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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewart Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wuzz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston. Wuzz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lützenkirchen - German Kiss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stewart Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
22
216 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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187 cm
23
210 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good knees
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Stewart Kelly! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Wuzz! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wuzz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kelly sprawls well. Kelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wuzz gets slowly back to his feet. Wuzz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelly defends it nicely. Kelly throws out a loose jab but Wuzz uses good head movement to avoid it. A left lands for Kelly. Kelly misses with a wild combination.
Wuzz looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Wuzz throwing strikes but missing. Kelly trying to keep a closed guard but Wuzz is proving a slippery customer.
Wuzz drops back looking for a leg! Kelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kelly manages to kick Wuzz off! Wuzz jumps back into Kelly's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wuzz throwing strikes but missing. Wuzz postures up.
Wuzz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Wuzz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Kelly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wuzz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Kelly has control of Wuzz's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Wuzz regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kelly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kelly prevents Wuzz from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wuzz regains half guard. Kelly passes to side control. Wuzz defending against the ground and pound. Wuzz is not content to let Kelly control the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kelly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wuzz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Wuzz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kelly off and has taken his back! Kelly turns into Wuzz and is now in his guard.
Kelly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Wuzz looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Kelly works a leg free and moves into half guard. Wuzz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Wuzz is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wuzz works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Kelly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Wuzz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelly thows a big elbow that misses. Wuzz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kelly manages to get himself to full guard.
Wuzz is pushing down on Kelly's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kelly is fighting to maintain full guard but Wuzz has managed to sneak the leg through. Kelly is breathing heavily. Wuzz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kelly's head. Kelly is trying to get back to full guard. Wuzz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kelly defends it well. Wuzz prevents Kelly from improving his position. Kelly keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Wuzz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wuzz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense. Stewart Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wuzz. Wuzz shoots in and bounces Kelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Wuzz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Wuzz with a flurry of punches that miss. Wuzz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Kelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Wuzz drops back looking for a leg! Kelly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kelly manages to kick Wuzz off! Wuzz jumps back into Kelly's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wuzz dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss! Wuzz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab. Wuzz has a takedown stuffed. Horrible takedown by Wuzz or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly which made him look bad. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kelly misses with an uppercut. Wuzz saw that one coming. Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Stewart Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Wuzz. Kelly gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wuzz. Wuzz advances to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kelly works his way to full guard. Good work. Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Wuzz throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely. Wuzz tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard. Wuzz is breathing heavily. Kelly trying to control the position.
Wuzz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Kelly is trying to keep Wuzz in close.
Wuzz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Wuzz 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. Wuzz 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Wuzz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Kelly lands with a right hand. Kelly throws a right and a left that Wuzz avoids nicely. Kelly leaves Wuzz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Stewart Kelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelly swinging wildly here.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wuzz closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Wuzz pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Kelly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Stewart Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wuzz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wuzz shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense. Wuzz misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wuzz is defended easily by Kelly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Wuzz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Wuzz shoots in for a double leg but Kelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wuzz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Wuzz shoots in but no luck this time. Wuzz rushes Kelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Wuzz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wuzz successfully pulls guard.
Wuzz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wuzz has his feet on Kelly's thighs here. He's pushed Kelly off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kelly screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andy Wuzz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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