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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Lucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
214 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
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210 lbs
28 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 7 - 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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milan Lucic!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bosh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lucic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lucic prevents Bosh from moving into mount.
Lucic struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Bosh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lucic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bosh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bosh in side control, throwing shots but Lucic defends.
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 misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bosh scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Bosh.
Bosh grinds an elbow into Lucic's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bosh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lucic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bosh trying to control the action but Lucic is working from the bottom.
Bosh tries to score with some ground and pound. Lucic controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bosh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bosh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bosh working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic is looking to regain half guard here but Bosh keeps moving and retains side control.
Bosh working the ground and pound but Lucic is defending the strikes.
Lucic parries the strikes from Bosh easily there. Bosh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lucic to escape.
Bosh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lucic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lucic managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bosh.
Bosh looks up at the clock and then as Lucic takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bosh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bosh is trying to get an arm triangle but Lucic is defending well.
Lucic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bosh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh is looking to take a break and control but Lucic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bosh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lucic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lucic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lucic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Bosh is nestled in close to Lucic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lucic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lucic defending well though.
Bosh slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucic is defending against the submission attempts here by Bosh.
Lucic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bosh.
Lucic wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh wants to free his trapped foot but Lucic is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bosh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lucic misses with a hook
and Bosh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bosh gets the takedown into side control.
Lucic is not content to let Bosh control the position.
Bosh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bosh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lucic regains half guard.
Lucic controlling the position for now.
Lucic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Bosh working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Lucic is refusing to be controlled, as Bosh sits in half guard.
Bosh slips a nice elbow through Lucic's hands, connecting with Lucic's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucic is refusing to be controlled, as Bosh sits in half guard.
Bosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lucic is concentrating on defense, preventing Bosh from advancing position.
Bosh working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lucic's thigh. Lucic counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Lucic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bosh throwing strikes but missing.
Bosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lucic is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh works over Lucic with some ground and pound from guard.
Lucic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucic keeping full guard, as Bosh tries to pass.
Bosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucic can do to turn this around?
Bosh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lucic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bosh showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bosh postures up in Lucic's guard and throws a big left but Lucic blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Lucic keeps moving.
Bosh throws an elbow that misses. Lucic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bosh's guard. Nice move by Lucic!
Bosh controlling the position.
Bosh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lucic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lucic trying to control but Bosh is working from the bottom.
Bosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bosh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucic is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lucic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bosh.
Bosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lucic keeping hold of Bosh's head, controlling as best he can.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucic taking some punishment here, with Bosh in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Bosh dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Bosh. Beautiful body shot.
Bosh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lucic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucic slips under a jab.
Lucic misses the shot to the body.
Milan Lucic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosh misses with a hook. Lucic ducked under it nicely.
Bosh scores with a nice right hand.
Bosh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bosh throwing strikes but Lucic manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bosh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bosh is working hard here to advance position.
Chris Bosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bosh is trying to control Lucic's posture but Lucic avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh sneaks back into half guard.
Lucic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bosh defending well though.
Bosh is trying to maintain the position but Lucic is very close to passing his half guard.
Bosh actively working from the bottom here.
Lucic wants to control but Bosh is keeping him busy.
Lucic wants to pass to mount but Bosh is defending the position.
Bosh slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lucic stays in close to Bosh's body and controls the position.
Bosh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lucic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bosh's head.
Lucic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lucic trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucic throwing strikes from guard but Bosh blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucic trying to control but Bosh is working from the bottom.
Bosh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bosh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lucic stopping the sweep attempt from Bosh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lucic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bosh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lucic has managed to get both his arms back between Bosh's legs - danger averted.
Bosh has momentary wrist control but Lucic slips an elbow through the middle.
Lucic trying to move into half guard but instead Bosh has managed to sweep!
Lucic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bosh postures up and lands a big shot to Lucic's brow.
Milan Lucic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh trying to control but Lucic is working from the bottom.
Bosh looking to sit in guard and control but Lucic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bosh has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bosh!
A victorious Chris Bosh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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