Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CFC 580
Date: Aug 19, 2023

#R1#
Chabazian misses with a takedown
and Neal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chabazian tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neal defends well and Chabazian ends up having to push Neal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neal lands a good knee to the midsection. Chabazian won't want to take too many of those.
Chabazian is breathing heavily.
Neal lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Neal.
Neal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Neal.
A left hand lands to the body for Neal. #BC2#
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Chabazian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Neal counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Chabazian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chabazian with a poor takedown
and Neal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chabazian thinking.
Edmond Chabazian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Chabazian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Neal counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Byron Neal!
An intense looking Byron Neal took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'That's four out of my last five i've won here now at CFC. I've shown new and old ownership that i'm game for anyone and I've paid my dues. Now I want my demands to be met. I want my get back at Pyotr or the next shot at Ardahan!'.

Event: CFC 570
Date: Jul 15, 2023

#R1#
Neal scores with a jab.
Neal misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Neal.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neal avoids it.
Neal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kelly. #CUT#It looks like Byron Neal has been cut.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
Kelly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal landing knees to the head.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neal blocks the elbow strike.
Neal misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC2#
Neal breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Kelly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Neal lands a front kick.
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Neal pushes him off.
Kelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kelly moves forwards but Neal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Neal circles away.
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Neal counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly tries to clinch but Neal is having none of it.
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Kelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Neal keeps Kelly at a distance using the push kick.
Neal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly wants to clinch.
Neal scores with a nice head shot.
Neal scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Neal closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neal avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelly.#BC#
Kelly breaks from the clinch.
Neal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Neal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neal has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T3#
A lazy left from Neal finds it's target.
Kelly is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Neal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kelly at a distance.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Neal keeps it at a distance.
Neal let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kelly wants to clinch but Neal slips to the side
letting Neal counter with a right hand.
Neal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kelly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Neal.
Good shot there by Neal.#ROC2#Kelly is rocked!
Kelly is looking to clinch but Neal is avoiding it.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Neal circles away and keeps his distance.
Neal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neal swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Kelly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neal, pushing him back against the cage.#T4#
Neal is looking to control Kelly's arms but Kelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neal has his back to the cage.
Kelly takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kelly avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Neal.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Neal blocks an elbow strike.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neal lands a right hand.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kelly throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kelly just misses with a elbow thrown towards Neal's brow.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Neal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal avoids a wild elbow strike from Kelly.
Neal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Neal blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Neal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Neal scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Neal is looking to slow Kelly down with leg kicks.
Neal clobbers Kelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Kelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neal plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Kelly to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Kelly just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Byron Neal!
Post fight, Byron Neal stared into the camera and said 'That's four out of my last five i've won here now at CFC. I've shown new and old ownership that i'm game for anyone and I've paid my dues. Now I want my demands to be met. I want my get back at Pyotr or the next shot at Ardahan!'.

