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BFFL46 - The Mauler tribute PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohamed In (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Stilies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohamed In has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohamed In!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Stilies!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In throws a sloppy head kick and Stilies moves out of range easily.
In tests Stilies's chin there with a solid looking shot.
In showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stilies.
In lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stilies's coach down at Bad Pluto! was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stilies's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
In thows a body shot but no joy.
In throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stilies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
In misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stilies.
In is looking to clinch.
In tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
In moves in looking to clinch but Stilies pushes him off.
No joy there for Stilies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stilies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with In but In pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mohamed In seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
In stuffs the takedown.
In with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
In throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stilies.
In lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gary Stilies has been cut.
Stilies takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilies fakes high and swings low for a body shot but In manages to avoid it.
In throws a shot to the body.
Stilies looks winded!
A combination from In does no damage.
In misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from In does no damage.
In lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stilies circles away quickly and effectively.
In stuns Stilies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
In throws a series of punches but Stilies moves out of range.
In scores with a sloppy right hand. Stilies should have avoided that one.
In looks for the body kick but Stilies saw that one coming.
In lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stilies shoots in looking for a takedown but In manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stilies's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mohamed In has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Stilies.
In lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stilies is rocked!
In displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stilies.
In showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stilies.
Mohamed In is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
In fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilies showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from In.
In lands a right hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from In.
In scores with the left hand. Stilies knows he should have avoided that one.
In drops Stilies with a beautiful combination! Stilies stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - In is looking for the KO!
Stilies is still on wobbly legs! Can In finish him?
Nice body punch from In.
Stilies seems to have recovered his senses.
In lands a left and a right that send Stilies crashing to the mat, dazed. In thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
In lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Stilies is looking to close the distance but In sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Stilies crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Stilies is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mohamed In!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Homer Gumbercules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Homer Gumbercules!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Marques!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gumbercules drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gumbercules throwing strikes but missing.
Marques is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Marques looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gumbercules lands a couple of elbows.
Gumbercules postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marques tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marques lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gumbercules!
Marques thowing shots but they're missing.
Gumbercules manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Gumbercules, under a barage of strikes from Marques.
Gumbercules is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbercules is trying to get back to full guard.
Marques missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gumbercules is looking for a sweep. Marques is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gumbercules kicks Marques off and gets back to his feet.
Gumbercules lands with an uppercut that bounces Marques off the cage and back into range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gumbercules.
Marques tries to clinch but Gumbercules is having none of it.
Gumbercules avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gumbercules is looking to clinch.
Gumbercules shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gumbercules seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gumbercules is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Marques is trying to get back to full guard.
Gumbercules controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Gumbercules there.
Marques is looking for a sweep. Gumbercules is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gumbercules is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marques tries to get to full guard but Gumbercules has control of the leg.
Marques keeps trying to improve his position.
Gumbercules lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gumbercules lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marques missing with punches from the bottom.
Gumbercules passes to full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marques squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gumbercules knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marques on the ground.
Gumbercules working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marques is desperately trying to improve his position but Gumbercules has a good base and remains in mount.
Gumbercules is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marques is rocked!
Gumbercules postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Marques badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Gumbercules around the waist but Gumbercules pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Gumbercules is the winner by TKO! Gumbercules jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Homer Gumbercules!
Homer Gumbercules made sure to mention his sponsor, Zombie Nutrition - LOD in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuku Xumusu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Bratcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kuku Xumusu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Damian Bratcher!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bratcher connects with a solid leg kick.
Xumusu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bratcher.
Bratcher misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Bratcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bratcher looks to land a left hand but Xumusu moved out of range nicely.
Bratcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Bratcher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Xumusu doesn't seem bothered though.
Bratcher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bratcher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Xumusu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bratcher's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xumusu passes Bratcher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bratcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xumusu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Xumusu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bratcher is defending against the submission attempts here by Xumusu.
Xumusu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xumusu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Xumusu trying to pass the guard but Bratcher defending well.
