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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yokida Matae has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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271 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Staal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yokida Matae!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Matae blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staal.
Staal thows a huge punch but Matae dodges it nicely.
Staal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matae moves into full guard.
Matae is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matae keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Matae keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Staal tries to free his leg and advance position but Matae is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Staal accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matae controlling Staal's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Staal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staal with a jab.
Staal misses with a low kick.
Matae circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Staal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Matae.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
Staal drops his hands momentarily and Matae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staal checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matae needs to keep his hands up - Staal had a free shot at his head there.
Matae ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matae tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands with a nice body kick.
Staal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matae under the eye.
Matae fails in his attempt to clinch.
Staal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matae.
Staal misses with a wild combination.
Matae thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matae blocks a jab.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Staal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Matae thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Staal if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Matae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Staal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Staal darts in and clinches Matae up against the cage.
Matae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matae.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matae tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Staal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Matae manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Staal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Staal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matae misses with a body kick.
Staal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Matae's guard.
Staal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staal is pushing down on Matae's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matae is fighting to maintain full guard but Staal has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matae defending well though.
Matae regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Staal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Staal dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Staal lands with an uppercut that bounces Matae off the cage and back into range.
Matae misses with a double jab.
Matae throws a combination that misses
and Staal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Matae avoids the head kick by Staal.
Matae misses with a kick to the body.
Staal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matae sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Staal somewhat.
Matae instigates a clinch.
Matae prevents a body shot from Staal.
Matae misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Matae managing to block the knees to the body from Staal.
Matae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matae scores with a shoulder strike.
Matae working aggressively here.
Matae throws a punch but it's blocked by Staal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal cracks Matae with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staal wants to stall.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Matae lands a nice uppercut.
Staal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Staal lands a shoulder strike.
Staal lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Matae tries a body shot but Staal blocks it.
A short left from Staal.
Matae pushes Staal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Staal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matae takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matae struggles to land a body shot inside as Staal controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matae avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Staal struggles to land a body shot inside as Matae controls his hands.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Staal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Staal can't find room to land a body shot as Matae controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Staal tries to pull guard but Matae holds him up against the cage and eventually Staal drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staal.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Staal blocking some punches.
Matae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Staal here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Matae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Staal tries a body shot but Matae blocks it.
Staal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matae fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch but Staal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matae throws a jab when Staal was well out of range.
Matae tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Staal counters with a nice leg kick.
Matae throws a body kick the misses
so Staal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Matae is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matae has his hands on Staal's head, controlling the position.
Staal trying to control but Matae is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Staal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matae throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Matae thows a body shot but no joy.
Matae tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Matae.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staal scores with a leg kick.
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!
Matae tries to clinch up but Staal circles away and keeps his distance.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Staal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Staal blocks a jab.
Staal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matae.
Matae throws a lazy body kick
and Staal finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Staal throws a body punch but Matae moves out of range.
Matae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Matae swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Staal. That's going to slow Matae down.
Yokida Matae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal is looking to land body kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Staal scores with a four punch combination!
Staal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matae pinned against the cage. Matae gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Staal moves out of range of the body kick.
Matae fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Staal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Staal walks into a stiff left hand from Matae.
Staal scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae tries a head kick but it misses.
Matae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matae jabs at Staal's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matae on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Staal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matae scores with a spinning back kick!
Staal jabs Matae right on the nose. Matae blinks but takes it well.
Matae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Matae scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal throws a sloppy head kick and Matae moves out of range easily.
Matae misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matae does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body punch from Matae.
Matae cracks Staal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matae stuffs the takedown.
Staal blocks a low kick nicely.
Staal wants to clinch.
Matae misses with a wild combination.
Staal connects with a crisp jab.
Matae throws a head kick that misses.
Staal misses with a straight right.
Staal moves out of range as Matae throws a body kick.
Matae misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal connects with a high kick.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
Staal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matae sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Staal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matae jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Staal blocks a jab.
Matae moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matae throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Staal to counter with a crisp jab.
Staal misses with a leg kick.
Matae throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matae clinches.
Matae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Staal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Staal.
Matae lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matae.
Matae scores with a shot to the side of Staal's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matae tries to work over Staal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matae pushes Staal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matae tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staal's elbow.
Matae scores with a shoulder strike.
Matae works on Staal's body with a couple of short punches.
Matae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Matae lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Staal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matae.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Matae stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Matae.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Matae.
Staal is rocked!
Matae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Matae misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matae tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Staal misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokida Matae really 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.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh Staal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Staal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Staal seems to have got his legs back now.
Matae throws a series of punches but Staal moves out of range.
Matae drives through and clinches with Staal against the cage.
Yokida Matae seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Staal trying to land knees to the body.
Matae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Staal blocks an uppercut.
Matae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal misses with the head strike.
Matae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Staal backwards.
Staal pushes off an throws an elbow but Matae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Matae drops Staal onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Staal is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Staal is trying to stall.
Matae misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matae throws a big uppercut that drops Staal! More strikes from Matae and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Staal lies dazed against the cage as Matae celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yokida Matae!
Yokida Matae is the new heavyweight champion!
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