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Event:
QFC Tournament 621 Round 2
Date: May 10, 2016 |
#R1#
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.#TD#
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. #T1#
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.#REF3#
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.#TD#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.
#R2#
Chalke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rannalla pinned against the cage. Rannalla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
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. #T1#
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. #T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3##TD#
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. #ROC#
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.#T1#
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. #T2#
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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Event:
QFC Tournament 621 Round 1
Date: May 09, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Mcnab gets a clinch.
Mcnab tries to break free but Rannalla pushes him back against the cage.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rannalla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcnab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcnab lands an uppercut.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rannalla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rannalla prevents Mcnab from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rannalla.
Mcnab could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rannalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Rannalla.
Mcnab is looking to break free of the clinch but Rannalla has double underhooks.
Rannalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcnab wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mcnab tries to circle away but Rannalla has him pinned against the cage.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#T1#
Mcnab scores a nice knee to the body.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mcnab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mcnab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Rannalla prevents Mcnab from breaking the clinch.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike.
Rannalla holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rannalla is working Mcnab over against the cage.
Mcnab can't break the clinch.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rannalla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rannalla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcnab's efforts to push away.
Rannalla lands an uppercut.#T2#
Mcnab is looking to break free of the clinch but Rannalla has double underhooks.
Rannalla lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Rannalla.
Rannalla gets through Mcnab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcnab wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mcnab has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rannalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcnab tries to circle away but Rannalla has him pinned against the cage.
Rannalla has Mcnab pressed against the cage.
Rannalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannalla has Mcnab pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rannalla. #T3#
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcnab misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcnab tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rannalla lands a body shot.
Rannalla lands a body shot.
A short left from Rannalla.
Mcnab working hard to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Rannalla.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcnab wants to break free but Rannalla has control.
Rannalla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcnab or not.
Rannalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcnabs head.
Rannalla keeps control of Mcnab as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla works on Mcnab's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
Mcnab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Mcnab takes a shot to the head.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Rannalla.
Mcnab wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rannalla taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Rannalla - that landed with a thud.
Mcnab is breathing heavily.
Mcnab wants to break free but Rannalla has control.
Rannalla has Mcnab pressed against the cage, preventing Mcnab from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcnab misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rannalla is leaning against Mcnab and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rannalla scores with a shot to the side of Mcnab's head.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotamies Rannalla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Rannalla lands a lovely overhand right.
Rannalla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcnab misses with a hook. Rannalla ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcnab swinging wildly here.
Andy Mcnab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcnab throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Rannalla counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Rannalla - that landed with a thud.
Mcnab tries to break free but Rannalla pushes him back against the cage.
Mcnab wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Rannalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcnabs head.
Mcnab is looking to break free of the clinch but Rannalla has double underhooks.
Rannalla lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcnab is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Mcnab can't break the clinch.
Rannalla lands an uppercut.
Mcnab tries to break free but Rannalla pushes him back against the cage.
Rannalla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
A short body shot lands from Rannalla as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rannalla lands with a light punch inside.
Rannalla lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcnab is trying to break the clinch but Rannalla is controlling him.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rannalla - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rannalla.
Rannalla gets through Mcnab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mcnab holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rannalla is struggling to control the position.
Rannalla lands a nice shot to the body.
Rannalla lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mcnab's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla is stalling here.
Rannalla lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Rannalla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rannalla lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcnab tries to circle away but Rannalla has him pinned against the cage.
Mcnab is trying to force a seperation but Rannalla has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rannalla on the inside.
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rannalla as the two fighters clinch.
#T3#
A nice left hand lands by Rannalla.
Mcnab has had enough of the clinch but Rannalla keeps him there for the moment.
Sotamies Rannalla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcnab is trying to push Rannalla away but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mcnab takes a shot to the head.
Rannalla lands an uppercut.
Mcnab can't find room to land a body shot as Rannalla controls the action.
A short uppercut from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rannalla lands a shoulder strike.
Rannalla scores with a hook to the body.
Rannalla lands with a left to the head.
Mcnab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
Rannalla scores with a shot to the side of Mcnab's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Rannalla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Rannalla slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Rannalla.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rannalla.
Rannalla works on Mcnab's body with a couple of short punches.
Rannalla digs a right hand into Mcnab's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcnab's gas tank.
Rannalla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rannalla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rannalla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcnab.
Rannalla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotamies Rannalla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mcnab moves forwards but Rannalla connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rannalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcnab was well out of range. Poor timing from Rannalla.
Rannalla thuds his right hand into Mcnab's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rannalla avoids the head kick by Mcnab.
Rannalla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rannalla connects with a right hand. Mcnab shakes it off.
Mcnab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rannalla.
Mcnab throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Rannalla counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rannalla.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rannalla.
The referee calls for Rannalla to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Rannalla lands a shot to the body.
Rannalla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rannalla takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rannalla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
Rannalla lands a body shot.
Mcnab misses with a punch to the body.
Rannalla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
A short right from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T2#
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!
Rannalla avoiding damage.
Rannalla scores with a shoulder strike.
Mcnab is trying to break the clinch but Rannalla is controlling him.
Rannalla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcnabs head.
A right hook to the body lands for Rannalla.
Rannalla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rannalla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcnab is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Rannalla as the two fighters clinch.
Rannalla managing to block the knees to the body from Mcnab.
Mcnab takes a shot to the head.
Mcnab is trying to push Rannalla away but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Mcnab is trying to break free.
Mcnab tries to break the clinch but Rannalla is controlling the position.
Rannalla working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcnab misses with a body punch.
Rannalla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla gets through Mcnab's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rannalla lands a left hand.
Mcnab is trying to break the clinch but Rannalla has him pressed against the cage.
Mcnab working hard to break the clinch.
Rannalla lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Still in the clinch, Rannalla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rannalla lands a nice uppercut.
Mcnab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Rannalla.
Rannalla lands with a right to the head. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla lands a hook that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla stalling the fight.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla keeps control of Mcnab as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Andy Mcnab has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rannalla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcnab backwards.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Mcnab is rocked!
Rannalla lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Oh Mcnab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Rannalla.
Rannalla pushes Mcnab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rannalla scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rannalla lands a left hand.
A short right from Rannalla.
Rannalla scores with a shot to the side of Mcnab's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rannalla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rannalla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rannalla softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotamies Rannalla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rannalla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Sotamies Rannalla!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Sotamies Rannalla!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Sotamies Rannalla!
Sotamies Rannalla wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Sotamies Rannalla thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Andy Mcnab stepped up to the mic, saying 'I WILL COME BACK STRONGER AND HARDER.WATCH THIS SPACE'.
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