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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mantegna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Step into a World. Tony Mantegna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Leshley's chin.
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242 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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265 lbs
15 - 9 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Mantegna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantegna tries a head kick but it misses.
Mantegna thows a body shot but no joy.
Leshley walks into a stiff left hand from Mantegna.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
Leshley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mantegna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leshley circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Leshley.
Mantegna misses with a body shot.
Leshley looks to throw the jab but Mantegna is out of range.
Leshley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mantegna jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mantegna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leshley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mantegna misses the shot to the body.
Mantegna throws a right hand that Leshley ducks under and follows up with a left that Leshley also avoids with ease.
Mantegna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mantegna throws a leg kick
and Leshley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mantegna misses the body punch
and Leshley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leshley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leshley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mantegna lands with a cross.
Mantegna uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leshley.
Tony Mantegna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leshley.
Mantegna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mantegna lands a glancing blow to the side of Leshley's head.
Leshley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mantegna is trying to defend but Leshley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leshley prevents Mantegna from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mantegna's head.
Mantegna trying to hold on to Leshley's head to control him but Leshley postures up.
Leshley moves nicely into side control.
Mantegna on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley advances nicely into full mount.
Leshley is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leshley lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantegna tries to lock up and control but Leshley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mantegna is looking to get to half guard.
Mantegna is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley lands a big shot there that rocks Mantegna but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Mantegna wants to get back to his feet.
Leshley throwing strikes but Mantegna recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Mantegna is trying to stand up here but Leshley is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leshley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tony Mantegna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leshley's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mantegna moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leshley misses the jab.
Leshley just misses with a punch to the body.
Leshley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mantegna defends it nicely.
Mantegna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mantegna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leshley throws a right hand that Mantegna ducks under and follows up with a left that Mantegna also avoids with ease.
Mantegna throws a jab when Leshley was well out of range.
Mantegna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Leshley backs up against the cage.
Leshley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mantegna tries to kick Leshley off but Leshley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna is in trouble now - Leshley has advanced to mount!
Mantegna is desperately trying to improve his position but Leshley has a good base and remains in mount.
Leshley thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Leshley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
BOOM! Leshley connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mantegna is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leshley throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Leshley punching from mount but Mantegna doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Mantegna wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Leshley.
Leshley with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley controlling from mount.
Mantegna manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Mantegna, under a barage of strikes from Leshley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mantegna avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leshley.
Bobby Leshley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mantegna pushes Leshley off looking to stand but Leshley dives back in and keeps control.
Leshley is looking to take a break and control but Mantegna is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leshley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Leshley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mantegna avoids the body shot from Leshley.
Leshley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mantegna swivels and escapes.
Leshley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mantegna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mantegna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leshley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leshley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantegna.
Mantegna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mantegna lands a nice shot to the body.
Mantegna misses with a low kick.
Mantegna throws a leg kick which misses Leshley's front leg but catches the back leg as Leshley tries to avoid it.
Mantegna thuds a left hand into Leshley's body.
Leshley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leshley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mantegna to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooh!!! Mantegna has knocked Leshley down with a huge combo! Mantegna steps away and waves a wobbly Leshley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leshley is rocked!
That has opened up Bobby Leshley's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mantegna goes for a small jab and connects. Now Mantegna goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Leshley stumbles back but Mantegna runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Leshley to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Leshley will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Mantegna!
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