QFC Tournament 621 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Ivver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyr Rahka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jan Ivver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ivver
vs
Rahka

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Inexperienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Ivver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Skyr Rahka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Rahka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rahka blocks a jab.
Ivver throws an overhand right that lands on Rahka's shoulder, as Rahka tries to avoid the shot.
Rahka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivver tries to clinch but Rahka is having none of it.
Ivver misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Rahka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahka throws out the jab.

Ivver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivver.
Ivver tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahka throws a head punch that misses.
Rahka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivver misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ivver looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahka is trying to stall.
Rahka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahka managing to block the knees to the body from Ivver.
Ivver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rahka.
Rahka has Ivver pressed against the cage.
Rahka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rahka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ivver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahka's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivver.
Rahka swings wildly with an uppercut but Ivver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahka misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rahka trying to stall but Ivver improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ivver throws an elbow that misses.
Rahka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ivver.
Ivver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivver.
Rahka misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ivver backwards.
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!
Ivver pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ivver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivver takes a shot to the head.
Rahka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ivver has him pressed against the cage.
Ivver throws a punch but it's blocked by Rahka.
Ivver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivver tries to pull guard but Rahka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Ivver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rahka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rahka misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahka avoiding damage as Ivver throws knees to the body.
Ivver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ivver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ivver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rahka struggles to land a body shot inside as Ivver controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahka.
Ivver is trying to pull guard but Rahka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rahka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahka.
Ivver trying to land knees to the body.
Ivver pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ivver.
Rahka managing to block the knees to the body from Ivver.
Rahka avoiding damage as Ivver throws knees to the body.
Ivver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rahka lands a nice uppercut.
Ivver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivver pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rahka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rahka fails to land.
Ivver working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rahka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rahka blocks an elbow strike from Ivver.
Ivver tries to work over Rahka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rahka.
Ivver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ivver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivver misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rahka.
Rahka takes an elbow to the temple.
Rahka takes an elbow to the temple.
Ivver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ivver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ivver looking to slow down the pace here.
Rahka stalling.
Rahka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahka has Ivver pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Skyr Rahka will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rahka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ivver misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ivver.
Rahka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ivver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ivver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rahka to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivver tries to clinch but Rahka is having none of it.
Ivver wants to clinch but Rahka slips to the side
and Rahka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivver misses the shot to the body.
Rahka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rahka misses.
Ivver misses with an uppercut. Rahka saw that one coming.

Ivver gets a clinch.
Rahka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ivver backwards.
Come on Ivver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ivver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rahka.
Rahka gets through Ivver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rahka has Ivver pressed against the cage.
Ivver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rahka is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rahka trying to control the position but instead, Ivver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rahka into the cage.
Rahka avoids a wild elbow strike from Ivver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ivver.
Ivver misses with a punch to the body.
Rahka lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rahka.
Rahka takes an elbow to the forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ivver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ivver blocking some punches.
Rahka misses with a punch on the inside.
Rahka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rahka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rahka managing to block the knees to the body from Ivver.
Ivver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rahka's efforts to push away.
Ivver lands an elbow just above Rahka 's eye.
Rahka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ivver blocks an uppercut.
Ivver misses with a knee to the head.
Jan Ivver has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ivver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rahka throws a head punch that misses.
Ivver tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahka avoids the damage to the body.
Ivver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahka's elbow.
Ivver tries to work over Rahka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivver lands an elbow inside.
Rahka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivver tries to land a knee to the head but Rahka blocks with his arms.
Rahka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahka's elbow.
Rahka throws a punch but it's blocked by Ivver.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ivver.
Rahka misses with the head strike.
Rahka misses with a punch on the inside.

Ivver manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ivver is proving hard to escape from.
Rahka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Rahka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ivver, up you get!
Ivver throws a right hand that misses
and Rahka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ivver thinking.
Ivver throws a leg kick but Rahka sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Ivver has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ivver has Rahka pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Skyr Rahka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rahka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ivver.
Ivver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivver is looking to clinch.
Ivver walks into a jab.
Ivver throws a head kick that misses.
Rahka looks to land a right hand but Ivver moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ivver misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rahka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rahka misses the jab.
Ivver tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rahka manages to circle out of the way.
Ivver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahka swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivver.
Ivver moves away from the strike by Rahka.

Ivver rushes Rahka and presses him up against the cage.
Ivver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ivver.
Ivver is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Rahka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivver tries to clinch there but Rahka circles away.
Ivver tries to clinch up but Rahka circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivver wants to clinch.
Ivver throws out a loose jab but Rahka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rahka misses the target.
Ivver swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rahka throws a series of punches but Ivver avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Rahka misses.
Ivver misses the shot to the body.
Rahka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ivver on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahka throws an overhand right that lands on Ivver's shoulder, as Ivver tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Rahka misses.
Rahka misses with an uppercut.
Ivver wants to clinch.
Skyr Rahka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rahka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rahka scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Skyr Rahka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivver misses with a head kick.
Ivver tries to close the distance and clinch but Rahka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rahka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rahka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivver tries a head kick but it misses.
Jan Ivver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rahka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivver swings widly with a right hand
and Rahka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ivver fails in his attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skyr Rahka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rahka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Skyr Rahka!

