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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen Die Monster Die! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
23 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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TWGC Champion
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li lands a jab.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosh shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Bosh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bosh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Li fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosh.
Bosh pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
We've been informed that Li has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bosh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosh prevents the takedown attempt.
Bosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosh lunges at Li with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Li's hand.
Bosh throws out a loose jab but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Bosh misses.
Bosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Li throws a quick inside leg kick.
Li throws a leg kick but Bosh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Bosh there.
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosh jabs Li to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Li misses the jab.
Bosh stuns Li with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Li.
Bosh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Li manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bosh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Elite MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Li is looking to slow Bosh down with leg kicks.
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!
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bosh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Li throws a leg kick which misses Bosh's front leg but catches the back leg as Bosh tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bosh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Li throws out a loose jab but Bosh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosh wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosh. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosh dives in for a single leg takedown but Li sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Li wants to take the fight to the mat but Bosh manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bosh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Li pushes off an throws an elbow but Bosh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bosh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Li lands with a short shot to the head.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Bosh won't want to take too many of those.
Bosh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Bosh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Li putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bosh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bosh lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh lands strikes from half guard.
Bosh 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.
Bosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bosh wants to take a breather but Li is having none of it.
Li tries to roll over but Bosh keeps him under control.
Bosh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Li doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bosh.
Li is controlling Bosh's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Li is trying to control but can't.
Li makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Li.
Bosh trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bosh cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Bosh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bosh has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li keeping moving, preventing Bosh from controlling successfully.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Chris Bosh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bosh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bosh moves into the clinch.
Bosh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Bosh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Bosh.
Bosh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Li lands a head kick!
Bosh connects with the punch.
Bosh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Bosh goes for a double leg but Li avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Li continues to drive forward.
Bosh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bosh tries a body shot but Li blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Bosh pushes Li back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Li tries for a takedown but Bosh manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Li.
Nice elbow from Li.
Bosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Li missing with knees to the body.
Bosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Li pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosh can't find room to land a body shot as Li controls the action.
Bosh lands a hook that snaps the head of Li backwards.
Bosh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Li gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Bosh fails to land.
Bosh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosh blocking some punches.
Bosh misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Bosh is pushing Li up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Li prevents a body shot from Bosh.
Bosh breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosh avoids the head kick by Li.
Chris Bosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosh throws a right hand that Li ducks under and follows up with a left that Li also avoids with ease.
Bosh scores with a three punch combo!
Li is rocked!
Bosh dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Li has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chris Bosh!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Bosh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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