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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Highman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Highman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gotti!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Highman throws an overhand right that lands on Gotti's shoulder, as Gotti tries to avoid the shot.
Gotti scores with a one two! Highman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Highman misses the shot to the body.
Gotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Highman.
Gotti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Highman.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Highman moves out of range.
Gotti staying out of range there.
Highman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gotti counters with a left and a right that stings Highman.
Gotti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gotti duly obliges.
Highman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highman slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Jason Highman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gotti misses with a two punch combination.
Gotti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gotti throws a right hand that Highman ducks under and follows up with a left that Highman also avoids with ease.
Highman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Gotti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highman misses with a straight left.
Highman throws a combination that misses
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Highman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Paul Gotti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gotti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Highman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gotti was covering up waiting for the punch and Highman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Highman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Highman is looking to work some ground and pound but Gotti has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gotti can do anything to dispel that myth.
Highman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gotti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Highman connects with a couple of short punches.
Highman throws a big right hand that misses.
Gotti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Highman throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gotti wants to get back to his feet but Highman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Highman landing some decent shots from guard.
Highman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gotti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Highman is looking to work some ground and pound but Gotti has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gotti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Highman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Highman stands up over Gotti, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Highman is breathing heavily.
Highman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Highman thows a big elbow that misses.
Gotti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Gotti tries to bum rush Highman with a series of wild strikes but Highman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Highman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Highman misses the jab.
Highman fails with a takedown attempt.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Gotti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Highman.
Highman misses with a combination
and Gotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gotti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Gotti moves out of range of the strikes.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Highman circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gotti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highman throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
Highman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gotti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Gotti.
Gotti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Gotti scores with a four punch combination!
Gotti misses with a wild combination.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Highman looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
Gotti works over Highman's head and body with a nice combination.
Gotti is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Gotti.
Gotti throws a right hand that Highman ducks under and follows up with a left that Highman also avoids with ease.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Highman.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti throws a right hand that Highman ducks under and follows up with a left that Highman also avoids with ease.
Gotti misses with a few strikes there.
Highman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gotti throws a right and a left that Highman avoids nicely.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Highman moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Highman.
Gotti scores with a three punch combo!
Highman misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highman throws out a loose jab but Gotti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gotti throws a right hand that Highman ducks under and follows up with a left that Highman also avoids with ease.
Highman looks to land a right hand but Gotti moved out of range.
A big left from Highman misses.
Highman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Highman slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Highman throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
Gotti scores with a three punch combo!
Highman misses with a combination
and Gotti counters with a one-two to the body.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Highman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gotti defending well as Highman loads up on a big left hand.
Gotti tries to bum rush Highman with a series of wild strikes but Highman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highman misses the body punch
and Gotti counters with a three punch combo that has Highman backing up. Highman nods at Gotti to acknowledge the strikes.
Highman throws a jab but it's blocked by Gotti.
Gotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Highman.
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Highman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Gotti scores with a four punch combination!
Gotti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Highman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Highman circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gotti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gotti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Highman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Gotti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gotti slips under a jab.
Highman slips a jab and a cross from Gotti.
Highman swings for the body but Gotti moves out of range.
Gotti lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jason Highman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gotti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Highman.
Gotti ducks under a wild hook from Highman.
Gotti lands a jab-cross combination.
Highman looks to throw the jab but Gotti is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highman throws a combination that misses
and Gotti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
Gotti throws a series of punches but Highman avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Gotti scores with a four punch combination!
Gotti throws a nice looking combination but Highman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Highman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Highman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Highman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gotti tries to bum rush Highman with a series of wild strikes but Highman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gotti moves away.
Highman fails with a takedown attempt.
Gotti misses with a series of wild punches.
Highman throws the left hand but Gotti avoids the punch easily.
Highman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gotti counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Highman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
Gotti's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gotti duly obliges.
Gotti slaps away a takedown attempt from Highman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gotti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gotti fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gotti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gotti stalks Highman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Highman's face. Highman staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gotti misses.
Highman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
Gotti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Gotti does no damage.
Highman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gotti counters with a series of strikes. Highman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Highman misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gotti!
Gotti misses with the combination.
Gotti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Highman.
Gotti throws a one two combo.
Gotti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Highman circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Highman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gotti throws a combination. Highman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Gotti.
Gotti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Highman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Highman misses with a double jab
and Gotti counters with a left and a right that stings Highman.
Gotti slips a jab from Highman.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gotti lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gotti misses with a double jab.
Highman throws the left hand but Gotti avoids the punch easily.
Highman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gotti.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Gotti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gotti 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Gotti!
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energy
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