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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between mathew maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). maynard comes to the cage accompanied by do it. Rajala comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Whom the Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, mathew maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomi Rajala!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with maynard but maynard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rajala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
maynard wants to clinch.
Rajala tries to work over maynard's front leg with a kick but maynard checks it.
maynard thuds a left hand into Rajala's body.
maynard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rajala ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rajala misses with a body shot.
Rajala moves out of range as maynard strikes.
maynard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rajala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
maynard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rajala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard moves away from the strike by Rajala.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as maynard sprawls well. maynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rajala gets slowly back to his feet.
maynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rajala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
maynard is looking to clinch.
maynard jabs Rajala right on the nose. Rajala blinks but takes it well.
maynard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rajala tries to avoid it but maynard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rajala to the ground. Rajala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
maynard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
maynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rajala uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from maynard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
maynard throws a hook but Rajala avoids it easily.
maynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Rajala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
maynard lands a two punch combo.
Rajala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajala looks to throw the jab but maynard is out of range.
maynard digs a good hook to Rajala's body.
maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
mathew maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Rajala.
maynard throws a good cross that connects.
Rajala is trying desperately to land a takedown but maynard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rajala.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rajala slips under a jab from maynard.
maynard connects with a looping right hand.
Rajala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rajala is rocked!
Rajala throws the left hand but maynard avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala moves away from the strike by maynard.
Rajala misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from maynard.
maynard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rajala throws out the jab.
maynard scores with a nice strike.
Rajala swings for the body but maynard moves out of range.
Rajala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling maynard to score with a decent uppercut.
Rajala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by maynard.
Rajala slips under a jab.
maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Rajala's shoulder, as Rajala tries to avoid the shot.
maynard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rajala napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rajala sneaks back into half guard.
maynard trying to control from half guard but Rajala is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard wants to free his trapped foot but Rajala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rajala avoiding damage under a succession of punches from maynard.
maynard throwing shots but Rajala is blocking nicely.
Rajala keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
maynard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
maynard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
maynard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rajala thows a body shot but no joy.
maynard tries to clinch up but Rajala circles away and keeps his distance.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts maynard as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mathew maynard dominated that round.
That's time! maynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
maynard thows a body shot but no joy.
Rajala shoots in for a double leg but maynard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
maynard throws a right hand that Rajala ducks under and follows up with a left that Rajala also avoids with ease.
A big left from maynard misses.
Rajala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
maynard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rajala tries to avoid it but maynard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rajala to the ground. Rajala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
maynard tries to clinch there but Rajala circles away.
maynard drops Rajala with a beautiful combination! Rajala stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - maynard is looking for the KO!
Rajala is still on wobbly legs! Can maynard finish him?
It looks like Tomi Rajala has been cut.
Rajala drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rajala throws and elbow that misses. maynard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rajala's guard. Nice move by maynard!
Rajala seems to have recovered his senses.
maynard cracks Rajala with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard throwing strikes but missing.
maynard wants to control from the top but Rajala keeps moving.
Rajala looking to hit a scissor sweep but maynard is one step ahead there.
maynard throwing strikes from guard but Rajala blocks nicely.
maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two 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.
maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rajala is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rajala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but maynard was well out of range. Poor timing from Rajala.
Rajala fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. maynard sprawls well initially but Rajala persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rajala wants to pass to mount but maynard is defending the position.
maynard is pressing down on Rajala's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rajala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
maynard thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rajala chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala cracks maynard with a solid left hand.
maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rajala stopping the sweep attempt from maynard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rajala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rajala stands up over maynard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rajala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rajala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
maynard keeping full guard, as Rajala tries to pass.
maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
maynard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajala.
maynard has momentary wrist control but Rajala slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
maynard looking to control.
Rajala wants to control from the top but maynard keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A slow jab from Rajala misses its intended target.
maynard loads up on a big right hand but Rajala slips the punch.
maynard misses with a body shot.
maynard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rajala.
maynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
maynard scores with a nice head shot.
maynard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
maynard looks to land a left hand but Rajala moved out of range nicely.
Rajala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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 mathew maynard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomi Rajala's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rajala shoots and misses
and maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajala shoots in and drives through. maynard sprawls well.
Rajala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
maynard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. maynard showed some decent athleticism there.
maynard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
maynard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
maynard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rajala wants to control but maynard is keeping busy.
Rajala blocking the ground and pound attempt from maynard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
maynard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
maynard throws a strike but Rajala avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rajala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
maynard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
maynard looking to pass the guard.
maynard wants to control from the top but Rajala keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
maynard throws a hook to the side of Rajala's head but Rajala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two 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.
A jab from maynard finds it's way through Rajala's defenses.
mathew maynard is winning the standup battle so far.
maynard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rajala.
Nice defenses there by maynard.
maynard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rajala.
mathew maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi Rajala.
maynard misses with a double jab.
Rajala uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from maynard.
maynard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rajala sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rajala shoots in but no luck this time.
maynard lands a jab to the nose.
Rajala throws a jab when maynard was well out of range.
maynard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rajala throws a hook but maynard avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala looks to score with a jab to the body but maynard is just out of range.
Rajala misses with a body shot
and maynard counters with a stiff right hand.
Rajala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and maynard counters with a left to the body.
Rajala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rajala swings for the body but maynard moves out of range.
Rajala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
maynard moves out of range of the body kick from Rajala.
maynard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rajala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oh, that's a big right hand from maynard and Rajala goes tumbling to the canvas! maynard follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
maynard stands up and beckons Rajala to join him on the feet.
mathew maynard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
maynard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rajala can do to turn this around?
maynard shoots in and drives through. Rajala sprawls well.
Tomi Rajala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajala needs to keep his hands up - maynard had a free shot at his head there.
maynard cracks Rajala with a good jab.
Rajala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by maynard.
maynard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
maynard scores with a nice head shot.
Rajala thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by maynard - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
maynard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rajala changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. maynard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
maynard can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
mathew maynard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for maynard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mathew maynard!
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