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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Odonnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Poison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan Poison has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hung Odonnell's chin.
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177 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hung Odonnell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bryan Poison! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Poison drives through with a takedown into guard. Poison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Odonnell looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Poison drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Odonnell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Poison has Odonnell in his guard. Odonnell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Odonnell is looking to stand up but Poison won't let him. Poison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Odonnell tries to stand but Poison is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Odonnell postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Poison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Poison closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Poison lands in his opponent's guard. Poison has gone for a leg lock! Odonnell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Poison's guard. Poison wants to stand but Odonnell is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Odonnell wants to stand but Poison is controlling his posture from full guard. Poison is trying to control the position but Odonnell postures up. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Poison was stalling too much, according to the referee. Poison fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Poison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown letting Odonnell counter with a right hand. Poison fails with a takedown attempt. Hung Odonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Poison. Poison looks winded! Odonnell avoids the head kick by Poison.
Odonnell tries to clinch up. Odonnell has closed the distance and engaged Poison in a clinch.
Poison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Poison misses with a takedown letting Odonnell counter with a right hand. Poison fails with the takedown and Odonnell counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Odonnell counters with a slapping leg kick. Odonnell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Poison manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Odonnell wants to get up but he can't break Poison's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Odonnell postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bryan Poison will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Poison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Odonnell's half guard. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Poison stalling away here and it's allowed Odonnell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Poison postures up and lands a big shot to Odonnell's brow. Poison sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Odonnell's guard. Poison wants to control but Odonnell is keeping him busy. Odonnell is trying to stand.
Odonnell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. Poison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Poison not landing any meaningful shots this time. Poison is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Poison seems to be looking for submissions.
Odonnell is trying to control but can't.
Poison is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Odonnell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Odonnell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Poison tries to buck Odonnell off but Odonnell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Odonnell 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. Poison wants to control but Odonnell postures up. Poison being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Odonnell decides to stand back up. Odonnell steps back and let's Poison get back to his feet. Poison throws a half hearted mid kick. Poison throws a push kick but Odonnell slaps the foot to one side. Odonnell instigates a clinch. A knee to the head by Poison.
It looks like Hung Odonnell has been cut. Poison is fighting off a takedown attempt but Odonnell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Poison to the mat. Poison regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Poison hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Nice takedown defense from Odonnell. No joy for Poison on that attempt. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Odonnell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Poison sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Poison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Odonnell defends it nicely. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Poison has his takedown stuffed and Odonnell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Poison's knee momentarily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bryan Poison will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Hung Odonnell's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Odonnell closes the distance and clinches. Poison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Poison looking to throw knees to the head but Odonnell is blocking nicely.
Poison looks to throw an elbow but misses. Poison working Odonnell over with knees to the body. Poison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poison scores with a three punch combo!
Hung Odonnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Odonnell shoots in for a takedown but Poison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Odonnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poison. Odonnell pushes Poison up against the cage in a clinch. Odonnell keeps control of Poison as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Odonnell successfully pulls guard.
Poison takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Odonnell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Poison off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Poison misses with a wild body shot. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Poison is defended easily by Odonnell. Bryan Poison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. The fight stays on the outside here - Odonnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Odonnell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Poison looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Odonnell tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Poison is looking for a sweep. Odonnell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. Poison fails with the takedown and Odonnell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Hung Odonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Poison. Poison closes the distance and clinches up with Odonnell, looking for a takedown. Poison pushes Odonnell against the cage but Odonnell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Odonnell wants to clinch. Odonnell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Odonnell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's three minutes gone in the round. A control attempt from Poison but he's now mounted! Odonnell get's back to his feet. Poison has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Odonnell drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Poison is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Odonnell is one step ahead and moves to full mount! Odonnell avoids the attempt from Poison to control. Odonnell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Hung Odonnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bryan Poison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Odonnell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Hung Odonnell showed his dominance in that final round. I think Poison 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29 Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Poison!
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energy
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hype
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