Event: CFC 562
Date: Jun 17, 2023

#R1#
Neal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atkins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Some bone on bone action there as Atkins checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Atkins slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neal tries to clinch up but Atkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Byron Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neal lands with a nice combination. Atkins backs away looking to recover.#CUT2#It looks like Rodney Atkins has been cut.
Atkins misses with a looping left.
Atkins slips a jab from Neal.
Atkins throws a body punch but Neal moves out of range.
Neal throws a head kick but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Neal misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Atkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Atkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Atkins blocks a jab.
Neal's coach down at Blacksmith MMA Gym 🇺🇲 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neal looks for the body kick but Atkins saw that one coming. #T1#
Atkins checks a low kick from Neal.
Atkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Neal misses.
A big left from Neal misses.
It looked like Atkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Neal misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Neal instigates a clinch.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neal misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Neal has Atkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal scores with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Neal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neal misses with a body punch
and Atkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Neal throws an off balance right hand
and Atkins connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Neal throws a looping overhand right but Atkins ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Neal darts in and clinches Atkins up against the cage.#BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atkins throws a shot to the body.
Atkins connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Neal.
Neal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Neal.
Neal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Neal with a nice calf kick.
Atkins swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Atkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Neals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Neal misses with a hook.#T3#
Atkins cracks Neal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#CL2#
Neal gets a clinch.
Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC2#
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Atkins throws an off balance right hand
and Neal counters with a nice uppercut.
Neal cracks Atkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Neal lands with a hook. Atkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Atkins is looking to slow Neal down with leg kicks.
Neal throws a leg kick but Atkins moved away.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Neal manages to avoid it.
Atkins lands with a right hand.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atkins looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Atkins. #T4##CL2#
Neal has closed the distance and engaged Atkins in a clinch.
Atkins is trying to push Neal away but Neal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC2#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neal throws a low kick but Atkins moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Atkins.
Atkins throws a lazy body kick
and Neal counters with a good, hard body kick but Atkins shrugs it off.
Neal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neal feints a jab promting Atkins to slip. Neal then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Atkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Atkins avoids the body shot from Neal.
Atkins checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Atkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Neal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Neal takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Atkins'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.#R2#
Atkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neal. That's going to slow Atkins down. #CL2#
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
Neal lands an uppercut.
Atkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atkins working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neal.
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 scores with a nice hook to the head.
Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Atkins is blocking nicely.
Atkins blocks an uppercut.
Atkins being controlled against the cage.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Neal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
A knee to the head by Neal.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Neal throws a head punch that misses.
Neal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Neal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atkins creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atkins throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Atkins controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Neal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Neal.
Atkins blocks an uppercut. #T2##BC#
Atkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Atkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neal scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins throws a big shot that misses.
Neal misses with a hook. Atkins ducked under it nicely.
Neal just misses with a punch to the body.
Neal misses with a straight right.
Atkins slips under a jab.
Atkins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Byron Neal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neal misses with a shot to the body
and Atkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Atkins's shoulder, as Atkins tries to avoid the shot.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3#
Neal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atkins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Neal tries to clinch but Atkins is having none of it.
Atkins scores with a decent looking hook.
Neal misses with the combination.
Atkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Atkins getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Neal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Atkins counters with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neal. Atkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Atkins misses the target.
Neal blocks a leg kick.
Neal just misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins checks the leg kick.#T4#
Atkins avoids the body shot from Neal.
Atkins loads up on a big right hand but Neal slips the punch.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Neal.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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 slips a jab from Atkins.
Neal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Atkins.
Neal misses with a looping left.
Atkins misses with a two punch combination.
Neal throws a front kick aimed at Atkins's knee but Atkins avoids it well.
Neal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neal tries to clinch but Atkins is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Atkins'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#
Neal misses with a looping left.
Atkins gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Neal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
Neal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Atkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Neal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
Neal throws out a counter right but Atkins avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neal.
Neal looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Neal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Atkins throws a low kick, looking for Neal's leg but Neal calmly moves out of range.
Atkins fakes the leg kick and cracks Neal in the body.
Neal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Neal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T1#
Neal tries to clinch but Atkins is having none of it.
Neal jabs Atkins right on the nose. Atkins blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Neal misses.
Neal looks to throw the jab but Atkins is out of range.
Atkins defending well as Neal loads up on a big left hand.
Neal connects with a solid leg kick.
Atkins throws an overhand right that lands on Neal's shoulder, as Neal tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Neal moves into range and clinches up with Atkins.
Neal has Atkins pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neal avoids the head kick by Atkins.
Atkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Neal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atkins moves out of range of the body kick from Neal.
Neal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Neal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neal wants to clinch but Atkins slips to the side
and Atkins counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Neal misses.
Atkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Neal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Atkins takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
Atkins misses with an uppercut
and Neal counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Atkins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Atkins misses with a body kick.
Neal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Neal.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Atkins keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Byron Neal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Neal misses with a hook.
Atkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atkins throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Atkins.
Nice cross by Neal.
Neal misses with a body shot
and Atkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neal cracks a nice hook into Atkins's ribs.#T4#
Neal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atkins misses with a left hand
and Neal counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Atkins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Neal.
Atkins lunges at Neal with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Neal's hand.
Neal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neal lands a head kick. Atkins smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Neal misses with a jab to the body
and Atkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Neal walks into a left hand.
Neal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Neal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rodney Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Neal does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Neal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Neal 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Neal!
Post fight, Byron Neal stared into the camera and said 'That's four out of my last five i've won here now at CFC. I've shown new and old ownership that i'm game for anyone and I've paid my dues. Now I want my demands to be met. I want my get back at Pyotr or the next shot at Ardahan!'.

Event: CFC 557
Date: May 27, 2023

#R1#
Neal is looking to clinch.
Neal throws a lazy right hand but Hideki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Neal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hideki under the eye.
Neal misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neal thinking.
Neal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neal tries to score with a low kick but Hideki moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Neal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hideki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
A nice side step and Hideki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neal swings widly with a right hand
and Hideki counters with a left to the body.
Hideki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Neal misses with a straight left. #T1#
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Hideki circles away.
Neal throws a jab when Hideki was well out of range.
Hideki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neal.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hideki! But no joy.
Neal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal is looking to clinch but Hideki is avoiding it.
Neal throws out a loose jab but Hideki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Neal connects with a leg kick.
Neal throws a hook to the side of Hideki's head but Hideki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Neal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hideki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hideki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hideki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Neal lands with an uppercut that bounces Hideki off the cage and back into range.
Hideki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Neal misses with a body shot
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
Neal throws a leg kick
and Hideki counters with a stiff right hand.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Neal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hideki's hands.
Hideki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neal.
Hideki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Neal, as that shot connected.
Neal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hideki blocks a jab.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T3#
Neal tries to clinch but Hideki moves away
and Hideki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Neal scores with a nice right hand.
Hideki takes one to the chin there.
Neal throws a sloppy body shot
and Hideki counters with a nice uppercut.
Neal lunges at Hideki with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hideki's hand.
Hideki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Neal misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hideki misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Hideki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Neal throws an off balance right hand
and Hideki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hideki! But no joy.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal misses with a straight left.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hideki moves away.
Neal tries to land a front kick but Hideki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Neal misses with a hook.
Neal throws out a leg kick but Hideki moves out of range and Neal only half commits.
Hideki throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hideki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hideki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neal looks to land a combination but Hideki avoids it well.
Hideki moves away from the strike by Neal.
Hideki swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neal misses with a hook.
Neal thows a leg kick but Hideki checks it
and Hideki counters with a straight right hand.
Neal misses with a hook to the body
and Hideki counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Neal is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Neal throws a lazy head kick
and Hideki rattles Neal with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Neal tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Hideki dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Neal stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nagatsuki Hideki!
Nagatsuki Hideki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 550
Date: May 06, 2023

