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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2016 |
#R1#
Knowles moves in looking to clinch but The Master pushes him off.#CL#
Knowles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knowles has The Master pressed against the cage.
Knowles wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#TD2#
The Master jumps into guard, dragging Knowles to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Knowles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Master pulls Knowles in close to his closed guard and prevents Knowles from doing any damage or advancing position.
Knowles stopping the sweep attempt from The Master.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles stays in close to The Master's body and controls the position. #T1#
The Master is controlling Knowles's posture.
The Master is continuing to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knowles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
The Master has his foot on Knowles's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knowles works his way back into a safe position though.
The Master managing to control the position.
Knowles trying to control the position from guard on top but The Master is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knowles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Master on the ground.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
The Master looking for subs off his back but Knowles has passed one foot through into half guard.
#SUB#
Knowles seems to be looking for submissions.
The Master keeping hold of Knowles's head, controlling as best he can. #T3#
The Master misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The Master keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The Master tries a head kick but it misses.
#TD2#
The Master 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.
Knowles is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Master dives into side control.
#REVR#
Knowles is looking to reverse the position.
The Master working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T4#
The Master controls the position.
It looks like The Master might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Knowles is pushing The Master's head away, looking to escape. The Master manages to hold on to the position though.
The Master lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Knowles down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
The Master is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knowles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The Master is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Knowles will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Master dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
The Master shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Master showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
The Master is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Master lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Master keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knowles trying to get back to full guard but The Master takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The Master controlling the pace for now. #T1#
The Master tries to control but Knowles wriggling away.
The Master scoring with strikes but Knowles is staying in there.
The Master can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knowles is looking to escape.
The Master controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knowles sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T2#
The Master moves into full mount! Knowles won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Master controlling the position easily from mount.
The Master working the ground and pound effectively.
#T3##SUB2#
The Master goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Knowles turns into him and now he's in The Master's guard.
Knowles wants to control from the top but The Master keeps moving.
The Master has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Master working a defensive guard here.
Knowles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Master is pulling down on Knowles's head. It's preventing any offense from Knowles, at least for the moment.
Knowles stopping the sweep attempt from The Master.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Master trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob The Master showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##TD2#
Knowles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Master slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Master working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Master's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Master 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. #T1##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Knowles goes for a double leg but The Master avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Master continues to drive forward.#CL2#
The Master clinches with his opponent.
The Master softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2##BC2#
The Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
The Master looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knowles!#ROC2#
Knowles is rocked!#SUB2#
The Master has hold of Knowles's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Knowles seems comfortable defending it but The Master has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Knowles is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Knowles is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but The Master couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob The Master!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Knowles clinches up with Blart and pushes him back against the cage.
Blart lands a knee to the body.
Blart pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knowles can't break the clinch.
#BC#
Knowles breaks the clinch.
Knowles throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blart counters with a series of strikes. Knowles will be more careful next time no doubt. #ROC2#
Knowles is rocked!
Pauk Blart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Blart rushes Knowles and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Knowles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blart is pushing Knowles up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #TD2#
Blart gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Knowles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blart passes to full mount!
Blart lands a heavy elbow.
Blart controlling from the full mount.
Knowles wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blart.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blart thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blart unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Knowles wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Blart celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pauk Blart!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2016 |
#R1#
A bone on bone clash there as Knowles blocks the leg kick.
#CL2#
Malone Jr pushes Knowles up against the cage in a clinch.
Knowles is trying to break the clinch but Malone Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Knowles is trying to maintain a safe position but Malone Jr gets an underhook and turns Knowles into the cage.
Knowles stalling against the cage.
Malone Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knowles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malone Jr has had enough of the clinch but Knowles keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles looking to throw knees to the head but Malone Jr is blocking nicely.
Knowles wants to get back to striking at distance but Malone Jr won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knowles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knowles working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Malone Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
A jab from Malone Jr finds it's way through Knowles's defenses.
Malone Jr connects with the punch.#ROC2#
Knowles is rocked!
Knowles walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Malone Jr swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Quigley Malone Jr!
A relieved looking Quigley Malone Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 17, 2016 |
#R1#
Lombarg blocks a head kick by Knowles.
Lombarg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lombarg misses with a head kick.
Lombarg misses with a few strikes there.
Lombarg throws a right and a left that Knowles avoids nicely.
Lombarg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombarg misses with the combination.
Knowles fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lombarg just manages to avoid it.
Lombarg stalks Knowles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knowles's face. Knowles staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC2#
Knowles is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Antonio Knowles has been cut.
