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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Torkylainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiu Chau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Torkylainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kiu Chau!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torkylainen misses with a takedown attempt
and Chau counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Torkylainen wants to get back to full guard.
Chau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like Chau might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kiu Chau wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chau looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau not doing much here.
Torkylainen is trying to stand.
Still in half guard, Chau seems content to control.
Chau stops Torkylainen from getting back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Chau seems content to control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kiu Chau.
Torkylainen has his takedown stuffed
and Chau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chau is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chau is in close to Torkylainen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chau is stalling in the full guard.
Chau stops Torkylainen from standing up.
Torkylainen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chau controls the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kiu Chau hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Torkylainen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chau to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Torkylainen is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chau content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Chau has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kiu Chau has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chau throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Torkylainen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Chau is in Torkylainen's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chau won't allow Torkylainen to get back to his feet.
Chau showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chau prevents Torkylainen from getting back to his feet.
Chau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiu Chau has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Torkylainen with a poor takedown
and Chau decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torkylainen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiu Chau dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chau has a takedown stuffed.
Chau misses with a low kick.
Chau has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chau shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Torkylainen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Chau is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chau prevents Torkylainen from escaping the position.
Torkylainen wants to control but Chau postures up.
Chau is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Torkylainen tries to escape but Chau is in control.
Chau content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kiu Chau wasn't active enough on the ground.
Torkylainen with a poor takedown
and Chau counters with a shoot takedown. Torkylainen fights it but they end up in guard.
Chau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torkylainen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chau controls the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Torkylainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chau controlling from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kiu Chau hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chau fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torkylainen sprawls well initially but Chau persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chau not doing much here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Torkylainen is trying to stand.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kiu Chau wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torkylainen pinned against the cage. Torkylainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Erkki Torkylainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kiu Chau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chau shoots in but Torkylainen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Erkki Torkylainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torkylainen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chau but Chau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiu Chau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Torkylainen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chau counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Chau throwing strikes but missing.
Chau won't allow Torkylainen to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chau accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chau won't allow Torkylainen to get back to his feet.
Chau slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chau's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kiu Chau has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chau lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chau is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Torkylainen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chau controls the position from side control.
Chau tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Torkylainen's face as Chau controls the position.
Chau prevents Torkylainen from escaping the position.
Chau advances to mount.
Chau controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torkylainen wants to hold on but Chau pushes him away.
Chau scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Torkylainen can't escape the position.
Chau working Torkylainen over with strikes here.
Chau lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Torkylainen hang on?
Chau controlling the pace for now.
Torkylainen tries to buck Chau off but he can't manage it.
Chau controlling the pace for now.
Erkki Torkylainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torkylainen tries to buck Chau off but he can't manage it.
Chau with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chau content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torkylainen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kiu Chau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chau sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kiu Chau has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Torkylainen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kiu Chau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chau 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiu Chau!
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energy
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hype
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