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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Truong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Truong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Truong there.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Truong does no damage.
Nice uppercut there from West.
Truong blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
Truong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Truong throws out a powerful jab.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truong moves away.
Truong misses with a double jab
and West cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Truong finds it's way through West's defenses.
Truong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Truong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
West fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Truong.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Truong.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
A left lands for West.
A leg kick checked by Truong.
Truong ducks under a wild hook from West.
Truong misses with a two punch combination.
Truong checks a low kick from West.
West ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Truong moves away.
Truong scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
West blocks a head kick by Truong.
Truong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West tries to land a leg kick but Truong saw it coming and moves away.
Truong throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Truong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from West.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from West finds it's way through Truong's defenses.
West attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Truong takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
West misses with an uppercut
and Truong counters with a one-two to the body.
West lands a body shot.
West throws a leg kick which misses Truong's front leg but catches the back leg as Truong tries to avoid it.
Truong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West motions for Truong to come forward. West throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Randy West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with a body shot.
West jabs at Truong's body.
Truong misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Truong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from West.
West misses with a body shot.
West jabbing away but nothing is landing.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Truong off the cage and back into range.
Truong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from West tenderised Truong's leg. Truong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Truong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West thuds his right hand into Truong's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Truong throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Good exchange - West coming out on top.
West lands a jab to Truong's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
West defending well as Truong loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Truong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
West pivots, looking for a leg kick but Truong is out of range and West settles back down.
Truong drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Truong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Truong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West throws a lazy right hand but Truong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from West finds it's target.
West is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Truong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
West cracks Truong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
West tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Truong swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Truong tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Truong blocks a low kick nicely.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West digs a good body shot into Truong's ribs.
Truong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
West avoids the head kick by Truong.
Truong throws a head kick that misses.
Truong works the jab nicely.
Truong throws a one two combo.
Truong throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
West tests Truong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Truong misses.
West connects with a good right hand that stumbles Truong. Truong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truong throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for West.
Truong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West slips under a jab.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
West darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Truong does a little dance to reset his feet.
West feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Truongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A chopping leg kick lands by West.
West lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Truong circles away quickly and effectively.
Truong misses with a leg kick
and West counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two 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!
Truong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
West with a nice cross.
Truong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from West.
Good work by Truong as he checks the leg kick.
West throws a hook to the side of Truong's head but Truong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
West thows a leg kick but Truong checks it
and Truong counters with a left and a right that stings West.
Truong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Truong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Truong misses with the combination.
West lands with a shot to the body.
Truong checks the leg kick nicely there.
West misses with a hook
and Truong counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Truong misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for West.
Nice uppercut there from West.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
West throws a low kick but it's checked well by Truong.
A good leg kick by West.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Truong is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from West.
Truong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
Truong throws a body kick that misses.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Truong checks a leg kick nicely.
West swings for the body but Truong moves out of range.
Truong with a jab.
Truong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
West throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Truong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
West misses with a straight right.
West avoids the head kick by Truong.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
West connects with a crisp jab.
Truong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from West.
A punch combination from Truong misses.
West dips to his left and cracks Truong with an uppercut!
Truong pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Truong follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
West does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
West misses with a hook.
West looks to land a left hand but Truong moved out of range nicely.
A good leg kick by West.
Truong drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Truong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Truong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A combination from Truong does no damage.
West throws a low kick but Truong moves out of range easily.
West digs a good hook to Truong's body.
West throws a looping overhand right but Truong ducks down to avoid it.
Truong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Truong is able to avoid easily.
West lands a leg kick that knocks Truong off balance momentarily.
West dodges the punch combination from Truong.
Truong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Truong throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West tests Truong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Truong is just out of range.
Truong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Truong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Truong misses with a combination
and West counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Truong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt 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!
Truong throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West cracks the inside of Truong's front leg.
West blocks a head kick by Truong.
West scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a low kick, right behind Truong 's knee.
Truong blocks a low kick nicely.
West buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from West lands.
West misses with a double jab.
West connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from West tenderised Truong's leg. Truong is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circle momentarily. Truong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Truong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
West lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jeremy Truong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Truong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Truong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
West misses with a looping right.
Truong misses with a combination
enabling West to counter with a crisp jab.
West misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truong walks into a left hand.
West misses with a hook.
West tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Truong was well out of range. Poor timing from West.
West connects with a looping right hand.
West cracks Truong with a good jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Truong is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jeremy Truong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from West.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
Randy West tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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