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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Bono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alessandro Bono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Powell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Powell blocks a head kick by Bono.
Bono looks to clinch
and Powell counters by clinching up.
Powell wants a takedown.
Powell breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bono.
Bono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bono tries a head kick but it misses.
Bono tries to close the distance and clinch but Powell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell dives in and grabs Bono's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bono pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
Alessandro Bono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Powell.
Bono fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alessandro Bono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Powell keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Powell prevents Bono from breaking the clinch.
Powell jumps into guard, dragging Bono to the mat.
Powell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bono looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell stops Bono from getting back to his feet.
Powell thows a huge punch but Bono dodges it nicely.
Powell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bono has a hand on Powell's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Powell takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Bono can't escape the position.
Powell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bono because Powell loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bono is looking to improve his position but Powell isn't that keen on the idea.
Bono is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Powell looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell has hold of Bono's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bono manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bono knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powell on the ground.
Powell moves to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is persistently looking for the submission but Bono is defending it well.
Bono rolls, trying to escape but Powell keeps control of the position.
Powell is persistently looking for the submission but Bono is defending it well.
Powell working for a choke but Bono is defending well.
Powell is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Bono has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Powell is working the ground and pound. Can Bono escape?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bono is trying to break free.
Powell has his opponent's back but Bono is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Powell.
Bono throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Powell to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt - Bono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bono tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Powell with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bono throws a head kick that misses.
Bono leaves Powell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bono blocks a head kick by Powell.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Powell is defended easily by Bono.
Powell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bono as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Powell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bono moves into the clinch.
Powell lands a damaging elbow.
Powell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bono closes the distance looking to clinch
and Powell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bono breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bono tries to clinch there but Powell circles away.
Powell blocks a head kick by Bono.
Powell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bono's head.
Bono tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Bono doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Bono throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Bono moves in looking to clinch but Powell pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powell.
Powell avoids the head kick by Bono.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powell.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Bono.
Powell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Bono.
Bono misses with a head kick.
Bono avoids the head kick by Powell.
Bono tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Bono keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alessandro Bono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Powell.
Bono misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bono.
Bono takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bono uses from the top position.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bono's guard.
Powell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Powell gets to his feet - Bono follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bono enables Powell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bono manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Powell passes Bono's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bono with the active half guard here but Powell passes nicely into side control.
Powell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Powell controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Powell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Powell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bono will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Powell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Powell stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bono wants to clinch.
Alessandro Bono is winning the standup battle so far.
Bono throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Bono drives through and clinches with Powell against the cage.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bono backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bono scores a nice knee to the body.
Bono gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
Powell managing to block the knees to the body from Bono.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Powell dives in and grabs Bono's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bono pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
Powell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bono tries to avoid it but Powell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bono to the ground. Bono escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bono throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Powell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bono but Bono pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alessandro Bono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Powell.
Bono tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Bono wants to clinch.
Powell closes the distance and clinches up with Bono, looking for a takedown. Powell pushes Bono against the cage but Bono circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bono throws a series of punches but Powell moves out of range.
Bono fails to land with a series of punches.
Bono lands a head kick!
Bono tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bono throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bono wants to clinch but Powell slips to the side
and Powell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bono throws a head kick that misses.
Powell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bono tries a head kick but it misses.
Powell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bono swivels and escapes.
Bono misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bono avoids the head kick by Powell.
Bono throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Powell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bono sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Bono misses
and Powell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Alessandro Bono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bono displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
Bono moves into the clinch.
Powell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bono shoots in and drives through. Powell sprawls well.
Bono displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
Bono pushes Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Powell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bono tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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!
Bono tries to clinch up
and Powell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Powell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bono circles away.
Alessandro Bono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bono misses with a head kick.
Powell blocks a head kick by Bono.
Bono displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
Powell blocks a head kick by Bono.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono misses with a double jab.
Powell gets a clinch.
Powell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powell avoiding damage as Bono throws knees to the body.
Bono is trying to break the clinch but Powell has him pressed against the cage.
Bono is trying to break the clinch but Powell has him pressed against the cage.
Powell jumps into guard, dragging Bono to the mat.
Powell kicks Bono off and gets to his feet.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bono rushes Powell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell gets control of Bono's arms and successfully pulls guard. Powell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Powell has a closed guard, preventing Bono from standing up.
Powell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bono gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bono lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powell is on top in guard.
Bono looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Powell passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Powell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alessandro Bono.
I think Powell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Powell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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