#R1#
Luciano lands a really nice looking cross but Neal seems unphased. #CL2#
Neal rushes Luciano and presses him up against the cage.
Luciano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Neal lands a hook that snaps the head of Luciano backwards.
Neal blocks the elbow strike.
Neal's coach down at Blacksmith MMA Gym 🇺🇲 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Neal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Neal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luciano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Neal displaying some good clinch control by pressing Luciano up against the cage.#BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Neal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luciano works Neal's body with a nice hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Neal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luciano.
Luciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Neal.
Neal connects with a right hand. Luciano shakes it off.
Luciano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Neal's sensitive parts.
Neal misses with a double jab. #T1#
Luciano connects with a single shot there.
Luciano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Neal throws a leg kick but Luciano sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neal throws a body shot but no joy.
Neal lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheers as Neal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Luciano doesn't seem phased though.
Luciano throws a body kick that misses.
Neal now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Neal. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Neal digs a good hook to Luciano's body.
Luciano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#KD2#
Neal lands a left and a right that send Luciano crashing to the mat, dazed. Neal thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CUT2#It looks like Jose Luciano has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal cracks Luciano with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Luciano tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Neal pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Luciano is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Byron Neal!
A pretty intense looking Byron Neal took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: CFC 542
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Neal lands with a right hand. #CL2#
Neal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Petrov lands with a right to the head.
Neal lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Petrov working aggressively here.
Neal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrov.
Petrov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Petrov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Neal lands a knee to the body.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Petrov. #BC#
Petrov breaks the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Neal. Beautiful body shot.
Neal scores with a nice right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Pyotr Petrov has been cut.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at GWad's Playpen that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Neal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Petrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Neal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Neal throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Neal has managed to clinch.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
Petrov working hard to break the clinch.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrov is leaning against Neal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petrov's face.
Petrov wants to get back to striking at distance but Neal won't allow it. #BC#
Petrov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neal tries to clinch but Petrov moves away
and Petrov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Petrov lands a jab to Neal's midsection.
Neal looks winded!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Neal swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neal tries to move into range but Petrov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Neal throws a head kick that Petrov semi-blocks.
Neal wants to clinch but Petrov slips to the side
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neal misses the shot to the body.
Neal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Neal misses with a wild body shot.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal scores with a nice right hand.
Neal throws an off balance right hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Neal is rocked!
Petrov finds Neal's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Neal flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Petrov lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Neal will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pyotr Petrov!

