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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Chris Bosh has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chris Bosh seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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202 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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172 cm
38
164 lbs
28 - 18 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
28 - 17 - 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
28 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Payton Wright!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright throws a chopping leg kick but Bosh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright tries a head kick but it misses.
Wright scores with a head kick. Bosh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bosh connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
Wright misses with a looping left.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Wright misses.
Wright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bosh throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright throws a hook but Bosh blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosh slips a jab from Wright.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosh throws out the jab.
Wright lands with a hook. Bosh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Payton Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosh misses the target.
Bosh slips a straight right by Wright.
Bosh dips to his left and cracks Wright with an uppercut!
It looks like Payton Wright has been cut.
Bosh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sanitarium in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bosh tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Bosh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bosh blocks the body kick.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosh.
Bosh staying out of range there.
Wright misses with a wild combination.
Wright misses with an uppercut.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Bosh moved away.
Bosh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh scores with a jab.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosh.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Wright has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wright scores with a sloppy right hand. Bosh should have avoided that one.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosh throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosh staying out of range there.
Bosh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Bosh drops Wright with a left and a right! Oh, Wright is hurt - Bosh dives into side control looking to finish!
Wright is rocked!
Wright is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright taking a bit of punishment here - Bosh scoring with strikes.
That has opened up Payton Wright's cut even more.
Bosh is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Wright parries the strikes from Bosh easily there. Bosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wright to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Bosh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Wright's face as Bosh controls the position.
Bosh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bosh throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bosh unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bosh is landing with some decent strikes but Wright is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The cut above Payton Wright's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wright is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bosh trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Wright is trying desperately to improve position.
Bosh controlling from mount.
Wright is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wright tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wright keeps trying to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright wants to control but Bosh is having none of it.
Bosh lands a couple of good shots and Wright has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Payton Wright's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Payton Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). 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
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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