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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Gunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy West!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West thows a body shot but no joy.
West throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
West sizes up Gunner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
West avoids the head kick by Gunner.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunner.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gunner checks a leg kick.
Gunner misses with a head kick.
Gunner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West throws a leg kick but Gunner moved away.
Gunner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunner is looking to score with low kicks.
Gunner clinches with his opponent.
West keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gunner's efforts to push away.
Gunner scores with a shot to the side of West's head.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by West.
Gunner is looking for a takedown.
West holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gunner is trying to drag West to the mat but West just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunner tries to score a body lock takedown but West shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West has Gunner pressed against the cage.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunner has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunner fails to pull guard.
West throws a knee to the head but misses.
West can't find room to land a body shot as Gunner controls the action.
Gunner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. West gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West misses with some punches.
Gunner tries for a takedown but West manages to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunner as West tries to tie him up.
Gunner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by West.
West has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
West is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Gunner has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
West working aggressively here.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
West is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gunner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but West is defending well.
West leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gunner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West landing knees to the body.
Gunner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
West lands with a short punch from the clinch.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner jumps guard but West stands there with Gunner around his waist. Gunner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gunner wants the takedown. West is fighting it off but Gunner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in West's guard against the cage.
Gunner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West keeping moving, preventing Gunner from controlling successfully.
Gunner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
West is pulling down on Gunner's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner won't allow West to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is pulling down on Gunner's head. It's preventing any offense from Gunner, at least for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West keeping moving, preventing Gunner from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy West was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gunner checks a leg kick.
Gunner moves out of range as West strikes.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gunner misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gunner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
West jabs Gunner right on the nose. Gunner blinks but takes it well.
West clinches up with Gunner and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunner can pounce on him.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
West digs a good hook to Gunner's body.
West misses with an uppercut.
Gunner throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Thomas Gunner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West throws a jab when Gunner was well out of range.
Nice cross by Gunner.
West throws a low kick but Gunner avoids it.
Gunner avoids the body shot from West.
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch but West swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West avoids the head kick by Gunner.
West takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from Gunner.
Gunner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from West.
West blocks a head kick by Gunner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Gunner.
West blocks a head kick by Gunner.
West throws a body punch but Gunner moves out of range.
Gunner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West has managed to clinch.
West trying to stall but Gunner improves his position.
Gunner breaks from the clinch.
Gunner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gunner has West pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. West manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gunner wants to get back to striking at distance but West won't allow it.
Gunner manages to break the clinch.
Gunner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West with a jab.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gunner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from West.
Gunner throws a leg kick which misses West's front leg but catches the back leg as West tries to avoid it.
Gunner misses with an attempted mid kick.
West swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for West.
Gunner avoids the body shot from West.
Gunner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gunner has a takedown stuffed.
West feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunner's calf.
Gunner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Randy West is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunner misses with a low kick.
West throws out a leg kick but Gunner moves out of range and West only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gunner tries to score a power double leg takedown but West sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gunner somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West throws a push kick but Gunner slaps the foot to one side.
West is looking to clinch but Gunner is avoiding it.
West is looking to chop away at Gunner's legs.
Gunner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gunner throws a front kick aimed at West's knee but West avoids it well.
West stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gunner.
Gunner wants to slow West down by chopping away at his legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gunner 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 West has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from West and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
West misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gunner wants to clinch but West slips to the side
and West counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from West.
West with an attempt at a knee that misses.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunner wants the takedown. West is fighting it off but Gunner persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in West's guard against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gunner defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West working for a triangle but Gunner defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Gunner will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gunner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
West checks a leg kick.
Randy West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunner blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
West stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and West wants it to stay on the feet.
Gunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West swings for the body but Gunner moves out of range.
West misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Gunner misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by West.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunner.
Gunner moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West tries to land a knee to the head but Gunner blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
Gunner goes for a takedown in the clinch but West prevents it.
West tries a knee to the head but Gunner blocks it.
Gunner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
West slowing the pace effectively.
Gunner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Gunner is predictable there
and West counters by moving into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from West.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West taking a breather.
West slows down the pace here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gunner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West missing with knees to the body.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West prevents a takedown attempt there.
West lands a knee to the body.
Gunner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Randy West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gunner is trying to drag West to the mat but West just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gunner wants to break free but West has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner is trying to force a seperation but West has the dominant position.
Gunner is looking to take this one to the mat.
West is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gunner is looking for a takedown up against the cage. West gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunner is trying to break the clinch but West is controlling him.
West taking a breather.
West prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunner is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West tries to throw a body punch but Gunner avoids it by throwing West back against the cage.
West misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for West.
Gunner wants to take the fight to the mat but West manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
West stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from West.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. West avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
West tries to work over Gunner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner manages to break the clinch.
West misses with the combination.
West with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gunner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunner walks into a jab.
Gunner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunner takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gunner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think West 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy West!
Our winner, Randy West, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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