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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Caerdinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley comes to the cage accompanied by Step into a World. Caerdinn has chosen Dr. Feelgood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
24 - 17 - 2 |
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190 cm
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255 lbs
29 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brent Caerdinn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Caerdinn misses.
Caerdinn misses with an uppercut. Leshley saw that one coming.
Caerdinn misses with a head kick.
Leshley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Brent Caerdinn has been cut.
Caerdinn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caerdinn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leshley throws a big right hand that misses.
Leshley controlling from the top position.
Leshley preventing the sweep.
Caerdinn is controlling Leshley's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leshley trying to control but Caerdinn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caerdinn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leshley looking to pass the guard.
Leshley controlling from the top position.
Leshley trying to control the position from guard on top but Caerdinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Leshley wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A big left from Caerdinn misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leshley.
Nice defenses there by Caerdinn.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caerdinn but Caerdinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caerdinn drops Leshley with a left right combo! Caerdinn follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caerdinn working the ground and pound but Leshley is defending the strikes.
Leshley manages to get back to half guard.
Caerdinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leshley's head.
Leshley trying to control here.
Caerdinn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caerdinn with the ground and pound but Leshley uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Caerdinn wants to control from the top but Leshley keeps moving.
Caerdinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leshley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caerdinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leshley keeping full guard, as Caerdinn tries to pass.
Caerdinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Leshley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caerdinn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Leshley's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley is pulling down on Caerdinn's head to control his posture.
Leshley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caerdinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Leshley lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Leshley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caerdinn tries to free his leg and advance position but Leshley is retaining full guard.
Caerdinn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caerdinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Leshley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Leshley holds on and takes a little breather.
Leshley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobby Leshley.
Caerdinn misses with a looping left.
Caerdinn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caerdinn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caerdinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leshley moves away.
Caerdinn misses the shot to the body.
Leshley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Leshley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leshley wants to slow Caerdinn down by chopping away at his legs.
Leshley darts in and clinches Caerdinn up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley stalling against the cage.
Caerdinn is struggling to control the position.
Leshley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brent Caerdinn will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fighters circling - Caerdinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leshley slips a jab from Caerdinn.
Leshley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caerdinn.
Caerdinn scores with a shot to the body.
Leshley misses with a body kick.
Caerdinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Leshley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That kick from Caerdinn tenderised Leshley's leg. Leshley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Caerdinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leshley throws out the jab.
Caerdinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caerdinn.
Leshley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leshley misses with the combination.
Jab by Leshley.
Caerdinn throws a poor cross that misses
and Leshley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caerdinn thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caerdinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caerdinn looks to throw the jab but Leshley is out of range.
Leshley blocks a jab.
Caerdinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leshley.
A left lands for Leshley.
Leshley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caerdinn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leshley lands with a right hand.
Caerdinn lands with a kick to the temple. Leshley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leshley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caerdinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Leshley.
Caerdinn misses with a hook. Leshley ducked under it nicely.
Leshley shoots for a takedown but Caerdinn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caerdinn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leshley drives through with a takedown into Caerdinn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Caerdinn is trying to keep Leshley in close.
Leshley throwing strikes from guard but Caerdinn blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn wants to sweep here but Leshley controlling him for the moment.
Leshley cracks Caerdinn with a solid left hand.
Leshley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leshley connects with a couple of short punches.
Leshley throws a big elbow that misses.
Caerdinn trying to keep a closed guard but Leshley is proving a slippery customer.
Leshley throwing strikes from guard but Caerdinn blocks nicely.
Leshley throwing strikes from guard but Caerdinn blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Caerdinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caerdinn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caerdinn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leshley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caerdinn.
Leshley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Caerdinn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Leshley tries to roll over but Caerdinn keeps him under control.
Bobby Leshley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caerdinn throwing shots but Leshley is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn stops Leshley from getting back to his feet.
Leshley wants to get back to full guard.
Caerdinn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caerdinn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caerdinn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Caerdinn is pressing down on Leshley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Leshley is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caerdinn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leshley is trying to control but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caerdinn.
Caerdinn winds up and cracks Leshley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Leshley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bobby Leshley will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Caerdinn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leshley throws out the jab.
Caerdinn lands with a kick to the temple. Leshley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leshley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leshley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caerdinn moves away.
Leshley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Caerdinn to the ground. Leshley is now in Caerdinn's guard.
Caerdinn looking to control.
Leshley wants to control from the top but Caerdinn keeps moving.
Caerdinn trying to keep a closed guard but Leshley is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leshley trying to control but Caerdinn is working from the bottom.
Leshley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Caerdinn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bobby Leshley just wasn't active enough.
Caerdinn throws a head kick that misses.
Leshley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caerdinn in his tracks.
Leshley throws a nice looking combination but Caerdinn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leshley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Leshley throws a body punch but Caerdinn moves out of range.
Leshley tries to close the distance and clinch but Caerdinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leshley shoots in for a double leg but Caerdinn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Leshley misses.
Leshley looks to throw the jab but Caerdinn is out of range.
Leshley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caerdinn.
Caerdinn throws a leg kick but Leshley moved away.
Caerdinn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leshley's waist but Leshley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caerdinn off to one side.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Leshley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caerdinn is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley lands a heavy elbow.
Caerdinn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
BOOM! Leshley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Leshley avoids the attempt from Caerdinn to control.
Leshley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Caerdinn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Caerdinn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Caerdinn gets back to half guard.
Leshley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caerdinn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leshley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Caerdinn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Leshley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Leshley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caerdinn wants to get back to full guard.
Leshley controlling the action here.
Leshley is looking to take a break and control but Caerdinn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caerdinn is doing well to control the position and prevent Leshley from advancing to side control.
Bobby Leshley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Leshley lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caerdinn but Caerdinn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Caerdinn catches Leshley right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Leshley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Leshley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leshley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Leshley!
A relieved looking Bobby Leshley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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