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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Alizad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - Hero of the Day. Alizad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gortoz A Ran - J'attends. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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150 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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174 cm
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150 lbs
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arman Alizad!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alizad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alizad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Alizad as Susi shoots in.
Susi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alizad as he avoids it easily.
Alizad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alizad wants to clinch up but Susi keeps it at a distance.
Alizad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alizad scores with a hook to the body.
Alizad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alizad crunches a lovely knee into Susi's ribcage.
Alizad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Susi's defenses.
It looks like Keni Susi has been cut.
Alizad tries to land a knee to the head but Susi blocks with his arms.
Alizad prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alizad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alizad.
Susi takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alizad lands a body shot in the clinch.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Alizad trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alizad tries to land knees in the clinch but Susi avoids the damage to the body.
Alizad digs a right hand into Susi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Susi's gas tank.
Susi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Susi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alizad is leaning against Susi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alizad scores a nice knee to the body.
Alizad unloads a knee to the mid-section. Susi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alizad lands a knee to the body.
Alizad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Alizad lands a damaging elbow.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alizad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Susi or not.
A short left from Alizad.
Knees in the clinch landing for Alizad.
Susi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Alizad.
Alizad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi ducks under a wild hook from Alizad.
Alizad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alizad misses with a kick to the body.
Alizad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alizad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alizad wants to clinch up but Susi keeps it at a distance.
Alizad tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Alizad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alizad swinging wilding here.
Susi blocks a head kick by Alizad.
Alizad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arman Alizad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alizad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi shoots for a takedown but Alizad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alizad misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi avoids the body shot from Alizad.
Susi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Susi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alizad wants to control but Susi postures up.
Alizad manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alizad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Susi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Susi's back!
Susi staying busy and making it hard for Alizad to control.
Susi manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alizad's guard. Nice work there by Susi.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alizad wants to stand but Susi is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alizad is on top in guard.
Susi looking for a guillotine here but Alizad defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi has a closed guard, preventing Alizad from standing up.
Susi had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alizad is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Susi Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alizad's back instead.
Susi is persistently looking for the submission but Alizad is defending it well.
Susi is trying to stick to Alizad's back but Alizad is turning into Susi. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Susi's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Alizad.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alizad has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Susi is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Alizad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keni Susi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alizad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Susi shoots in for a double leg but Alizad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Susi shoots in and bounces Alizad off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Susi wants to control from the top but Alizad keeps moving.
Susi pushes down on Alizad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alizad looking for submissions off his back.
Alizad is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Susi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Susi's back!
Alizad missing with strikes.
Alizad is trying to stick to Susi's back but Susi is turning into Alizad. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alizad's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Susi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alizad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Susi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Alizad looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Alizad looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Alizad!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alizad throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Susi is looking to reverse the position.
Alizad is looking to take a break and control but Susi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Susi is looking to control Alizad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Susi avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alizad is trying to control. Susi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Susi is looking to control Alizad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Susi avoid being mounted?
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alizad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susi shoots in looking for a takedown. Alizad tries to sprawl out of it but Susi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Alizad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Alizad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alizad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alizad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Susi.
Susi is trying to get an arm triangle but Alizad is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alizad is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Alizad wants to control but Susi postures up.
Susi is trying to get an arm triangle but Alizad is defending well.
Susi tries to advance to mount but Alizad denies him.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but Alizad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alizad gets a clinch.
Alizad lands a nice knee to the body.
Susi goes for a takedown attempt but Alizad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi tries for a takedown but Alizad sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alizad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Susi manages to avoid it.
Alizad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alizad moves into range and clinches up with Susi.
Alizad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Susi shoots for a takedown but Alizad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Alizad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keni Susi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Susi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Susi shoots in for a double leg but Alizad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alizad throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Susi's head.
Alizad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alizad misses with a body kick.
Alizad tries to clinch but Susi moves out of range.
Alizad throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Susi's head.
Susi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Susi showed some decent athleticism there.
Susi wants to pass the guard but Alizad is defending well.
Alizad regains full guard. Nicely done.
Alizad keeping full guard, as Susi tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Alizad is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Alizad doesn't defend quickly enough and Susi has managed to lock this one up! Can Alizad escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Susi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keni Susi!
Keni Susi retains his featherweight title!
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energy
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hype
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