Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: 3 Titles on the Line!
Date: Mar 07, 2022

#R1##TD#
Daniels darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hampton is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
Hampton wants to get back to full guard.
Hampton manages to get to full guard.
Daniels scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels distracts Hampton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hampton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Daniels seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hampton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Daniels punching from the bottom - just letting Hampton know he's still in a fight.
Daniels working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hampton.
Hampton preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daniels is on top in guard. #REVR#
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hampton is on top in guard. #REVB#
Hampton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hampton scoring with some ground and pound.
Hampton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hampton throws a big elbow that misses.
Hampton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hampton stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
Hampton stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hampton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hampton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hampton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hampton postures up and lands a big shot to Daniels's brow.
Hampton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daniels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hampton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hampton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Hampton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hampton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hampton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Hampton tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
Hampton passes into half guard.
Hampton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daniels's head.
Daniels is in trouble now - Hampton has advanced to mount!
Hampton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Daniels regains half guard.#T4#
Daniels trying to hold on to Hampton's head to control him but Hampton postures up.
Hampton slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.
Daniels punching from the bottom.
Hampton lands with a punch from half guard.
Daniels is looking to improve his position.
Hampton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hampton with the ground and pound from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

DeVon Hampton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##TD#
Daniels closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hampton is looking for a sweep.
Hampton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hampton tries to buck Daniels off but Daniels is having none of it.#SUB#
Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hampton regains half guard.
Hampton holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Daniels is pressing down on Hampton's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hampton is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hampton moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hampton is on top in guard. #REVB#
Hampton working some strikes from top position.#T1#
Hampton is working Daniels over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hampton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hampton manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels pushing down on Hampton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hampton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hampton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hampton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hampton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard. #REVB##T2#
Hampton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daniels's head.
Hampton slips nicely into half guard.
Hampton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daniels has hold of Hampton's hands but Hampton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hampton.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hampton lands a nice short elbow.
Hampton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hampton thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Daniels on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Hampton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hampton is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Hampton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hampton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hampton works his way into side control.
Hampton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hampton landing a few strikes.
Hampton working the body and head with strikes. #T4#
Daniels takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hampton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Daniels gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hampton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas. #ROC2#Daniels is rocked!
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
Hampton looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Daniels covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeVon Hampton!
DeVon Hampton is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, DeVon Hampton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Bellicose - Covington & Takeda
Date: Jan 30, 2022

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from McCoy as Daniels shoots in.
McCoy jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCoy but McCoy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCoy cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCoy lands an overhand right.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches. #TD#
Daniels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCoy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Daniels working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Daniels is trying to get an arm triangle but McCoy is defending well. #SUB#
Daniels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCoy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
McCoy is trying to get back to his feet.
McCoy struggling a bit here.
McCoy tries to escape but Daniels is in control. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels advances nicely into full mount. #SUB#
Daniels looking to secure an arm triangle but McCoy defends it well.
McCoy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
We've been hearing good reports from Daniels's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McCoy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.
McCoy is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3##SUB#
Daniels jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McCoy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McCoy and Daniels has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission. #ES2#
McCoy throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
Danga de danga de dang - McCoy scores with a four punch combination!
McCoy stuffs the takedown attempt from Daniels. Daniels gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCoy.
McCoy jabs at Daniels's body.
McCoy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T4#
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hank McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy misses the jab.#TD#
Daniels feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels distracts McCoy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daniels trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Daniels postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McCoy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Daniels, into his guard. #REVB#
McCoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hank McCoy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but McCoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
McCoy works Daniels's body with a nice hook.
Daniels misses with a takedown
and McCoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCoy connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from McCoy.
McCoy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Daniels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McCoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCoy throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCoy throws out the jab.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCoy connects with a leg kick.
McCoy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Daniels is landing a low percentage of strikes.#T1#
Nice shot lands for McCoy.
Daniels fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from McCoy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McCoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCoy wants it to stay on the feet.
McCoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
McCoy misses with a looping left.
Hank McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCoy scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but McCoy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daniels dives in and grabs McCoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes down on Daniels's head and hops out.
Daniels closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCoy circles away.
McCoy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daniels.
Daniels has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCoy finds it's way round the side to connect with Daniels's head. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCoy enables Daniels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCoy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels is looking to work some ground and pound but McCoy has wrist control.#T2#
McCoy pulls Daniels in to control the position.
McCoy wants to stand but Daniels is controlling the position.
McCoy controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself. #SUB2#
McCoy is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
McCoy jabs at Daniels's body.
Daniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniels somewhat.
McCoy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCoy wants it to stay on the feet.
McCoy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daniels takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Daniels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
McCoy lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.#T4#
McCoy lands a nice hook to Daniels's body. Daniels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - McCoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCoy looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Hank McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniels.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up with McCoy, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes McCoy against the cage but McCoy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCoy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.
McCoy throws out a counter right but Daniels avoids it with no problem.
McCoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McCoy cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Daniels moves out of range as McCoy strikes.
McCoy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Daniels tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCoy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Daniels somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hank McCoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R3#
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
McCoy throws a body kick that misses.
McCoy stuns Daniels with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniels. #TD#
Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

