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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Buckley (ranked 4431 p4p, 4343 weight class) and Byron Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Byron Neal!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
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.
Buckley stands up and beckons Neal to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neal closes the distance and pushes Buckley back into the cage.
Neal misses with a knee to the head.
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Buckley fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Neal moves into the clinch.
Neal breaks the clinch.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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
and Buckley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buckley.
Neal manages to break the clinch.
Neal clinches with his opponent.
Neal wants a takedown but no success here.
Neal breaks the clinch.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neal landing knees to the head.
It looks like John Buckley has been cut.
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.
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.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Buckley moves into the clinch successfully.
Neal is trying to pull guard but Buckley has him pressed against the cage.
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!
Buckley dives in and grabs Neal's left leg, looking for a takedown. Neal pushes down on Buckley's head and hops out.
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.
Neal breaks from the clinch.
Buckley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
Neal is working an open guard so Buckley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Neal clinches.
Neal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Neal manages to break the clinch.
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Neal just leaning against Buckley, taking a breather.
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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.
Neal pulls guard.
Neal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Neal wants to stand up but Buckley is controlling him.
Buckley stands up from Neal's guard - Buckley perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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!
Neal tries to clinch up
and Buckley counters with a one-two to the body.
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.
Neal moves into the clinch successfully.
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byron Neal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Neal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley stands and throws Neal's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Buckley stands up and beckons Neal to his feet.
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.
Neal clinches.
Neal breaks the clinch.
Neal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley avoids the head kick by Neal.
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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