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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Pavlyuchenko has chosen Mushroomhead-Soltaire Unraveling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
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World class MT
Insanely flexible
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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
39 - 24 - 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
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dowiyogo drops his hands momentarily and Pavlyuchenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dowiyogo throws out a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range and Dowiyogo only half commits.
Dowiyogo misses with a combination
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pavlyuchenko takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
Pavlyuchenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Pavlyuchenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pavlyuchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pavlyuchenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dowiyogo thuds his shin into the meat of Pavlyuchenko's side.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Dowiyogo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo misses with a body shot.
Pavlyuchenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dowiyogo is able to avoid easily.
Pavlyuchenko takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dowiyogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Pavlyuchenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dowiyogo.
That kick from Dowiyogo tenderised Pavlyuchenko's leg. Pavlyuchenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowiyogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dowiyogo misses with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo looks to land a combination but Pavlyuchenko avoids it well.
Dowiyogo misses with a low kick.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pavlyuchenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Dowiyogo steps away.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a jab.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right hand that Dowiyogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowiyogo also avoids with ease.
Dowiyogo scoring well with a low kick there.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pavlyuchenko will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko misses the shot to the body.
Dowiyogo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko is out of range and Dowiyogo settles back down.
Dowiyogo moves into range and clinches up with Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo lands a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
A short right from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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 Pavlyuchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlyuchenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dowiyogos head.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Grover Dowiyogo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dowiyogo moves out of range of the body kick from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pavlyuchenko thinks about the counter body kick.
Pavlyuchenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dowiyogo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Pavlyuchenko moves out of range easily.
Grover Dowiyogo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick. Pavlyuchenko tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dowiyogo closes the distance but Pavlyuchenko moves to the side
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a body kick that misses.
Pavlyuchenko feints a counter leg kick.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dowiyogo.
Pavlyuchenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but Dowiyogo moved away.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo is looking for a counter combo.
Pavlyuchenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dowiyogo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pavlyuchenko.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlyuchenko catches Dowiyogo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dowiyogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dowiyogo throws a right and a left that Pavlyuchenko avoids nicely.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dowiyogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Dowiyogo lands but Pavlyuchenko takes it in his stride.
Pavlyuchenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Pavlyuchenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dowiyogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pavlyuchenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pavlyuchenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dowiyogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pavlyuchenko's sensitive parts.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Pavlyuchenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Dowiyogo is predictable there
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a nice leg kick.
Dowiyogo throws a solid leg kick but Pavlyuchenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dowiyogo ducks under a wild hook from Pavlyuchenko.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo checks a leg kick.
Dowiyogo scores with a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Dowiyogo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Pavlyuchenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlyuchenko presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Pavlyuchenko on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to stall.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pavlyuchenko is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlyuchenko holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a right to the head.
Pavlyuchenko lands a left hand.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Pavlyuchenko is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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!
Pavlyuchenko lands an uppercut.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pavlyuchenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pavlyuchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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