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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 1017 p4p, 1050 weight class) and Yasol Kim (ranked 105 p4p, 108 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasol Kim!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Yasol Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with a series of wild punches.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Kim shows good takedown defense.
Black tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Black has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Kim.
Kim working aggressively here.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Kim lands a body punch.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Kim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Black has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black moves out of range as Kim strikes.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.
Kim tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim pulls Black in to control the position.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Black is looking for a triangle but Kim pushes his legs off easily.
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!
Kim tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Kim must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black working a defensive guard but Kim manages to pass into side control anyway.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim working away.
Black is not content to let Kim control the position.
Black manages to get back to half guard.
Black moves into full guard.
Kim trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Black is pulling down on Kim's head. It's preventing any offense from Kim, at least for the moment.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black fails with the takedown
and Kim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black looks to throw the jab but Kim is out of range.
Black shoots for a takedown but Kim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kim.
Black misses with a hook. Kim ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kim has managed to clinch.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Black tries to stall but Kim uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kim misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Kim.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kim smiles and moves away.
Kim clinches with his opponent.
Kim lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kim lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kim is pressed up against the cage. Black has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kim down to the mat. Kim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Black shoots in but no luck this time.
Kim throws a leg kick but Black checks it.
Black takes one to the chin there.
Black checks a low kick from Kim.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kim sprawls and moves away.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Yasol Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Black to the mat! Black manages to get full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black is stalling here. Kim 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 Kim has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to work for a sweep but Kim has mounted him!
Black is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Black can't escape the position.
Kim throws some wild stikes that Black manages to avoid easily.
Black wants to hold on but Kim pushes him away.
Black can't escape the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim controlling the position easily from mount.
Black regains half guard.
Black is looking for a sweep. Kim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
Black wants to improve his position but Kim is controlling well.
Kim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasol Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Black's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kim takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Kim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Black on the side of the head.
Kim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kim thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yasol Kim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Black misses with a takedown attempt - Kim sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim clinches up with Black and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Kim can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black blocking some punches.
Black tries for a takedown. No joy.
Black tries to pull guard but Kim forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Black seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kim can turn it around.
Kim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Kim.
A right hand to the body from Kim.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kim.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Black pulls guard effortlessly.
Kim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kim throws a big elbow that misses.
Kim is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Black wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kim is now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Black has a hand on Kim's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kim takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kim thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kim trying to control but Black is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim throwing strikes but Black bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Black pushes down on Kim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Black trying to control the action but Kim is working from the bottom.
Kim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Black working Kim over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Black throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kim to regain full guard.
Kim wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Black in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Black wants to control but Kim is keeping him busy.
Black throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Black is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kim has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kim holding on.
Kim is not content to let Black control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black working the head with strikes.
Black advances to mount.
Black lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Devon Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Black landing strikes from the mount and Kim is in trouble!
Kim is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Black cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Black trying to control but Kim is having none of it.
Black controlling from mount.
Black scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kim?
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to control but Kim wriggling away.
Black is really struggling to control Kim but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Black working for a submission but Kim is keeping him at bay.
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black thowing shots but they're missing.
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Black dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Black is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kim sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Black avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kim digs a right hand into Black's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Black's gas tank.
Black fails to pull guard.
Kim lands an uppercut.
Kim prevents a body shot from Black.
Kim throws a head punch that misses.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kim fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black successfully pulls guard.
Kim trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kim uses it to pass to side control.
Black can't do much from the bottom here.
Kim throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Black works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two 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 is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kim's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kim's back!
Black avoiding Kim 's attempts to control his hands.
Kim is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Black off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Black lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kim is trying to remain composed but Black is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Black has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Kim has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
You can see the frustration on Kim's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Kim as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Black!
Black working for the choke.
Kim avoids the strikes from Black.
Kim turns into Black and is now in his guard.
Black trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kim.
Black is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Black manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kim manages to get himself to full guard.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black controlling from the top position.
Black trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's six 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.
Kim keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Kim gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kim preventing the sweep.
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.
Black throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kim uses it to pass to side control.
Black is looking for a sweep.
Kim gets to mount! Black was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Black slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kim passes to side control.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kim misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's eight 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.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black regains half guard.
Kim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Kim is very close to passing his half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim content to control rather than advance.
Kim wants to control but Black is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Black paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kim closes the distance but Black moves to the side
and Black counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Devon Black.
I think Black has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Devon Black!
A very excited looking Devon Black 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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pop
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RATING
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