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Event:
MMAH 78
Date: Sep 30, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lyle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lyle throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Lyle is proving a slippery customer.
Williams keeping full guard, as Lyle tries to pass.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#T1#
Lyle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Lyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Lyle. Lyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Lyle shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Lyle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lyle is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lyle to get the leverage.
Lyle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2##SUB#
Lyle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lyle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Williams trying to control here.
Lyle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3#
Lyle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lyle wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lyle.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams throws a jab when Lyle was well out of range.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Lyle fails with the takedown.
Lyle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.#T4##TD#
Lyle gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Lyle is working for a submission of some sort.
Williams is pressing down on Lyle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams keeps trying to improve his position.
Williams looking to control.
Lyle controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Lyle dominated that 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.#R2##TD#
Lyle dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Lyle'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.
Lyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lyle is one step ahead there.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
Lyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Lyle is working hard here to advance position.
Lyle throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lyle advances nicely into full mount. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
#SUB#
Lyle is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Lyle wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Lyle maintains control.#SUB#
Lyle moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williams has worked his arm free - good work by Williams!
Lyle wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Lyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Williams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3##SUB#
Lyle tries for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Lyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working. #SUB#
Lyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams is not content to let Lyle control the position. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lyle off and has taken his back!
Lyle just trying to survive but Williams is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Williams looking to hold on to the position here but Lyle rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Lyle slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.#REVR#
Lyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Lyle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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#
Lyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lyle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Lyle shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Lyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyle fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Lyle shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lyle showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB#
Lyle is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lyle to get the leverage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Lyle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Lyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?#SUB#
Lyle is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Lyle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well. #T1#
Lyle is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Lyle content to control rather than advance.
Lyle is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Lyle seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Lyle has control of the leg. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Lyle is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Lyle passes to full mount!
Williams has given up his back here. Will Lyle look for the submission or keep pounding away?
#SUB#
Lyle patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Williams trying to control the action but Lyle just sinks the hooks in. #SUB#
Lyle working for a choke but Williams is defending well. #T3##SUB#
Lyle is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Williams is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robbie Lyle!
A victorious Robbie Lyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter. |
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Event:
MMAH 73
Date: Sep 14, 2023 |
#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zukowski.
Zukowski tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Zukowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zukowski misses with the ground and pound.
Williams tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Zukowski presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Zukowski controlling from the full mount.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zukowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
#SUB#
Zukowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Zukowski lands a big elbow. #SUB#
Zukowski is working for a guillotine from mount but Williams frees his head quite easily.
Zukowski controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Zukowski fails to move to back control.
Zukowski controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Zukowski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
#ROC#Williams is rocked!
Zukowski cracks Williams with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franciszek Zukowski! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 20, 2023 |
#R1##CL#
Williams moves into the clinch.#BC#
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Williams gets a clinch. #TD#
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Legend Jr is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Legend Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
#SUB#
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Legend Jr has passed into side control.
Legend Jr trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Legend Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams wants to control but Legend Jr postures up.
Williams throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Legend Jr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams's legs.
Legend Jr wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Legend Jr working the ground and pound.
Legend Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Legend Jr is putting a hurting on Williams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Legend Jr wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Legend Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams regains half guard.
Legend Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Legend Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Legend Jr sits in half guard.
Williams wants to improve his position but Legend Jr is controlling well.
Legend Jr working Williams over with strikes.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Legend Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Legend Jr has control of the leg.
Legend Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Legend Jr lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Legend Jr on the ground.
Legend Jr lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Legend Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Legend Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sigandi Legend Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Legend Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Legend Jr.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Legend Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL#
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Legend Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Legend Jr into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#BC#
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T1#
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams lands a nice hook to Legend Jr's body. Legend Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Legend Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Max Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sigandi Legend Jr.
Legend Jr looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Legend Jr is breathing heavily.#CL#
Williams closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Williams has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Legend Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Williams manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Williams not doing much here.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
Williams wants to take a breather but Legend Jr is having none of it.
Williams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Legend Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Legend Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legend Jr has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Legend Jr defending well.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Legend Jr has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SU#
Williams decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T3#
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL#
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Legend Jr in a clinch.
Legend Jr has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Williams gets control of Legend Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Williams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams is pulling down on Legend Jr's head. It's preventing any offense from Legend Jr, at least for the moment.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Legend Jr from controlling successfully.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Williams controlling Legend Jr's posture. #T4#
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams managing to control the position.
Williams throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Williams bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Legend Jr tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Williams is putting a hurting on Legend Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here as Williams stalls from top position.
Williams cracks Legend Jr with a big right hand but Legend Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Williams 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##CL#
Williams has Legend Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Legend Jr is trying to pull guard but Williams has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Williams breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legend Jr can do to turn this around?
Legend Jr tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Williams wants to control but Legend Jr is keeping him busy.
Legend Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams trying to control the position but Legend Jr is working away.
Legend Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Legend Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legend Jr keeps trying to improve his position.
Legend Jr tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Williams presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Legend Jr because Williams loaded up on that one.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
#SUB#
Williams jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Legend Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Legend Jr is looking for a sweep.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Legend Jr is trying to work for a sweep but Williams has mounted him!
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Legend Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T2#
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Legend Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Williams thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Legend Jr manages to avoid easily.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!#T3#
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Legend Jr is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Legend Jr is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams controlling from mount.
Legend Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Legend Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Williams!
Max Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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