Knowles drops his hands for a split second and Lombarg immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Knowles face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Lombarg follows up with a right hand that knocks Knowles into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Victor Lombarg!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 13, 2016 |
#R1#
Knowles avoids the head kick by Shun.
Shun jabs at Knowles's body.
Shun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knowles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shun throws a nice head kick!
Shun throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Knowles counters by clinching up. #TD2#
Shun ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shun no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB2#
Shun working for submissions but it's allowed Knowles to get to half guard.
Knowles scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Knowles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shun taking some punishment here, with Knowles in his half guard.
Knowles winds up and cracks Shun with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Knowles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knowles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Knowles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shun is trying to maintain the position but Knowles is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shun is looking to get back to is feet but Knowles passes into side control.
Shun looks winded!
Knowles takes a little break here. Shun wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#T2#
Knowles working the body and head with strikes. #SUB#
Knowles has hold of Shun's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shun tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Knowles cranks the arm and Shun screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shun, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Antonio Knowles!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2016 |
#R1#
Crackcorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knowles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crackcorn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Knowles can pounce on him.
Crackcorn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knowles throws a counter high kick but Crackcorn was just alert enough to avoid it.
Crackcorn blocks a leg kick.
Knowles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crackcorn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knowles shoots in for a double leg but Crackcorn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Knowles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crackcorn's waist but Crackcorn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knowles off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Knowles breaks the clinch.
Knowles doesn't manage to clinch there - Crackcorn circles away.
#T1#
Crackcorn looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Crackcorn stalks Knowles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Knowles's face. Knowles staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC2#
Knowles is rocked!
A low kick from Knowles misses
and Crackcorn counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Crackcorn!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 04, 2016 |
#R1##TD2#
Junior looking to score a takedown here. Knowles is defending well but Junior drives through and ends up in Knowles's guard.
Junior throwing strikes but missing.
Junior is in close to Knowles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knowles wants to sweep but no luck.
Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Knowles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Junior with a nice head shot there.
Junior would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior looking to pass the guard.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Knowles works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T1#
Knowles is looking to stand up but Junior isn't so interested in that idea.
Junior trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Junior is looking to stand up but Knowles won't let him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Junior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knowles!#ES#
Knowles explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T2##CL2#
Knowles tries to keep at a distance but Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knowles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knowles effectively controlling the action here.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knowles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Junior.
#BC#
Knowles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knowles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knowles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A leg kick checked by Junior.#TD2#
Junior shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Knowles manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T3#
Knowles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junior sitting in guard here, content to control.
Junior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Junior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Junior throws an elbow that misses. Knowles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Junior's guard. Nice move by Knowles!#REVR##T4#
Knowles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Junior thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Junior pulls Knowles in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior wants to sweep but no luck.
Knowles with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Knowles will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Junior bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU2#
Junior stands up.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knowles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior tries to clinch up but Knowles circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Junior looking to score a takedown here. Knowles is defending well but Junior drives through and ends up in Knowles's guard.
Junior wants to stand but Knowles is controlling his posture from full guard.
Knowles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Knowles is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Junior drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knowles looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knowles looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knowles! #REVR##T1#
The referee asks Knowles politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Knowles prefers to stall for the moment though.
Junior is looking to reverse the position.
Junior seems a little lost for a moment, as Knowles dominates the positioning.
Junior tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Knowles easily slips into full mount!
Knowles content just to control the position here.
Junior tries to reverse the position but Knowles maintains control.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knowles fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Knowles looking to finish Junior with some ground and pound. This is bad for Junior!
Junior tries to reverse the position but Knowles maintains control.
Knowles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Junior tries to hold on but Knowles postures up.
Knowles putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Knowles controlling the pace for now. #T3#
Knowles prevents Junior from getting the reversal.
Junior is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Junior is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Knowles looking to control and managing it successfully.
Junior is looking to get to half guard.
Knowles pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#T4#
Knowles prevents Junior from getting the reversal.
Knowles takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Knowles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Junior?
Knowles is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knowles controlling from the full mount.
Knowles is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Junior can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knowles controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Knowles dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knowles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Junior manages to circle out of the way.#TD2#
Junior throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Knowles was covering up waiting for the punch and Junior finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ES#
Knowles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Knowles scores with a head kick.
Knowles keeps the fight on the outside.
