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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between AJ Llewellyn (ranked 1201 p4p, 1196 weight class) and Leg Day (ranked 160 p4p, 156 weight class). Llewellyn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doomsday. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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189 cm 37 196 22 - 15 - 0 |
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185 cm 35 190 17 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ Solid boxing Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AJ Llewellyn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Leg Day! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Llewellyn tries to clinch up and Day makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Llewellyn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Day manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Day is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Llewellyn is controlling him. Llewellyn slips nicely into half guard.
Day is defending against the submission attempts here by Llewellyn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Llewellyn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Day is just riding it out for now. Llewellyn eventually gives up the hold.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round.
Llewellyn is trying to work for a kimura but Day is defending well.
Llewellyn seems to be looking for submissions.
Day has one foot on Llewellyn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Day slips a jab from Llewellyn. Day misses with a head kick.
Day throws a head kick but Llewellyn moves out of range.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Llewellyn misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Day throws a push kick but Llewellyn slaps the foot to one side. A looping hook to the body misses from Llewellyn. Day does a little dance to reset his feet. Llewellyn looks to land a left hand but Day moved out of range nicely. Horrible takedown attempt by Llewellyn or perhaps it was just good defense by Day, which made it look bad. Llewellyn blocks a head kick by Day.
AJ Llewellyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Llewellyn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Days jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Day bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Llewellyn tries to clinch but Day is having none of it. Day throws a big counter head kick but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem. Llewellyn avoids the head kick by Day.
Good leg kick by Day. Llewellyn throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily. Llewellyn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDay. Llewellyn moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Nice shot by Llewellyn. Day throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Llewellyn's head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) It looks like AJ Llewellyn has been cut. Llewellyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Llewellyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Llewellyn misses with a left hand and Day counters with a body kick. Llewellyn misses with a jab to the body
and Day counters with a nice body kick.
Llewellyn missing with a left hand there. Day was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Llewellyn swings widly with a right hand
and Day counters with a slapping leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A low kick lands for Day.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Day connects with an inside leg kick. Llewellyn misses with a lunging right hand
and Day counters with a good low kick that Llewellyn was not able to check.
Day gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Day missing with knees to the body.
Llewellyn looking to stall.
Llewellyn managing to block the knees to the body from Day.
Llewellyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Llewellyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Llewellyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Llewellyn avoids it. Llewellyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Day is defending well for now. Llewellyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Llewellyn goes for a takedown attempt but Day pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Leg Day is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Day throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Llewellyn counters with a stiff right hand. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Day dominated that round. The cut man is working on AJ Llewellyn's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Llewellyn misses with a right hand
and Day holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Day gets underhooks to prevent Llewellyn's takedown attempt.
Llewellyn has Day pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Llewellyn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Day tumbling to the mat - Llewellyn dives into Day's guard. Llewellyn wants to pass the guard but Day is keeping the position. Llewellyn looking to sit in guard and control but Day gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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Day got a little sloppy there for a moment and Llewellyn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Day has managed to get both his arms back between Llewellyn's legs - danger averted. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Day decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Llewellyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Day throws a big counter head kick but Llewellyn avoids it with no problem. AJ Llewellyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Llewellyn misses with a hook
and Day counters with a head kick. A shot to the body from Llewellyn misses and Day makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Llewellyn loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch. Nice defenses there by Day. Day replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Llewellyn blocks it well. Day keeps Llewellyn at a distance using the push kick. Day throws a head kick but Llewellyn moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Llewellyn. Llewellyn tries to clinch but Day is having none of it. A slow jab from Llewellyn misses its intended target. Day wants to counter with a clinch but Llewellyn pushes him away. Day keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Day throws a head kick that Llewellyn semi-blocks.
