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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Backney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nevil Black (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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Backney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nevil Black!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Backney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Backney tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Backney tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Backney's elbow.
Backney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Nevil Black has been cut.
Backney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black tries to circle away but Backney has him pinned against the cage.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Black tries to break the clinch but Backney is controlling the position.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Backney avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Black.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Backney throws an elbow that misses.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
Backney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
A nice left hand lands by Black.
Black wants to break free but Backney has control.
Black tries to circle away but Backney has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
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!
Nice elbow from Backney.
Backney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Backney pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Backney misses with an elbow over the top.
Backney really is a fat lump.
Backney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black misses with a hook from the clinch.
Backney lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Backney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Backney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black can't break the clinch.
Backney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Black is trying to break free.
Black misses with a body punch.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Backney misses with an elbow over the top.
Black lands with a light punch inside.
Black working aggressively here.
Backney misses with an elbow over the top.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
Black is trying to push Backney away but Backney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Backney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Backney with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Nevil Black's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Backney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black looks winded!
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Backney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Backney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black tries a body shot but Backney blocks it.
Backney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Backney.
Backney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Nevil Black's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Backney connects with a knee to the head.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Backney.
Backney lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Black.
Black throws a punch but it's blocked by Backney.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Backney, against the cage.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Backney misses with an elbow over the top.
Backney throws an elbow that misses.
Black gets through Backney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Backney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Backney controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Backney throws an elbow but misses.
Backney throws an elbow but it misses.
Black wants to break free but Backney has control.
Black can't break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Backney has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Backney misses with an elbow over the top.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Backney lands a knee to the head.
Backney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Nice elbow from Backney.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black working aggressively here.
Backney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backney looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Backney.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Backney.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Backney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Backney won't allow it.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Backney keeps him there for the moment.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Backney lands a damaging elbow.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Backney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nevil Black's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Backney looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands a right hand.
Backney misses with an elbow strike.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Backney, against the cage.
Backney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black tries to break free but Backney pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Backney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nevil Black's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Black clinches up against the cage.
Backney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Backney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Backney misses with an elbow strike.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Backney throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Backney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Backney lands a nice elbow.
Black tries to break free but Backney pushes him back against the cage.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Backney avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Backney prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Backney.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Backney keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backney tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Backney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Black makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black misses with a hook to the ribs.
John Backney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Backney has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tries to break free but Backney pushes him back against the cage.
Backney tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Backney gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Backney.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Backney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Black scores with a hook to the body.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Backney.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Black scores with a nice short uppercut.
Black tries to break the clinch but Backney is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black lands with a right to the head.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Backney misses with a knee strike.
Backney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Backney.
Black lands a right hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Black.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Backney's head.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney is controlling him.
A short right from Black on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Backney has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Backney keeps him there for the moment.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black tries to break the clinch but Backney is controlling the position.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Black.
Backney has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black tries to circle away but Backney has him pinned against the cage.
Black tries to break the clinch but Backney is controlling the position.
Black lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Backney lands an elbow inside.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Backney has the dominant position.
Backney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Backney prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Backney throws an elbow but misses.
Black lands with a left to the head.
Backney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Backney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backney takes a shot to the head.
Black is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Backney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Black's efforts to push away.
Black tries to break free but Backney pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Backney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Backney misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Backney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Backney tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Backney lands a damaging elbow.
Black wants to break free but Backney has control.
Backney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Backney keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Backney keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black lands a right hand.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Backney.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nevil Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nevil Black's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Backney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Backney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black pushes Backney up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Backney.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Backney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney is controlling him.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Backney looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black breaks the clinch.
Backney is looking to clinch.
Backney takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Backney tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black drives through and clinches with Backney against the cage.
Backney misses with a knee strike.
Backney lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black blocks the elbow strike.
Backney looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Backney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black lands with a right to the head.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black is trying to force a seperation but Backney has the dominant position.
Backney lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Black lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Black is trying to push Backney away but Backney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Black wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Backney.
Backney misses with an elbow strike.
Backney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black pushes Backney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Backney with a knee to the head.
Black tries to circle away but Backney has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
Backney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black tries to break free but Backney pushes him back against the cage.
Backney throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Black.
Black working hard to break the clinch.
Black gets through Backney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black wants to break free but Backney has control.
Black tries to circle away but Backney has him pinned against the cage.
Backney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Backney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney is controlling him.
Black stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Backney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Black.
Backney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black is trying to break free.
Backney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Black has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black tries a body shot but Backney blocks it.
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black rushes Backney and presses him up against the cage.
Black breaks from the clinch.
Black pushes Backney up against the cage in a clinch.
Backney lands a damaging elbow.
Backney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black can't break the clinch.
Backney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Backney has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black lands a left hand.
Backney misses with an elbow strike.
Black looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Backney prevents Black from breaking the clinch.
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Backney backwards.
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!
Backney lands a nice elbow.
Black can't break the clinch.
Backney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Black's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Backney misses with an elbow strike.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Backney has him pressed against the cage.
Backney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black lands with a left to the head.
Backney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Black's face.
Backney throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Backney backwards.
Black is trying to push Backney away but Backney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nevil Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Nevil Black!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Nevil Black!
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Nevil Black!
Nevil Black wins by unanimous decision!
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