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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between River Waters (ranked 2756 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Vien Yosuke (ranked 110 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, River Waters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vien Yosuke!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yosuke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Waters takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yosuke connects with an inside leg kick.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke lands with a hook. Waters tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Waters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yosuke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters is looking to clinch.
Yosuke lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Waters doesn't manage to clinch there - Yosuke circles away.
Yosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Waters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke jabs Waters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yosuke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yosuke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters rushes Yosuke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Waters goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yosuke manages to break the clinch.
Waters pushes Yosuke up against the cage in a clinch.
Yosuke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waters misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waters.
Waters has a couple of punches blocked by Yosuke.
Yosuke working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Yosuke.
Waters swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Waters fails to land.
Yosuke scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
Still in the clinch, Yosuke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Waters definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yosuke throws a head punch that misses.
Yosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yosuke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Waters backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yosuke breaks the clinch.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Waters tries to clinch up
and Yosuke counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters is looking to clinch.
Yosuke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Waters on the side of the head.
River Waters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Waters fails with an attempt to clinch.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke is having none of it.
Yosuke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Waters with a body shot.
Waters tries to clinch
enabling Yosuke to counter with a crisp jab.
Yosuke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Waters is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Yosuke counters with a body kick.
Waters walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yosuke jabs Waters right on the nose. Waters blinks but takes it well.
Yosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Waters tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yosuke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Waters tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke scores with a decent looking hook.
Waters tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waters wants to clinch.
Jab from Yosuke.
Waters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yosuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Waters is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Waters moves to clinch but Yosuke breaks away
and Yosuke counters with a body kick that stops Waters in his tracks momentarily.
Waters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yosuke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yosuke thows a body kick. Waters tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yosuke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Waters had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yosuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yosuke counters with a nice leg kick.
Waters tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Waters wants to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Waters on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Waters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yosuke scores with a jab.
Waters looks to clinch
and Waters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yosuke connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yosuke.
Waters looks to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waters's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Waters walks into a straight right hand from Yosuke.
Waters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waters drops his hands momentarily and Yosuke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yosuke tests Waters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vien Yosuke 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.
Waters is looking to clinch but Yosuke is avoiding it.
Yosuke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yosuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Waters wants to clinch.
Waters moves to clinch but Yosuke breaks away
and Yosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Waters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yosuke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yosuke lands a jab.
Yosuke's corner calls for a 1-2. Yosuke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yosuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Yosuke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That kick from Yosuke tenderised Waters's leg. Waters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yosuke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yosuke counters with a left to the body.
Yosuke lands a nice shot to the body.
Waters tries to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yosuke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Waters takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Waters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yosuke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Waters.
Yosuke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waters. Waters circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waters moves to clinch but Yosuke breaks away
and Yosuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Yosuke is looking to slow Waters down with leg kicks.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke moves away
and Yosuke counters with a body kick that stops Waters in his tracks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yosuke with a nice cross.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waters will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke lands with an overhand left.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters 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.
Waters fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yosuke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Waters is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Waters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yosuke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Waters wants to clinch up but Yosuke keeps it at a distance.
Vien Yosuke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Waters tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Yosuke to counter with a crisp jab.
Yosuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Waters wants to clinch up but Yosuke keeps it at a distance.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke with a jab.
Yosuke scores with a jab.
Yosuke scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yosuke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Waters wants to clinch.
Waters tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Waters takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Waters is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yosuke.
Waters closes the distance but Yosuke moves to the side
and Yosuke counters with a stiff right hand.
Waters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yosuke counters with a right hand to the body.
Waters tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters moves to clinch but Yosuke breaks away
and Yosuke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yosuke scores with a punch to the head.
Waters tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yosuke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke throws out a counter right but Waters avoids it with no problem.
Waters wants to clinch up but Yosuke keeps it at a distance.
Waters takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Waters tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yosuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Waters.
Yosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Waters closes the distance but Yosuke moves to the side
and Yosuke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yosuke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Waters will feel that in the morning.
Yosuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Waters looks to clinch
enabling Yosuke to counter with a crisp jab.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yosuke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vien Yosuke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Waters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waters tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Yosuke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A solid body kick from Yosuke.
Yosuke scores with a nice body kick.
Yosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke moves away
and Yosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Waters crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Yosuke - the referee stops the clock and Waters gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Yosuke. Waters manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Yosuke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Waters has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Waters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waters tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Waters darts in trying to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a solid body kick.
Yosuke digs a good hook to Waters's body.
Waters fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yosuke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yosuke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Waters tries to clinch there but Yosuke circles away.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yosuke counters with a solid body kick.
Yosuke lands with a right hand.
Waters has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yosuke.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke moves out of range.
Waters tries to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a nice body kick.
Waters tries to clinch but Yosuke is having none of it.
Yosuke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yosuke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yosuke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yosuke lands a nice shot that snaps Waters's head back.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke cracks Waters with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yosuke thows a body kick. Waters tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Waters is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yosuke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Waters looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Waters tries to clinch up.
Waters moves into the clinch.
Waters misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yosuke.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Waters tries to work over Yosuke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Waters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yosuke blocks an uppercut.
Yosuke scores with a shot to the side of Waters's head.
Yosuke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yosuke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yosuke prevents a body shot from Waters.
A short uppercut from Yosuke.
Yosuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Waters tries a body shot but Yosuke blocks it.
Waters struggles to land a body shot inside as Yosuke controls his hands.
Waters tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vien Yosuke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Waters tries a body shot but Yosuke blocks it.
Yosuke gets through Waters's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yosuke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yosuke scores with a jab to the body.
Waters looks to clinch
and Yosuke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Waters's knee momentarily.
Yosuke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Waters in his tracks.
That kick from Yosuke tenderised Waters's leg. Waters is trying to keep his angry face on.
Waters takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Waters has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Waters there as he acknowledges the shot.
Waters tries to clinch up.
Waters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waters tries to close the distance and clinch but Yosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yosuke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Waters tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yosuke counters with a nice uppercut.
Waters wants to clinch.
Waters needs to keep his hands up - Yosuke had a free shot at his head there.
Waters tries to clinch up but Yosuke circles away and keeps his distance.
Yosuke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yosuke scores with a kick to the body.
Yosuke circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yosuke counters with a stiff right hand.
River Waters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vien Yosuke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yosuke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vien Yosuke!
Vien Yosuke seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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