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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Jarvinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yokida Matae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvinen comes to the cage accompanied by Ini Kamoze- Here comes the hotstepper. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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271 lbs
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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
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yrjo Jarvinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yokida Matae!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvinen drops his hands momentarily and Matae takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Yrjo Jarvinen has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Matae - that will leave a mark!
Danga de danga de dang - Jarvinen scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Matae.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Matae, right into the meat.
Matae is looking to clinch.
Jarvinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matae throws a push kick but Jarvinen slaps the foot to one side.
Jarvinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matae moves away.
Jarvinen moves into the clinch.
Jarvinen throws a head punch that misses.
Matae misses with a punch to the body.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jarvinen misses with some punches.
Matae tries to throw a body punch but Jarvinen avoids it by throwing Matae back against the cage.
Jarvinen tries to score a body lock takedown but Matae shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Matae goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matae stalling against the cage.
Matae breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jarvinen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jarvinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Jarvinen as he checks the leg kick.
Matae misses the shot to the body.
Matae slaps away a takedown attempt from Jarvinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yrjo Jarvinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matae tries to clinch up but Jarvinen circles away and keeps his distance.
Matae moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Matae.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Matae.
Matae misses with some punches.
Jarvinen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jarvinen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matae after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yrjo Jarvinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matae misses with the head strike.
Matae lands a hook that snaps the head of Jarvinen backwards.
Jarvinen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jarvinen blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Matae.
Matae avoids a wild elbow strike from Jarvinen.
Matae misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matae gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Matae prevents the takedown attempt.
Jarvinen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jarvinen misses with a wild combination.
Matae throws a head kick but Jarvinen moves out of range.
Jarvinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Matae's waist but Matae gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jarvinen off to one side.
Matae thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Matae does no damage.
Jarvinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matae.
Jarvinen blocks the body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Matae enables Jarvinen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Matae manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matae looking for a sweep. Not yet Matae, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matae is trying to keep Jarvinen in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen trying to control but Matae is working from the bottom.
Jarvinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jarvinen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Matae wants to stand but Jarvinen is controlling the position.
Matae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jarvinen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Matae manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jarvinen has Matae in his guard.
Matae gets to his feet. Jarvinen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvinen throws the left hand but Matae avoids the punch easily.
Matae clinches.
Jarvinen prevents a body shot from Matae.
Matae cracks Jarvinen with a nice body shot.
I was talking to Jarvinen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jarvinen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matae is defending well for now.
Jarvinen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jarvinen goes for a takedown attempt but Matae pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Matae just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yokida Matae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yrjo Jarvinen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jarvinen takes a swing at Matae's ribcage but misses.
Matae shoots in and drives through. Jarvinen sprawls well.
Yokida Matae seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matae tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jarvinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matae goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jarvinen misses with a hook.
Jarvinen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matae swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matae punishes Jarvinen's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Jarvinen misses its intended target.
Matae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jarvinen tries to clinch but Matae moves out of range.
Matae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jarvinen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jarvinens head.
Matae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvinen wants a takedown.
Matae lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Matae - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matae pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matae lands a nice shot that snaps Jarvinen's head back.
Matae lands a big head kick that sends Jarvinen tumbling to the mat! Matae takes a step backwards and waves Jarvinen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jarvinen is rocked!
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 is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Jarvinen flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Jarvinen is out cold! Matae holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yokida Matae!
Yokida Matae decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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