Event: CFC 531
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1#
Foster ducks right into an uppercut from Neal.
A punch combination from Neal misses.
Neal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT#It looks like Tyler Foster has been cut.
Neal stuffs the takedown.
Neal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Foster clinches with his opponent.
Foster is looking to take this one to the mat.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Foster blocks it.
Foster tries to pull guard but Neal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Byron Neal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Foster.
Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Foster is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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 is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Foster looks winded!
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neal cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T1#
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Neal lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Foster's ribcage.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Foster's ribcage.
Neal is struggling to control the position.
Neal lands a knee to the head.
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Neal.
Neal scores with a knee to the head. #ROC#Foster is rocked!
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Foster is still on wobbly legs! Can Neal finish him?#T2#
Neal has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Foster - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Neal, and another! Foster is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Byron Neal!
Byron Neal took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: CFC 522
Date: Jan 28, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Neal rushes Wright and presses him up against the cage.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Neal has him pressed against the cage.
Wright changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Neal fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Neal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright sets himself, and Neal steps forward looking for the clinch! Wright avoids it this time.#CL2#
Neal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neal looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wright jumps guard but Neal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wright is working for takedown but Neal is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Wright pulls guard.
Neal wants to get up but he can't break Wright's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neal is one step ahead there.
Neal wants to stand but Wright has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T1#
Wright managing to control the position.
Neal wants to stand but Wright has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL2#
Neal pushes Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Neal is controlling him.
Neal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neal.
Wright is trying to drag Neal to the mat but Neal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neal trying to stall but Wright improves his position.
Neal landing knees to the head.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Neal turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Neal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wright takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wright can't get the takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neal obliges.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Neal effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
Neal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Neal - that landed with a thud.
Neal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Neal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neal slowing the pace effectively.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Neal - that landed with a thud.
Neal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wright.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Neal scores a nice knee to the body.
Neal lands a knee to the head.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Neal stops a takedown attempt from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal working Wright over with knees to the body.
Neal stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neal.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neal.
Neal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Neal avoiding damage.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Neal has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Neal.
Neal lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Neal.
Neal lands a good knee to the midsection. Wright won't want to take too many of those.
Neal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal 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#
Neal scores with a nice body kick. #CL2#
Neal clinches.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#It looks like Lincoln Wright has been cut.
Neal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Neal into the cage.
Neal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wright tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Neal just stands there and leans against the cage.
Neal scores a nice knee to the body.
Wright jumps guard but Neal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neal stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neal taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neal.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Neal stalls.
Wright is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Neal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neal.
Neal presses Wright against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Neal has Wright pushed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Neal. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Neal lands an elbow that stopped Wright in his tracks for a moment.
Neal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byron Neal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Wright's ribcage.
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Neal.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neal.
Wright is looking for a takedown.
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Neal.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Neal has him pressed against the cage.
Wright is trying to push Neal away but Neal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Neal.
Neal working Wright over with knees to the body.
Wright stalling in the clinch but Neal improves position. #T3#
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wright's face.
Wright goes for a takedown attempt but Neal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Neal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
Wright fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Neal avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wright wants a takedown.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T4#
Wright jumps guard but Neal turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Neal with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Neal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wright in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neal.
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neal lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neal scores a nice knee to the body.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neal gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
Neal working Wright over with knees to the body.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wright's face.
Neal avoiding damage as Wright throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neal smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Wright's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Neal closes the distance and pushes Wright back into the cage.
Neal looking to stall.
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Neal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neal obliges.
Neal lands with a light punch inside.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neal scores a nice knee to the body.
Neal has Wright pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wright missing with knees to the body.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neal scores with a knee to the head. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Neal.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Neal landing knees to the head.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Neal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wright.
Neal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Neal. #TD#
Wright jumps guard.
Wright is pulling down on Neal's head. It's preventing any offense from Neal, at least for the moment.
Neal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wright is proving hard to escape from. #T2#
Wright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Neal stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Neal must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wright has his hands on Neal's head, controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
A head kick misses from Wright. #CL2#
Neal fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wright, pushing him back against the cage.
Neal just leaning against Wright, taking a breather.
Neal gets underhooks to prevent Wright's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neal prevents it.
Neal wants to stall.
Wright takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Neal keeps him there for the moment.
Wright wants a takedown. #TD#
Wright gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neal tries to kick Wright off in order to stand up. Wright Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T4#
Wright in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Wright'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.
Wright prevents Neal from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Neal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byron Neal!
Byron Neal took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
The defeated Lincoln Wright had this to say: 'Im sorry things didnt go may way, so i will go back to trining harder smarter...next time victory will be mine'.

