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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Louis Puckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sumail Isbad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Louis Puckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sumail Isbad!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isbad rushes Puckett and presses him up against the cage.
Isbad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Puckett prevents it.
Isbad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Puckett to keep the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Puckett.
Puckett just leaning against Isbad, taking a breather.
Puckett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puckett stuffs the takedown.
Louis Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumail Isbad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isbad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puckett keeps control of Isbad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Puckett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Isbad after a bit of a struggle.
Puckett has Isbad pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Isbad manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isbad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Puckett moves out of range of the body kick from Isbad.
Isbad closes the distance and clinches.
Puckett has Isbad pressed against the cage, preventing Isbad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Puckett has Isbad pressed against the cage.
Isbad is pressed up against the cage. Puckett has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Isbad down to the mat. Isbad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Puckett checks the leg kick.
Puckett stuffs the takedown attempt from Isbad. Isbad gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isbad fails with the takedown
and Puckett counters by clinching up.
Puckett tries to score a body lock takedown but Isbad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Isbad has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Puckett clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Puckett staying busy and making it hard for Isbad to control.
Isbad has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Puckett has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Puckett surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isbad is not going to allow Puckett to sit and survive in this position.
Puckett tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Puckett is wriggling around trying to escape.
Isbad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Isbad throws some wild stikes that Puckett manages to avoid easily.
Isbad stands up from mount. Strange move.
Isbad fails with a takedown attempt.
Puckett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Puckett wants it to stay on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Isbad shoots in for a takedown but Puckett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Isbad closes the distance and pushes Puckett back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sumail Isbad dominated that round.
That's time! Puckett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Isbad fails with a takedown attempt.
Puckett throws a big counter combination but Isbad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Puckett fails to land the takedown.
Isbad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puckett moves away.
As Isbad looks to move away, Puckett throws a big counter combo but Isbad just gets out of the way.
Isbad misses with a takedown attempt - Puckett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isbad feints a jab promting Puckett to slip. Isbad then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Puckett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Isbad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Isbad working hard to break the clinch.
Isbad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Louis Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumail Isbad.
Isbad scores with a shot to the side of Puckett's head.
Puckett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isbad wants to get back to striking at distance but Puckett won't allow it.
Isbad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Puckett is stalling here.
Isbad can't break the clinch.
Isbad is working for takedown but Puckett is calmly controlling the position for now.
Puckett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Isbad digs a good body shot into Puckett's ribs.
Louis Puckett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isbad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puckett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Isbad.
Sumail Isbad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Isbad fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Isbad is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isbad has closed the distance and engaged Puckett in a clinch.
Puckett wants the takedown. Isbad is fighting it off but Puckett persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Isbad's guard against the cage.
Isbad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Isbad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Isbad is trying to keep Puckett in close.
Puckett postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Isbad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Isbad is trying to keep Puckett in close.
Isbad throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Puckett escapes and throws Isbad's legs to the side, diving into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sumail Isbad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Isbad closes the distance and clinches.
Isbad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Isbad drops down looking for an ankle pick but Puckett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Puckett shoots in but no luck this time.
Puckett swinging wildly here.
Isbad throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isbad throws a sloppy head kick and Puckett moves out of range easily.
Isbad misses with a head kick.
As Isbad looks to move away, Puckett throws a big counter combo but Isbad just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isbad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puckett but Puckett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Louis Puckett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sumail Isbad.
Isbad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Isbad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Puckett circles away.
Puckett shoots in looking for a takedown but Isbad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Puckett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Isbad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puckett's waist but Puckett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Isbad off to one side.
Puckett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Isbad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Puckett avoids it really well and circles away.
Puckett wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Puckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puckett slaps away a takedown attempt from Isbad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Isbad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Puckett.
Puckett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Puckett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Isbad gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Puckett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Puckett won't allow Isbad to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puckett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puckett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Puckett connects with a couple of short punches.
Puckett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Puckett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Isbad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Puckett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Puckett is working Isbad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Puckett preventing the sweep.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puckett with a nice head shot there.
Puckett lands a couple of elbows.
Puckett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Louis Puckett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Puckett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Isbad working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Puckett has passed into half guard!
Isbad is defending against the submission attempts here by Puckett.
Puckett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puckett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Puckett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Isbad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sumail Isbad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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