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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Leben (ranked 603 p4p, 779 weight class) and Oliver Francis (ranked 66 p4p, 81 weight class). Leben comes to the cage accompanied by Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Francis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Francis is just out of range.
Francis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben scores with a hook.
Leben feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franciss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Francis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leben buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Leben is predictable there
and Francis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Black Leben has been cut.
Francis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis moves out of range as Leben throws a body kick.
Leben lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Francis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Leben counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis takes one on the button.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Francis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Francis's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leben lands a nice leg kick that just misses Francis's sensitive parts.
Leben connects with a leg kick.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crunch! Leben slams his shin into Francis's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben looks to throw the jab but Francis is out of range.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leben lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leben scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leben lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Leben.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Leben throws a shot to the body.
Leben tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Francis is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Francis manages to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Leben!
Leben connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Francis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leben lands with a slapping head kick.
Francis throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Leben tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leben, as that shot connected.
Francis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a hook to the side of Francis's head but Francis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leben darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leben is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
Donk. Leben catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Francis slips under a jab.
Francis thinks about the counter body kick.
Leben lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Leben.
Francis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Francis on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leben lands with a nice body punch.
Leben scores with a nice head shot.
Leben throws a hook but Francis avoids it easily.
Francis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Francis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Francis throws a lazy body kick
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leben is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Francis can do to turn this around?
Leben cracks Francis with an open hand slap.
Black Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
Francis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Francis avoids the head kick by Leben.
Francis misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Francis throws a front kick that sends Leben stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leben.
Decent striking displayed by Leben there.
Leben digs a good body shot into Francis's ribs.
Leben misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Leben finds it's way through Francis's defenses.
Leben scores with a crisp jab that stopped Francis in his tracks.
Leben moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leben scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis stuns Leben with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Leben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Francis.
Francis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Francis misses with a looping left.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leben scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Francis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Francis defending well as Leben loads up on a big left hand.
Francis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Francis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leben thinking.
Nice body kick there by Francis.
Francis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Francis cracks a nice hook into Leben's ribs.
Francis misses with a jab to the body
and Leben counters with a nice body kick.
Francis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Francis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leben throws the left hand but Francis avoids the punch easily.
Francis throws a body punch but Leben moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leben. That's going to slow Francis down.
Leben tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben throws a lazy uppercut
and Francis counters with a nice body shot.
Francis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leben finds it's way round the side to connect with Francis's head.
Nice body kick from Francis.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Francis! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Black Leben dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Black Leben's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Leben misses with a leg kick.
Oliver Francis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black Leben is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leben takes a jab right on the kisser.
Francis takes one on the button.
Leben looks for the body kick but Francis saw that one coming.
Francis misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Francis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leben throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Francis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leben - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Francis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leben tries to bum rush Francis with a series of wild strikes but Francis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Leben catches Francis right on the button with a cross.
Leben connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Francis. That did some damage!
Leben fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Francis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Francis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leben manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Leben scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Leben misses with a right hand
and Leben takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leben pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Francis does a little dance to reset 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!
Francis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Leben scores with a leg kick.
Leben looks to land a right hand but Francis moved out of range.
Francis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Francis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Francis moves away from the strike by Leben.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Francis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Francis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Francis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Francis gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leben counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Francis on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Leben listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Leben.
Leben connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leben checks a leg kick.
Leben scores with a head kick. Francis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Francis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Leben.
Leben fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Francis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Francis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leben's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leben.
Leben lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Black Leben showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leben has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Leben!
A very excited looking Black Leben 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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