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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaarlo Susi (ranked 43 p4p, 68 weight class) and Edgars Al Dariush (ranked 6 p4p, 9 weight class). 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaarlo Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edgars Al Dariush!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Dariush connects with a body shot.
Susi tries to land a front kick but Al Dariush steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Susi misses the shot to the body.
Al Dariush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Dariush connects with a single shot there.
Al Dariush slips a jab from Susi.
Susi throws a body shot but no joy.
Susi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Dariush.
Susi thuds a left hand into Al Dariush's body.
Susi misses with a body kick.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Al Dariush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susi circles away quickly and effectively.
Susi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Al Dariush just manages to avoid it.
Susi tries to clinch there but Al Dariush circles away.
Susi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Susi counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Al Dariush, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Susi misses.
Al Dariush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Susi misses with a shot to the body
and Al Dariush counters with a stiff right hand.
Susi wants to clinch.
Susi blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Susi misses
and Al Dariush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Al Dariush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Dariush.
Susi gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Susi.
Susi misses with some punches.
Al Dariush jumps guard but Susi stands there with Al Dariush around his waist. Al Dariush gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Susi scores with a hook to the body.
Susi misses with a body punch.
Susi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Susi.
Al Dariush has a couple of punches blocked by Susi.
Susi blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Susi scores with a shot to the side of Al Dariush's head.
Al Dariush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Susi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Al Dariush tries to pull guard but Susi holds him up against the cage and eventually Al Dariush drops back down to his feet.
Al Dariush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Susi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Dariush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Susi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Susi misses with a punch on the inside.
Susi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Dariush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Susi misses with a body punch.
Susi lands a shot to the body.
I was talking to Susi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Susi lands with a short shot to the head.
Al Dariush misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Dariush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Al Dariushs head.
Al Dariush tries to work over Susi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Dariush tries a body shot but Susi blocks it.
Al Dariush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Susi's elbow.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Dariush prevents a body shot from Susi.
Susi throws a head punch that misses.
Al Dariush tries to throw a body punch but Susi avoids it by throwing Al Dariush back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Susi.
Al Dariush is working Susi over against the cage.
Susi blocks a body shot from Al Dariush.
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Al Dariush tries to pull guard but Susi won't allow it.
Kaarlo Susi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Al Dariush.
A head punch on the inside from Susi fails to land.
Al Dariush misses with the head strike.
Al Dariush tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Susi smiles and moves away.
Al Dariush throws a big shot that misses.
Al Dariush works Susi's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi throws out a leg kick but Al Dariush moves out of range and Susi only half commits.
Susi is looking to wear down Al Dariush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Dariush dodges the punch combination from Susi.
Susi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Susi misses with a looping left.
Susi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Dariush, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Dariush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Dariush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Susi to keep the fight standing.
A right hand to the body from Al Dariush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Susi.
Al Dariush successfully pulls guard.
Susi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Susi trying to control the pace.
Al Dariush is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Dariush checks a leg kick.
Al Dariush throws an overhand right that lands on Susi's shoulder, as Susi tries to avoid the shot.
Susi closes the distance and pushes Al Dariush back into the cage.
Al Dariush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Al Dariush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Susi scores with a body shot.
Al Dariush slips a straight right by Susi.
Susi misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Dariush counters with a straight right hand.
Susi misses with a hook
and Al Dariush counters with a straight right hand.
Susi wants to clinch up but Al Dariush keeps it at a distance.
Susi is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Dariush avoids the body shot from Susi.
Al Dariush lands with a thumping leg kick.
Al Dariush instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Susi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi digs a right hand into Al Dariush's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Dariush's gas tank.
Susi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Al Dariush tries to pull guard but Susi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Al Dariush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kaarlo Susi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Al Dariush.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Susi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Susi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Dariush's elbow.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Dariush fails to pull guard.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Dariush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Susi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Al Dariush is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Susi to keep the fight standing.
Al Dariush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Al Dariush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Susi just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Dariush.
Susi working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi lands an uppercut.
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!
Al Dariush prevents a body shot from Susi.
Al Dariush takes a shot to the head.
Al Dariush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Susi just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush successfully pulls guard.
Al Dariush has a closed guard, preventing Susi from standing up.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Dariush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Susi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Al Dariush controls Susi momentarily but Susi frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush wants to control the position but Susi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Al Dariush is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Susi pulls his head out easily.
Susi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Al Dariush knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Al Dariush wants to control but Susi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Al Dariush scores with a sloppy right hand. Susi should have avoided that one.
Al Dariush moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Susi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Susi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Al Dariush can do to turn this around?
Susi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Al Dariush.
Susi throws a leg kick which misses Al Dariush's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Dariush tries to avoid it.
Edgars Al Dariush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Al Dariush has managed to clinch.
Al Dariush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush drags the fight down to the ground.
Susi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Al Dariush wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Dariush avoids a kick to the body.
Al Dariush buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Susi catches Al Dariush right on the button with a cross.
Al Dariush misses with a right hand
and Susi counters with a good low kick that Al Dariush was not able to check.
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Susi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Dariush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Susi scores with a head kick.
Al Dariush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Susi tries a low kick but Al Dariush avoids it.
Susi throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Dariush.
Susi lands with an overhand left.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Dariush moves away.
