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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Chalke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OQuinn has chosen I'm A Dog I'm Sorry- Big Tymers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Cody Chalke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Chalke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chalke.
Chalke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
OQuinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Chalke misses.
OQuinn misses with a looping right.
Chalke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but OQuinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OQuinn connects with a body shot.
OQuinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
OQuinn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chalke on the side of the head.
A slow jab from OQuinn misses its intended target.
It looked like Chalke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from OQuinn.
Chalke has his takedown stuffed
and OQuinn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chalke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OQuinn.
A looping hook to the body misses from OQuinn. Chalke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chalke. OQuinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
Chalke is looking for a counter combo.
OQuinn's coach down at Russian Fighting Community Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on OQuinn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
OQuinn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
OQuinn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
OQuinn scores with a nice head shot.
Good shot there by Chalke.
OQuinn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chalke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OQuinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Chalke.
Chalke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but OQuinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Chalke.
Chalke looks to score with a jab to the body but OQuinn is just out of range.
Chalke punishes OQuinn's body with a nice straight punch.
OQuinn swings for the body but Chalke moves out of range.
Chalke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chalke misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalke misses with a wild body shot.
OQuinn tries to clinch but Chalke is having none of it.
OQuinn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
OQuinn throws a looping overhand right but Chalke ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chalke misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and OQuinn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chalke. OQuinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
OQuinn throws out a counter right but Chalke avoids it with no problem.
Chalke just misses with a punch to the body.
Chalke throws a nice looking combination but OQuinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
OQuinn scores with a nice strike.
Chalke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
OQuinn misses with a hook.
OQuinn misses with a body punch
and Chalke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
OQuinn scores with the left hand. Chalke knows he should have avoided that one.
Chalke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chalke works OQuinn's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
OQuinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OQuinn throws a hook to the side of Chalke's head but Chalke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chalke walks into a straight right hand from OQuinn.
Chalke misses with a wild body shot.
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
Chalke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab, jab by OQuinn - just one landing.
OQuinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chalke was well out of range. Poor timing from OQuinn.
Damien OQuinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OQuinn throws a body punch but Chalke moves out of range.
Chalke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OQuinn.
Chalke loads up on a big right hand but OQuinn slips the punch.
OQuinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
OQuinn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Chalke.
OQuinn lands a head shot.
Chalke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OQuinn moves away.
Chalke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OQuinn.
OQuinn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OQuinn throws a lazy right hand but Chalke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chalke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. OQuinn doesn't seem bothered though.
OQuinn moves in looking to clinch but Chalke pushes him off.
It looked like Chalke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from OQuinn.
Chalke connects with a body shot.
OQuinn tries to clinch up but Chalke circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Chalke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
OQuinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chalke moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Chalke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
OQuinn slips under a jab from Chalke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cody Chalke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
OQuinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chalke keeps the fight on the outside.
Chalke scores with a body shot.
Chalke lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from OQuinn misses its intended target.
Chalke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chalke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OQuinn.
OQuinn misses with a hook. Chalke ducked under it nicely.
Chalke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OQuinn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chalke has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
Chalke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but OQuinn manages to avoid it.
OQuinn scores with a nice right hand.
Chalke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
OQuinn lands a lovely overhand right.
OQuinn lands a right hook to the body.
Chalke is looking to wear down OQuinn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chalke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chalke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OQuinn.
Chalke connects with a body shot that sends OQuinn's belly button to the back.
OQuinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OQuinn is looking to clinch.
OQuinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
OQuinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chalke scores with a shot to the body.
Chalke throws a series of punches but OQuinn avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by OQuinn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OQuinn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chalke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chalke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chalke throws out a powerful jab.
Chalke throws a sloppy body shot
and OQuinn counters with a straight right hand.
OQuinn throws a body shot but no joy.
Chalke just misses with a punch to the body.
OQuinn stuns Chalke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
OQuinn avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chalke. OQuinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by OQuinn.
A shot to the liver by Chalke. Beautiful body shot.
Chalke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OQuinn.
Cody Chalke is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like OQuinn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chalke throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from OQuinn misses.
Chalke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OQuinn.
OQuinn throws a hook but Chalke blocks it.
OQuinn forces Chalke back against the cage and clinches.
Chalke dodges an elbow strike from OQuinn.
I was talking to Chalke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
OQuinn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chalke controlling the action here for a moment.
OQuinn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chalke blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn working aggressively here.
Chalke blocks an uppercut.
OQuinn letting Chalke take a breather here.
OQuinn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chalke pulls guard.
Chalke lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
OQuinn being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chalke pushes down on OQuinn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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 Cody Chalke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
OQuinn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chalke slips under a jab from OQuinn.
OQuinn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chalke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chalke throws a body punch but OQuinn moves out of range.
Chalke misses the shot to the body.
Chalke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
OQuinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chalke.
Chalke digs a good body shot into OQuinn's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by OQuinn.
Chalke scores with a hook to the body. OQuinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
OQuinn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chalke.
Chalke thuds a left hand into OQuinn's body.
Jab from Chalke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OQuinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chalke.
Chalke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chalke lands in his opponent's guard.
OQuinn being controlled here, momentarily.
Chalke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now OQuinn is on top in guard.
Chalke looking to hit a scissor sweep but OQuinn is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Chalke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OQuinn looking to pass the guard.
OQuinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Chalke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalke pulls OQuinn in to control the position.
OQuinn advances position into side control!
Chalke is not content to let OQuinn control the position.
Chalke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chalke wants to control but OQuinn postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chalke misses the shot to the body.
Damien OQuinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OQuinn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and OQuinn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cody Chalke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chalke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Chalke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chalke, 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cody Chalke!
After the big win, Cody Chalke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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