Event: CFC 516
Date: Jan 07, 2023

#R1#
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovstraski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ovstraski throws an overhand right that lands on Neal's shoulder, as Neal tries to avoid the shot.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch but Ovstraski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ovstraski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ovstraski but Ovstraski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ovstraski is looking for a counter combo.
Neal misses with a body punch
and Ovstraski counters with a left and a right that stings Neal.
Byron Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Ovstraski coming out on top.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Neal looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ovstraski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal throws a head kick that misses.
Neal gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T1#
Neal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ovstraski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Neals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Neal throws an overhand right that lands on Ovstraski's shoulder, as Ovstraski tries to avoid the shot.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Ovstraski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
Neal is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Ovstraski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Neal.
Neal goes for a double leg but Ovstraski avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ovstraski continues to drive forward.
Neal throws a sloppy head kick and Ovstraski moves out of range easily.
Neal takes one to the side of the head.
Ovstraski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Ovstraski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ovstraski counter with a right hand. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ovstraski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ovstraski avoids a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ovstraski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Neal tries to clinch but Ovstraski moves out of range.
Neal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski lands a head shot.
Neal wants to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Neal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Neal lands with a kick to the temple. Ovstraski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Neal is looking to clinch.
Neal ducks right into an uppercut from Ovstraski.
Neal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.#T3#
Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ovstraski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Neal is looking to clinch but Ovstraski is avoiding it.
Ovstraski blocks a head kick by Neal.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Ovstraski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ovstraski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Neal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ovstraski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ovstraski lands with a right hand.
Neal moves out of range as Ovstraski strikes.
Neal tries to clinch up but Ovstraski circles away and keeps his distance.
Ovstraski connects with a looping right hand.
Neal throws a series of punches but Ovstraski avoids them all with ease.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
Neal drops his hands momentarily and Ovstraski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ovstraski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neal moves away.
Neal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski misses with a straight left.
Neal looks to clinch
and Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neal darts in trying to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a straight right hand.
Neal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Ovstraski to counter with a crisp jab.
Ovstraski swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Neal.
Ovstraski is looking to counter punch.
Neal wants to clinch up but Ovstraski keeps it at a distance.
Ovstraski throws a shot from downtown. Neal moves away and avoids it.
Neal looks to clinch
and Ovstraski counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ovstraski dominated that round.
That's time! Ovstraski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Ovstraski misses with a hook. Neal ducked under it nicely.
Neal tries to clinch but Ovstraski moves away
and Ovstraski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neal tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Ovstraski misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Ovstraski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ovstraski.
Neal wants to clinch
letting Ovstraski counter with a right hand.
Ovstraski missing with a left hand there. Neal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ovstraski lands with a shot to the body.
Ovstraski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neal blocks a jab.
Ovstraski avoids the head kick by Neal.
Ovstraski throwing a counter right hand but Neal manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovstraski looks to land a combination but Neal avoids it well.
Neal closes the distance but Ovstraski moves to the side
and Ovstraski counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
Neal moves into the clinch.
Ovstraski fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Neal is pushing Ovstraski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovstraski just leaning against Neal, taking a breather.
Ovstraski pushes Neal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ovstraski.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ovstraski.
Neal lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neal landing knees to the body.
Ovstraski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ovstraski's face. #CUT2#It looks like Jack Ovstraski has been cut.
Neal landing knees to the head.
Neal stalls. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A knee to the head by Neal.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ovstraski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Neal blocking some punches.
Ovstraski misses with a punch on the inside.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ovstraski's efforts to push away.
Neal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Neal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ovstraski avoids it.
Ovstraski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovstraski lands with a right to the head.
Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ovstraski throws a punch but it's blocked by Neal.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ovstraski.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Neal avoiding damage.
Neal crunches a lovely knee into Ovstraski's ribcage.
Neal has Ovstraski pressed against the cage.
Ovstraski cracks Neal with a nice body shot.
Ovstraski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Neal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ovstraski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Neal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ovstraski tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Neal - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovstraski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T4#
Neal lands a knee to the body.
Neal landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Neal blocks a body shot from Ovstraski.
Neal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Ovstraski blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ovstraski throws a head punch that misses.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Ovstraski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ovstraski blocks it with crossed arms.
Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byron Neal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ovstraski misses with a punch to the body.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Ovstraski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Ovstraski works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Ovstraski gets tackled into the cage by Neal. Neal maintains the clinch.
Ovstraski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovstraski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ovstraski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ovstraski is working Neal over against the cage.
Ovstraski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ovstraski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Ovstraski.
Neal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ovstraski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Neal misses with a body punch. #T1#
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovstraski avoids the damage to the body.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovstraski avoids the damage to the body.
Neal is trying to stall.
Ovstraski misses with a punch to the body.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Ovstraski lands with a short shot to the head.
Ovstraski tries to work over Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Ovstraski lands a body punch.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Ovstraski throws a head punch that misses.
Ovstraski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ovstraski lands with a short shot to the head. #T2#
Ovstraski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neal looking to slow down the pace here.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ovstraski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovstraski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Neal.
Ovstraski trying to control the position but instead, Neal has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ovstraski into the cage.
Ovstraski scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head.
Ovstraski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Neal's elbow.
Ovstraski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ovstraski pushes Neal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ovstraski lands a shoulder strike.
Ovstraski lands a shot to the body.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovstraski avoids the damage to the body.
Ovstraski avoiding damage as Neal throws knees to the body.
Ovstraski swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Ovstraski lands with a short shot to the head.
Ovstraski tries to break the clinch but Neal is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Ovstraski.
Ovstraski is trying to break the clinch but Neal is controlling him.
Ovstraski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neals head.
Ovstraski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Neal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ovstraski lands with a light punch inside.
Ovstraski avoiding damage as Neal throws knees to the body.
Ovstraski blocks an uppercut.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ovstraski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Neal lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Neal.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ovstraski lands a hook that snaps the head of Neal backwards.
Ovstraski goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Neal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ovstraski avoids it.
Ovstraski scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ovstraski throws a head punch that misses.
Neal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Ovstraski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Neal takes a shot to the head.
Ovstraski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neal or not.
Ovstraski scores with a shot to the side of Neal's head.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ovstraski letting Neal take a breather here.
Neal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ovstraski is defending well for now.
A short left from Ovstraski.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ovstraski's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ovstraski as Neal tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ovstraski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ovstraski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ovstraski!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 15, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Barnell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neal taking some punishment here, with Barnell in his half guard.
Barnell controlling the action here.
Barnell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SU2#
Barnell decides to return to a standing position.
Neal definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Barnell dives in and scores a takedown into Neal's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Neal tries to get out of the position.
Barnell scoring with punches to the head and body. #T1#
Neal is looking to stand up but Barnell isn't so interested in that idea.
Barnell advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Barnell seems content to control.
Let's hope that Barnell 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.
Barnell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SU2#
Barnell gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Barnell shoots for a double leg takedown but Neal sprawls well. He's pushed Barnell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neal tries to clinch but Barnell moves out of range.
Barnell throws out a counter right but Neal avoids it with no problem.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal blocks a jab.
No joy there for Neal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Neal wants to clinch up but Barnell keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Barnell moves into the clinch successfully.
Neal scores a nice knee to the body.
Neal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnell looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Neal. #BC#
Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neal lands a high kick! #CL#
Neal moves into the clinch.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barnell's face. #ROC#Barnell is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Bobby Barnell has been cut.
Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnell is still on wobbly legs! Can Neal finish him?#BC#
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barnell wants to stay close but Neal steps back to make room for something. Barnell seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Neal and Barnell drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Byron Neal!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2022

