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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaq Wu Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly's entrance music is Stir It Up. A fine choice. Wu Sang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Europe - Rock the Night. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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179 cm
26
165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaq Wu Sang!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wu Sang manages to avoid it.
Kelly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wu Sang throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Wu Sang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wu Sang gets a clinch.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly digs a right hand into Wu Sang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wu Sang's gas tank.
Kelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly tries a body shot but Wu Sang blocks it.
Wu Sang managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wu Sang blocks it with crossed arms.
Kelly cracks Wu Sang with a nice body shot.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Wu Sang is blocking nicely.
Wu Sang taking a breather.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wu Sang is keeping busy.
Kelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wu Sang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wu Sang trying to stall but Kelly improves his position.
Kelly tries to work over Wu Sang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wu Sang prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wu Sang wants the takedown. Kelly is fighting it off but Wu Sang persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kelly's guard against the cage.
Kelly has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang looking to pass the guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Wu Sang from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wu Sang walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a combination
letting Wu Sang counter with a right hand.
Kelly loads up on a big right hand but Wu Sang slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Wu Sang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wu Sang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wu Sang lands the left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to sprawl but Wu Sang drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wu Sang is trying to control. Kelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wu Sang looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu Sang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wu Sang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kelly keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zaq Wu Sang will probably get the nod.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Wu Sang shoots in.
Wu Sang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kelly as he avoids it easily.
Wu Sang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wu Sang moves into the clinch.
Kelly tries to work over Wu Sang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kelly tries to work over Wu Sang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wu Sang avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Sang has clasped his hands together around Kelly's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The strikes coming from Wu Sang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wu Sang happy to just control the position for now.
Kelly wants to control but Wu Sang postures up.
Wu Sang is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wu Sang's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Wu Sang looks to land a strike but Kelly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wu Sang sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wu Sang is pressing down on Kelly's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kelly content to stall in guard here.
Wu Sang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wu Sang keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu Sang is trying to control the position but Kelly postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zaq Wu Sang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wu Sang is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wu Sang managing to block the knees to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wu Sang blocks an uppercut.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Wu Sang avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kelly as Wu Sang tries to tie him up.
Kelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Wu Sang.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wu Sang prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly missing with knees to the body.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from Wu Sang.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu Sang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kelly tries to work over Wu Sang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wu Sang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Van Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zaq Wu Sang.
Wu Sang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wu Sang looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Wu Sang swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Wu Sang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Wu Sang avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Wu Sang has hold of one of Kelly's legs. Kelly is fighting the takedown attempt but Wu Sang gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Wu Sang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wu Sang looking to sit in guard and control but Kelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly trying to control but Wu Sang is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wu Sang is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu Sang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wu Sang postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wu Sang controls the pace.
Kelly has his hands on Wu Sang's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wu Sang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wu Sang trying to control the position from guard on top but Kelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zaq Wu Sang wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wu Sang darts in and clinches Kelly up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wu Sang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Van Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Wu Sang blocks a body shot from Kelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zaq Wu Sang.
I've got Wu Sang 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaq Wu Sang!
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energy
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hype
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