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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraham Psi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Psi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Final Countdown - Europe. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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165 cm
22
150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Campbell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abraham Psi! The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Psi throws a hook but Campbell blocks it. Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Psi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Campbell shoots in and bounces Psi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Psi controls Campbell momentarily but Campbell frees himself. Campbell wants to control from the top but Psi keeps moving. Campbell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Psi dives on top into guard. Campbell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Campbell wants to control the position but Psi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Psi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Campbell wants to get back to full guard. Campbell won't allow Psi to pass to mount. Campbell is looking to control Psi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Campbell avoid being mounted? Psi wants to pass to mount but Campbell is defending the position. Psi wants to take a breather but Campbell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Campbell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Psi works his way into side control. Campbell is looking for a sweep. Psi controls the position from side control. Campbell tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Psi easily slips into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Psi is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! Psi slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Abraham Psi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Psi throws a hook to the side of Campbell's head but Campbell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Campbell lands a two punch combo.
Campbell shoots in but Psi avoids the takedown attempt easily. Campbell misses with the combination.
Psi dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Psi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Campbell swings for the body but Psi moves out of range.
Psi lands with a straight right. Campbell didn't see that one coming. Psi slips a jab and a cross from Campbell.
Psi throws a shot to the body.
Psi blocks a jab. Psi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss. Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss! Campbell swings for the body but Psi moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Campbell feints a jab promting Psi to slip. Campbell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Psi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Edward Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Psi lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edward Campbell will probably get the nod. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Psi moves away from the strike by Campbell. Psi throws a right and a left that both miss. Campbell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Campbell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Psi.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. The fight moves into the clinch position. Psi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Campbell blocking some punches.
Psi wants to stall.
Psi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Psi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Campbell up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campbell scores with a shot to the side of Psi's head. A knee to the head by Psi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. A knee to the head by Psi.
Campbell is working for takedown but Psi is calmly controlling the position for now. Psi connects with a knee to the head.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses. Psi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Psi misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Campbell. Psi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Campbell tries a body shot but Psi blocks it.
Psi slowing the pace effectively. Campbell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Knees in the clinch landing for Psi.
Psi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Psi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Psi.
Psi lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards. Psi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jab from Psi. Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Psi shows good takedown defense. Campbell misses with the combination.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Psi's hands. Campbell throws a right hand that Psi ducks under and follows up with a left that Psi also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Campbell misses. Psi swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Campbell controlling the action here for a moment.
Campbell is trying to drag Psi to the mat but Psi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Psi avoiding damage.
Psi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.
Campbell looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Psi lands a body punch in the clinch. Psi lands a damaging elbow. Psi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Psi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Psi lands an elbow just above Campbell 's eye. Psi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Psi lands on the inside with an uppercut. A short right from Psi. The referee calls for Psi to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Psi lands a nice elbow from the clinch. This has been an exciting period of action! Campbell is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abraham Psi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Psi connects with a body shot that sends Campbell's belly button to the back. Psi moves away from the strike by Campbell. Psi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Campbell counters with a three punch combo that has Psi backing up. Psi nods at Campbell to acknowledge the strikes. Psi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Campbell misses with a wild combination.
Psi throws a looping overhand right but Campbell ducks down to avoid it. Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Psi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Psi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Campbell thows a body shot but no joy. Psi has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
Campbell breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campbell shoots in looking for a takedown. Psi tries to sprawl out of it but Campbell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Psi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Psi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Psi lands a nice shot that snaps Campbell's head back.
Psi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Edward Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Psi works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination. Psi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Psi feints and then cracks Campbell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Campbell down. Psi stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Campbell blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Psi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Psi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Campbell. Psi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Psi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Psi. Campbell does a little dance to reset his feet. Abraham Psi seems to be getting the better of the standup. Psi throws out a loose jab but Campbell uses good head movement to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! Campbell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Psi slips under a jab. Campbell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Campbell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Psi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Campbell has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice body punch from Psi. Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Psi manages to avoid it. Campbell throws a series of punches but Psi avoids them all with ease. Psi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Campbell throws a combination that misses and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Campbell is looking to score with low kicks. Psi throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily. Psi takes a body punch but keeps moving. Psi is looking to clinch. Psi moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Campbell just leaning against Psi, taking a breather. Psi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Psi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campbell blocks it with crossed arms. Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Campbell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Campbell takes an elbow to the temple. Abraham Psi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Psi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Psi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Campbell, pushing him back against the cage. 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 breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Campbell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Psi to score with a decent uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Psi avoids the body shot from Campbell.
Psi misses with a body kick. Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Abraham Psi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Psi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29 Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Psi! After the big win, Abraham Psi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Just Fight and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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