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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velka stuffs the takedown attempt from Daniels. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
Velka blocks a jab.
Daniels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Velka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Velka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Velka pinned against the cage. Velka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but Velka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big head kick from Velka and Daniels is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Daniels is rocked!
It looks like Chuck Daniels has been cut.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
Velka stands up from Daniels's guard - Velka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Velka lands with a left to the head.
Velka lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka tries a knee to the head but Daniels blocks it.
Velka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Velka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velka with a knee to the head.
Velka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Velka with a knee to the head.
Daniels letting Velka take a breather here.
Velka receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
Velka landing knees to the body.
Velka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Velka's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Miklo Velka.
Velka knocks Daniels to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka decides to stand back up.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Daniels. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Velka.
Velka lands a high kick!
Velka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Velka decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Velka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Velka has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Velka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Velka lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Velka.
Daniels tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Velka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Velka landing knees to the head.
A short right from Velka.
Daniels is working for takedown but Velka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daniels tries for a takedown. No joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka landing knees to the head.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Velka is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Daniels's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Velka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Velka.
Chuck Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels misses the jab.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velka throws a hook to the side of Daniels's head but Daniels sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Velka moves into the clinch.
Velka stalling against the cage.
Velka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Velka working Daniels over with knees to the body.
Velka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Come on Velka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
Velka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka stalling.
Velka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Velka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels letting Velka take a breather here.
Velka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Velka wants to stall.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Velka won't allow it.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Velka won't allow it.
Velka is stalling here.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Velka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Velka is trying to maintain a safe position but Daniels gets an underhook and turns Velka into the cage.
Velka lands a nice uppercut.
Daniels just leaning against Velka, taking a breather.
Velka landing knees to the head.
Velka lands a knee to the body.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels manages to break the clinch.
Velka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Velka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Velka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Velka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Daniels throws a combination that misses
and Velka moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
Velka trying to control the position but instead, Daniels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velka into the cage.
Velka crunches a lovely knee into Daniels's ribcage.
Velka tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniels avoids the damage to the body.
Daniels lands a shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Velka.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Velka tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Velka swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt - Velka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Velka moves into the clinch successfully.
Velka keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Velka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Daniels up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Velka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daniels lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
Daniels tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Velka landing knees to the head.
Daniels tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Velka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Velka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Velka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Velka is controlling him.
Velka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Velka scores a nice knee to the body.
Velka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
Velka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Daniels's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Velka wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Velka defending well as Daniels loads up on a big left hand.
Velka tries to clinch up.
Daniels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Daniels looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Velka is fending him off so far but Daniels persists. Nope, Velka circles away and we're back to standing.
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velka has managed to clinch.
Velka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Velka scores with a knee to the head.
The is referee keeping an eye on Velka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velka prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Velka has Daniels pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daniels wants to break free but Velka has control.
Velka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daniels takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Velka has double underhooks.
The is referee keeping an eye on Velka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Velka lands a knee to the body.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Velka lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Daniels wants a takedown.
Velka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Velka misses with a knee strike.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Velka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Velka.
Daniels lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Velka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miklo Velka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Velka tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Velka landing knees to the head.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Velka lands a knee to the head.
Velka misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels jumps guard.
Velka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is working an open guard so Velka takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Velka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Velka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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.
A head kick misses from Velka.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Velka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Velka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Velka throws a head kick that Daniels semi-blocks.
Daniels has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Velka.
Velka has closed the distance and engaged Daniels in a clinch.
Velka connects with a knee to the head.
Chuck Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Velka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels is trying to drag Velka to the mat but Velka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Miklo Velka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Velka obliges.
Daniels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Velka is keeping busy.
Daniels takes a knee right on the jaw!
Velka just leaning against Daniels, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miklo Velka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Velka has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
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