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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Griffin Retkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Bosh told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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210 lbs
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194 cm
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214 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Griffin Retkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retkovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Retkovic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bosh as he jumps to the side.
Bosh gets a takedown into half guard.
Bosh prevents Retkovic from improving his position.
Bosh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Retkovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Retkovic wants to control but Bosh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retkovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosh.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Retkovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bosh on the ground.
Bosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bosh thows a huge punch but Retkovic dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Bosh.
Retkovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Retkovic tries to get out of the position.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Retkovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bosh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Retkovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Bosh is keen to just control but Retkovic is a slippery customer.
Retkovic wants to improve his position but Bosh is controlling well.
Bosh winds up and cracks Retkovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Retkovic is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bosh winds up and cracks Retkovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bosh thows a huge punch but Retkovic dodges it nicely.
Bosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Retkovic defending well though.
Retkovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Bosh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Retkovic's head.
Bosh slips a nice elbow through Retkovic's hands, connecting with Retkovic's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh lands with a punch from half guard.
Bosh is trying to control. Retkovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bosh lands with a punch from half guard.
Bosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Retkovic defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bosh lands a nice short elbow.
Bosh 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.
Bosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bosh drops an elbow to the side of Retkovic's head.
Bosh winds up and cracks Retkovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bosh lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bosh lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Retkovic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bosh scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bosh drops an elbow to the side of Retkovic's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh drops an elbow to the side of Retkovic's head.
Bosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Retkovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bosh winds up and cracks Retkovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bosh slips a nice elbow through Retkovic's hands, connecting with Retkovic's forehead.
Bosh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bosh wants to control but Retkovic is keeping him busy.
Bosh throwing shots but Retkovic is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh lands with a punch from half guard.
Bosh lands with a punch from half guard.
Bosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bosh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bosh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bosh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Retkovic has hold of Bosh's hands but Bosh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Retkovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bosh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Retkovic is trying to maintain the position but Bosh is very close to passing his half guard.
Bosh wants to take a breather but Retkovic is having none of it.
Retkovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh lands strikes from half guard.
Retkovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Nice strikes from Bosh there.
Bosh stops Retkovic from getting back to his feet.
Bosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Retkovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bosh is nestled in close to Retkovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bosh thows a huge punch but Retkovic dodges it nicely.
Bosh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Retkovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bosh working over Retkovic with some ground and pound. Retkovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bosh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bosh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Retkovic has hold of Bosh's hands but Bosh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bosh working the head and body with strikes.
Bosh wants to take a breather but Retkovic is having none of it.
Bosh 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.
Retkovic taking some punishment here, with Bosh in his half guard.
Retkovic has hold of Bosh's hands but Bosh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh lands strikes from half guard.
Retkovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosh.
Retkovic trying to control from the bottom.
Retkovic taking some punishment here, with Bosh in his half guard.
Bosh working over Retkovic with some ground and pound. Retkovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bosh 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.
Retkovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bosh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bosh lands strikes from half guard.
Chris Bosh has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bosh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bosh working Retkovic over with strikes.
Bosh moves into full mount! Retkovic won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retkovic taking shots to the head.
Bosh landing strikes from the mount.
Bosh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Retkovic hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bosh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bosh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bosh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bosh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bosh with a nice head shot there.
Bosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bosh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bosh with a nice head shot there.
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Retkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Retkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosh.
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Retkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bosh works over Retkovic with some ground and pound from guard.
Bosh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bosh throwing strikes from guard but Retkovic blocks nicely.
Bosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bosh postures up and lands a big shot to Retkovic's brow.
Bosh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bosh lands a couple of elbows.
Bosh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bosh distracts Retkovic with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh with a nice head shot there.
Well,Retkovic is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Bosh is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Retkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosh.
Bosh postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bosh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bosh scoring with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh lands a couple of digs.
Bosh landing some decent shots from guard.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Retkovic keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Retkovic has momentary wrist control but Bosh slips an elbow through the middle.
Bosh trying to control but Retkovic is working from the bottom.
Bosh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Retkovic's head.
Bosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bosh with a nice head shot there.
Bosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bosh scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh postures up and lands a big shot to Retkovic's brow.
Retkovic looking to control.
Bosh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Retkovic's head.
Bosh lands a couple of elbows.
Bosh prevents Retkovic from getting back to his feet.
Bosh landing some decent shots from guard.
Bosh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Retkovic's head.
Griffin Retkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosh with a nice head shot there.
Bosh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chris Bosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosh trying to control but Retkovic is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bosh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bosh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Chris Bosh!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Chris Bosh!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Chris Bosh!
Chris Bosh wins by unanimous decision!
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