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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devon Black (ranked 435 p4p, 989 weight class) and Koen Bauweraerts (ranked 49 p4p, 110 weight class). Bauweraerts has chosen Dj Coone - Eating Donuts as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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14 - 12 - 0 |
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155
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koen Bauweraerts!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bauweraerts has time to react.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bauweraerts.
Black attempts a counter takedown but Bauweraerts avoids it well and moves away.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Bauweraerts ducks down to avoid it.
Black misses with a takedown
and Bauweraerts counters with a two punch combo.
Black misses with a straight right.
Bauweraerts throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bauweraerts.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bauweraerts avoids it really well and circles away.
Bauweraerts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauweraerts throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Bauweraerts's head back.
Black fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bauweraerts avoids it really well and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauweraerts! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Black scores with a takedown into Bauweraerts's guard.
Black trying to control but Bauweraerts is working from the bottom.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Bauweraerts.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bauweraerts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bauweraerts wants to sweep here but Black controlling him for the moment.
Black sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bauweraerts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bauweraerts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bauweraerts defends it nicely.
Bauweraerts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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.
Bauweraerts takes one to the side of the head.
Black fails with the takedown.
Bauweraerts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bauweraerts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Black shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bauweraerts defends it nicely.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Bauweraerts.
Devon Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bauweraerts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauweraerts controls Black momentarily but Black frees himself.
Black missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauweraerts working a defensive guard here.
Black slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bauweraerts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bauweraerts misses the target.
Black throws a hook to the side of Bauweraerts's head but Bauweraerts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauweraerts! But no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bauweraerts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Black closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Black misses with a head shot. Bauweraerts uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bauweraerts looking for a sweep. Not yet Bauweraerts, not yet.
Bauweraerts lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black looking to control.
Black wants to sweep here but Bauweraerts controlling him for the moment.
Black seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bauweraerts wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Bauweraerts is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bauweraerts defends well.
Bauweraerts is stalling in the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Bauweraerts defends easily.
Black looking to control.
Black is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devon Black will probably get the nod.
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.
Black looks to land a right hand but Bauweraerts moved out of range.
Black misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Bauweraerts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Black smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Black misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts lands with a right hand.
Bauweraerts stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauweraerts throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Bauweraerts.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Black misses with a hook.
Bauweraerts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Black shoots in looking for a takedown. Bauweraerts tries to sprawl out of it but Black keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bauweraerts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Bauweraerts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Bauweraerts moves away and avoids it.
Bauweraerts throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Bauweraerts dodges the punch combination from Black.
Bauweraerts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bauweraerts misses the jab.
Black cracks Bauweraerts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black slips a straight right by Bauweraerts.
Koen Bauweraerts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black swings for the body but Bauweraerts moves out of range.
Bauweraerts throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Bauweraerts off the cage and back into range.
Bauweraerts lands with a hook. Black tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Koen Bauweraerts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Black with that takedown attempt.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and Bauweraerts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bauweraerts takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauweraerts.
Bauweraerts throws out a counter right but Black avoids it with no problem.
Bauweraerts looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Bauweraerts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Bauweraerts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bauweraerts as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Devon Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauweraerts throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Bauweraerts.
Bauweraerts walks into a left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts moves out of range as Black strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bauweraerts! But no joy.
Nice shot lands for Black.
Black looks to land a left hand but Bauweraerts moved out of range nicely.
Black tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bauweraerts defends well and Black ends up having to push Bauweraerts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bauweraerts unleashes a big counter combination but Black bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bauweraerts stalling in the clinch.
Bauweraerts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Black fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bauweraerts keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bauweraerts regains guard.
Black wants to control from the top but Bauweraerts keeps moving.
Black preventing the sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
Bauweraerts working a defensive guard here.
Black trying to control but Bauweraerts is working from the bottom.
Bauweraerts looking for a sweep. Not yet Bauweraerts, not yet.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Black wants to control from the top but Bauweraerts keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Black misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bauweraerts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black throws a jab when Bauweraerts was well out of range.
Bauweraerts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts drops Black with a big left hand and mounts him. Black is in big trouble!
Bauweraerts looking to finish Black with some ground and pound. This is bad for Black!
Black is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bauweraerts! Black is hurt baaadly! Bauweraerts is firing away with more strikes - Black is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Koen Bauweraerts!
Koen Bauweraerts decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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