Bratcher trying to control here.
Xumusu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bratcher wants to improve his position but Xumusu is controlling well.
Xumusu decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Damian Bratcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Xumusu circles away.
Nice body kick there by Bratcher.
Xumusu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Xumusu shoots in and bounces Bratcher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Xumusu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bratcher working a defensive guard but Xumusu manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bratcher tries to improve position but can't.
Xumusu is working to tighten is grip on Bratcher's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bratcher has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Xumusu is really squeezing tight and eventually Bratcher passes out! Xumusu breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kuku Xumusu!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oswald Jokinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overeem has chosen Drowning Pool - Bodies (Let The Bodies Hit The Floor) as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oswald Jokinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cees Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Jokinen. That's going to slow Overeem down.
Jokinen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Overeem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Overeem takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jokinen lands a nice hook to Overeem's body. Overeem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jokinen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Overeem gets a clinch.
Overeem missing with knees to the body.
Jokinen has had enough of the clinch but Overeem keeps him there for the moment.
Overeem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Oswald Jokinen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jokinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Overeem backwards.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jokinen's efforts to push away.
Jokinen is trying to push Overeem away but Overeem has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Overeem.
Overeem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jokinen's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen working aggressively here.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem connects with a knee to the head.
Overeem lands with a right to the head.
Jokinen is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Oh Jokinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Overeem is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jokinen is defending well for now.
Jokinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Overeem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jokinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Overeem with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Overeem.
Jokinen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Overeem trying to land knees to the body.
Overeem with a knee to the head.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem stalls.
Overeem scores with a shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Overeem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jokinen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
Jokinen manages to break the clinch.
Jokinen throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Cees Overeem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Overeem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overeem moves in looking to clinch but Jokinen pushes him off.
Overeem misses with the combination.
Overeem tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jokinen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jokinen lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Overeem.
Overeem ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Overeem drives through and clinches with Jokinen against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jokinen fails to land.
Overeem scores with a knee to the head.
Oswald Jokinen's cut is getting worse.
Jokinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Overeem controls his hands.
Jokinen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Overeem prevents Jokinen from breaking the clinch.
Overeem misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jokinen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jokinen can't find room to land a body shot as Overeem controls the action.
Overeem throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jokinen blocks it with crossed arms.
Overeem digs a right hand into Jokinen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jokinen's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Overeem.
Jokinen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen swats away the attempt to clinch by Overeem.
Overeem takes a swing at Jokinen's ribcage but misses.
Jokinen gets tackled into the cage by Overeem. Overeem maintains the clinch.
Overeem scores a nice knee to the body.
Jokinen is breathing heavily.
Overeem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oswald Jokinen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jokinen wants to get back to striking at distance but Overeem won't allow it.
Jokinen is trying to break the clinch but Overeem is controlling him.
Jokinen prevents a body shot from Overeem.
Overeem tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Overeem pushes off an throws an elbow but Jokinen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Overeem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overeem lands an elbow inside that Jokinen shrugs off.
Overeem landing knees to the head.
Jeez, Oswald Jokinen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jokinen is trying to force a seperation but Overeem has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Overeem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cees Overeem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oswald Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Overeem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Overeem misses with a two punch combination.
Overeem lands a big right hand that sends Jokinen crashing to the mat! Overeem stays standing though and waves Jokinen back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut.
Overeem thows a body shot but no joy.
Overeem misses with a wild combination.
Jokinen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jokinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overeem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jokinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Overeem was well out of range. Poor timing from Jokinen.
Overeem displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jokinen throws out the jab.
Overeem throws a hook but Jokinen avoids it easily.
Jokinen misses with a hook.
Overeem avoids the head kick by Jokinen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokinen clobbers Overeem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Overeem.
A cross from Jokinen lands.
Overeem avoids the body shot from Jokinen.
Overeem is looking to clinch but Jokinen is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Overeem misses.
Jokinen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oswald Jokinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cees Overeem!