McCoy explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daniels's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Daniels shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from McCoy.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
McCoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy lands with a nice body punch.
McCoy lands with a cross.
McCoy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Daniels is trying hard to land a takedown here. McCoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McCoy with a nice calf kick.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.#TD#
Daniels closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daniels lands in his opponent's guard.

McCoy is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Daniels presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCoy lands with a right to the head.
McCoy gets underhooks to prevent Daniels's takedown attempt.
McCoy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daniels's face.
Daniels takes an elbow to the temple.
Daniels is looking to take this one to the mat.
Daniels drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but McCoy won't allow it.
McCoy lands a right hand.
McCoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCoy has Daniels pressed against the cage.
McCoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC2#
McCoy breaks the clinch.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCoy's waist but McCoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels fails with the takedown
and McCoy counters with a two punch combo. #T3#
McCoy lands with a hook. Daniels tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCoy.
McCoy misses with a combination #TD#
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCoy wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Daniels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCoy is doing well to control the position and prevent Daniels from advancing to side control.#T4#
McCoy tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
Daniels prevents McCoy from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hank McCoy really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
McCoy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels dives in and grabs McCoy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCoy pushes down on Daniels's head and hops out.
McCoy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Daniels eats them both and turns towards McCoy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
McCoy scores with a spinning back kick!
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but McCoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from McCoy misses.
McCoy connects with a crisp jab.
McCoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCoy misses with an uppercut.
McCoy thuds a left hand into Daniels's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McCoy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCoy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Daniels.
Daniels fails to land the takedown.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab lands there for McCoy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.#T1#
Daniels shoots in but no luck this time.
McCoy cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from McCoy.
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but McCoy is quick to defend against it.
Daniels looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Daniels goes for a double leg but McCoy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCoy continues to drive forward.#BC2#
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McCoy!
Daniels tries for a takedown but McCoy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from McCoy.
McCoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from McCoy misses.
McCoy scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T2#
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by McCoy.
McCoy lands with a shot to the body.
McCoy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels attempts a counter takedown but McCoy avoids it well and moves away.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown but McCoy shows good takedown defense.
McCoy lands a leg kick that knocks Daniels off balance momentarily.
McCoy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from McCoy misses the target.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCoy sprawls and moves away.
McCoy throws a big shot that misses.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McCoy as he jumps to the side.
It seemed like McCoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Daniels shoots in looking for a takedown. McCoy tries to sprawl out of it but Daniels keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McCoy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McCoy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T3#
McCoy misses with a head kick.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but McCoy sprawls and moves away.#TD#
Daniels looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCoy!
McCoy prevents Daniels from moving into mount.
Daniels working away.
McCoy is trying to buck Daniels off.
Clayton Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCoy throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
McCoy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Daniels asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T4#
Daniels working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB#
Daniels is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McCoy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Daniels gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McCoy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Daniels lets go of the hold and McCoy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clayton Daniels!
Clayton Daniels retains his light heavyweight title!
Clayton Daniels decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Bellicose - Kai vs Daniels
Date: Jan 08, 2022

