.
A right hand to the body from Dowiyogo.
I was talking to Van Hall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Van Hall working hard to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Van Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Van Hall misses with some punches.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Van Hall fails to land.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Van Hall avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dowiyogo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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