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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Alighieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Morgan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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245 lbs
26 - 21 - 1 |
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247 lbs
22 - 16 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tristan Alighieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alighieri throws a sloppy head kick and Morgan moves out of range easily.
Morgan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Alighieri moves out of range easily.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Alighieri looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan thinks about the counter body kick.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick lands from Alighieri.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Alighieri.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Alighieri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alighieri changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Morgan misses with a leg kick
and Alighieri counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alighieri connects with a nice short shot to Morgan's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan wants to get back to full guard but Alighieri has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alighieri lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morgan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Alighieri.
Morgan tries to lock up and control but Alighieri gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alighieri throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Morgan because Alighieri loaded up on that one.
Morgan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Alighieri.
Morgan avoids a strike by Alighieri and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Alighieri's guard! Fantastic escape!
Morgan content to stall in guard here.
Alighieri controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri looking for a sweep. Not yet Alighieri, not yet.
Morgan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alighieri seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Morgan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Alighieri has Morgan pulled in close to control his posture.
Morgan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Alighieri.
Alighieri throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Alighieri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
Jason Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morgan is looking to chop away at Alighieri's legs.
Morgan tries a low kick but Alighieri avoids it.
Alighieri goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morgan! But no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Alighieri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morgan throws out the jab.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alighieri connects with a leg kick. Morgan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Morgan fails to land with a series of punches.
Alighieri tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Morgan defends well and Alighieri ends up having to push Morgan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alighieri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Morgan.
Alighieri fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Morgan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morgan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alighieri.
Alighieri fires out a quick counter leg kick but Morgan just manages to avoid it.
Alighieri blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Morgan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alighieri's head.
Alighieri connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morgan. Morgan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Alighieri shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Alighieri counters with a straight right hand.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Alighieri shoots in.
Alighieri tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Alighieri has a takedown stuffed.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morgan throws a wild body kick that Alighieri sees coming a mile off.
Alighieri gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alighieri.
As Morgan looks to move away, Alighieri throws a big counter combo bu Morgan just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alighieri.
A lazy body kick from Alighieri
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Alighieri down.
Morgan moves out of range as Alighieri throws a body kick.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alighieri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alighieri is out of range and Morgan settles back down.
The fighters circling - Morgan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alighieri walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alighieri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Alighieri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Alighieri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alighieri's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Alighieri down.
Jason Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alighieri moves out of range of the leg kick from Morgan.
As Morgan backs away, Alighieri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick from Alighieri misses.
Alighieri scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alighieri.
Alighieri misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Alighieri keeps the fight on the outside.
Alighieri tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Alighieri throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a low kick but Alighieri moves out of range easily.
Morgan throws a leg kick but Alighieri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alighieri keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Morgan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Morgan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Alighieri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alighieri blocks a low kick nicely.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alighieri moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alighieri. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan fakes the leg kick and cracks Alighieri in the body.
A jab from Alighieri misses.
Alighieri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alighieri misses with a looping left.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alighieri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Alighieri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Alighieri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alighieri feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Morgans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Alighieri throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Alighieri 's knee.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan pushes Alighieri up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morgan lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Morgan fails to land.
Morgan lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alighieri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alighieri moves out of range as Morgan throws a body kick.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Alighieri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Morgan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alighieri throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Morgan looks for the body kick but Alighieri saw that one coming.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Alighieri avoids it.
Alighieri fails with a takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alighieri.
Alighieri is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Morgan's half guard.
Morgan tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Alighieri manages to move to mount!
Alighieri with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Morgan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alighieri avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Morgan.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alighieri if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a push kick but Alighieri slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
Alighieri feinted with a counter takedown.
Alighieri misses with a looping left.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to bum rush Alighieri with a series of wild strikes but Alighieri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Alighieri moved out of range nicely.
Alighieri misses with a double jab
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Alighieri was not able to check.
Alighieri blocks a jab.
Alighieri feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a lazy body kick
and Alighieri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Morgan wants to slow Alighieri down by chopping away at his legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morgan!
Alighieri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morgan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Alighieri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Alighieri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alighieri misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan throws a leg kick
and Alighieri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Alighieri.
Alighieri tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Morgan swivels and escapes.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Alighieri.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alighieri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alighieri shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Alighieri's leg. Alighieri is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Morgan swings for the body but Alighieri moves out of range.
Tristan Alighieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan tests Alighieri's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alighieri digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alighieri punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jason Morgan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morgan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alighieri connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morgan scrambles back to his feet.
Alighieri is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alighieri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan flicks out a counter leg kick but Alighieri steps away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan throws a leg kick which misses Alighieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Alighieri tries to avoid it.
Alighieri slips under a jab from Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Alighieri moved out of range.
Morgan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alighieri in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alighieri goes for a double leg but Morgan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Morgan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Alighieri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alighieri will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morgan throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alighieri slips under a jab from Morgan.
Alighieri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan feints and then cracks Alighieri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alighieri down.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Alighieri blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Alighieri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morgan.
Alighieri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Morgan misses the shot to the body.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a body shot
enabling Alighieri to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alighieri.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alighieri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alighieri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alighieri.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morgan is looking to land body kicks.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Alighieri off balance momentarily.
Alighieri walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Morgan swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Morgan!
A pretty intense looking Jason Morgan took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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