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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Crispian (ranked 229 p4p, 448 weight class) and Black Leben (ranked 26 p4p, 52 weight class). Leben has chosen Wynona's Big Brown Beaver as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Crispian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Crispian, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've been told by Crispian's head coaches at League of Shadows MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Leben as he checks the leg kick.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crispian darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leben swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben misses with an uppercut.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab lands there for Crispian.
Leben fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crispian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leben has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Leben, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
Crispian tried to counter with a leg kick but Leben avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Leben throws the left hand but Crispian avoids the punch easily.
Leben pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crispian is out of range and Leben settles back down.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Crispian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crispian. That's going to slow Leben down.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Crispian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian connects with the punch.
Crispian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Crispian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leben lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crispian has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crispian and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crispian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leben.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Crispian loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Leben appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leben lands a nice shot to the body.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a low kick, right behind Crispian 's knee.
Crispian throws a leg kick which misses Leben's front leg but catches the back leg as Leben tries to avoid it.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crispian rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Crispian misses
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Crispian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crispian moves away.
Crispian missing with a left hand there. Leben was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben misses the jab.
Leben throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian jabs at Leben's body.
Crispian throws a shot to the body.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Crispian wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crispian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crispian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Nice defenses there by Leben.
Crispian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leben.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Crispian with a nice calf kick.
Leben ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben lands a right hook to the body.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leben is able to avoid easily.
Leben takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crispian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crispian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Crispian is just out of range.
A jab from Crispian misses.
That kick from Crispian tenderised Leben's leg. Leben is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crispian throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Crispian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crispian on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crispian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Leben misses with a body shot.
Crispian connects with a looping right hand.
Ben Crispian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crispian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Leben is out of range.
Crispian slips a straight right by Leben.
Crispian's corner calls for a 1-2. Crispian obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
A leg kick checked by Crispian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with a hook
and Leben counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crispian misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crispian.
Leben is looking to slow Crispian down with leg kicks.
Crispian lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Crispian.
Crispian throws an overhand right that lands on Leben's shoulder, as Leben tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crispian throws a leg kick but Leben sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Leben will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leben misses with a looping right.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leben scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crispian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Crispian.
Crispian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crispian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Crispian.
It seemed like Leben was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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 Ben Crispian will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice uppercut there from Crispian.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leben throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crispian misses with a looping right.
Crispian swings widly with a right hand
and Leben counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crispian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Crispian fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leben on the side of the head.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leben jabs Crispian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crispian lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leben has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leben and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
It seemed like Leben was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crispian lands with a straight right. Leben didn't see that one coming.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crispian was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leben cracks Crispian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crispian slips under a jab from Leben.
A quick step to the side and Crispian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crispian misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Leben.
Leben throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crispian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben misses with a head kick.
Leben takes a swing at Crispian's ribcage but misses.
Crispian tried to counter with a leg kick but Leben avoided it.
Crispian blocks a leg kick.
Leben chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crispian can pounce on him.
Leben's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leben fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispian manages to avoid it.
Leben feints and then cracks Crispian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crispian down.
Leben rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Crispian counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Crispian throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crispian keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crispian appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crispian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leben displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crispian throws out the jab.
Leben steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crispian.
Leben throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben lands with a nice body punch.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crispian.
Crispian jabs Leben right on the nose. Leben blinks but takes it well.
Crispian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leben. Leben obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Crispian with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Crispian misses.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Crispian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Leben counters with an outside leg kick.
Crispian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Leben scoring well with a low kick there.
Leben uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crispian.
Crispian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crispian moves away from the strike by Leben.
Crispian throws a head kick that misses.
Leben appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crispian throws a leg kick
and Leben counters with a nice uppercut.
Crispian scores with a nice right hand.
Crispian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crispian misses with a low kick.
Crispian slips under a jab from Leben.
Crispian throws a hook but Leben blocks it.
Crispian motions for Leben to come forward. Crispian throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Leben misses.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Crispian getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crispian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leben misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Ben Crispian is winning the standup battle so far.
Crispian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Leben.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Crispian does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crispian is looking to score with low kicks.
Crispian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leben throws a leg kick but Crispian moved away.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crispian.
Crispian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Leben throws a big shot that misses.
Crispian scores with a nice head shot.
Leben attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben blocks a jab.
Crispian staying out of range there.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crispian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leben throws a leg kick but Crispian moved away.
A swing and a miss from Crispian.
Leben gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leben misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
Leben throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Leben throws a jab when Crispian was well out of range.
Crispian scoring well with a low kick there.
Leben tries to land a leg kick but Crispian saw it coming and moves away.
Good leg kick by Leben.
Leben avoids the head kick by Crispian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben scores with a jab to the body.
Leben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crispian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crispian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Black Leben will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Leben misses.
Leben throws a low kick but Crispian avoids it.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben 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.
Crispian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leben.
Leben throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
Leben swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Leben misses.
Crispian lands a leg kick that knocks Leben off balance momentarily.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leben has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crispian is looking to counter punch.
Leben misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crispian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leben.
A slow jab from Leben misses its intended target.
Leben avoids the head kick by Crispian.
Leben 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.
Crispian avoids the body shot from Leben.
Crispian looks to land a right hand but Leben moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Crispian thows a leg kick but Leben checks it
enabling Leben to counter with a crisp jab.
Crispian takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben lands a right hook to the body.
Leben misses with a looping left.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Crispian throws out a loose jab but Leben uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispian scores with a jab to the head.
Crispian moves away from the strike by Leben.
Leben fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crispian is out of range.
Leben throws a hook but Crispian blocks it.
Crispian throws a lazy right hand but Leben sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leben.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Crispian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Crispian scores with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Leben.
Crispian throws a jab when Leben was well out of range.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispian misses with an uppercut
and Leben counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crispian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crispian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Crispian misses the target.
Leben now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leben misses with a body shot.
Leben throws a head kick but Crispian moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Crispian as he connects with a hook.
Leben swings for the body but Crispian moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Crispian.
Crispian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leben misses with a hook. Crispian ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Crispian misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Crispian misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Crispian as he connects with a hook.
Crispian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leben counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crispian throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Leben checks a low kick from Crispian.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crispian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crispian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crispian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leben throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
Leben throws a body punch but Crispian moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Crispian misses the target.
Leben slips under a jab.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crispian misses with a hook. Leben ducked under it nicely.
Crispian misses with an uppercut. Leben saw that one coming.
Leben throws out a counter right but Crispian avoids it with no problem.
Crispian lands a really nice looking cross but Leben seems unphased.
Leben checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Crispian's shoulder, as Crispian tries to avoid the shot.
Crispian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crispian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crispian.
Leben misses with a straight right.
Crispian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Leben.
Crispian ducks under a wild hook from Leben.
Crispian thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben checks a low kick from Crispian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leben checks a leg kick.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leben appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crispian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Crispian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leben avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crispian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Leben under the eye.
Crispian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leben's hands.
Crispian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leben sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crispian just misses with a punch to the body.
Leben checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Crispian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Leben ducks under a wild hook from Crispian.
Crispian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crispian misses with a leg kick.
Leben cracks Crispian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Leben tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crispian is able to avoid easily.
Crispian throws the left hand but Leben avoids the punch easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Leben scores with a four punch combination!
Crispian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crispian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Black Leben.
Well Leben 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ben Crispian!
An out of breath Ben Crispian thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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