#R1#
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Tokugawa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clayton Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tokugawa as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.#TD2#
Daniels bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Daniels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
My spies in Simply The Best inform me that Daniels has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#SUB2#
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokugawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tokugawa is being controlled here. #SUB2#
Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Daniels trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom. #T2#
Daniels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tokugawa is looking to reverse the position.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daniels on the ground.
Tokugawa defending against the ground and pound.
Tokugawa's coaches at Takeda Clan 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.
Tokugawa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daniels.
Daniels wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping him busy.
Tokugawa stops Daniels from passing to mount.
Tokugawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tokugawa's legs. #T3#
Tokugawa is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Daniels controls the position from side control.
Daniels wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Daniels crashes against the mat. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels works to advance to full mount. Tokugawa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Daniels controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Daniels is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tokugawa is surviving well by controlling Daniels's body position as best he can.
Daniels tries to control but Tokugawa wriggling away.
Daniels might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tokugawa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Daniels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Tokugawa is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
It looked like Tokugawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tokugawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels darts in looking for a takedown but Tokugawa gets double underhooks and turns Daniels into the cage.
Tokugawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokugawa's guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels stands and throws Tokugawa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Tokugawa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tokugawa tries to bench press Daniels off him but Daniels keeps the position.
Daniels advances to mount.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daniels trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it. #SUB2#
Daniels goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tokugawa is on top in guard. #T3#
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tokugawa is one step ahead there.
Tokugawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now. #SU#
Tokugawa gets to his feet - Daniels follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Tokugawa as Daniels shoots in.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Daniels or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokugawa, which made it look bad.
It looked like Tokugawa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kai Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Daniels.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
Daniels changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tokugawa throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Daniels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels 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.#R3#
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Daniels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position. #T1#
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tokugawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tokugawa trying to hold on to Daniels's head to control him but Daniels postures up.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokugawa is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Daniels there. #SUB2#
Daniels is trying to work for a kimura but Tokugawa is defending well.
Daniels trying to advance position but Tokugawa counters by regaining guard.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
Daniels is still trying to improve position.#T3#
Daniels wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Tokugawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tokugawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A big left from Tokugawa misses.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4##TD2#
Tokugawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daniels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tokugawa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Daniels pushes down on Tokugawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daniels is trying to control. Tokugawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Daniels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tokugawa is looking to escape.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Daniels trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Daniels throws a wild left hand from mount and Tokugawa manages to wriggle his way back to half guard. #T2#
Tokugawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daniels.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daniels lands a nice short elbow.
Daniels is looking to pass Tokugawa's guard but actually Tokugawa recovers to full guard.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Daniels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daniels in particular looking to stall.
Daniels is looking to pass Tokugawa's guard but actually Tokugawa recovers to full guard.
Clayton Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokugawa trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Tokugawa parries the strikes from Daniels easily there. Daniels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tokugawa to escape.
You can see the frustration on Tokugawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniels cracks Tokugawa with a big right hand but Tokugawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokugawa keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Daniels seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels with the counter takedown but Tokugawa avoids it easily.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Kai Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tokugawa's waist but Tokugawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Daniels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tokugawa defends it well.
A slow jab from Tokugawa misses its intended target. #T2#
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kai Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Daniels misses with a body kick.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels throws a lazy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Kai Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Daniels.
Tokugawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice takedown defense from Tokugawa. No joy for Daniels on that attempt.
Tokugawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses its target.
Daniels tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tokugawa defends well and Daniels ends up having to push Tokugawa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tokugawa looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Tokugawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
Clayton Daniels is the new light heavyweight champion!
Clayton Daniels managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 3 160Q, into his post fight interview.

