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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1670 p4p, 1159 weight class) and Rou Joukani (ranked 257 p4p, 187 weight class). Mew Choo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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 - 16 - 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joukani.
Choo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joukani.
Nice shot lands for Choo.
Joukani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Choo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joukani looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joukani gets tackled into the cage by Choo. Choo maintains the clinch.
Choo tries to pull guard but Joukani holds him up against the cage and eventually Choo drops back down to his feet.
Joukani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Choo jumps guard.
Joukani wants to get up but he can't break Choo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joukani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Choo is tightening it up a little... Joukani has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Joukani reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Joukani taps out! Nice BJJ there by Choo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mew Choo!
Mew Choo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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