Day dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Llewellyn. That did some damage! Llewellyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Day counters with a flying knee. Nice.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters circling - Llewellyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Llewellyn throws a hook but Day avoids it easily. Day throws a sloppy head kick and Llewellyn moves out of range easily. Day throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Llewellyn misses with a hook. Day misses with a low kick as Llewellyn jumps back. A punch lands to the side of Day 's head but he takes it in his stride. Llewellyn misses with an uppercut
and Day makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Llewellyn misses with a double jab
and Day counters with a nice low kick that buckles Llewellyn's knee momentarily. Llewellyn throws an off balance right hand
and Day counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Llewellyn. Day scores with a push kick.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Llewellyn throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot. Day ducks under a wild hook from Llewellyn. A chopping leg kick lands by Day. Llewellyn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Day. Llewellyn misses with a right hand and Day counters with a nice leg kick. Day lands a leg kick that knocks Llewellyn off balance momentarily. Llewellyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it. Day plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Day walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Llewellyn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Day has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Llewellyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Llewellyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Day counters with a thumping low kick. Llewellyn throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it. Day shapes to counter with a head kick. Llewellyn throws a body shot but no joy.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Llewellyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice leg kick from Day, right into the meat of the thigh.
Llewellyn throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Llewellyn throws a shot to the body.
Day tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Llewellyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Day misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Llewellyn swinging wildly here.
Day misses with a low kick. Llewellyn misses with a body shot.
Llewellyn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Day walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Llewellyn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Day. Leg Day seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jab from Llewellyn. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leg Day showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on AJ Llewellyn's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Day throws a nice head kick!
AJ Llewellyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Day lands a nice looking kick to the body. Llewellyn takes a step back to recover. Llewellyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Day. Llewellyn misses with a hook
and Day counters with a leg kick. Day moves out of range of the strikes. Crunch! Day slams his shin into Llewellyn's torso. Day slips a straight right by Llewellyn. Llewellyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Day counters with a nice leg kick. Llewellyn throws a shot from downtown. Day moves away and avoids it. Day is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Day throws a leg kick which misses Llewellyn's front leg but catches the back leg as Llewellyn tries to avoid it. Llewellyn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Day with the inside leg kick. Llewellyn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Day.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Day with a nice calf kick. Llewellyn takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses. Day throws a push kick but Llewellyn slaps the foot to one side. Sloppy strikes from Llewellyn. Those never looked like landing. Llewellyn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDay. Llewellyn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Day counters with a head kick. That will keep Llewellyn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) AJ Llewellyn's cut is getting worse.
Llewellyn gets a clinch. Day landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Day connects with a nasty looking knee right to Llewellyn's face.
Day utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Llewellyn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Day blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Day obliges. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Llewellyn is working for takedown but Day is calmly controlling the position for now.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. Llewellyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Llewellyn. Knees to the body from Day.
Llewellyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Llewellyn wants a takedown but no success here.
Day tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Llewellyn avoids it. Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Llewellyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Llewellyn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Day is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Llewellyn. That's going to take a lot out of him. Day prevents the takedown attempt.
Day working Llewellyn over with knees to the body. Day crunches a lovely knee into Llewellyn's ribcage. Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Day scores a nice knee to the body.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Day putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Llewellyn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Day scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Day.
Day utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Day unloads a knee to the mid-section. Llewellyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Knees to the body from Day.
Day is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Llewellyn won't want to take too many of those. Day scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Day scores a nice knee to the body.
Day lands a good knee to the midsection. Llewellyn won't want to take too many of those. Llewellyn avoiding damage as Day throws knees to the body.
Day unloads a knee to the mid-section.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. Day lands a knee to the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) AJ Llewellyn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Day scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Day.
Day with a knee to the head.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/rocked2.gif) Llewellyn is rocked! Day landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Llewellyn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Day lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Day.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/cut2.gif) Jeez, AJ Llewellyn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Day lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Leg Day is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Leg Day seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Day has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Llewellyn - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Day, and another! Llewellyn is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Leg Day! After winning the bout, Leg Day 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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