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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 915 p4p, 656 weight class) and Kaven May Jr (ranked 96 p4p, 69 weight class). May Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. HonestKey- Self Discovery kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaven May Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for May Jr!
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but May Jr keeps working.
May Jr is trying to escape the position but Black is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on May Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Black throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr is trying to control Black's posture but Black avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on May Jr's face as Black controls the position.
Black'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.
May Jr holds on to Black's head and controls the position momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
May Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Kaven May Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black shoots in for a takedown but May Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Black on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
May Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts May Jr, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May Jr defends it nicely.
May Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Black lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black lands a couple of digs.
May Jr working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Black cracks May Jr with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
May Jr working a defensive guard here.
We've been hearing that Black has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Black engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
May Jr looking to control.
May Jr looking to control but Black passes into half guard.
Black lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Black wants to control but May Jr is keeping him busy.
Black is stalling here. May Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Black seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and May Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Black gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
May Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Black 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
May Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black wants to hold on but May Jr pushes him away.
May Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
May Jr tries to push Black's head away but Black is holding on tight.
Black is looking to get to half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
May Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
May Jr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
May Jr controlling from mount.
Black stops May Jr from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
May Jr manages to capitalize on a mistake by Black to take his back!
Black is trying to break free.
May Jr controls the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
May Jr gets his hands free as Black looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Black's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Black wants to control his opponent's hands but May Jr gets his hands free.
Black rolls, trying to escape but May Jr keeps control of the position.
Black manages to reverse the position and now he's in May Jr's guard. Nice work there by Black.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
May Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Black accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but May Jr has wrist control.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaven May Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
May Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Black's head.
A clash of legs there as Black blocks the low kick.
Black moves out of range as May Jr strikes.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but May Jr moves away.
Black drives through with a takedown into May Jr's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
May Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Devon Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
May Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
May Jr is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of May Jr's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
May Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
May Jr missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
May Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four 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.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May Jr.
May Jr defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but May Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but May Jr sprawls and moves away.
May Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May Jr throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
May Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
May Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
May Jr seems keen to control Black's posture.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
May Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
May Jr takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black ducks under a wild hook from May Jr.
May Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
May Jr with the inside leg kick.
May Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
May Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but May Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
May Jr misses the shot to the body.
May Jr scores with a head kick.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. May Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
May Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Black.
May Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
It seemed like May Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
May Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Black appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. May Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaven May Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
May Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Black. Black gets slowly back to his feet.
Black throws a lazy right hand but May Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Black with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling May Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. May Jr defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by May Jr.
Black tries for a takedown but May Jr circles away easily
and May Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
May Jr has one foot on Black's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
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!
Black avoids the head kick by May Jr.
A jab from Black misses.
May Jr looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Black lands in his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Black throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but May Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaven May Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
May Jr tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
May Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
May Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Black checks a leg kick.
May Jr throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
May Jr connects with a body shot.
May Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
May Jr misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a jab to the head.
May Jr misses with a kick to the body
so Black counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
May Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Black defends it easily.
May Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black drops back looking for a leg! May Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and May Jr manages to kick Black off! Black jumps back into May Jr's guard.
Black wants to control from the top but May Jr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black tries to free his leg and advance position but May Jr is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Black on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from May Jr is predictable there
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. May Jr won't be happy with that.
May Jr trying his best to control but Black has mounted him.
Black raining down hammerfists from mount.
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. May Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands a couple of good shots and May Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
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!
Black controlling the position well here. May Jr rolled but Black kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Black go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Black is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Black gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Black gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Black apologises and we restart here on the feet.
May Jr scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
May Jr misses with a body kick.
Black is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in May Jr's half guard.
May Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and May Jr defends it well.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
May Jr won't allow Black to pass to mount.
Black trying to control the action but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black trying to pass the guard but May Jr defending well.
Black is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but May Jr is working from the bottom.
Black avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Black pushing down on May Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
May Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
May Jr keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as May Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
May Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. May Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
May Jr slips a jab from Black.
May Jr moves away from the strike by Black.
May Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Black counters with a single leg into guard. May Jr didn't expect that.
May Jr keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass.
May Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Black is in close to May Jr's body, working some short punches and elbows.
May Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Black doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Black manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Black connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
May Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Devon Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
May Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Devon Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think May Jr 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaven May Jr!
A very excited looking Kaven May Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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