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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 04, 2017 |
#R1#
Knutsen lands a head kick. Daniels smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT2#
It looks like Adrian Daniels has been cut.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Knutsen.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knutsen but Knutsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knutsen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Knutsen with a poor takedown
and Daniels counters with a head kick. #TD#
Daniels manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knutsen on his heels. He'll look to pass Knutsen's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Knutsen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knutsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knutsen tries for a takedown but Daniels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Adrian Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Knutsen.
Knutsen wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knutsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Daniels thinks about countering with a head kick.#T1#
Knutsen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Knutsen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knutsen somewhat.
Daniels shoots for a takedown but Knutsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick from Knutsen lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.
Daniels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knutsen tries to avoid it but Daniels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knutsen to the ground. Knutsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels stuffs the takedown attempt from Knutsen. Knutsen gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Knutsen.#T2#
Knutsen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#TD#
Daniels is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Knutsen's half guard.
Daniels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Knutsen is looking to escape.
Knutsen missing with punches from the bottom.
Knutsen manages to get to full guard.
#T3#
Knutsen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knutsen controls Daniels momentarily but Daniels frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Knutsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knutsen looking to control but Daniels passes into half guard.
Knutsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels wants to stand up but Knutsen is controlling the position.
Knutsen wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy.
Daniels performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daniels closes the distance and clinches up with Knutsen, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes Knutsen against the cage but Knutsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Daniels closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knutsen quickly recovers to half guard.
Knutsen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Knutsen is looking for a sweep. Daniels is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Knutsen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adrian Daniels's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Knutsen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knutsen is looking to stand back up but Daniels counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Knutsen. #REVB#
Knutsen is trying to control but can't.
Knutsen trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Daniels manages to pass to mount!
Knutsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the head. #T1#
Daniels with good strikes from the mount here!
Knutsen is trying to escape the mount.
Knutsen wants to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels with good strikes from the mount here!
Daniels scoring with strikes but Knutsen is staying in there.
Daniels with the ground and pound from mount. #T2##SUB#
Daniels working for a guillotine from mount but Knutsen is in no mood to give up.
Knutsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Knutsen is still trying to improve position.
Knutsen tries to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Daniels prevents Knutsen from getting the reversal.
Daniels has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Knutsen's face.
Knutsen is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action. #T3#
Knutsen working to try and regain half guard.
Knutsen is breathing heavily.
Daniels looking to control but Knutsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Daniels unloading with bombs!
Daniels lands with some strikes.
Knutsen is in all sorts of trouble here.
#T4#
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.
Knutsen wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
Knutsen is looking to get to half guard.
Daniels lands a heavy elbow.
Daniels looking to finish Knutsen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Knutsen!
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels prevents Knutsen from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Daniels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Daniels's cut.
That's time! Daniels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Knutsen misses with a takedown
and Daniels counters with a series of strikes. Knutsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Knutsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Knutsen. No joy for Daniels on that attempt.
Adrian Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt
and Knutsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniels changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Knutsen tries to avoid it but Daniels manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Knutsen to the ground. Knutsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knutsen has his takedown stuffed
and Daniels counters with a three punch combo that has Knutsen backing up. Knutsen nods at Daniels to acknowledge the strikes.
Knutsen misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Knutsen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Knutsen dives in for a single leg takedown but Daniels sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Knutsen shoots in.
Daniels shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knutsen pinned against the cage. Knutsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #TD#
Daniels manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Knutsen on his heels. He'll look to pass Knutsen's guard now, I'm sure.
Knutsen is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Daniels dives into side control.
#T2##REVB#
Daniels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knutsen can do to turn this around?
Knutsen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Daniels with a couple of short strikes.
Knutsen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Knutsen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Daniels prevents Knutsen from getting the reversal.
Daniels tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Knutsen is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Knutsen looks a forlorn figure.
Daniels cracks Knutsen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Daniels lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Adrian Daniels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knutsen is working to get back to half guard.
Daniels with a couple of short strikes.#T4#
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Knutsen is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Knutsen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Daniels.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Daniels!
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