Susi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Dariush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Susi misses with a body punch
and Al Dariush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi throws a body punch but Al Dariush moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Dariush forces Susi back against the cage and clinches.
Susi struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Dariush controls his hands.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Dariush is trying to pull guard but Susi has him pressed against the cage.
Susi can't find room to land a body shot as Al Dariush controls the action.
Al Dariush presses Susi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Dariush fails to pull guard.
Susi looking to stall.
Susi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaarlo Susi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Susi.
A left hand lands to the body for Susi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Susi.
Susi lands a nice shot to the body.
Susi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Dariush blocks an uppercut.
Al Dariush lands a shoulder strike.
Al Dariush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Susi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaarlo Susi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgars Al Dariush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Al Dariush no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Susi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Al Dariush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Susi has managed to get both his arms back between Al Dariush's legs - danger averted.
Al Dariush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Susi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Al Dariush is pulling down on Susi's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush trying to control the position.
Al Dariush being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Al Dariush is trying to hold Susi in close to prevent damage but Susi has managed to pass into half guard.
Al Dariush keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Al Dariush is trying to maintain the position but Susi is very close to passing his half guard.
Susi is controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Al Dariush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Susi.
Susi misses with a straight right.
Susi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Dariush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaarlo Susi clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Susi does it's job there.
Al Dariush avoids the head kick by Susi.
A little jabbing left from Al Dariush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Al Dariush loads up on a big right hand but Susi slips the punch.
Susi throws a leg kick that misses.
Al Dariush is looking to clinch.
Susi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Al Dariush scores with a jab. Susi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Al Dariush throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick but Susi checks it.
Al Dariush throws a nice outside leg kick.
Susi lands a really nice looking cross but Al Dariush seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Al Dariush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Susi moves out of range as Al Dariush throws a body kick.
Susi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Susi throws a body kick that misses
and Al Dariush counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Dariush moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crunch! Al Dariush slams his shin into Susi's torso.
Nice defenses there by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush misses with a left hand
and Susi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Dariush looks to land a left hand but Susi moved out of range nicely.
Al Dariush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Dariush lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Susi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Al Dariush scores with a kick to the midsection.
Al Dariush thumps Susi with a low kick.
A big left from Susi misses.
Susi is looking to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Susi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Susi.
Al Dariush lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Dariush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Al Dariush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Al Dariush scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi misses with an uppercut.
Al Dariush misses with a kick to the body
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Dariush.
Al Dariush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Susi.
Susi misses with a head kick.
Al Dariush moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Dariush lands with a nice body punch.
Al Dariush feints and then cracks Susi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Susi down.
Al Dariush is looking to chop away at Susi's legs.
Al Dariush chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Susi can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush lands a body shot.
Al Dariush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Al Dariush fakes the leg kick and cracks Susi in the body.
Al Dariush throws a lazy uppercut
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Susi.
Susi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Al Dariush there.
Al Dariush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Susi misses with a straight left.
Al Dariush was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Susi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Al Dariush bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Dariush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Dariush looks to land a right hand but Susi moved out of range.
Al Dariush moves out of range of the body kick from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Dariush scores with a spinning back kick!
Al Dariush throws a chopping leg kick but Susi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Dariush lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Al Dariush does it's job there.
Susi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Dariush tries to clinch up.
Susi scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Susi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Al Dariush was well out of range. Poor timing from Susi.
Susi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Susi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Al Dariush gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Al Dariush dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Susi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Al Dariush misses with a looping left.
Susi cracks a nice hook into Al Dariush's ribs.
Al Dariush scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Dariush wants to clinch but Susi slips to the side
and Susi counters with a right hand to the body.
Al Dariush bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Susi's head.
Al Dariush throws an off balance right hand
and Susi counters with a nice uppercut.
Susi lands with a nice body punch.
Susi moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Al Dariush just manages to avoid it.
Susi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush throws a leg kick that is checked
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Dariush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susi throws out the jab.
Al Dariush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Susi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi swings wildly with an uppercut but Al Dariush uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Susi.
Al Dariush misses with a punch on the inside.
Al Dariush is trying to pull guard but Susi has him pressed against the cage.
Al Dariush blocks an uppercut.
Al Dariush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Susi.
Al Dariush is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Susi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Susi lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Dariush backwards.
Susi tries to throw a body punch but Al Dariush avoids it by throwing Susi back against the cage.
Susi gets through Al Dariush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Dariush lands a nice uppercut.
Al Dariush lands a right hand.
Al Dariush successfully pulls guard.
Susi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Al Dariush looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Susi has picked Al Dariush up and slammed him! Al Dariush can't keep hold of the triangle and Susi manages to pass to side control!
Edgars Al Dariush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Susi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Edgars Al Dariush has got the better of the ground game so far.
Al Dariush is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susi stands up.
Susi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Al Dariush counters with a right hand to the body.
Susi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Dariush.
Susi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Al Dariush.
Al Dariush cracks Susi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Al Dariush gets a clinch.
Al Dariush misses with a hook from the clinch.
Susi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Susi lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi taking a breather.
Susi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Dariush.
Al Dariush manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Dariush being controlled here, momentarily.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Al Dariush is keeping the position for now.
Al Dariush throws his legs up looking for a submission but Susi uses it to pass to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaarlo Susi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Susi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaarlo Susi!
A relieved looking Kaarlo Susi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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