Knowles tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Junior manages to circle out of the way.#TD2#
Junior looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Junior wants to control but Knowles is keeping him busy. #T1##ES#
Knowles kicks off Junior and gets to his feet. #CL2#
Junior takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#TD2#
Junior shoots in and gets a takedown into Knowles's guard.#ES#
Knowles manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Knowles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knowles throws a leg kick but Junior checks it.
Antonio Knowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD#
Knowles gets the takedown into side control.
Junior wants to get back to his feet but Knowles drags him back down.#SU#
Knowles stands up.
Junior takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2##TD2#
Junior closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knowles quickly recovers to half guard.#ES#
Knowles kicks Junior off and gets back to his feet.
Knowles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Knowles moves into range and clinches up with Junior.#BC2#
Junior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Knowles closes the distance and clinches.#T3#
Knowles wants to stall.
Knowles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Junior tries to circle away but Knowles has him pinned against the cage.
Knowles is trying to force a seperation but Junior has the dominant position.#BC#
Knowles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knowles takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#ROC2#
Knowles is rocked!#TD2#
Junior lands a huge takedown. Knowles is out but the ref is slow to react and Junior lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Knowles lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragon Junior!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 29, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Watt closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Watt pulls guard. #SUB2#
Knowles got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knowles has managed to get both his arms back between Watt's legs - danger averted.
Knowles wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Knowles looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Knowles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt is controlling Knowles's posture.#T1#
Watt striking off his back but it's not causing Knowles any problems. #SUB2#
Watt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knowles defends well.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Watt throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles avoids a kick to the body.
#TD2#
Watt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Knowles's guard.
Watt trying to control but Knowles is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt throws a big elbow that misses.
Knowles wants to get back to his feet but Watt is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Watt content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Knowles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knowles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watt throws a big right hand that misses.
Watt won't allow Knowles to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Knowles tries to keep at a distance but Watt has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3##TD2#
Watt gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Knowles regains guard.
#ES#
Knowles has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Watt has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Watt has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Knowles is trying to keep an underhook but Watt manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Knowles is trying to get back to full guard.
Watt is controlling the pace.
Watt is thwarting Knowles's attempts to control the position.#T4#
Watt takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SU2#
Watt decides to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD2#
Watt manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knowles on his heels. He'll look to pass Knowles's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knowles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Watt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Watt scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Watt blocks the low kick.#TD2#
Watt closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Knowles makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knowles tries to clinch there but Watt circles away.
#TD2#
Watt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Knowles to the mat! Knowles manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knowles wants to stand up but Watt is controlling him.
Watt wants to control from the top but Knowles keeps moving. #T1#
Knowles wants to stand and escape but Watt is having none of it.
Watt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Watt drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Knowles manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Watt has Knowles in his guard.#REVR#
Knowles wants to control from the top but Watt keeps moving.
Knowles stays in close to Watt's body and controls the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knowles won't allow Watt to sweep him here.
Watt is controlling Knowles's posture.#SUB2#
Watt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knowles defends well.
Knowles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knowles sitting in guard here, content to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3##CL2#
Watt drives through and clinches with Knowles against the cage.
Watt prevents Knowles from breaking the clinch.
Knowles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Watt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knowles has a takedown stuffed.
Knowles wants to clinch.#TD2#
Watt gets a double leg takedown into Knowles's guard.#T4##SUB2#
Watt postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knowles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Watt, into his guard. #REVR#
Knowles trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom.
Knowles preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watt is pulling down on Knowles's head to control his posture.
Knowles throws a strike but Watt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JJ Watt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Knowles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Watt avoids the head kick by Knowles.
Watt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knowles is looking to chop away at Watt's legs.
Knowles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knowles doesn't manage to clinch there - Watt circles away.
#TD2#
Watt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watt showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Knowles manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Knowles backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Watt closes the distance and pushes Knowles back into the cage.#TD#
Knowles manages to pull guard.
Watt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Antonio Knowles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1##ES#
Knowles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#TD2#
Watt is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knowles's half guard.
Knowles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watt.
Knowles is looking to control Watt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Knowles avoid being mounted?
Watt trying to control the pace. #T2#
Watt thows a huge punch but Knowles dodges it nicely.
Watt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knowles is trying to maintain the position but Watt is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, if Watt 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.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Watt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#T3#
Watt performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knowles defending well though.
Watt is trying to control. Knowles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T4#
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.
Knowles is trying to control but can't.
Watt prevents Knowles from improving his position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
JJ Watt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knowles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watt cracks the inside of Knowles's front leg. #TD2#
Watt shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watt showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to JJ Watt.
Well Watt has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JJ Watt!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Knowles blocks a head kick by Sable.
