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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 14, 2016 |
#R1#
Nieweling shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniel but Daniel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nieweling defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniel.#CL2#
Nieweling closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Nieweling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daniel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Daniel throwing a counter right hand but Nieweling manages to avoid it.
Bob Nieweling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniel fails to land the takedown.
Daniel stuffs the takedown.
Ahmad Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Nieweling.
Daniel fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nieweling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniel is fending him off so far but Nieweling persists. Nope, Daniel circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Nieweling 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.#ES#
Daniel pushes Nieweling off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieweling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daniel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel throws a quick counter head kick but Nieweling was just out of range.#T1#
Nieweling tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieweling shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniel sprawls well. He's pushed Nieweling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nieweling looks winded!
Daniel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nieweling but Nieweling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniel swats away the attempt to clinch by Nieweling.
Nieweling fails with an attempt to clinch.
#CL#
Daniel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nieweling is looking to control Daniel's arms but Daniel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nieweling has his back to the cage.
Nieweling misses with an elbow strike.
#TD2#
Nieweling has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Daniel uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Daniel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nieweling changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniel tries to avoid it but Nieweling manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniel to the ground. Daniel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniel attempts a counter takedown but Nieweling avoids it well and moves away.
Nieweling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniel swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T2#
Daniel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nieweling shoots and misses
and Daniel counters with a two punch combo.
Daniel misses with a wild body shot.
As Daniel backs off Nieweling throws a huge counter combo but Daniel manages to avoid it all.
Nice shot by Daniel.#CL#
Daniel clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nieweling looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nieweling wants to break free but Daniel has control.
Daniel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nieweling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#TD#
Daniel jumps guard and drags Nieweling to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nieweling wants to control from the top but Daniel keeps moving. #T3#
Daniel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nieweling manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniel works over Nieweling with some ground and pound from guard.#SU#
Daniel stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Daniel dives in for a single leg takedown but Nieweling sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Daniel throws a big shot that misses.
Nieweling darts in trying to clinch
and Daniel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Nieweling gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T4##TD#
Daniel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Daniel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Nieweling looking to sit in guard and control but Daniel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Daniel lands a couple of elbows.
Daniel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SU#
Daniel stands and steps away. Nieweling gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nieweling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniel pinned against the cage. Daniel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nieweling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Daniel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Daniel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Daniel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nieweling shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daniel, as that shot connected.
Nieweling shoots in for a takedown but Daniel shows good takedown defense.
Nieweling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nieweling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieweling fails with a takedown attempt.
Ahmad Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Nieweling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Daniel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SU#
Daniel decides to stand back up. Daniel steps back and let's Nieweling get back to his feet.
Nieweling is breathing heavily.#T1#
Nieweling misses with a takedown
enabling Daniel to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Daniel, as that shot connected.
Nieweling fails to land the takedown.
Daniel is looking to counter the offense by Nieweling and move into the clinch.#TD#
Daniel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Daniel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nieweling wants to get back to his feet but Daniel is dominant here and he's now got Nieweling's back!
Daniel controlling well, preventing Nieweling from escaping the position.
#T2#
Daniel controlling the position well here. Nieweling rolled but Daniel kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Daniel'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.#T3##T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Daniel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Nieweling is really stuck here.
Daniel slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniel is not going to allow Nieweling to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Daniel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Daniel has a takedown stuffed.#TD#
Daniel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nieweling did well to prevent Daniel getting side control.#ES2#
Nieweling makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Daniel slaps away a takedown attempt from Nieweling, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nieweling fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nieweling misses with a double jab
and Daniel counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Daniel feints and as Nieweling raises his hands in defense, Daniel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES2#
Nieweling pushes Daniel off and gets back to his feet.
Nieweling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt - Nieweling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nieweling shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Daniel as he jumps to the side.
Nieweling dives in for a single leg takedown but Daniel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ahmad Daniel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Nieweling.#TD#
Daniel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Daniel showed some decent athleticism there. #SU#
Daniel stands up out of the half guard.
Daniel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nieweling can do to turn this around?
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Daniel shoots in and gets a takedown into Nieweling's guard.#T2#
Nieweling looking to control.
Daniel is stalling in the full guard.
Nieweling looking to control but Daniel passes into 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!
Well, if Daniel 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.
#T3##SU#
Daniel decides to stand up.
Nieweling shoots in and drives through. Daniel sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Daniel misses its target.#CL#
Daniel closes the distance and pushes Nieweling back into the cage.
Daniel has had enough of the clinch but Nieweling keeps him there for the moment.
Nieweling tries to land knees in the clinch but Daniel avoids the damage to the body.
Daniel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nieweling just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nieweling is trying to pull guard but Daniel has him pressed against the cage.#TD#
Daniel pulls guard effortlessly.
Daniel pulls Nieweling in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Nieweling throws an elbow that misses. Daniel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nieweling's guard. Nice move by Daniel!#REVR#
Bob Nieweling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nieweling controls Daniel momentarily but Daniel frees himself.
Ahmad Daniel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SU#
Daniel stands and steps away. Nieweling gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Daniel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daniel, 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Daniel!
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