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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Morris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aidan Madison's chin.
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153 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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, Aidan Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Morris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Madison.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Morris throws a shot to the body.
Madison throws a big shot that misses.
Madison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morris throws a counter combo.
Morris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris throws a leg kick but Madison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Morris misses with a left hand
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Madison throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris counters with a left to the body.
Madison takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morris misses with a wild combination.
Madison appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris throws the left hand but Madison avoids the punch easily.
Madison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Madison could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Morris lands a head kick!
It looks like Aidan Madison has been cut.
Morris walks into a left hand.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Morris lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Madison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Madison listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Morris.
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Madison is able to avoid easily.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris moves away from the strike by Madison.
Morris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morris pinned against the cage. Morris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Madison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Madison wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morris tries to bum rush Madison with a series of wild strikes but Madison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morris moves out of range as Madison strikes.
Morris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Madison.
Morris is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Madison definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Madison looks to land a combination. Morris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris cracks Madison with an open hand slap.
Madison misses with a series of wild punches.
Morris misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris cracks Madison with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Madison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morris scores with a jab to the body.
Morris throws a series of punches but Madison moves out of range.
Madison closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Morris did well to prevent Madison getting side control.
Morris is positioning himself well to prevent Madison advancing to mount.
Morris has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Morris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Morris.
Morris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morris pulls Madison in close to prevent any damage.
Madison trying to control the position from guard on top but Morris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position here.
Morris tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Madison defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris trying to keep a closed guard but Madison is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Madison throwing a counter right hand but Morris manages to avoid it.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Madison tries to counter with a takedown but Morris is quick to defend against it.
Morris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madison rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Madison throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Morris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Madison's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morris was well out of range. Poor timing from Madison.
Morris lands a nice hook to Madison's body. Madison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Madison walks into a jab.
Morris throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madison lands a jab-cross combination.
Madison avoids the head kick by Morris.
Morris connects with a looping right hand.
Madison misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morris throws a right hand that misses
and Madison counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Madison avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Madison misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Madison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Morris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Madison's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Madison duly obliges.
Alex Morris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Morris connects with an inside leg kick.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Madison finds it's way round the side to connect with Morris's 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!
Morris misses with a lunging right hand
and Madison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alex Morris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris swings widly with a right hand
and Madison makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alex Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morris throws a body punch but Madison moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madison ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Madison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Morris circles away quickly and effectively.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris misses with a right hand
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morris just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris misses the shot to the body.
Morris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morris throws a right and a left that Madison avoids nicely.
Madison looks to land a right hand but Morris moved out of range.
Aidan Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morris throws a series of punches but Madison avoids them all with ease.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Madison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morris keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison lands a nice shot to the body.
Morris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madison moves away.
Jab from Madison.
Madison thuds his right hand into Morris's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Madison looks to land a body kick but Morris moved away.
Morris takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Morris throws a big shot that misses.
Madison scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Madison. Beautiful body shot.
Morris moves out of range of the strikes.
Morris throws a sloppy head kick and Madison moves out of range easily.
Madison takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison throws a low kick but Morris moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Morris lands but Madison takes it in his stride.
Madison looks to land a left hand but Morris moved out of range nicely.
Morris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Madison.
Madison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Madison throws a body shot but no joy.
Morris swings for the body but Madison moves out of range.
Madison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morris's head backwards.
Morris avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Morris responds with a good body kick, but Madison manages to step out the way in time.
Morris with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madison throws a series of punches but Morris avoids them all with ease.
Morris throws an off balance right hand
and Madison counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aidan Madison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aidan Madison's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Madison throws a big shot that misses.
Madison avoids the head kick by Morris.
Madison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morris under the eye.
Morris looks to land a right hand but Madison moved out of range.
Madison avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Madison.
Madison looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Madison throws out a leg kick but Morris moves out of range and Madison only half commits.
Nice shot by Morris.
Madison blocks the body kick.
Madison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morris's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Madison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morris scrambles back to his feet.
Madison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morris lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morris misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Morris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morris is looking to chop away at Madison's legs.
Morris misses with a double jab.
Morris throws a jab but it's blocked by Madison.
Morris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madison stuns Morris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
A slow jab from Morris misses its intended target.
That kick from Morris tenderised Madison's leg. Madison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good work by Madison as he checks the leg kick.
Madison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morris avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madison fails to land with a series of punches.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Madison misses.
Morris slips under a jab from Madison.
Morris scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Madison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morris can pounce on him.
Morris misses with a body shot.
Morris scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Madison. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Madison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morris.
Madison jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Madison misses with a takedown attempt
and Morris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Madison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison avoids the body shot from Morris.
Morris throws a head kick that misses.
Madison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Morris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madison was well out of range. Poor timing from Morris.
As Morris looks to move away, Madison throws a big counter combo bu Morris just gets out of the way.
Morris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Madison connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morris.
Madison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Morris as he connects with a hook.
Madison throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Madison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Morris takes a swing at Madison's ribcage but misses.
Morris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison blocks a jab.
Morris throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Madison half committed to a counter leg kick.
Madison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madison counters with a stiff right hand.
Morris throws a head kick but Madison moves out of range.
Madison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Madison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aidan Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madison moves out of range of the strikes.
Madison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Madison is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morris 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Morris!
Alex Morris thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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