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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 1037 p4p, 1576 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 136 p4p, 193 weight class). Llewellyn's entrance music is Doomsday. A fine choice. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Hakeem Adderley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Great elbows
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, AJ Llewellyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Adderley misses.
Llewellyn throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley throws out a counter right but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem.
Llewellyn misses with a jab to the body
and Adderley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Llewellyn throws a lazy right hand but Adderley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adderley scores with a head kick. Llewellyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Adderley misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Adderley.
Llewellyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adderley misses with a body punch
and Llewellyn counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Adderley misses the target.
Llewellyn ducks under a wild hook from Adderley.
Llewellyn misses the shot to the body.
Adderley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Llewellyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Llewellyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown attempt
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adderley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adderley throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Adderley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley scores with a jab to the head.
Llewellyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Llewellyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Adderley throws a series of punches but Llewellyn avoids them all with ease.
Adderley throws an overhand right that lands on Llewellyn's shoulder, as Llewellyn tries to avoid the shot.
Adderley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Llewellyn throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a takedown
and Adderley counters with a three punch combo that has Llewellyn backing up. Llewellyn nods at Adderley to acknowledge the strikes.
Llewellyn misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and Adderley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Llewellyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley defending well as Llewellyn loads up on a big left hand.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses.
Adderley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adderley throws a right hand that misses
and Adderley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hakeem Adderley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Llewellyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Adderley.
Adderley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Adderley throws a right and a left that Llewellyn avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
Llewellyn scores with a jab.
Adderley scores with a head kick. Llewellyn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Llewellyn swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Llewellyn misses with a right hand
and Llewellyn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Llewellyn avoids the head kick by Adderley.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Llewellyn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Llewellyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adderley.
Llewellyn misses with a straight right.
Llewellyn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Adderley avoids it really well and circles away.
Adderley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley takes one to the side of the head.
Adderley throws a sloppy head kick and Llewellyn moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Llewellyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Adderley counters with a head kick.
Adderley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Adderley misses with a straight left.
Llewellyn misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakeem Adderley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adderley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Adderley slips under a jab.
Adderley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley throws a shot to the body.
Adderley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Adderley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Llewellyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Adderley.
Adderley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Llewellyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adderley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adderley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Llewellyn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley counters with a nice leg kick.
Llewellyn moves into the clinch.
Llewellyn just leaning against Adderley, taking a breather.
Llewellyn is struggling to control the position.
Llewellyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Adderley.
Llewellyn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adderley.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adderley cracks a nice hook into Llewellyn's ribs.
Llewellyn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice cross by Adderley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adderley misses with a looping right.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Adderley connects with an inside leg kick.
Llewellyn misses with a wild body shot.
Adderley throws a big counter head kick but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem.
Adderley tries to move into range but Llewellyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llewellyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Llewellyn misses the target.
Adderley throws a head kick that Llewellyn semi-blocks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hakeem Adderley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Llewellyn misses with an uppercut.
AJ Llewellyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Llewellyn moves forwards but Adderley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Llewellyn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adderley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adderley avoids the body shot from Llewellyn.
Adderley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Llewellyn with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Adderley can pounce on him.
Llewellyn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adderley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adderley stalks Llewellyn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Llewellyn's face. Llewellyn staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut.
Llewellyn misses with an uppercut.
Llewellyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Adderley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Llewellyn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adderley to score with a decent uppercut.
Llewellyn staying out of range there.
Llewellyn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Llewellyn.
Llewellyn wants to clinch but Adderley slips to the side
and Adderley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hakeem Adderley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn instigates a clinch.
Llewellyn misses with a body punch.
Llewellyn'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.
Adderley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Llewellyn misses with a left hand
and Adderley counters with a good low kick that Llewellyn was not able to check.
Adderley looks to land a left hand but Llewellyn moved out of range nicely.
Llewellyn darts in and clinches Adderley up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley working hard to break the clinch.
Llewellyn tries to land a knee to the head but Adderley blocks with his arms.
Llewellyn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley connects with a nice looking jab.
Llewellyn swings widly with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a one-two to the body.
Llewellyn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adderley lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Llewellyn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Llewellyn throws a hook to the side of Adderley's head but Adderley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Llewellyn misses with a looping left.
Llewellyn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewellyn avoids the head kick by Adderley.
Llewellyn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Llewellyn wants to clinch up but Adderley keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Llewellyn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Llewellyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adderley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hakeem Adderley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adderley 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hakeem Adderley!
After winning the bout, Hakeem Adderley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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