Event: Bellicose - Howard vs Paul
Date: Nov 20, 2021

#R1#
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Reyes had a free shot at his head there.
Reyes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jab by Reyes.
Reyes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reyes misses with a hook.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Reyes throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Daniels looking to control but instead Reyes has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Daniels wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away.
Reyes tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daniels lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Daniels is keen to just control but Reyes is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Daniels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Reyes keeps working.
Daniels prevents Reyes from improving his position.
Reyes felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it. #SUB#
Daniels is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Daniels seems to be looking for submissions. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB#
Daniels seems to be working for a kimura but Reyes defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Daniels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Reyes is concentrating on defense, preventing Daniels from advancing position. #T3#
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Reyes defends it.
Daniels frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Reyes is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and Reyes is in trouble! #CUT#It looks like Cyborg Reyes has been cut.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daniels throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels can't control as he wanted to and Reyes manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Reyes won't allow Daniels to pass to mount. #T4#
Daniels wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
Reyes won't allow Daniels to pass to mount.
Daniels passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Reyes!
Daniels trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.
Daniels is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Reyes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Reyes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Reyes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Reyes scores with a nice right hand.
Cyborg Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reyes looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Daniels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Donk. Reyes catches Daniels right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Reyes misses.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Reyes might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Reyes misses.
Daniels blocks a jab.#T1#
Reyes throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Reyes!
Daniels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Reyes's legs.
The strikes coming from Daniels are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Daniels advances to mount. #SUB#
Daniels moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Reyes has worked his arm free - good work by Reyes!
Reyes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daniels.
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Daniels thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reyes is avoiding damage well. #T2#
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Reyes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Reyes taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes defending against the ground and pound. #SUB#
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Reyes!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels trying to control but Reyes is having none of it.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Reyes has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Daniels's lack of action.
Clayton Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Reyes defends it.
Reyes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reyes can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Reyes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels is controlling the pace.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Reyes is working away. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reyes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels is looking to take a break and control but Reyes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Daniels's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Daniels wants to pass to mount but Reyes is defending the position.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Reyes is having none of it.
Daniels is thwarting Reyes's attempts to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Clayton Daniels will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cyborg Reyes's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Reyes misses with a looping left.
Reyes scores with a decent looking hook.
Reyes lands a head shot.
Reyes tries to clinch #TD#
and Daniels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniels.
Reyes trying to control the position. #SUB#
Daniels drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reyes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Daniels has Reyes in his guard.#REVB#
Reyes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reyes trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom. #T1#
Reyes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reyes trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reyes's guard. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reyes keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reyes can do to turn this around?
Daniels throwing strikes but missing.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reyes is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reyes controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
Daniels passes Reyes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Reyes is defending well.
Daniels throwing shots but Reyes is blocking nicely. #T3#
Daniels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Daniels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reyes sees it coming and defends easily.
Reyes is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Reyes defends it. #SUB#
Daniels is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Reyes is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reyes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Reyes throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Reyes throws a hook but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels drops down looking for a counter takedown but Reyes sprawls and moves away.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
Daniels slips a jab from Reyes.
Cyborg Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Daniels saw that one coming.
Daniels half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reyes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Reyes throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels tries to counter with a takedown but Reyes is quick to defend against it.
Cyborg Reyes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Clayton Daniels.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Clayton Daniels!
Clayton Daniels tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Bellicose - Daniels vs Gojo
Date: Oct 16, 2021

