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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Parasite :D . Suokuokka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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189 cm
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255 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Bera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka rushes Bera and presses him up against the cage.
Bera manages to pull guard.
Suokuokka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suokuokka throwing strikes from guard but Bera blocks nicely.
Bera working for a triangle but Suokuokka defends it easily.
Bera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suokuokka wants to pass the guard but Bera is keeping the position.
Bera is looking to sweep but instead, Suokuokka has passed into half guard.
Suokuokka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bera keeps working.
Suokuokka tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera is trying to maintain the position but Suokuokka is very close to passing his half guard.
Bera is refusing to be controlled, as Suokuokka sits in half guard.
Bera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suokuokka is working away from the top position though.
Bera gets back to full guard.
Suokuokka wants to get up but he can't break Bera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bera trying to control the position.
Suokuokka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Suokuokka throws a big elbow that misses.
Bera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suokuokka is one step ahead there.
Suokuokka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka stands up over Bera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suokuokka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bera's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suokuokka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bera is trying to hold Suokuokka in close to prevent damage but Suokuokka has managed to pass into half guard.
Suokuokka trying to control the action but Bera is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bera is pressing down on Suokuokka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Suokuokka trying to control but Bera is working from the bottom.
Suokuokka might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bera kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akseli Suokuokka was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Suokuokka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Suokuokka closes the distance and clinches.
Bera tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bera is looking to control Suokuokka's arms but Suokuokka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bera has his back to the cage.
Suokuokka tries to break the clinch but Bera is controlling the position.
Suokuokka tries a body shot but Bera blocks it.
Bera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suokuokka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bera is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suokuokka is defending well.
Suokuokka tries to break free but Bera pushes him back against the cage.
Suokuokka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suokuokka clinches up against the cage.
Suokuokka pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bera lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Suokuokka is staying active underneath Bera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bera prevents Suokuokka from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bera winds up and cracks Suokuokka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suokuokka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bera.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera throwing shots but Suokuokka is blocking nicely.
Bera is keen to just control but Suokuokka is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akseli Suokuokka will probably get the nod.
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.
Suokuokka clinches up with Bera and pushes him back against the cage.
Suokuokka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suokuokka's efforts to push away.
Suokuokka tries to circle away but Bera has him pinned against the cage.
Bera tightens his grip and picks Suokuokka up, before dumping him to the ground. Suokuokka manages to land in guard.
Suokuokka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suokuokka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bera wants to pass the guard but Suokuokka is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suokuokka being controlled here, momentarily.
Bera trying to control but Suokuokka is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera postures up and lands a big shot to Suokuokka's brow.
Suokuokka wants to get back to his feet but Bera passes into half guard.
Bera is taking a breather. Suokuokka says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suokuokka is staying active underneath Bera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bera trying to control the pace.
Suokuokka is trying to maintain the position but Bera is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suokuokka is staying active underneath Bera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Matt Bera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bera lands strikes from half guard.
Bera throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bera lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suokuokka desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Suokuokka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bera with the ground and pound but Suokuokka uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera wants to control from the top but Suokuokka keeps moving.
Bera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bera 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.
Suokuokka working a defensive guard here.
Bera wants to control from the top but Suokuokka keeps moving.
Bera scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bera trying to control the position from guard on top but Suokuokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suokuokka trying to keep a closed guard but Bera is proving a slippery customer.
Bera throwing strikes from guard but Suokuokka blocks nicely.
Suokuokka is adopting a defensive guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bera distracts Suokuokka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bera 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Bera or perhaps it was just good defense by Suokuokka which made him look bad.
Matt Bera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suokuokka has Bera up against the cage in a clinch.
Suokuokka is leaning against Bera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka decides to pull guard.
Suokuokka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Suokuokka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bera throwing strikes from guard but Suokuokka blocks nicely.
Bera cracks Suokuokka with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bera throwing strikes but missing.
Suokuokka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suokuokka pulls Bera in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bera throws a big right hand that misses.
Bera postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Akseli Suokuokka hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Suokuokka has closed the distance and engaged Bera in a clinch.
Suokuokka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bera has clasped his hands together around Suokuokka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Suokuokka keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bera in side control, throwing shots but Suokuokka defends.
Suokuokka tries to bench press Bera off him but Bera keeps the position.
Bera is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suokuokka is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Bera seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bera landing a few strikes.
Bera tries to score with some ground and pound. Suokuokka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bera landing a few strikes.
Suokuokka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Suokuokka is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bera has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Suokuokka is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bera yanks on the arm and Suokuokka is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bera.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Bera!
Matt Bera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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