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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Len Richmond (ranked 9934 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philipp Meyer (ranked 6433 p4p, 0 weight class). Philipp Meyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Len Richmond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Philipp Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer misses with the combination.
Richmond dives in and grabs Meyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meyer pushes down on Richmond's head and hops out.
Meyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richmond manages to avoid it.
Meyer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richmond circles away.
Meyer clinches up with Richmond and pushes him back against the cage.
Richmond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Richmond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richmond manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richmond shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richmond circles away quickly and effectively.
Richmond half committed to a counter leg kick.
Meyer closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer prevents Richmond from breaking the clinch.
Meyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richmond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Meyer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richmond prevents it.
Meyer is trying to pull guard but Richmond turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Len Richmond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philipp Meyer.
Meyer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyer rushes Richmond and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Richmond pulls guard successfully.
Meyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Richmond seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Richmond wants to sweep here but Meyer controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Richmond working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meyer.
Richmond lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Meyer keeping moving, preventing Richmond from controlling successfully.
Meyer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richmond.
Meyer wants to sweep here but Richmond controlling him for the moment.
Richmond prevents Meyer from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer has Richmond pulled in close to control his posture.
Richmond trying to control but Meyer is working from the bottom.
Richmond controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Meyer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Meyer wants it to stay on the feet.
Meyer throws a right and a left that Richmond avoids nicely.
Richmond shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Meyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richmond tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meyer swivels and escapes.
Richmond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Meyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Meyer throws a fast counter high kick but Richmond manages to duck under it in time.
Meyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Meyer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richmond shoots in but no luck this time.
Meyer clinches up with Richmond and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Richmond is trying to pull guard but Meyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Richmond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meyer manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philipp Meyer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
No luck for Richmond with that takedown attempt.
Meyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meyer misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Richmond closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meyer circles away.
Richmond changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Meyer tries to avoid it but Richmond manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Meyer to the ground. Meyer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Len Richmond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richmond looks for a takedown but Meyer sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Meyer as Richmond shoots in.
Despite the aggression on Meyer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meyer gets a double leg takedown into Richmond's guard.
Richmond manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Richmond shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richmond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Meyer thumps Richmond with a low kick.
Meyer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Len Richmond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyer throws a head kick but Richmond moves out of range.
Richmond is looking for a counter combo.
Nice takedown defense from Meyer. No joy for Richmond on that attempt.
Meyer scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Len Richmond has been cut.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Meyer! Richmond is backing up but he can't get away as Meyer lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Richmond and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Philipp Meyer!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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