#CL2#
Sable darts in and clinches Knowles up against the cage.
Sable with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Knowles to work.
Sable using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knowles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knowles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knowles takes a knee right on the jaw!
#TD2#
Sable lands a takedown into guard.
#ES#
Knowles kicks Sable off and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sable tries to close the distance and clinch but Knowles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knowles feinted with a counter takedown.#CL#
Knowles clinches.
Knowles dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sable wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Sable breaks the clinch.
Sable moves in looking to clinch but Knowles pushes him off.
Jon Sable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sable tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range. #T1##CL2#
Sable moves into the clinch successfully.
Sable throws a punch but it's blocked by Knowles.
Sable landing knees to the head.
Sable trying to land knees to the body.
Sable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knowles is defending well for now.#BC2#
Sable breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sable clinches up with Knowles and pushes him back against the cage.
Sable is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knowles is defending well for now.
Knowles tries to circle away but Sable has him pinned against the cage.
Sable tries to land knees in the clinch but Knowles avoids the damage to the body.
Knowles is trying to break free.#TD2#
Sable gets control of Knowles's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sable will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Knowles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Knowles throws a big elbow that misses.
Sable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T2#
Knowles won't allow Sable to get back to his feet.
Sable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Knowles.
Knowles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knowles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sable is looking to sweep but instead, Knowles has passed into half guard.
Knowles controlling the action here. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL#
Knowles forces Sable back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Sable.
#BC2#
Sable breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Sable has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sable looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#TD2#
Sable lands a takedown into guard.
Knowles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knowles controlling the position.
Knowles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#ES#
Knowles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
#T4#
Sable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knowles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knowles went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knowles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knowles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sable throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knowles tries to work over Sable's front leg with a kick but Sable checks it. #CL#
Sable gets tackled into the cage by Knowles. Knowles maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Knowles to work.
#BC2#
Sable manages to break the clinch.
Sable lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knowles circles away quickly and effectively.
Sable tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range.
Knowles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sable looks winded!#CL#
Knowles drives through and clinches with Sable against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jon Sable will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Sable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knowles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antonio Knowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Sable moves into the clinch successfully.
Knowles taking a breather.
Jon Sable seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knowles working hard to break the clinch.
Sable displaying some good clinch control by pressing Knowles up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Knowles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Sable.
Knowles keeps control of Sable as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Knowles is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sable can't fight it off and eventually Knowles manages to take the fight to the floor. Sable looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knowles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Knowles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knowles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Further stalling from Knowles.#SU#
Knowles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL#
Knowles rushes Sable and presses him up against the cage.#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.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sable as Knowles tries to tie him up.
Sable lands a nice elbow.
Knowles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Knowles.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sable.
Sable throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knowles blocks it with crossed arms.
Knowles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Sable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knowles slips a jab and a cross from Sable.
Sable doesn't manage to clinch there - Knowles circles away.
#TD2#
Sable shoots in and gets a takedown into Knowles's guard.
Knowles 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.#ES#
Knowles has his feet on Sable's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sable is breathing heavily.
Sable tries to clinch but Knowles moves out of range. #T3#
Sable blocks the body kick.
Sable tries to clinch but Knowles moves away #TD#
and Knowles counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sable!
Sable pushes Knowles away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Knowles gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sable being controlled for a moment.
Knowles misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T4#
Knowles postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sable seems a little lost for a moment, as Knowles dominates the positioning.
Knowles tries to score with some ground and pound. Sable controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sable can't do much from the bottom here. #ES2#
Sable explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL#
Knowles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sable, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Knowles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Knowles will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Sable gets caught flat footed, as Knowles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Knowles cracks Sable with a solid left hand.
Knowles is looking to work some ground and pound but Sable has wrist control.
Knowles not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Knowles is stinking the place up with his stalling.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T1##CL#
Knowles has closed the distance and engaged Sable in a clinch.
#BC#
Knowles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD#
Knowles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knowles controlling the pace.
Knowles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sable's head. #T2#
Knowles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sable is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Knowles sitting and controlling from the half guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T3##CL2#
Sable gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sable is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Sable breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knowles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sable looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Sable takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
Knowles has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sable connects with a knee to the head.
#TD#
Knowles pulls guard.
Sable wants to stand and escape but instead Knowles has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Knowles distracts Sable with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Knowles content to stall in guard here.
Knowles throwing strikes from guard but Sable blocks nicely.
Knowles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sable wants to get back to his feet but Knowles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Knowles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Knowles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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