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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 1035 p4p, 841 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 158 p4p, 130 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 29 - 20 - 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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dudley misses its intended target.
Choo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choo jumps into guard, dragging Dudley to the mat.
Choo keeping moving, preventing Dudley from controlling successfully.
Dudley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dudley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Choo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dudley defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dudley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Choo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dudley wants to control from the top but Choo keeps moving.
Dudley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Choo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Choo has a closed guard, preventing Dudley from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dudley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dudley is thwarting Choo's attempts to control the position.
Choo wants to improve his position but Dudley is controlling well.
Dudley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choo defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudley working Choo over with strikes.
Choo actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dudley in particular looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Choo wants to control but Dudley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Choo defending well though.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dudley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Dudley.
Dudley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Choo lands a jab to Dudley's midsection.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley misses the jab.
It looked like Choo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dudley.
Some wild striking there from Dudley.
Choo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choo.
Choo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dudley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Choo's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dudley throws an elbow but misses.
Choo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dudley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dudley tries to break free but Choo pushes him back against the cage.
Choo is trying to pull guard but Dudley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Choo controlling the action here for a moment.
Dudley throws an elbow but it misses.
Choo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dudley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dudley scores with a shoulder strike.
Choo avoids the elbow strike from Dudley, against the cage.
Dudley pushes Choo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dudley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dudley wants to get back to striking at distance but Choo won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Dudley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Choo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dudley under the eye.
Dudley misses with a hook to the body
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Choo misses.
Choo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choo tries to clinch there but Dudley circles away.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Choo avoids it with no problem.
Dudley blocks a jab.
Dudley misses with an uppercut
and Choo counters with a right hand to the body.
Dudley throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
It looked like Choo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dudley.
Some wild striking there from Dudley.
A big left from Choo misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Dudley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dudley misses with a body shot.
Choo misses the body punch
and Dudley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choo throws out a powerful jab.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
Choo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dudley throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
Choo misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dudley! But no joy.
Dudley misses with a double jab.
Choo slips a jab from Dudley.
Choo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dudley scores with a jab to the body.
Choo scores with a jab.
Dudley throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.
Choo misses with a looping left.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Choo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Dudley. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dudley! But no joy.
Choo lands a body shot.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Choo avoids them all with ease.
Dudley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Dudley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Choo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudley.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Choo needs to keep his hands up - Dudley had a free shot at his head there.
Dudley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Choo clinches.
Choo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Dudley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dudley tests Choo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Dudley.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudley manages to avoid it.
A big left from Choo misses.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo defending well as Dudley loads up on a big left hand.
Dudley moves out of range of the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Dudley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Dudley tries to bum rush Choo with a series of wild strikes but Choo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Choo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dudley.
Choo dodges the punch combination from Dudley.
Choo throws an overhand right that lands on Dudley's shoulder, as Dudley tries to avoid the shot.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Choo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dudley. Dudley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Choo throws a right and a left that Dudley avoids nicely.
Dudley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dudley looks to score with a jab to the body but Choo is just out of range.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Dudley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo throws a hook to the side of Dudley's head but Dudley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Choo with a body shot.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dudley moves away.
Choo takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
Choo misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choo swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Choo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mew Choo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Choo slips a straight right by Dudley.
Dudley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dudley digs a good body shot into Choo's ribs.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo throws a right hand that Dudley ducks under and follows up with a left that Dudley also avoids with ease.
Dudley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudley is just out of range.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dudley misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Dudley coming out on top.
Dudley throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Dudley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choo throwing a counter right hand but Dudley manages to avoid it.
Choo has Dudley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dudley misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dudley! But no joy.
Choo misses with a hook. Dudley ducked under it nicely.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo avoids the body shot from Dudley.
Dudley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Choo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dudley.
Choo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dudley. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a body shot
and Dudley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Choo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dudley throws a hook but Choo avoids it easily.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Dudley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo misses with a body shot.
A big left from Choo misses.
A nice side step and Dudley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
Choo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Choo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudley.
A swing and a miss from Dudley.
Dudley misses with a looping left.
Dudley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Dudley lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo tries to clinch up.
Choo lands with a good body shot.
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dudley ducks under a wild hook from Choo.
Choo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dudley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choo lands with an uppercut that bounces Dudley off the cage and back into range.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
Dudley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dudley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudley is just out of range.
It seemed like Dudley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dudley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dudley avoids the body shot from Choo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Dudley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudley scores with a hook to the body. Choo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A jab from Dudley misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dudley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Choo.
Choo throws a sloppy body shot
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Choo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Choo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dudley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dudley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dudley throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dudley lands a left hand.
Dudley digs a right hand into Choo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Choo's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dudley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dudley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dudley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Dudley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dudley 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mew Choo!
Mew Choo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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