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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicoli Value (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Beat and Scarred. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicoli Value!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Value swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Value scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Phil Black has been cut.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Value swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Value throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters by clinching up.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Value blocks with his arms.
Black lands an elbow inside.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nicoli Value has been cut.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Value is blocking nicely.
Value wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black lands an elbow inside that Value shrugs off.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Value working hard to break the clinch.
Value wants to break free but Black has control.
Black wants a takedown but no success here.
Value is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Value wants to break free but Black has control.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Value's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Black.
Black prevents Value from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Value wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Value is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Value in his tracks for a moment.
Black has Value pressed against the cage, preventing Value from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Value's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Black tries to clinch there but Value circles away.
Value swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Value looks gassed!
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Value fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Value backwards.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Black.
Value wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Value in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Black pushes Value back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Value's face.
Black avoiding damage.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black lands an elbow inside.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Value in his tracks for a moment.
Value wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Value wants to break free but Black has control.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Black gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Black darts in and clinches Value up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black lands an elbow inside that Value shrugs off.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Value can't break the clinch.
Black lands an elbow that stopped Value in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Black.
Value wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black working Value over with knees to the body.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Value blocks it.
Value is trying to break free.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Value blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Value wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Value misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A frustrated look appears on Value's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Value wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black with a knee to the head.
Value is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
Value looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black lands an elbow inside that Value shrugs off.
Value changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Black fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Value misses with a double jab
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Value tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Value misses with a double jab
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Black dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black has managed to clinch.
Value is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Value is trying to break free.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Value's face.
Black has Value pressed against the cage, preventing Value from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black lands an elbow inside that Value shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Value is blocking nicely.
Value is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black lands a hook that snaps the head of Value backwards.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black pressing his opponent against the cage.
Black lands an elbow inside that Value shrugs off.
A knee to the head by Black.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black keeps control of Value as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Black.
Black lands a nice elbow.
Value is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Value is trying to break the clinch but Black is controlling him.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Value has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Value is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Value lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Value wants to break the clinch but can't.
Value wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Value wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Value trying to control the position but instead, Black has worked for underhooks and has pushed Value into the cage.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Value takes a shot to the head.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Value tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the cage.
Value looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Value's face.
Value has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Value prevents the takedown attempt.
Value wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black with a knee to the head.
Value wants to get back to striking at distance but Black won't allow it.
Black lands an elbow inside.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Value's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Black postures up.
Black stands and steps away. Value gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Value tries to clinch but Black moves away
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Value tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black manages to break the clinch.
Value misses with a combination
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Value wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black scores with a knee to the head.
Black with a knee to the head.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Value has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Value blocks it.
Value takes an elbow to the temple.
Black taking a breather.
Value can't break the clinch.
Value has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Black.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Value swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Value is trying to push Black away but Black has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black with a knee to the head.
Black lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Black.
Value tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Black dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Value displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Value with a nice cross.
Value misses with a double jab
and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
Black can't get the takedown.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Value is trying to break free.
Black prevents Value from breaking the clinch.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Value's face.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Black.
Phil Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Value's face.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black landing knees to the head.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Value wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Value swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Value is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Value backwards.
Value is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Value working hard to break the clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Value blocks with his arms.
Black creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Value's defenses.
Value wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black can't get the takedown.
Black lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Black with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Value wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black lands a right hand.
Black lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Value wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Value takes an elbow to the temple.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Value's face.
Value wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black lands a nice knee to the body.
Value wants to break free but Black has control.
Black lands a knee to the body.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Value blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black crunches a lovely knee into Value's ribcage.
Black prevents Value from breaking the clinch.
Black breaks the clinch.
Value falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black decides to stand up.
Value throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Black tries a knee to the head but Value blocks it.
Value wants to break free but Black has control.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Value has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Value has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Value avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Value throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Value takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phil Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Value is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Value is blocking nicely.
Value is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.
Black utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nicoli Value has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Black!
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