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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vien Yosuke (ranked 2376 p4p, 5318 weight class) and Ji Soo Shin (ranked 95 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm 20 155 4 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm 19 165 1 - 2 - 1 |
Decent wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler Excellent MT Solid chin |
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vien Yosuke! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ji Soo Shin! The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yosuke scores with a kick to the body.
Yosuke throws a hook but Shin blocks it. Shin misses with a straight right. Shin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shin slips a jab from Yosuke. Shin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Yosuke slips a jab from Shin. Nice cross by Shin. Shin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Shin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yosuke sees it coming and avoids it easily. Shin misses with a leg kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Shin. Yosuke does a little dance to reset his feet. Shin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yosuke misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been told by Yosuke's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Shin tries to score with a low kick but Yosuke moves his leg out of the way. Yosuke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Ji Soo Shin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Shin lands with an overhand left. Yosuke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yosuke throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off. Shin misses with a looping right. Yosuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Yosuke staying out of range there. An attempted straight right counter from Yosuke misses the target. Shin throws a leg kick and Yosuke counters with a nice leg kick. Yosuke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Yosuke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Shin gets a clinch. Shin lands with a light punch inside. Shin scores with a nice hook to the head. Yosuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it. Shin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Shin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shin fails to land. Shin misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yosuke. Yosuke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Shin slips a jab from Yosuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Shin scores with a hook to the body. Yosuke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Yosuke throws a wild body kick that Shin sees coming a mile off. Yosuke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin. Yosuke throws a quick inside leg kick. Yosuke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Yosuke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Yosuke throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot. Yosuke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yosuke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Yosuke moves out of range of the strikes. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shin. Shin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shin throws a jab but it's blocked by Yosuke. Yosuke misses with a kick to the body.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yosuke manages to avoid it. Yosuke catches Shin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shin blocks a jab. Yosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Shin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Yosuke tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way. Shin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Shin throws the kick towards the body but Yosuke avoids it. Shin misses the body punch and Yosuke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Yosuke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Yosuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yosuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Yosuke with a nice calf kick. Shin misses with a left hand and Yosuke counters with a nice uppercut. Yosuke throws a push kick but Shin slaps the foot to one side. Yosuke scores with a nice right hand.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Yosuke saw that one coming. Shin throws a leg kick but Yosuke moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Yosuke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Shin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yosuke avoids the damage to the body. Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shin is working Yosuke over against the cage. Yosuke lands with a left to the head. Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yosuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yosuke avoids it. Yosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Shin.
Shin missing with knees to the body.
Yosuke misses with the head strike.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shin blocking some punches.
Yosuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yosuke lands with a short head shot on the inside. Shin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yosuke blocks it with crossed arms. Yosuke misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vien Yosuke will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Shin lands with an uppercut that bounces Yosuke off the cage and back into range. Shin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Yosuke tenderised Shin's leg. Shin is trying to keep his angry face on. Shin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Shin takes one on the button. Yosuke avoids a kick to the body.
Shin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yosuke.
Yosuke lands a head shot. Vien Yosuke is winning the standup battle so far. Shin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shin misses with a looping right. Yosuke throws an overhand right that lands on Shin's shoulder, as Shin tries to avoid the shot. Shin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A little feinted left hand from Yosuke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Yosuke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Yosuke catches Shin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round. An inside leg kick from Yosuke misses. Shin throws a big shot that misses. Shin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Shin throws a leg kick but Yosuke sees it coming and checks it nicely. Yosuke throws a good cross that connects.
Yosuke throws a quick inside leg kick. Yosuke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Yosuke misses with a body kick. Shin throws a leg kick but Yosuke sees it coming and checks it nicely. An attempted straight right counter from Yosuke misses the target. Yosuke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Shin with a nice calf kick. Shin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Yosuke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shin. Shin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yosuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yosuke looks to throw a body kick and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand! Shin slips a jab from Yosuke. Shin moves into range and clinches up with Yosuke. Shin lands a shoulder strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yosuke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Shin misses with a short punch on the inside. Yosuke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shin takes one to the chin there. Shin lands a slapping body shot.
