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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Suokuokka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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255 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
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188 cm
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265 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suokuokka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suokuokka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Mark Sutter has been cut.
Suokuokka walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sutter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sutter showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sutter throwing shots but Suokuokka is blocking nicely.
Sutter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Sutter there.
Suokuokka manages to get to full guard.
Sutter works over Suokuokka with some ground and pound from guard.
Sutter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sutter is pushing down on Suokuokka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Suokuokka is fighting to maintain full guard but Sutter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sutter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sutter throwing shots but Suokuokka is blocking nicely.
Sutter is looking to take a break and control but Suokuokka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suokuokka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sutter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sutter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suokuokka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sutter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sutter prevents Suokuokka from improving his position.
Sutter working the head and body with strikes.
Suokuokka's coaches at Thunder Dome have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sutter trying to control the action but Suokuokka is working from the bottom.
Sutter is working for a kimura but Suokuokka is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Suokuokka wants to control but Sutter is keeping busy.
Suokuokka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sutter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suokuokka's head.
Sutter throwing shots but Suokuokka is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suokuokka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sutter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suokuokka taking some punishment here, with Sutter in his half guard.
Sutter slows the pace down in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sutter working his ground and pound in the gym.
Nice strikes from Sutter there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sutter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Suokuokka tries to roll over but Sutter keeps him under control.
Sutter lands strikes from half guard.
Sutter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sutter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sutter slips a nice elbow through Suokuokka's hands, connecting with Suokuokka's forehead.
Sutter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suokuokka's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter thows a huge punch but Suokuokka dodges it nicely.
Sutter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suokuokka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sutter throwing strikes from guard but Suokuokka blocks nicely.
Suokuokka is adopting a defensive guard.
Suokuokka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sutter landing some decent shots from guard.
Sutter trying to control but Suokuokka is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suokuokka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sutter manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Sutter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Sutter's cut.
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 gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sutter landing with the ground and pound.
Sutter working some strikes from top position.
Sutter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sutter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sutter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Suokuokka is trying to keep Sutter in close.
Sutter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suokuokka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sutter manages to get himself to full guard.
Sutter wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter keeping full guard, as Suokuokka tries to pass.
Sutter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suokuokka lands a couple of elbows.
Sutter has control of Suokuokka's left arm, preventing Suokuokka from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Sutter was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sutter scores with a shot to the body.
Sutter shoots in for a takedown but Suokuokka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akseli Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sutter avoids the head kick by Suokuokka.
Sutter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suokuokka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Suokuokka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sutter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter darts in looking for a takedown but Suokuokka gets double underhooks and turns Sutter into the cage.
The referee calls for Suokuokka to work.
Suokuokka pulls guard.
Sutter throws a strike but Suokuokka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suokuokka.
Sutter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suokuokka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sutter looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka works over Sutter with some ground and pound from guard.
Sutter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suokuokka is bucking up trying to escape but Sutter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sutter controlling his opponent.
Sutter working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sutter breaks from Suokuokka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter lands a heavy elbow.
Sutter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sutter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Suokuokka is rocked!
Suokuokka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sutter landing strikes from the mount and Suokuokka is in trouble!
Oh Suokuokka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sutter lands a big shot to the head and Suokuokka winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Sutter!
A victorious Mark Sutter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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