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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?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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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.
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hype
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