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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Atkins (ranked 5983 p4p, 3072 weight class) and Byron Neal (ranked 591 p4p, 396 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodney Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Byron Neal!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
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 πΊπ² 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Neal instigates a clinch.
Atkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
Neal breaks the clinch.
Neal has Atkins up against the cage in a clinch.
Neal scores with a knee to the head.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Neal darts in and clinches Atkins up against the cage.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins cracks Neal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Neal gets a clinch.
Neal misses with a punch on the inside.
Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
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.
Atkins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Neal. That's going to slow Atkins down.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Neal moves into range and clinches up with Atkins.
Neal has Atkins pressed against the cage.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!'.
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