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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Leben with that takedown attempt.
Leben shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Leben circles away.
Leben darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Leben prevents Rogers from standing back up.
Leben thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogers keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rogers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rogers misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Rogers is looking to escape.
Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leben.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben misses with a head shot. Rogers uses the momentum to regain guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leben scores a takedown into full mount!
Rogers regains half guard.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Rogers actively working from the bottom here.
Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leben.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leben thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Rogers works to full guard.
Leben must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leben looks gassed!
Rogers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leben's guard.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rogers 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.
Rogers trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
Rogers stands up from Leben's guard - Rogers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rogers shoots in but Leben avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leben lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leben's guard now.
Kevin Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leben.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rogers prevents Leben from getting back to his feet.
Leben lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Leben keeps moving.
Leben utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rogers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Leben swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leben dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Leben's head and hops out.
Leben lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Leben tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Leben won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
Rogers looks up at the clock and then as Leben takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rogers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Leben avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rogers.
Rogers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Leben tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Leben really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leben takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rogers throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Leben wants to get back to his feet but Rogers drags him back down.
Rogers scoring with punches and elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Leben shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rogers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Leben working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Rogers dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leben fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rogers here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leben sprawls well. Leben wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers dives in and grabs Leben's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leben pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leben changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rogers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leben working the body and head with strikes.
Rogers throws Leben to one side and escapes!
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben fails with the takedown.
Leben shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a shoot takedown. Leben fights it but they end up in guard.
Rogers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leben working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogers.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leben can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rogers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leben is keeping the position for now.
Rogers thows a big elbow that misses.
Rogers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leben wants to get back to his feet but Rogers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leben shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rogers trying to control but Leben postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rogers defending well though.
Rogers is trying to maintain the position but Leben is very close to passing his half guard.
Leben thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Leben wants to stand but Rogers has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kevin Rogers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leben thows a huge punch but Rogers dodges it nicely.
Leben thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers trying to control but Leben postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Leben with a poor takedown
and Rogers counters with a shoot takedown. Leben fights it but they end up in guard.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Leben has wrist control.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers throwing strikes from guard but Leben blocks nicely.
Rogers works over Leben with some ground and pound from guard.
Rogers thows a big elbow that misses.
Leben trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rogers looking to pass the guard.
Rogers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Leben closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leben lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben thows a big elbow that misses.
Rogers is trying to control the position but Leben postures up.
Leben missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Rogers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers has momentary wrist control but Leben slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Rogers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Leben shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rogers kicks off Leben and gets to his feet.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leben but Leben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rogers's guard.
Rogers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leben wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rogers lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leben's head.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rogers wants to control from the top but Leben keeps moving.
Leben striking off his back, scoring a few points.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leben closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leben lands in his opponent's guard.
Leben wants to get up but he can't break Rogers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leben thows a big elbow that misses.
Leben won't allow Rogers to get back to his feet.
Leben throws a big right hand that misses.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers kicks Leben off and gets to his feet.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Leben shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a single leg into guard. Leben didn't expect that.
Rogers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leben's head.
Rogers connects with a couple of short punches.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Leben has wrist control.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Leben has wrist control.
Leben wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers works over Leben with some ground and pound from guard.
Rogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rogers throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leben closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rogers to the mat! Rogers manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben prevents Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Leben trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rogers pushes Leben off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Leben tries for a takedown but Rogers circles away easily
so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rogers working some strikes from top position.
Leben tries to strike from the bottom.
Rogers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leben trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rogers won't allow Leben to get back to his feet.
Rogers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leben lands a decent shot there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rogers counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leben!
Kevin Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Leben.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leben is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rogers lands with some strikes.
Rogers content just to control the position here.
Kevin Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
Rogers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Leben can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers misses with a head shot.
Leben swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rogers trying to control but Leben is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Rogers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rogers, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Rogers!
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RATING
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