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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Byron Neal (ranked 5355 p4p, 4174 weight class) and Sammontakoja Chai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron Neal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammontakoja Chai!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai wants to get back to striking at distance but Neal won't allow it.
Neal breaks the clinch.
Neal swinging wildly here.
Chai thinks about the counter body kick.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal tries to clinch up
and Chai counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Neal is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Neal tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai tries to keep at a distance but Neal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chai tries a body shot but Neal blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neal tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai tries a quick counter leg kick but Neal is wise to it.
That kick from Chai tenderised Neal's leg. Neal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Neal moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Neal takes the fight into the clinch.
Chai managing to block the knees to the body from Neal.
Neal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on Chai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Neal prevents Chai from breaking the clinch.
Neal stalling in the clinch.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Neal blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chai tries to break the clinch but Neal is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Chai.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chai.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chai tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Chai misses with some punches.
Neal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chai is trying to counter with his kicks.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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!
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Neal moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
The referee calls for Chai to work.
Chai is leaning against Neal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chai is trying to stall.
Chai tries to break the clinch but Neal is controlling the position.
Neal lands a knee to the head.
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chai counters with a head kick. That will keep Neal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Byron Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Chai counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Neal. Neal maintains the clinch.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal breaks the clinch.
Neal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chai. That one must have hurt.
Neal is looking to clinch.
Neal tries to clinch but Chai moves out of range.
Chai appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Neal rushes Chai and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Chai can't break the clinch.
Neal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chai up against the cage.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Neal.
Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Chai misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Byron Neal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal clinches.
Neal has Chai pushed against the cage.
Neal blocks an uppercut.
Chai tries to stall but Neal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Neal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai tries to circle away but Neal has him pinned against the cage.
Chai tries to throw a body punch but Neal avoids it by throwing Chai back against the cage.
Neal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Chai blocks with his arms.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Neal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal is looking to clinch but Chai is avoiding it.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Chai throws a counter combo.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chai tries a quick counter leg kick but Neal is wise to it.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai avoids the body shot from Neal.
Neal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChai.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai flicks out a counter leg kick but Neal steps away.
Byron Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch but Chai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neal throws a lazy head kick
and Chai counters with an outside leg kick.
Neal is looking to clinch.
Chai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Byron Neal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Neal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chai up against the cage.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai looking to stall.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neal scores a nice knee to the body.
Neal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chai can do to turn this around?
Neal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neal's elbow.
Chai being controlled against the cage.
Chai misses with the head strike.
Chai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Neal has him pressed against the cage.
Chai has had enough of the clinch but Neal keeps him there for the moment.
Chai avoiding damage as Neal throws knees to the body.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chai's efforts to push away.
Chai is trying to break the clinch but Neal is controlling him.
Neal blocks an uppercut.
Chai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chai throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neals head.
Chai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chai is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chai.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Chai gets through Neal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chai avoids it.
Chai lands a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Byron Neal will probably get the nod.
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!
Chai takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal tries to clinch but Chai is having none of it.
Chai only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Neal wants to clinch.
Sammontakoja Chai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Chai raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Neal decides to stand back up.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neal instigates a clinch.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chai blocks it with crossed arms.
Neal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chai has had enough of the clinch but Neal keeps him there for the moment.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Neal controls the action.
Chai avoiding damage as Neal throws knees to the body.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Chai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Neal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Neal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Neal.
Chai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Neal pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chai just leaning against Neal, taking a breather.
Chai scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head.
Chai tries a body shot but Neal blocks it.
Chai tries a body shot but Neal blocks it.
Chai working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chai lands with a light punch inside.
Chai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neal stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Neal for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Neal.
Sammontakoja Chai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neal tries a knee to the head but Chai blocks it.
Chai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neals head.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Byron Neal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Neal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Neal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Neal!
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