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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cezar Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cezar Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Leben!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leben scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leben stops Rogers from getting back to his feet.
Rogers is refusing to be controlled, as Leben sits in half guard.
Leben trying to pass the guard but Rogers defending well.
Leben is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leben is looking for a kimura here.
Leben is looking to advance position but Rogers won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers is trying to stand back up but Leben is controlling him
Rogers manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rogers misses with a two punch combination.
Leben throws a head kick that misses.
Leben tries to clinch up.
Crunch! Leben slams his shin into Rogers's torso.
Leben shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Leben stops Rogers from standing up.
Leben wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Wanderlei Leben has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A lazy body kick from Rogers
and Leben counters with a head kick. That will keep Rogers thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leben shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rogers defends it nicely.
Leben is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick misses from Leben.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Leben tries to pass.
Leben stops Rogers from standing up.
Leben trying to control but Rogers is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Leben manages to pass to side control.
Leben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Leben prevents Rogers from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben stands up from half guard.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben working the ground and pound.
Leben happy to just control the position for now.
Rogers looks to move to half guard but instead Leben has passed into mount! Damn!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leben working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Leben dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leben drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rogers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leben misses with a punch on the inside.
Leben jumps guard.
Rogers is fighting to break Leben's control of his arms but Leben is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Leben has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rogers is looking to stand up but Leben won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben keeping moving, preventing Rogers from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cezar Rogers just wasn't active enough.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leben was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Leben fails with a takedown attempt.
Leben keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rogers shoots in looking for a takedown but Leben manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rogers's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben shoots in for a double leg but Rogers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cezar Rogers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Leben.
Horrible takedown by Leben or perhaps it was just good defense by Rogers which made him look bad.
Leben looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is wriggling around but Leben manages to pass to half guard.
Rogers tries to kick Leben off but Leben keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leben slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rogers wants to sweep but Leben has passed to side control!
Leben is looking to take a break and control but Rogers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leben has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Leben.
Leben clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben can't get the takedown.
Rogers can't break the clinch.
Leben breaks the clinch.
Leben decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leben trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben prevents Rogers from standing back up.
Leben works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Leben showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Rogers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leben shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leben closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rogers's guard.
Leben postures up and lands a big shot to Rogers's brow.
Leben wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Rogers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rogers tries to strike from the bottom.
Leben pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rogers is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers wants to sweep here but Leben controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Leben is having none of it.
Leben wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leben sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rogers's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Leben connects with a nice short shot to Rogers's temple.
Leben decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Leben tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben gets a double leg takedown into Rogers's guard.
Leben advances to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leben content to control rather than advance.
Leben trying to mount his opponent but Rogers defends it.
Rogers is trying to escape back to his feet but Leben uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Leben trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
Leben has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanderlei Leben seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leben shoots in looking for a takedown. Rogers tries to sprawl out of it but Leben keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rogers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Leben circles away.
Leben scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leben bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rogers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Leben scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers struggling a bit here.
Leben happy to just control the position for now.
Leben trying to control the position but Rogers is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers is trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Leben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Leben!
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energy
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FIGHT
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