#R1#
Gojo throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gojo's guard.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Gojo.
We've been hearing that Daniels has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Daniels is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gojo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Daniels working the body and head with strikes.
Gojo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daniels off and has taken his back!
Daniels is really stuck here.
Daniels just trying to survive but Gojo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Daniels tries to escape but Gojo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Daniels is covering up but some of the strikes from Gojo are getting through and doing damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gojo is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Gojo gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Gojo gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Gojo apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Gojo swings and misses with a shot to the body#TD#
and Daniels counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gojo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gojo is not content to let Daniels control the position. #T1#
Gojo struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gojo!
Daniels misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gojo is in a horrible position here. Daniels smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Daniels trying to control but Gojo is having none of it.
Gojo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gojo tries to hold on but Daniels postures up.
Gojo is working to get back to half guard.
Daniels controlling the position easily from mount. #T2#
Gojo wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Gojo is desperately trying to improve his position but Daniels has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Daniels.#SUB#
Daniels looking for a guillotine from mount but Gojo is having none of it.
Gojo wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Daniels lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Daniels working for a guillotine from mount but Gojo is in no mood to give up.
Gojo wants to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T3#
Gojo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Daniels trying to control the action but Gojo is working from the bottom.
Daniels is nestled in close to Gojo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gojo trying to control here.
Gojo tries to kick Daniels off but Daniels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gojo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Daniels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Gojo is having none of it.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Gojo defends it.
Gojo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Daniels trying to control the action but Gojo is working from the bottom.
Gojo wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Gojo controlling the position for now.
Daniels working Gojo over with strikes.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Gojo is having none of it.
Gojo is trying to control but can't.
Daniels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gojo is positioning himself well to prevent Daniels advancing to mount.
Gojo manages to get to full guard.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Gojo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Gojo misses with a looping right.
Gojo throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gojo's guard.
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Gojo keeps moving.
Daniels has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Daniels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gojo keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Gojo is pulling down on Daniels's head. It's preventing any offense from Daniels, at least for the moment.
Daniels stopping the sweep attempt from Gojo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels slips nicely into half guard.
Daniels trying to pass the guard but Gojo defending well.
Gojo is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard. #T1#
Gojo is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gojo trying to control here.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Gojo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clayton Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Daniels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gojo sees it coming and defends easily.
Gojo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Gojo tries to get to full guard but Daniels has control of the leg.
Gojo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gojo has his hands on Daniels's head, controlling the position. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels passes into half guard.
Gojo desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SUB#
Gojo is defending against the submission attempts here by Daniels.
Gojo is looking to control Daniels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gojo avoid being mounted?#T3#
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gojo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Daniels is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gojo is just riding it out for now. Daniels eventually gives up the hold.
Gojo wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy.
Gojo trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Daniels manages to pass to mount!
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gojo can do to turn this around?
Gojo tries to reverse the position but Daniels maintains control.
Daniels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Daniels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gojo wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Gojo working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
Daniels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daniels looking to finish Gojo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gojo!
Daniels with shots to the head and body - Gojo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gojo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gojo wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Gojo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Daniels blocks Gojo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. #SUB#
Daniels is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gojo to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gojo shrugs it off.
Daniels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Daniels is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Daniels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gojo tries to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Daniels lands a couple of good shots and Gojo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC#Gojo is rocked!
Daniels trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Gojo is still in real trouble! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels avoiding Gojo 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Gojo throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels attempts a counter takedown but Gojo avoids it well and moves away.
Gojo seems to have recovered his senses.
Gojo throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Daniels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gojo keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels trying to move into half guard but instead Gojo has managed to sweep!#REVB##SUB#
Daniels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gojo passes Daniels's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gojo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gojo is nestled in close to Daniels, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gojo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gojo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gojo prevents Daniels from improving his position.
Daniels manages to get to full guard.
Gojo wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving. #T1#
Daniels controlling Gojo's posture.
Gojo postures up in Daniels's guard and throws a big left but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gojo is one step ahead there.
Gojo is in close to Daniels's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Gojo controlling him for the moment.
Gojo being controlled here momentarily.
Gojo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gojo trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Gojo wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Gojo working for a triangle but Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels trying to control but Gojo is working from the bottom.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gojo swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Gojo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gojo is keeping the position for now.
Daniels won't allow Gojo to sweep him here.
Gojo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gojo keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Gojo is adopting a defensive guard.
Gojo keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gojo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels attempts a counter takedown but Gojo avoids it well and moves away.
Gojo throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gojo won't be happy with that. #T4#
The referee asks Daniels politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Daniels prefers to stall for the moment though.#SUB#
Daniels is trying to get an arm triangle but Gojo is defending well.
Gojo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gojo is not content to let Daniels control the position.
You can see the frustration on Gojo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniels looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gojo is avoiding damage well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gojo wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Gojo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Satoru Gojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels tries to advance to mount but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniels, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
A very excited looking Clayton Daniels rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: NYCL 24 - Strakapoud vs Gojo
Date: Sep 17, 2021