#R1##CL#
Neal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chai wants to get back to striking at distance but Neal won't allow it. #BC#
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. #CL#
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. #BC#
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.#CL#
Neal moves into the clinch.#T1##BC#
Neal breaks from the clinch. #CL#
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. #T2#
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. #BC#
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.#CL#
Neal moves into the clinch.#T3#
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. #BC#
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. #T4##CL#
Chai gets tackled into the cage by Neal. Neal maintains the clinch.
Neal missing with knees to the body. #BC#
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.#CL#
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.#R2#
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
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. #T1##BC#
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. #T2#
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.#CL#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!#R3#
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.#TD#
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.#SU#
Neal decides to stand back up.
Chai swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.#T1##CL#
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. #T2#
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. #BC#
Neal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
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. #T3#
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. #BC#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
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.#T4#
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!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 25, 2022

#R1#
Neal tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Neal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neal connects with a nasty looking knee right to Collins's face.
Neal leaning his opponent against the cage.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Neal breaks the clinch. #T1#
Neal tries to clinch
and Collins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Neal wants to clinch.
Neal lands a nice hook to Collins's body. Collins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Collins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Neal.
Byron Neal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Neal closes the distance and clinches.
Neal'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.
Neal trying to land knees to the body. #T2#
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Neal manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
Neal utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Collins wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Neal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T3#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neal unloads a knee to the mid-section.#BC#
Neal manages to break the clinch.
Neal throws a head kick but Collins moves out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neal tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Collins blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
Neal tries a knee to the head but Collins blocks it.
Neal avoiding damage.
Neal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Neal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.#BC#
Neal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Neal rushes Collins and presses him up against the cage.
Collins is trying to push Neal away but Neal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal dominated that round.
That's time! Neal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Collins digs a good body shot into Neal's ribs.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Collins keeps the fight on the outside.
Collins unleashes a big counter combination but Neal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Collins throws a body punch but Neal moves out of range.
Collins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Neal throws a head kick that Collins semi-blocks.
Neal wants to clinch.
Collins jabs Neal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
Collins swats away the attempt to clinch by Neal.
Neal throws a series of punches but Collins moves out of range.
Collins throws a fast counter high kick but Neal manages to duck under it in time.#CL#
Neal has Collins up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Neal has Collins pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neal.#BC#
Neal manages to break the clinch.
Neal tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Neal lands a head kick!
Byron Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Collins lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Neal wants to clinch.
Collins throws a series of punches but Neal moves out of range. #T2##CL#
Neal clinches with his opponent.
Neal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Collins's efforts to push away.
Neal misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Neal. #BC#
Neal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Collins misses.
Collins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abraham Collins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Neal blocks a head kick by Collins.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal misses with a head kick.
Collins just misses with a punch to the body.
Neal misses with a kick to the body.
Neal tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
Neal tries to clinch up
and Collins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Collins defending well as Neal loads up on a big left hand.
Neal is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Neal wants to clinch.
Neal wants to clinch.#T4#
Neal is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Collins shapes to counter with a head kick.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Neal tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Neal slams his shin into Collins's torso.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCollins.
Collins is looking to chop away at Neal's legs.
Neal tries to counter by clinching up but Collins breaks away and moves out of range.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Neal tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Abraham Collins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Neal with the inside leg kick.
Neal lands with a slapping head kick.
Neal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Collins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Collins wants to land a leg kick but Neal is out of range.
Neal moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Neal doesn't manage to clinch there - Collins circles away.
Collins let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neal tries to clinch up but Collins circles away and keeps his distance.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal tries to clinch there but Collins circles away.
Neal wants to clinch.
Neal avoids the head kick by Collins.
Neal looks to clinch
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Neal tries to clinch but Collins moves away
and Collins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Collins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Neal rather than just go for the knockout.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal wants to clinch
and Collins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch but Collins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collins unleashes a big counter combination but Neal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Neal wants to clinch up but Collins keeps it at a distance.
Collins lands with a nice combination. Neal backs away looking to recover.
Collins scores with a jab to the body.
Collins wants to slow Neal down by chopping away at his legs.
Collins connects with a right hand. Neal shakes it off.
Collins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Neal. That one must have hurt.
Neal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collins is looking for the big counter here.
Collins misses with a low kick. #T2#
Neal avoids the head kick by Collins. #CL#
Neal has managed to clinch.
Collins takes a knee to the side of the body.
Collins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neal with a knee to the head.
Neal leaning against his opponent.
Neal leaning against his opponent.
The referee calls for Neal to work.
Neal connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Neal to work. #T3#
Collins letting Neal take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Byron Neal.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Collins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Neal tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
Neal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Neal is looking to clinch but Collins is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Collins's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Collins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Collins swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Neal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Collins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T4#
Neal misses with a knee strike.
Neal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Neal has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Neal using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abraham Collins.
I think Collins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abraham Collins!

