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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1119 p4p, 1943 weight class) and Danny Wyadd (ranked 175 p4p, 282 weight class). Danny Wyadd has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Wyadd!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo gets tackled into the cage by Wyadd. Wyadd maintains the clinch.
Choo effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wyadd gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wyadd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wyadd is working for a kimura but Choo is defending it quite comfortably.
Choo is defending against the submission attempts here by Wyadd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyadd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Choo's head.
Wyadd trying to mount his opponent but Choo defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo is defending against the submission attempts here by Wyadd.
Wyadd thows a huge punch but Choo dodges it nicely.
Choo moves into full guard.
Wyadd not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wyadd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wyadd wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wyadd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wyadd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Choo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wyadd defends well.
Wyadd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Choo's guard.
Wyadd wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Wyadd throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wyadd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wyadd pushing down on Choo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Choo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wyadd is working away from the top position though.
Wyadd is looking for a kimura but Choo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wyadd to get the leverage.
Wyadd seems to be working for a kimura but Choo defends the submission attempt.
Wyadd seems to be working for a kimura but Choo defends the submission attempt.
Wyadd seems to be working for a kimura but Choo defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Choo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Choo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Wyadd tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Choo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Choo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Choo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wyadd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Choo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wyadd ducks right into an uppercut from Choo.
Wyadd avoids the body shot from Choo.
Wyadd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Choo to the mat! Choo manages to get full guard.
Choo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wyadd defends well.
Wyadd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wyadd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wyadd trying to control but Choo is working from the bottom.
Wyadd working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wyadd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wyadd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wyadd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyadd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Choo is keeping the position for now.
Wyadd wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wyadd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wyadd throwing strikes but missing.
Wyadd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Choo keeping moving, preventing Wyadd from controlling successfully.
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.
We've been hearing good reports from Choo's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Choo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wyadd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wyadd is defended easily by Choo.
Choo has closed the distance and engaged Wyadd in a clinch.
Wyadd has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Choo is trying to keep an underhook but Wyadd manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Choo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wyadd can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Choo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Choo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wyadd defends it easily.
Choo trying to control the position.
Choo looking for a guillotine here but Wyadd defends easily.
Wyadd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Choo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyadd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wyadd is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Choo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyadd.
Wyadd works over Choo with some ground and pound from guard.
Wyadd makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wyadd defends it easily.
Wyadd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Wyadd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wyadd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo takes a swing at Wyadd's ribcage but misses.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Wyadd uses good head movement to avoid it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Choo enables Wyadd to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Choo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wyadd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyadd wants to pass the guard but Choo is keeping the position.
Choo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wyadd is aware though and is defending well.
Wyadd lands a couple of elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo pulls Wyadd in to control the position.
Wyadd working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Choo's head.
Wyadd wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Wyadd thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyadd wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Wyadd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wyadd throwing strikes but missing.
Wyadd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wyadd is trying to control the action in half guard but Choo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wyadd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wyadd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wyadd is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Choo wants to control but Wyadd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Choo looking for submissions off his back.
Wyadd is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Choo wants to control but Wyadd is keeping busy.
Wyadd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Choo has managed to free his arm - good work.
Danny Wyadd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mew Choo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wyadd avoids the body shot from Choo.
Choo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Choo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wyadd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Choo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wyadd shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Choo as he avoids it easily.
Wyadd misses with a takedown attempt - Choo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Choo throws a big counter combination but Wyadd scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Choo lands with an overhand left.
Wyadd closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Choo quickly recovers to half guard.
Wyadd is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mew Choo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wyadd is keen to just control but Choo is a slippery customer.
Choo actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wyadd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choo defending well though.
Wyadd is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Wyadd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wyadd 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Wyadd!
A victorious Danny Wyadd thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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