#R1#
Daniels tries to move into range but Orel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Orel misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels throws the kick towards the body but Orel avoids it.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Orel is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Daniels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Daniels.
Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Daniels cracks Orel with a solid left hand.
Daniels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Daniels is looking for a kimura here.
Daniels is trying to control the action in half guard but Orel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Orel tries to kick Daniels off but Daniels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Daniels performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Daniels moves nicely into side control. #T1#
Orel wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Orel trying to remain calm as Daniels controls from the top position.
Daniels wants to control but Orel is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Daniels working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orel is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Orel prevents Daniels from improving position.
Daniels trying to control the action but Orel is working from the bottom. #T2#
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orel prevents Daniels from moving into mount.
Daniels prevents Orel from escaping the position.
Orel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Daniels advances nicely into full mount.
Daniels controlling from the full mount.
Daniels looking to control but Orel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels controlling the pace for now.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orel is looking to escape. #T3#
Orel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Orel taking shots to the head. #SUB#
Daniels working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Daniels sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Daniels scoring with strikes but Orel is staying in there. #SUB#
Daniels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Orel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daniels controlling the position easily from mount.
Daniels trying to control but Orel is having none of it. #T4#
Daniels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Orel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daniels lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#Orel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Daniels controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Orel really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Daniels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Daniels lands a couple of good shots and Orel has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Orel is still in real trouble! Can Daniels finish him?
Daniels has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniels is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Orel is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clayton Daniels!
An out of breath Clayton Daniels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NYCL 20 - Johnson vs Mironi
Date: Aug 21, 2021

#R1#
Daniels slips a jab from Smif.
Bill Smif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smif blocks a head kick by Daniels.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels with the inside leg kick.
Daniels slips under a jab from Smif.
Smif blocks the body kick.
Smif jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#TD2#
Daniels shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smif's guard.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smif is keeping the position for now.
Daniels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Smif knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daniels on the ground.#T1#
Smif keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels trying to control but Smif is working from the bottom.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Daniels wants to control but Smif is keeping him busy. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Smif to see if he's OK.
Smif tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Daniels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smif is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Smif is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Smif on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smif tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Smif's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB2#
Daniels has hold of Smif's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Smif seems comfortable defending it but Daniels has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Smif is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Smif is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Daniels couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clayton Daniels!
After the big win, Clayton Daniels made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: NYCL 12 - Foote vs Smif
Date: Aug 04, 2021

