Danny Roberts defeats Juan Manuel Suarez at Cage Warriors 64

Danny Roberts vs Juan Manuel Suarez Fight Review

by Ben Heather @benheather

Photo: Dolly Clew | Cage Warriors

Going in to this fight all the talk was about the return to action of Danny Roberts, who last fought back in July in his home town of Liverpool. At 9-1 and on a 3-0 run a lot of people have been wondering how long it will be before the UFC would want some "Hot Chocolate". However on Saturday night he came up against a very tough test in the form of Juan Manuel Suarez.

Roberts started the fight well with a good leg kick but it was Suarez who got Roberts to the ground first with a trip. From the bottom Roberts caught Suarez with a perfectly timed up kick. While on the ground Suarez latches on to an arm of Roberts and locks in an armbar. Roberts struggles to get out but in the end lifts up Suarez and dumps him back down on the mat to get him off. Suarez continues to look for the armbar and nearly has it again before the end of the round.

The first round seems to have gone Suarez's way and Roberts certainly comes out with more urgency in the second and takes the fight to Suarez getting him down on numerous occasions and looks to be implementing his game plan for this fight. By my card I had it even going in to the last round and it was time to see who wanted the W more.

The third round goes much the same as the second as Roberts keeps control of the fight dumping Suarez on his back again and looks to push for the win. Unfortunately for Roberts he couldn't get the stoppage but he did pick up the win 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 on the judges scorecards.

The fight proved to be a tougher test for Roberts than most fans expected however, the manner in which he pushed through this test will be good for Roberts as he continues his career. The next time we see Danny Roberts fight I expect it to be against a tough opponent ranked in the top 10 of Cage Warriors welterweight division.