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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leee Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajala's entrance music is For Whom the Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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24
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomi Rajala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Leee Murray!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray has a takedown stuffed.
Murray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rajala throws a half hearted mid kick.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rajala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murray gets caught flat footed, as Rajala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rajala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rajala wants to control from the top but Murray keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rajala throwing strikes from guard but Murray blocks nicely.
Murray wants to stand up but Rajala is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rajala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rajala lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rajala loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rajala landing some decent shots from guard.
Rajala with a nice head shot there.
Rajala throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Murray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rajala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rajala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rajala is looking to work some ground and pound but Murray has wrist control.
Rajala looking to pass the guard.
Rajala prevents Murray from getting back to his feet.
Rajala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Murray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rajala doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajala has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Murray finds it's way round the side to connect with Rajala's head.
Some wild striking there from Murray.
Rajala walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murray, as that shot connected.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Rajala backpedaling.
Murray scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray looks to land a combination but Rajala avoids it well.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Murray.
Rajala misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murray moves out of range as Rajala strikes.
Rajala shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Murray counters with a one-two to the body.
Murray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rajala swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murray looks gassed!
Murray kicks Rajala off and gets back to his feet.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rajala.
A head kick misses from Rajala.
Murray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rajala counters with a shoot takedown. Murray fights it but they end up in guard.
Rajala is in close to Murray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rajala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rajala pushing down on Murray's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rajala prevents Murray from standing back up.
Murray is not content to let Rajala control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rajala lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rajala wants to pass the guard but Murray is defending well.
Ground and pound from Rajala.
Rajala is nestled in close to Murray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rajala lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rajala frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rajala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajala with shots to the head and body - Murray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rajala cracks Murray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rajala with good strikes from the mount here!
Rajala with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Rajala dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray fails with the takedown
and Rajala counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rajala 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.
Rajala is working Murray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rajala keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Murray's head.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Murray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rajala trying to control but Murray is working from the bottom.
Rajala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murray is breathing heavily.
Murray wants to get back to his feet but Rajala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rajala is working Murray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rajala forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Murray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rajala winds up and cracks Murray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rajala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rajala lands strikes from half guard.
Rajala working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rajala working Murray over with strikes.
Rajala seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rajala is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rajala is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tomi Rajala overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajala looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajala landing shots from mount.
Rajala trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rajala unloading with bombs!
Rajala cracks Murray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rajala takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rajala raining down shots from the mount!
Murray is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajala lands a big elbow.
Murray is still in real trouble! Can Rajala finish him?
Rajala controlling from the full mount.
Murray seems to have recovered his senses.
Rajala scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rajala with good strikes from the mount here!
Rajala scoring with strikes but Murray is staying in there.
Rajala with a couple of short strikes.
A big strike lands for Rajala! That's really hurt Murray and he's turned his back - Rajala keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Rajala Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomi Rajala!
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