#R1#
Daniels checks a low kick from Thomas.
Daniels tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Thomas defends it well.
Thomas checks a low kick from Daniels.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick #TD2#
so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Thomas trying to control the position.
Daniels not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Daniels has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard. #T1##SUB#
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels content to stall in guard here.
Thomas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Daniels manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Daniels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daniels is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Daniels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Thomas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Daniels controlling the position.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels seems keen to control Thomas's posture.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thomas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daniels wants to hit a sweep here but Thomas passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Daniels there!
Thomas is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Daniels is in a horrible position here. Thomas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #SUB#
Thomas with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Daniels is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thomas is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Daniels gets back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas postures up.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Thomas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Thomas is looking for a kimura here.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Daniels's hands, connecting with Daniels's forehead.#T4#
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Daniels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Thomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels moves into full guard.
Daniels is controlling Thomas's posture.
Thomas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Daniels has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Daniels bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard. #REVB#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dreyvon Thomas dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thomas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dreyvon Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with a low kick as Thomas jumps back.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Thomas tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Daniels defends well and Thomas ends up having to push Daniels into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dreyvon Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Daniels misses with a head kick.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thomas changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Thomas manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Daniels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Thomas is being controlled here. #T1#
Daniels's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
Daniels keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Thomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thomas manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Thomas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Daniels is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Daniels controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daniels pushes down on Thomas's leg and manages to get into half guard.#T2##SUB2#
Daniels wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Daniels working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Daniels passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom. #T3#
Daniels is looking to advance position but Thomas won't allow it.
Daniels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
Well, if Daniels is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Daniels trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T4#
Thomas gets back to full guard.
Daniels trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thomas's head.
Daniels tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels is pushing down on Thomas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomas is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clayton Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Thomas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A low kick lands for Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Dreyvon Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thomas with a poor takedown #TD2#
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daniels is staying tight to Thomas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Daniels wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Daniels in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T1#
Thomas tries to bench press Daniels off him but Daniels keeps the position.
Daniels working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#SUB2#
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.#T2##SUB2#
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Daniels is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thomas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas is trying to improve his position.#T3#
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Thomas can't do much from the bottom here.
Daniels wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Daniels keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB2#
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face as Daniels controls the position.
Clayton Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels passes to full mount!
Daniels wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
A relieved looking Clayton Daniels thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: NYCL 7-Timmons v Thomas
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Daniels scores with a kick to the body.
Velez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Velez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daniels throws a head kick that Velez semi-blocks. #CUT#It looks like Esmael Velez has been cut.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD#
Velez gets caught napping as Daniels dives in and scores a takedown. Velez manages to retain guard.
Daniels is pushing down on Velez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Velez is fighting to maintain full guard but Daniels has managed to sneak the leg through.
Velez has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Daniels has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Velez defend it? Daniels steps over the head and cranks it - Velez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Daniels!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Clayton Daniels!
Clayton Daniels seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Esmael Velez had this to say: 'I'm still cummin' for all you mothafuckaz!'.

Event: NYCL - 2
Date: Jun 05, 2021

#R1##TD#
Daniels closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Daniels getting side control.
Daniels trying to control from half guard but Thomas is working away.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Daniels.
Daniels knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Daniels looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daniels stays in close to Thomas's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving. #SUB2#
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Daniels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Daniels passes Thomas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thomas trying to control but Daniels postures up.
Thomas is looking to improve his position.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Thomas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Daniels postures up.
Daniels stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T2#
Daniels trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Thomas on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Daniels scores with punches from side control.
Daniels scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
Daniels works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thomas manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daniels's best efforts.
Daniels wants to take a breather but Thomas is having none of it. #T3#
Daniels drops an elbow to the side of Thomas's head.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daniels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daniels's back!
Daniels tries to break free.
Thomas is punishing Daniels with strikes - can he finish him?!
Thomas keeps control of the position as Daniels tries to break free.
Daniels is covering up but some of the strikes from Thomas are getting through and doing damage.
Thomas scores with strikes from the back.
Thomas is trying to stick to Daniels's back but Daniels is turning into Thomas. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Thomas's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daniels.#SUB2#
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Daniels defends easily.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass. #T4#
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB2#
Daniels is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Thomas has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Daniels is looking to defend but Thomas has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Daniels! Thomas pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Daniels taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dreyvon Thomas!
Dreyvon Thomas was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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