A very excited looking Cees Overeem made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: Rolling Stones - Paint It Black. Keijo Richards acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed tries to clinch up.
At Hammed throws the kick towards the body but Richards avoids it.
Richards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from At Hammed.
Richards darts in and clinches At Hammed up against the cage.
Richards stops a takedown attempt from At Hammed.
At Hammed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards tries to stall but At Hammed uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards lands a good knee to the midsection. At Hammed won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards gets underhooks to prevent At Hammed's takedown attempt.
At Hammed is breathing heavily.
At Hammed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richards just misses with a elbow thrown towards At Hammed's brow.
At Hammed prevents a takedown attempt there.
At Hammed has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice left hand lands by Richards.
Richards lands an elbow inside that At Hammed shrugs off.
It looks like Brah At Hammed has been cut.
Richards avoiding damage as At Hammed throws knees to the body.
Richards manages to break the clinch.
Richards lands a head kick!
At Hammed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Richards moves away.
Richards has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A head kick by At Hammed misses
and Richards counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Richards misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from At Hammed.
A head kick by At Hammed misses
and Richards counters with an outside leg kick.
Richards misses with a double jab.
Richards jabs At Hammed to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
At Hammed won't allow Richards to pass to mount.
At Hammed tries to get to full guard but Richards has control of the leg.
Richards controlling the action here.
At Hammed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
At Hammed avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Richards is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
At Hammed is looking to improve his position.
Richards lands strikes from half guard.
Richards looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
At Hammed is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing At Hammed to regain full guard.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but At Hammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
At Hammed looking for a sweep. Not yet At Hammed, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is fighting to break At Hammed's control of his arms but At Hammed is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but At Hammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
At Hammed is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Brah At Hammed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Richards shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Richards misses with a wild combination.
At Hammed misses with a straight right.
Richards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
At Hammed has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with At Hammed's head.
At Hammed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Richards is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Richards is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
At Hammed rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed has Richards pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. At Hammed pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Richards tumbling to the mat - At Hammed dives into Richards's guard.
At Hammed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards working for a triangle but At Hammed defends it easily.
Richards is trying to control the position from the bottom.
At Hammed wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards looking to control.
At Hammed wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keijo Richards dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brah At Hammed's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
At Hammed chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Richards can pounce on him.
At Hammed slips under a jab.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Richards avoids the head kick by At Hammed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
At Hammed gets caught flat footed, as Richards shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
At Hammed looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richards must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
At Hammed controls Richards momentarily but Richards frees himself.
Richards with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richards missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Richards throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as At Hammed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but At Hammed blocks nicely.
Richards stops At Hammed from standing up.
Richards lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but At Hammed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards pushes down on At Hammed's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Richards missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richards thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed At Hammed's head.
Richards prevents At Hammed from improving his position.
Richards drops an elbow to the side of At Hammed's head.
Richards not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed works his way to full guard. Good work.
Richards working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards trying to control but At Hammed is working from the bottom.
At Hammed trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
At Hammed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.
At Hammed wants to get back to his feet but Richards is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
At Hammed is controlling Richards's posture.
At Hammed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Brah At Hammed has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Richards thuds his right hand into At Hammed's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
At Hammed throws a series of punches but Richards moves out of range.
Richards misses with an uppercut. At Hammed saw that one coming.
Richards scores with a leg kick.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
At Hammed throws a sloppy head kick and Richards moves out of range easily.
Richards knocks At Hammed to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
At Hammed tries to buck Richards off but Richards is having none of it.
Richards trying to control the position but At Hammed is working away.
Richards working the body and head with strikes.
Richards in side control, throwing shots but At Hammed defends.
Richards working the body and head with strikes.
At Hammed is rocked!
Richards moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Richards is looking to take a break and control but At Hammed is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Richards! That's hurt At Hammed! Will he recover? Richards fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keijo Richards!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Keijo Richards waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.
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