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Event:
League of Handsome Guys 3
Date: Feb 06, 2021 |
Matt Byers really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 159.1, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Sebastian Diestien was cancelled. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2020 |
#R1#
Bright tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byers swivels and escapes.#CL2#
Bright moves into the clinch successfully.
Bright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bright looking for a takedown.
Byers is looking to break free of the clinch but Bright has double underhooks.
Byers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#BC#
Byers manages to break the clinch.
Byers scores with a head kick.
Byers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byers leaves Bright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matt Byers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Bright.
Byers stuffs the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Byers as Bright shoots in.
Byers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Byers scores with a leg kick.
#T1#
Bright shoots in but Byers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt - Byers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Bright moves into range and clinches up with Byers.
Byers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC#
Byers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byers leaves Bright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Byers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bright.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byers is trying to break the clinch but Bright is controlling him.#BC#
Byers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byers slips under a jab from Bright.#T2##CL2#
Bright gets a clinch.
Byers wants to get back to striking at distance but Bright won't allow it.
#TD2#
Bright manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byers trying to control the position from guard on top but Bright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byers is looking to pass into half guard but Bright pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bright is in guard.#REVB#
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!#SUB2#
Bright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Bright drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bright jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bright showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Bright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T3#
Bright wants to control from the top but Byers keeps moving.
Bright passes into half guard.
Bright is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Byers!
Bright controlling the pace for now.
Byers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bright on the ground.#SUB2#
Bright working for a guillotine from mount but Byers is in no mood to give up. #SUB2#
Bright is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Byers is surviving well by controlling Bright's body position as best he can. #T4##SUB2#
Bright goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Byers is on top in guard.
#SUB2#
Byers wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bright's closed guard. He's half up but Bright has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bright pivots and extends the arm, Byers falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bright! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Desmond Bright!
Desmond Bright decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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