Event: QFC Tournament 1124 Round 2
Date: Nov 22, 2022

#R1##TD#
Hayes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hayes is in close to Neal's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hayes postures up and lands a big shot to Neal's brow.
Hayes with a nice head shot there.
Hayes cracks Neal with a solid left hand.
Hayes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hayes scoring with some ground and pound.
Hayes stays in close to Neal's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal is looking to stand up but Hayes isn't so interested in that idea.
Neal is looking to stand back up but Hayes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Neal. #T1#
Hayes controlling the pace.
Hayes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Neal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hayes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayes content to control rather than advance.
Neal is trying to stand. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hayes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hayes prevents Neal from standing back up.
Hayes controlling the action here.
Neal is looking to escape.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Neal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Neal pushes Hayes away with a front kick.#T3#
Neal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Hayes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hayes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Neal wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hayes is staying tight to Neal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hayes scores with punches from side control.
Hayes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hayes working the ground and pound.
Neal is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hayes asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hayes landing a few strikes. #T4#
Hayes cracks Neal with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hayes cracks Neal with a big right hand but Neal just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hayes scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neal some visible discomfort.
Hayes connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Neal some visible discomfort.
Hayes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Neal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hayes content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Hayes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Neal wants to clinch
and Hayes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hayes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hayes shoots for a double leg takedown but Neal sprawls well. He's pushed Hayes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hayes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hayes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neal can do to turn this around?
Hayes missing with a left hand there. Neal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Neal counters with a body kick.
Neal throws a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hayes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Neal tries to clinch but Hayes moves away #TD#
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Neal won't be happy with that.
Darius Hayes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hayes landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T1#
Neal tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hayes content just to control the position here.
Neal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Neal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hayes controlling from the full mount.
Hayes working Neal over with strikes here.
Neal in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Neal taking shots to the head. #T2#
You get the feeling that Neal really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Neal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Neal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hayes controlling the pace for now.
Hayes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Neal tries to buck Hayes off but he can't manage it.
Hayes working Neal over with strikes here.
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!
Hayes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hayes lands a big shot there that rocks Neal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hayes landing strikes, looking to finish! #T3#
Hayes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayes lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Neal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hayes controlling his opponent.
Neal wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hayes lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Neal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hayes lands with some strikes.
Hayes lands a couple of good shots and Neal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hayes punishes Neal with strikes from the back mount. #T4#
Neal wants to get back to his feet.
Neal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hayes has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hayes scores with punches to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
I would not like to be Neal right now.
Neal wants to get back to his feet.
Hayes is landing with strikes. Neal can't take much more of this.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Darius Hayes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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##CL2#
Neal clinches.
Hayes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Neal effectively controlling the action here.
Neal lands a nice knee to the body.
Neal lands a knee to the body.
Neal is pressed up against the cage. Hayes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neal down to the mat. Neal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byron Neal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Neal pushes Hayes up against the cage in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Neal.#T1#
Neal is looking to control Hayes's arms but Hayes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Neal has his back to the cage.
Neal tries to land knees in the clinch but Hayes avoids the damage to the body.
Neal trying to land knees to the body.
Hayes is trying to drag Neal to the mat but Neal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Neal avoiding damage.
Hayes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Neal prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darius Hayes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Neal. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Neal obliges.#BC2#
Neal breaks from the clinch. #TD#
Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Neal tries to kick Hayes off but Hayes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hayes lands strikes from half guard.
Hayes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hayes prevents Neal from standing back up.
Neal scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Hayes manages to mount him!
Hayes raining down hammerfists from mount.#T3#
Hayes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Neal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hayes lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hayes won't let Neal get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hayes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hayes controlling his opponent.
Hayes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Neal is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hayes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hayes lands a heavy elbow.
Hayes looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hayes looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byron Neal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darius Hayes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hayes, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Darius Hayes!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Darius Hayes!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Darius Hayes!

Darius Hayes wins by unanimous decision!

