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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Leshley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Rosholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leshley kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Step into a World. On his way into the cage it seems that Bobby Leshley has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bobby Leshley seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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265 lbs
15 - 10 - 2 |
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195 cm
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280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
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
15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Leshley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Rosholt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leshley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rosholt misses with a looping right.
Rosholt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rosholt swings for the body but Leshley moves out of range.
Rosholt looks to score with a jab to the body but Leshley is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Leshley.
Leshley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosholt.
Leshley with a nice cross.
Leshley misses with a wild body shot.
Rosholt lands a jab to the head.
Leshley scores with a sloppy right hand. Rosholt should have avoided that one.
Leshley tries to clinch up.
Leshley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rosholt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leshley somewhat.
Leshley looks to land a combination but Rosholt avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leshley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rosholt misses with a straight right.
Leshley lands a body shot.
Rosholt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leshley shoots in and drives through. Rosholt sprawls well.
Leshley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leshley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosholt was well out of range. Poor timing from Leshley.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leshley.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rosholt is looking to reverse the position.
Leshley trying to control the action but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leshley slips a nice elbow through Rosholt's hands, connecting with Rosholt's forehead.
Rosholt is trying to stand back up but Leshley is controlling him
Leshley trying to control the action but Rosholt is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosholt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leshley is controlling the pace.
Leshley is thwarting Rosholt's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leshley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rosholt is pressing down on Leshley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rosholt can't keep his opponent in guard - Leshley advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rosholt trying to control but Leshley postures up.
Leshley working Rosholt over with strikes.
It looks like Tony Rosholt has been cut.
Leshley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rosholt is pressing down on Leshley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Leshley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leshley trying to move into half guard but instead Rosholt has managed to sweep!
Leshley wants to sweep but no luck.
Leshley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rosholt postures up in Leshley's guard and throws a big left but Leshley blocks it.
Leshley wants to sweep but no luck.
Rosholt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leshley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt thows a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosholt lands a couple of elbows.
Leshley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rosholt.
Rosholt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leshley is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Leshley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Rosholt's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leshley misses with an uppercut. Rosholt saw that one coming.
Leshley misses with a series of wild punches.
Tony Rosholt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Leshley lands but Rosholt takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Leshley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leshley shoots in for a takedown but Rosholt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Leshley.
Rosholt shoots in looking for a takedown but Leshley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rosholt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rosholt misses with an uppercut. Leshley saw that one coming.
Leshley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosholt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rosholt swings for the body but Leshley moves out of range.
Leshley dodges the punch combination from Rosholt.
Leshley throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Leshley. Leshley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rosholt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rosholt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leshley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosholt somewhat.
Leshley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rosholt cracks Leshley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Leshley tries a head kick but it misses.
Leshley swings for the body but Rosholt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rosholt misses the target.
Leshley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rosholt avoids the body shot from Leshley.
Leshley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Leshley. Beautiful body shot.
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!
Leshley rushes Rosholt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leshley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rosholt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rosholt has hold of one of Leshley's legs. Leshley is fighting the takedown attempt but Rosholt gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Leshley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rosholt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rosholt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosholt advances position into side control!
Leshley parries the strikes from Rosholt easily there. Rosholt is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Leshley to escape.
Rosholt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Leshley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt wants to control but Leshley is keeping him busy.
Leshley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rosholt.
Rosholt creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tony Rosholt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rosholt working the ground and pound from side control.
Rosholt throws a strike aimed at the side of Leshley's head but Leshley avoids it well.
Leshley is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Rosholt crashes against the mat.
Rosholt lands an elbow.
Leshley is looking for a sweep.
Leshley stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Rosholt working the head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosholt tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Leshley is trying to control Rosholt's posture but Rosholt avoids it.
Rosholt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
It looks like Bobby Leshley has been cut.
Leshley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rosholt working the ground and pound from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosholt scoring with punches and elbows.
Bobby Leshley's cut is getting worse.
Leshley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosholt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Rosholt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Leshley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rosholt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leshley defending well as Rosholt loads up on a big left hand.
Leshley throws the left hand but Rosholt avoids the punch easily.
Leshley misses with a hook.
Leshley tries to land a leg kick but Rosholt saw it coming and moves away.
Rosholt misses with a hook
enabling Leshley to counter with a crisp jab.
Rosholt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rosholt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rosholt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leshley did well to prevent Rosholt getting side control.
Rosholt is looking to advance position but Leshley won't allow it.
Rosholt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosholt looks to land a strike but Leshley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rosholt landing some decent shots from guard.
Bobby Leshley's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rosholt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rosholt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leshley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rosholt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rosholt tries to free his leg and advance position but Leshley is retaining full guard.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.
Rosholt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leshley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rosholt tries to free his leg and advance position but Leshley is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt throws and elbow that misses. Leshley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rosholt's guard. Nice move by Leshley!
Leshley landing with the ground and pound.
Rosholt is trying to keep Leshley in close.
Leshley passes into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosholt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rosholt wants to control but Leshley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosholt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leshley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosholt trying to control but Leshley postures up.
Rosholt gets full guard.
Rosholt wants to sweep here but Leshley controlling him for the moment.
Rosholt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rosholt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leshley's guard.
Rosholt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leshley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rosholt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosholt wants to control from the top but Leshley keeps moving.
Leshley controlling Rosholt's posture.
Rosholt throwing strikes but missing.
Leshley looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosholt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rosholt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Rosholt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rosholt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Rosholt!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Rosholt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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