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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jun Liu (ranked 1943 p4p, 1951 weight class) and AJ Llewellyn (ranked 225 p4p, 226 weight class). Llewellyn has chosen Doomsday as his entrance music. AJ Llewellyn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jun Liu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu lands a jab to the nose.
Jun Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Llewellyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Llewellyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Llewellyn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liu keeping full guard, as Llewellyn tries to pass.
Llewellyn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Llewellyn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
Llewellyn passes Liu's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Liu is staying active underneath Llewellyn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Liu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liu keeps working.
Llewellyn controlling the action here.
Llewellyn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Liu's coaches at Gumburcules Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Liu is defending against the submission attempts here by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liu keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liu trying to hold on to Llewellyn's head to control him but Llewellyn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Liu is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Liu stuns Llewellyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Llewellyn needs to keep his hands up - Liu had a free shot at his head there.
Llewellyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liu's waist but Liu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Llewellyn off to one side.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liu throws a head kick but Llewellyn moves out of range.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Llewellyn moves away.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Llewellyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liu clinches with his opponent.
Llewellyn drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jun Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Llewellyn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Liu slips a straight right by Llewellyn.
It looked like Liu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Liu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Llewellyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Llewellyn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Llewellyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Liu.
Liu scores with a jab. Llewellyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Liu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu clobbers Llewellyn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Llewellyn walks into a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Liu. No joy for Llewellyn on that attempt.
Liu scores with a body shot.
Liu misses with a hook.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Liu misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jun Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Llewellyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Llewellyn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liu tries to avoid it but Llewellyn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liu to the ground. Liu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llewellyn looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Llewellyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu misses the shot to the body.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
Llewellyn sizes up Liu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Liu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn takes one to the chin there.
Llewellyn tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Liu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Llewellyn shoots in for a double leg but Liu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Liu just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Liu.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Llewellyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Llewellyn tries to avoid it.
Llewellyn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Llewellyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Llewellyn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Llewellyn walks into a jab.
Liu lands the left hand.
Liu throws a hook but Llewellyn blocks it.
Llewellyn blocks the body kick.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Llewellyn throws out the jab.
Liu gets caught flat footed, as Llewellyn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Llewellyn won't allow Liu to get back to his feet.
Llewellyn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liu wants to stand up but Llewellyn is controlling him.
Llewellyn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Liu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Llewellyn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Llewellyn or perhaps it was just good defense by Liu, which made it look bad.
Liu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Llewellyn with the counter takedown but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu lands a slapping body shot.
Liu lands with a nice combination. Llewellyn backs away looking to recover.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn staying out of range there.
Llewellyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Llewellyn.
Liu takes a swing at Llewellyn's ribcage but misses.
Llewellyn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Llewellyn can do to turn this around?
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Jun Liu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Llewellyn. Llewellyn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu moves into the clinch.
Liu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Liu lands a right hand.
Liu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Llewellyn.
Jun Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Llewellyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Liu is working Llewellyn over against the cage.
Llewellyn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Llewellyn jumps guard and drags Liu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Llewellyn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liu stays in close to Llewellyn's body and controls the position.
Liu preventing the sweep.
Liu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu throws a head kick that half lands.
Liu drives through and clinches with Llewellyn against the cage.
Liu pushes Llewellyn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Llewellyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liu lands a nice elbow.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Liu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Llewellyn tries to pull guard but Liu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Llewellyn misses with the head strike.
Llewellyn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liu tries to land knees in the clinch but Llewellyn avoids the damage to the body.
Liu looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Llewellyn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Liu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Llewellyn gets a double leg takedown into Liu's guard.
Liu has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Llewellyn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Llewellyn is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
Llewellyn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liu's waist but Liu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Llewellyn off to one side.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Liu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Llewellyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liu tries to clinch up but Llewellyn circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Llewellyn is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Liu keeps Llewellyn at a distance using the push kick.
Llewellyn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Liu momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Liu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Llewellyn tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Liu lands a jab to the head.
Llewellyn throws a hook but Liu avoids it easily.
Liu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Llewellyn moved out of range.
Liu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Llewellyn.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Llewellyn is defended easily by Liu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Llewellyn on the side of the head.
Liu moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Llewellyn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Llewellyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Liu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jun Liu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Llewellyn.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liu obliges.
Liu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Llewellyn's defenses.
Llewellyn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Llewellyn or not.
Liu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Liu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liu.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liu.
Liu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liu.
A short right from Liu.
Jun Liu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Liu leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Liu.
Liu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Liu crunches a lovely knee into Llewellyn's ribcage.
Liu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Llewellyn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liu blocks it with crossed arms.
Liu looking to throw knees to the head but Llewellyn is blocking nicely.
Liu lands a left hand.
Liu tries to throw a body punch but Llewellyn avoids it by throwing Liu back against the cage.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Liu to keep the fight standing.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liu tries a body shot but Llewellyn blocks it.
Liu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Llewellyn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu has Llewellyn pressed against the cage.
Llewellyn being controlled against the cage.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Llewellyn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Liu after a bit of a struggle.
Liu wants to stall.
Llewellyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liu is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from Liu.
Llewellyn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Llewellyn tries to pull guard but Liu won't allow it.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Liu lands a nice elbow.
Liu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Llewellyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn jumps guard but Liu stands there with Llewellyn around his waist. Llewellyn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Liu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Llewellyn missing with knees to the body.
Liu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Llewellyn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Llewellyn has Liu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Liu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Llewellyn backwards.
Llewellyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Llewellyn is trying to pull guard but Liu has him pressed against the cage.
Liu misses with a body punch.
Liu looking to throw knees to the head but Llewellyn is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Llewellyn fails to land.
Liu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
AJ Llewellyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llewellyn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llewellyn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Liu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Liu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
Jun Liu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel, into his post fight interview.
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