Skyr Rahka wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Burley Rufford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ormando Magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rufford
vs
Magic

160 cm
18
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Burley Rufford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ormando Magic!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magic lands the left hand.
Rufford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Magic lands with a shot to the body.
Rufford shoots in but no luck this time.
Magic misses with a hook

and Rufford counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Magic!
Magic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Magic is trying to control Rufford's posture but Rufford avoids it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Magic is trying to get back to half guard.
Magic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Rufford lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rufford cracks Magic with a big elbow.
Magic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rufford. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rufford creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Rufford scores with punches from side control.
Rufford lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magic gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rufford 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.
Magic trying to control here.
Rufford 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.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Rufford there.

Magic is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rufford looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Magic is still in real trouble! Can Rufford finish him?
Rufford drops an elbow to the side of Magic's head.
Rufford drops an elbow to the side of Magic's head.
Rufford takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rufford lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Magic quite badly. Magic pulls Rufford in close trying to recover. Rufford postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Magic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Magic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burley Rufford!
Burley Rufford thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between No Oha Se Varma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Doogie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oha Se Varma
vs
Doogie

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, No Oha Se Varma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Young Doogie!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varma is looking to clinch.
A jab from Varma finds it's way through Doogie's defenses.

It looks like Young Doogie has been cut.
Varma tries to clinch but Doogie moves out of range.
Varma doesn't manage to clinch there - Doogie circles away.
Doogie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Varma but Varma pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Varma throwing a counter right hand but Doogie manages to avoid it.
Doogie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Varma wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Doogie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Varma gets a clinch.
Varma scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Varma.
Doogie tries to break the clinch but Varma is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Varma scores with a knee to the head.
Varma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Varma lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Varma.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Varma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Varma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Varma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Varma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Varma lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Doogie is rocked!
Varma throws a head punch that misses.
Doogie is still on wobbly legs! Can Varma finish him?
Varma is pressed up against the cage. Doogie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Varma down to the mat. Varma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No Oha Se Varma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Young Doogie.
Varma steps in with a hook that catches Doogie right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Varma follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Doogie looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). No Oha Se Varma!
A less than humble No Oha Se Varma misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotamies Rannalla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Chalke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chalke
vs
Rannalla

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
17
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Perkele!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sotamies Rannalla!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalke misses the jab.
Rannalla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rannalla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Rannalla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chalke doesn't seem phased though.

Chalke dives in and scores a takedown into Rannalla's guard.
Chalke controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chalke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chalke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chalke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rannalla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chalke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rannalla circles away.

Chalke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chalke stalling.
Chalke 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rannalla blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chalke.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chalke lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chalke connects with a nice short shot to Rannalla's temple.
Chalke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chalke 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke throwing shots but Rannalla is blocking nicely.
Chalke controlling the action here.
Chalke is nestled in close to Rannalla, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rannalla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chalke.
Rannalla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chalke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chalke is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chalke working over Rannalla with some ground and pound. Rannalla looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chalke looks to land a strike but Rannalla avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Chalke's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chalke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chalke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rannalla is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rannalla can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chalke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chalke throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chalke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chalke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Chalke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Chalke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rannalla pinned against the cage. Rannalla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Chalke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rannalla on his heels. He'll look to pass Rannalla's guard now, I'm sure.
Rannalla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chalke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chalke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rannalla avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chalke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chalke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rannalla can do to turn this around?
Chalke scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chalke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chalke tries to free his leg and advance position but Rannalla is retaining full guard.

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.
Chalke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rannalla keeping moving, preventing Chalke from controlling successfully.
Cody Chalke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chalke is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chalke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chalke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chalke advances position into side control!
Rannalla is looking for a sweep.
Rannalla is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke controlling the position.
Rannalla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chalke lands a few punches from side control.
Rannalla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chalke takes a little break here. Rannalla wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chalke scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke working the head with strikes.
Chalke landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rannalla seems a little lost for a moment, as Chalke dominates the positioning.
Rannalla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rannalla is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chalke controls the position from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chalke cracks Rannalla with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Chalke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Chalke closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rannalla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chalke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chalke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chalke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rannalla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rannalla is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chalke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chalke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chalke drops an elbow to the side of Rannalla's head.

Rannalla is rocked!
Chalke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke is taking a breather. Rannalla says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rannalla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rannalla on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chalke with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chalke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chalke lands with a punch from half guard.
Chalke lands with a punch from half guard.
Chalke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rannalla is still in real trouble! Can Chalke finish him?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chalke connects with a nice short shot to Rannalla's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke lands a big elbow - Rannalla is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chalke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Chalke!
Cody Chalke tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.