Event: QFC Tournament 1124 Round 1
Date: Nov 21, 2022

#R1##TD#
Buckley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Neal tries to kick Buckley off in order to stand up. Buckley Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckley taking a breather here.
Neal tries to escape but Buckley is in control. #SU#
Buckley stands up and beckons Neal to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Neal closes the distance and pushes Buckley back into the cage.
Neal misses with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Buckley fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Neal shoots in looking for a takedown. Buckley tries to sprawl out of it but Neal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buckley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Buckley tries to counter by clinching up but Neal breaks away and moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Buckley. #CL2#
Neal moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Buckley gets tackled into the cage by Neal. Neal maintains the clinch.
Neal tries to pull guard but Buckley won't allow it.
Neal tries to pull guard but Buckley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
John Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Neal.
Buckley is trying to break the clinch but Neal is controlling him.
Buckley scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Buckley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Neal smiles and moves away.
Buckley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Neal circles away.
A head kick by Neal misses #CL#
and Buckley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buckley. #BC2#
Neal manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Neal clinches with his opponent.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here. #BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Neal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buckley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neal is trying to pull guard but Buckley has him pressed against the cage.
Buckley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Neal has him pressed against the cage.
Buckley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Neal tries to pull guard but Buckley won't allow it. #T3#
Neal landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like John Buckley has been cut.#TD#
Buckley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Buckley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buckley pulls Neal in to control the position. #SUB#
Buckley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Neal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #ES#
Buckley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Neal is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Buckley managing to block the knees to the body from Neal.
Neal has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buckley after a bit of a struggle.
Buckley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #T4#
Neal avoiding damage as Buckley throws knees to the body.
Neal is pressed up against the cage. Buckley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Neal down to the mat. Neal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buckley keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Buckley moves into the clinch successfully.
Neal is trying to pull guard but Buckley has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buckley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neal defends well and Buckley ends up having to push Neal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neal landing knees to the head.
Buckley stops a takedown attempt from Neal.
Neal is trying to pull guard but Buckley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buckley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Neal landing knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Byron Neal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Buckley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Buckley dives in and grabs Neal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neal pushes down on Buckley's head and hops out.#CL2#
Neal instigates a clinch.
Neal has Buckley pushed against the cage.
Neal fails to pull guard.
Buckley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buckley tries to break free but Neal pushes him back against the cage.
Neal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buckley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Neal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Neal. #BC2#
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Buckley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T1##CL2#
Neal clinches.
Neal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buckley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
John Buckley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Byron Neal.#TD2#
Neal ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Neal no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Neal wants to stand but Buckley is controlling the position.
Buckley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Buckley stops Neal from standing up. #SU#
Neal is working an open guard so Buckley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T2#
Buckley shoots in for a double leg but Neal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neal tries to clinch up.
Neal moves out of range of the body kick.
Neal throws a counter combo.
John Buckley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buckley tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Neal defends well and Buckley ends up having to push Neal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Neal slams his shin into Buckley's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neal blocks a head kick by Buckley.
Neal tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buckley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Neal clinches. #BC2#
Neal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Neal forces Buckley back against the cage and clinches.
Byron Neal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T3#
Neal gets underhooks to prevent Buckley's takedown attempt.
Neal putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buckley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#BC2#
Neal manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neal just leaning against Buckley, taking a breather. #BC2#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Neal moves into the clinch successfully.
Neal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Buckley prevents it.
Neal effectively controlling the action here.
Buckley slows down the pace here. #TD2#
Neal pulls guard.
Neal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Buckley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neal wants to stand up but Buckley is controlling him. #SU#
Buckley stands up from Neal's guard - Buckley perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Neal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Buckley's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Neal tries to clinch up
and Buckley counters with a one-two to the body. #CL2#
Neal moves into the clinch.
Neal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Neal lands a good knee to the midsection. Buckley won't want to take too many of those.
Neal missing with knees to the body.
Neal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Buckley walks away with a smile on his face. Neal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buckley delivers a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal moves in looking to clinch but Buckley pushes him off.
Buckley shoots in and drives through. Neal sprawls well.#CL2#
Neal moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byron Neal seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buckley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Neal sprawls well. Neal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Buckley gets slowly back to his feet.
Neal is looking for the big counter here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buckley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Buckley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL#
Buckley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buckley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Neal is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Buckley pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Buckley goes for a takedown attempt but Neal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T2##CL2#
Neal clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Neal.
Buckley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #BC2#
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD2#
Neal pulls Buckley into guard.
John Buckley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buckley prevents Neal from getting back to his feet.
Buckley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Buckley stops Neal from standing up. #T3#
Buckley stands and throws Neal's legs to the side, diving into side control. #SU#
Buckley stands up and beckons Neal to his feet. #CL2#
Neal drives through and clinches with Buckley against the cage.
Buckley tries to pull guard but Neal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Buckley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Neal walks away with a smile on his face. Buckley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Neal clinches. #BC2#
Neal breaks the clinch.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Buckley avoids the head kick by Neal. #CL2#
Neal closes the distance and clinches.
Buckley gets underhooks to prevent Neal's takedown attempt.
Buckley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Neal slowing the pace effectively.
Neal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Buckley walks away with a smile on his face. Neal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Neal shoots for a takedown but Buckley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buckley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neal defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byron Neal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Neal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Byron Neal!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Byron Neal!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Byron Neal!

Byron Neal wins by unanimous decision!
John Buckley spoke after the fight, saying 'Is what it is. Back to work.'.

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