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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Black Leben (ranked 244 p4p, 666 weight class) and Wulfgang Bleak (ranked 29 p4p, 75 weight class). Leben's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wynona's Big Brown Beaver. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bleak's choice of entrance music: Du Hast - Rammstein. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Black Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wulfgang Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bleak throws a shot from downtown. Leben moves away and avoids it.
Leben misses with a shot to the body
and Bleak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Leben thinking.
Leben looks to throw the jab but Bleak is out of range.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bleak tries to work over Leben's front leg with a kick but Leben checks it.
It looked like Leben was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Leben keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bleak cracks Leben with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Black Leben has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Leben.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Leben misses with a straight left.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bleak ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak punishes Leben's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Bleak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Leben misses the target.
Bleak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Leben connects with a high kick.
Leben throws a lazy uppercut
and Bleak counters with a left to the body.
Leben with the inside leg kick.
Bleak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leben lands a front kick.
Leben throws the left hand but Bleak avoids the punch easily.
Leben connects with an inside leg kick.
Leben dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leben scores with a nice strike.
Leben misses the jab.
Bleak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bleak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bleak swings for the body but Leben moves out of range.
Leben lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Leben throws a big shot that misses.
Leben scores with a jab. Bleak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Leben throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leben. That's going to slow Bleak down.
Leben works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.
Black Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a body kick that misses.
Bleak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bleak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bleak moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bleak slips a jab from Leben.
Jab by Leben.
Leben walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bleak is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leben rather than just go for the knockout.
Leben with a nice calf kick.
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bleak drops his hands momentarily and Leben takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bleak doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Leben does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bleak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leben.
Leben looks to score with a jab to the body but Bleak is just out of range.
Leben throws out a loose jab but Bleak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bleak now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Leben lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bleak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bleak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bleak checks the leg kick.
Leben lands a lovely overhand right.
Bleak wants to slow Leben down by chopping away at his legs.
Leben lands a lovely overhand right.
Leben is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Leben takes a swing at Bleak's ribcage but misses.
Bleak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leben connects with a high kick.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bleak tries to move into range but Leben moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leben lands a slapping body shot.
Black Leben is winning the standup battle so far.
Leben has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leben there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leben throws a good cross that connects.
Leben lands with a shot to the body.
Bleak avoids a kick to the body.
Bleak throws out a counter right but Leben avoids it with no problem.
Leben's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bleak under the eye.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Bleak slips the punch.
Bleak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bleak misses with a hook
and Leben counters with a nice uppercut.
Leben blocks a head kick by Bleak.
Leben throws a right and a left that Bleak avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bleak slips under a jab.
Bleak tests Leben's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak avoids the body shot from Leben.
Bleak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leben.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leben misses with a jab to the body
and Bleak counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bleak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leben throws a sloppy head kick and Bleak moves out of range easily.
Bleak takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leben thows a body kick. Bleak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leben feints and then cracks Bleak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bleak down.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Bleak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leben, as that shot connected.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
Leben scores with a sloppy right hand. Bleak should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Bleak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bleak might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Leben has got the better of the exchanges.
Leben throws the kick towards the body but Bleak avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Leben scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leben throws a head kick that half lands.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Bleak slips the punch.
Leben misses with a body shot.
Bleak steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bleak lands a right hook to the body.
Bleak blocks a low kick nicely.
Bleak replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leben blocks it well.
Bleak avoids the body shot from Leben.
Bleak is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Leben with a body shot.
Leben pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bleak is out of range and Leben settles back down.
It seemed like Bleak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leben misses the jab.
Bleak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Leben misses with a looping right.
Bleak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Leben.
Bleak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leben misses with a body shot.
Leben loads up on a big right hand but Bleak slips the punch.
Leben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bleak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leben is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bleak can do to turn this around?
Leben swings widly with a right hand
and Bleak counters with a nice uppercut.
Leben throws a leg kick that misses.
Bleak throws a looping overhand right but Leben ducks down to avoid it.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
Bleak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Bleak misses its intended target.
Bleak takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A lazy body kick from Leben
and Bleak counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak moves out of range as Leben strikes.
Bleak throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben missing with a left hand there. Bleak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Leben throws a right hand that misses
and Bleak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leben moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leben misses with a right hand
and Bleak counters with a left to the body.
Leben uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bleak has time to react.
Leben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage!
Bleak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bleak misses with a wild body shot.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage!
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bleak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leben. Leben circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bleak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Leben.
Bleak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Leben listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Leben.
Leben scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bleak looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
Bleak looks to land a left hand but Leben moved out of range nicely.
Bleak moves out of range of the body kick.
Leben tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bleak was well out of range. Poor timing from Leben.
Leben throws a series of strikes that have Bleak backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Leben.
Leben moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leben looks to land a left hand but Bleak moved out of range nicely.
Bleak looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Leben lands.
Leben misses the shot to the body.
Leben throws a jab when Bleak was well out of range.
Leben scores with a kick to the body.
Leben takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leben uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bleak has time to react.
Leben pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bleak is out of range and Leben settles back down.
Bleak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leben throws a big shot that misses.
Bleak takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Black Leben is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Leben.
Leben throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd cheers as Leben lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bleak doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leben is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bleak.
Leben lands with a hook. Bleak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wulfgang Bleak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bleak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leben throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bleak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bleak scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leben misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leben. Bleak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bleak moves away from the strike by Leben.
Bleak throws out a counter right but Leben avoids it with no problem.
Bleak moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben throws a body shot but no joy.
Bleak checks a low kick from Leben.
Leben connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leben connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bleak momentarily.
Leben lands with a nice body punch.
Leben connects with an inside leg kick.
Bleak takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben scores with a body shot.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bleak circles away quickly and effectively.
Bleak throws a body shot but no joy.
Leben is looking to counter punch.
Bleak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leben moves away.
Bleak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leben.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bleak. That did some damage!
Leben scores with a nice body kick.
Leben swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leben misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Leben.
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!
Bleak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leben.
Leben lands a nice shot that snaps Bleak's head back.
Leben lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Leben.
Leben moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Leben misses the target.
Good leg kick by Leben.
Leben thumps Bleak with a low kick.
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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Leben!
Black Leben seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Wulfgang Bleak was interviewed post fight and said 'I don't mind the pain, it helps remember the lesson. Great job by my opponent, he earned it. But I will be back!'.
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