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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roberts defends well and Miller ends up having to push Roberts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Roberts, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Roberts against the cage but Roberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Roberts has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miller uses from the top position. #SUB#
Miller drops back, looking for a kneebar! Roberts looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Roberts looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Roberts! #REVB#
Miller tries to buck Roberts off but Roberts is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts working away.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T1#
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is trying to control Roberts's posture but Roberts avoids it. #SU2#
Roberts has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #CL2#
Roberts clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Roberts slows down the pace here.
Miller jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Roberts to work.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Joel Miller has been cut.#TD2#
Roberts jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA London. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet. #T3#
Roberts controlling Miller's posture.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Roberts looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Roberts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roberts misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Roberts. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T4#
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberts, which made it look bad.
Miller dives in and grabs Roberts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Roberts keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Roberts, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Roberts against the cage but Roberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD2#
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roberts is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roberts drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head. #SUB#
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joel Miller's cut.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Roberts clinches. #TD2#
Roberts is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Miller can't fight it off and eventually Roberts manages to take the fight to the floor. Miller looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SU2#
Roberts decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
William Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roberts is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Roberts circles away and we're back to standing.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot. #T1##CL2#
Roberts gets a clinch.
Roberts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Roberts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Roberts.
Roberts lands a left hand.
#BC2#
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Miller fails with the takedown.#TD2#
Roberts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roberts postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow. #SUB#
Miller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts is stalling in the full guard. #SU2#
Roberts gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Roberts closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Miller's guard.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roberts sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Miller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T3##SUB#
Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB#
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Roberts passes into side control.
#SU2#
Roberts decides to stand back up. Roberts steps back and let's Miller get back to his feet.#TD2#
Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roberts lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Miller has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
Roberts is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Roberts stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roberts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Roberts's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller is looking to sweep but instead, Roberts has passed into half guard.
Roberts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miller wants to sweep but Roberts has passed to side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
William Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joel Miller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Roberts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Roberts showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Roberts. #SUB#
Miller looking for submissions off his back.
Roberts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Roberts winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Let's hope that Roberts has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Miller trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Roberts manages to pass to mount!
Miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Roberts is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T2#
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Roberts working Miller over with strikes here.
William Roberts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Roberts controlling from mount.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Roberts takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Miller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roberts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SU2#
Roberts decides to stand and escape the position. #TD2#
Roberts fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miller sprawls well initially but Roberts persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
Miller wants to control but Roberts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
William Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roberts seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Joel Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Roberts!
A victorious William Roberts 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:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2020 |
#R1#
Miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sykness sprawls well. Sykness wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Sykness tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range. #TD#
Sykness gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sykness is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller wants to control from the top but Sykness keeps moving.
Miller prevents Sykness from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller trying to control but Sykness is working from the bottom.
Miller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sykness keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully. #T1#
Sykness is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sykness keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Sykness darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Miller tries for a takedown but Sykness manages to get underhooks.
#TD2#
Sykness has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Miller clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Miller looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment. #SUB2#
Miller defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sykness's arms. #T2#
Sykness misses with punches from the back.
Sykness is trying to stick to Miller's back but Miller is turning into Sykness. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sykness's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Miller.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Sykness bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is trying to keep Sykness in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#SUB#
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T3##SUB#
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Miller looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sykness is defending well. Miller quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sykness has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Miller celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joel Miller! |
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