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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevo Poullin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psi comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown - Europe. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraham Psi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevo Poullin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Psi forces Poullin back against the cage and clinches.
Poullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poullin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Psi counters with a left to the body.
Psi thows a body shot but no joy.
Psi staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Psi.
Poullin defending well as Psi loads up on a big left hand.
Psi throws the left hand but Poullin avoids the punch easily.
Poullin connects with a solid leg kick.
Poullin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stevo Poullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Psi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Psi clinches.
Poullin looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poullin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Psi up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Psi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poullin wants to get back to striking at distance but Psi won't allow it.
Psi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Psi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Psi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Psi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Psi taking a breather.
Poullin misses with a punch to the body.
Poullin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Psi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Poullin has Psi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Psi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abraham Psi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Poullin.
Poullin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Psi prevents it.
Poullin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psis head.
Psi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poullin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Psis head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Psi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Stevo Poullin has been cut.
Psi throws an elbow that misses.
Poullin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Psi moves away from the strike by Poullin.
Poullin throws a chopping leg kick but Psi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Psi with a jab.
Psi throws a looping overhand right but Poullin ducks down to avoid it.
Psi misses with a body shot.
Psi throws a leg kick that misses.
Poullin fails with a takedown attempt.
Psi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Poullin under the eye.
Psi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poullin slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poullin. Psi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Psi takes a swing at Poullin's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi misses with an uppercut. Poullin saw that one coming.
Psi throws the left hand but Poullin avoids the punch easily.
Poullin tries to keep at a distance but Psi has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Psi fails to land.
Psi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Psi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poullin blocks a body shot from Psi.
Poullin is trying to break the clinch but Psi is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Psi is pressed up against the cage. Poullin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Psi down to the mat. Psi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Psi misses with a wild body shot.
Psi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Poullin is trying to break free.
Psi is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Psi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poullin.
Psi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poullin backwards.
Poullin breaks from the clinch.
Psi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Psi lands with a straight right. Poullin didn't see that one coming.
Poullin drops his hands momentarily and Psi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Poullin misses with a straight right.
Psi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poullin.
A jab from Poullin misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poullin throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Psi.
Poullin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Poullin fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Psi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stevo Poullin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poullin throws a leg kick but Psi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Poullin connects with a nice looking jab.
Poullin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Poullin wants to pass to mount but Psi is defending the position.
Psi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Poullin.
Psi trying to hold on to Poullin's head to control him but Poullin postures up.
Psi wants to get back to his feet.
Poullin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Poullin trying to control from Psi's half guard. Psi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Psi keeping moving, preventing Poullin from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poullin cracks Psi with a solid left hand.
Poullin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Poullin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Psi pulls Poullin in close to his closed guard and prevents Poullin from doing any damage or advancing position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Psi is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poullin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Poullin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Poullin is thwarting Psi's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poullin seems to be looking for submissions.
Poullin prevents Psi from improving his position.
Poullin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Psi's head.
Poullin trying to control from half guard but Psi is working away.
Poullin thows a huge punch but Psi dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poullin wants to take a breather but Psi is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Psi tries to kick Poullin off in order to stand up. Poullin Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Psi is trying to control Poullin's posture but Poullin avoids it.
Poullin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poullin landing strikes.
Poullin working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi is pushing Poullin's head away, looking to escape. Poullin manages to hold on to the position though.
Psi is not content to let Poullin control the position.
Psi is looking to reverse the position.
Poullin is putting a hurting on Psi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Psi is looking for a sweep.
Poullin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Psi is avoiding damage well.
Psi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Poullin connects with a decent elbow.
Poullin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Poullin wants to control but Psi is keeping him busy.
Poullin lands a few punches from side control.
Poullin happy to just control the position for now.
Poullin is looking to take a break and control but Psi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poullin working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Psi tries to escape but Poullin is in control.
Psi is trying to improve his position.
Stevo Poullin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Psi wants to get back to his feet.
Psi is not content to let Poullin control the position.
Psi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psi taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stevo Poullin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stevo Poullin'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. This is the final round!
Psi closes the distance and pushes Poullin back into the cage.
Poullin is looking for a takedown.
Poullin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Psi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Psi lands with a light punch inside.
Poullin wants to take the fight to the mat but Psi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Abraham Psi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevo Poullin.
Psi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Psi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Psi to work.
Psi can't find room to land a body shot as Poullin controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Poullin.
Poullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poullin pushes Psi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Poullin wants to get back to striking at distance but Psi won't allow it.
Poullin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Psi trying to control the position but instead, Poullin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Psi into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poullin goes for a takedown attempt but Psi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A punch combination from Poullin misses.
Psi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Poullin backs up against the cage.
Poullin looks to throw the jab but Psi is out of range.
Poullin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Psi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Psi clinches.
Psi is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Psi.
Poullin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Psi after a bit of a struggle.
Poullin has picked Psi up - he's going for a ride! Poullin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Psi is looking to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poullin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Psi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Psi wants to get back to his feet.
Poullin content to control rather than advance.
Psi is trying to stand back up but Poullin is controlling him
Poullin winds up and cracks Psi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Psi tries to kick Poullin off but Poullin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Psi kicks Poullin off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Psi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abraham Psi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Poullin wants to get back to striking at distance but Psi won't allow it.
Psi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Psi lands with a left to the head.
Poullin is looking to control Psi's arms but Psi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poullin has his back to the cage.
Poullin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poullin is looking to break free of the clinch but Psi has double underhooks.
Psi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abraham Psi is winning the standup battle so far.
Psi moves into the clinch successfully.
Poullin can't find room to land a body shot as Psi controls the action.
Psi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Psi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poullin can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poullin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poullin wants to take the fight to the mat but Psi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Psi working aggressively here.
Poullin can't get the takedown.
Psi lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Psi misses with a punch to the body.
Psi stops a takedown attempt from Poullin.
Poullin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Poullin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Poullin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Psi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Psi closes the distance and clinches.
Poullin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abraham Psi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Psi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Psi!
Abraham Psi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Just Fight (Everything 7$), into his post fight interview.
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