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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miklo Velka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dies Irae. Velka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Insane In The Membrane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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222 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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188 cm
34
219 lbs
28 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miklo Velka!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon blocks a head kick by Velka.
Damon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Velka has time to react.
Damon misses with a low kick as Velka jumps back.
Damon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velka.
Velka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Damon can pounce on him.
Velka throws a lazy head kick
and Damon counters with a right hand to the body.
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Damon circles away.
Damon misses with a hook. Velka ducked under it nicely.
Miklo Velka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Velka wants to clinch up but Damon keeps it at a distance.
Damon swats away the attempt to clinch by Velka.
A slow jab from Velka misses its intended target.
Damon looks to land a right hand but Velka moved out of range.
Damon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velka slips a straight right by Damon.
Velka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velka doesn't manage to clinch there - Damon circles away.
Damon wants to slow Velka down by chopping away at his legs.
Velka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Velka lands a right hook to the body.
Damon slips under a jab from Velka.
Damon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Velka lands a jab-cross combination.
Velka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Velka takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Miklo Velka has been cut.
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!
Velka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Velka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Damon.
Velka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Velka eats them both and turns towards Damon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Velka cracks the inside of Damon's front leg.
Nice shot by Damon.
Damon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Velka clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Velka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Velka.
It looks like Ron Damon has been cut.
Velka lands an elbow inside.
Velka stalling the fight.
Damon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Velka.
Velka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damon's defenses.
Damon tries to circle away but Velka has him pinned against the cage.
Velka scores with a knee to the head.
Damon is trying to maintain a safe position but Velka gets an underhook and turns Damon into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
Damon trying to stall but Velka improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damon's brow.
Damon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Damon has had enough of the clinch but Velka keeps him there for the moment.
Velka has Damon pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Velka.
Damon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damon managing to block the knees to the body from Velka.
Damon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damon blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Damon blocks an elbow strike.
Velka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Damon avoids it.
Velka missing with knees to the body.
Velka lands a good knee to the midsection. Damon won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Damon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velka crunches a lovely knee into Damon's ribcage.
Damon is breathing heavily.
Damon tries to work over Velka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Velka lands a nice elbow.
Damon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Knees to the body from Velka.
Velka lands an elbow just above Damon 's eye.
Damon stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velka.
Velka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Damon's face.
Damon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miklo Velka dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Velka lands a leg kick that knocks Damon off balance momentarily.
Velka instigates a clinch.
Velka effectively controlling the action here.
Velka lands a knee to the head.
Damon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velka backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damon's brow.
Velka pushes Damon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damon breaks the clinch.
Damon scores with a jab to the body.
Velka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Damon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velka tries a head kick but it misses.
Damon scores with a leg kick.
Damon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Damon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velka misses with a body kick.
Damon throws a sloppy head kick and Velka moves out of range easily.
Velka walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velka throws out a loose jab but Damon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damon thumps Velka with a low kick.
Velka connects with an inside leg kick.
Velka clinches up against the cage.
Damon manages to break the clinch.
Damon works the jab nicely.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Velkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Velka misses with a body kick.
Damon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon gets tackled into the cage by Velka. Velka maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Velka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Damon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Velka avoiding damage.
Velka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damon is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damon working hard to break the clinch.
Damon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Velka looking to throw knees to the head but Damon is blocking nicely.
Velka keeps control of Damon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Velka has him pressed against the cage.
Damon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velka trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon tries to stall but Velka uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Damon avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka lands a nice uppercut.
Velka throws an elbow that misses.
Velka lands a nice elbow.
Damon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Velka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Damon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Velka effectively controlling the action here.
Velka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Damon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a damaging elbow.
Damon lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon looking to slow down the pace here.
Damon wants to get back to striking at distance but Velka won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Damon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Damon stalls.
Damon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Damon prevents a body shot from Velka.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Velka just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damon's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka looking to stall.
Damon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donk. Velka catches Damon right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Miklo Velka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Velka lands a head kick!
Damon scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Velka tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Damon is able to avoid easily.
Damon thows a body shot but no joy.
Damon moves out of range as Velka strikes.
Damon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Damon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damon dodges the punch combination from Velka.
Ron Damon is winning the standup battle so far.
Velka moves into range and clinches up with Damon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damon takes an elbow to the temple.
Damon is looking to break free of the clinch but Velka has double underhooks.
Velka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Damon shrugs off.
Damon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Damon is trying to break the clinch but Velka is controlling him.
Miklo Velka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon tries to break free but Velka pushes him back against the cage.
Damon blocks an elbow strike from Velka.
Velka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Damon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Velka lands an elbow just above Damon 's eye.
Velka pushes off an throws an elbow but Damon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Damon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Velka blocks an uppercut.
Velka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Damon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damon is defending well for now.
Damon is looking to break free of the clinch but Velka has double underhooks.
Velka lands a knee to the body.
Velka landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Damon avoids the elbow strike from Velka, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velka lands a knee to the body.
Velka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Velka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Velka tries a knee to the head but Damon blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Velka.
Velka trying to stall but Damon improves his position.
Velka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damon is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Velka.
Velka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Damon backwards.
Damon avoiding damage as Velka throws knees to the body.
Velka creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damon is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ron Damon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velka keeps control of Damon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Velka missing with knees to the body.
Velka scores a nice knee to the body.
Velka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ron Damon's cut is getting worse.
Damon avoids a wild elbow strike from Velka.
Velka lands an elbow inside that Damon shrugs off.
Velka missing with knees to the body.
Damon is trying to push Velka away but Velka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Velka lands a nice elbow.
Damon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damon breaks from the clinch.
Velka looks to score with a jab to the body but Damon is just out of range.
Velka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Velka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Velka avoids the body shot from Damon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Velka there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Velka can pounce on him.
Velka is looking to clinch.
Damon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Damon duly obliges.
Damon throws a hook but Velka avoids it easily.
Damon keeps the fight on the outside.
Velka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damon. Velka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Velka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Velka scores with a jab. Damon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Damon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velka lands with a hook. Damon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Velka moves into the clinch successfully.
Damon is trying to break the clinch but Velka is controlling him.
Miklo Velka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Velka is stalling here.
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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miklo Velka!
As Miklo Velka got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Yo homes....I dedicate this win to Magic....La Onda essa! Hey Red Rider shut your mouth...if you want to scrap meet me at El Pino!'.
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