Yosuke lands a nice hook to Shin's body. Shin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Yosuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yosuke. Shin loads up on a big right hand but Yosuke slips the punch. Shin tests Yosuke's chin there with a solid looking shot. Shin connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A nice leg kick from Yosuke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shin loads up on a big right hand but Yosuke slips the punch. Yosuke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Shin blocks a leg kick. Shin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Shin looks to throw the jab but Yosuke is out of range. Shin lands a glancing blow to the side of Yosuke's head. Shin lands a really nice looking cross but Yosuke seems unphased.
Yosuke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Yosuke lands a leg kick that knocks Shin off balance momentarily. Shin moves out of range of the body kick. Shin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yosuke was well out of range. Poor timing from Shin. Shin throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Shin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shin throws a shot from downtown. Yosuke moves away and avoids it. Shin throws a hook to the side of Yosuke's head but Yosuke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Yosuke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin misses with an uppercut. Yosuke saw that one coming. Shin misses the shot to the body. Shin looks to land a body kick but Yosuke moved away. Yosuke is looking to counter punch. Yosuke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Yosuke moves out of range of the body kick. Yosuke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shin. Yosuke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Shin blocks a leg kick. A big right from Yosuke misses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ji Soo Shin will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! Shin misses with a body punch
and Yosuke counters with a stiff right hand. A low kick lands for Shin.
Shin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yosuke. Yosuke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yosuke. Yosuke throws a sloppy body shot
and Shin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yosuke's knee momentarily. Yosuke looks to land a left hand but Shin moved out of range nicely. Shin wants to slow Yosuke down by chopping away at his legs. Yosuke thinks about countering with a body kick. Yosuke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shin counters with a nice leg kick. Good leg kick by Yosuke. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yosuke throws out the jab. Shin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Yosuke connects with an inside leg kick. Shin lands a jab to the head.
Shin misses the shot to the body. Nice straight punches there by Yosuke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yosuke.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yosuke with a nice calf kick. Shin misses with a wild body shot. Shin lands a body shot.
Yosuke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shin. A jab from Shin misses. Yosuke misses with a kick to the body.
Yosuke throws a body shot but no joy. Nice uppercut lands for Yosuke. That snapped Shin's head back.
Shin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Yosuke throws a push kick but Shin slaps the foot to one side. Shin blocks the body kick.
Shin throws a low kick but Yosuke moves out of range easily. Yosuke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Shin blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Yosuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big right from Shin misses. Shin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Yosuke. Yosuke thuds a left hand into Shin's body. Good shot there by Yosuke. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yosuke. Yosuke tries to land a body kick letting Shin counter with a right hand. Shin wants to land a leg kick but Yosuke is out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Shin. Yosuke does a little dance to reset his feet. Yosuke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. As Shin backs away, Yosuke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Yosuke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shin to score with a decent uppercut. Yosuke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Shin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yosuke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Yosuke missing with a left hand there. Shin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shin blocks the body kick.
Yosuke thumps Shin with a low kick. Shin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yosuke, pushing him back against the cage. Ji Soo Shin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Shin scores with a shoulder strike. Shin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Yosuke fails to land. Yosuke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shin backwards. Yosuke misses with some punches.
Shin misses with a body punch.
Shin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yosuke.
Shin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yosuke.
Shin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yosuke avoids it. Shin can't find room to land a body shot as Yosuke controls the action.
Yosuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yosuke on the wrong end of a nice hook. Yosuke misses with a body kick. It seemed like Shin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Yosuke throws a hook but Shin blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shin lands a really nice looking cross but Yosuke seems unphased.
Yosuke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Yosuke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Shin misses with a leg kick and Yosuke counters with a good low kick that Shin was not able to check. Yosuke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Nice cross by Yosuke. Shin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shin jabbing away but nothing is landing. Shin tries a head kick but it misses.
Yosuke stuns Shin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Shin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. That kick from Yosuke tenderised Shin's leg. Shin is trying to keep his angry face on. Yosuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Yosuke lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vien Yosuke. I think Yosuke 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vien Yosuke! After winning the bout, Vien Yosuke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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RATING
68% |
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