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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 915 p4p, 1227 weight class) and Laertes Royster (ranked 51 p4p, 63 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bostic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Move. Laertes Royster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Laertes Royster!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bostic misses.
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Bostic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Royster as he avoids it easily.
It seemed like Royster was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Royster thows a body kick. Bostic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Royster throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Bostic takes a swing at Royster's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Royster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bostic moves out of range of the body kick from Royster.
Royster with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Royster lands but Bostic takes it in his stride.
Bostic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bostic has been working on his balance at MY YARD 'Resurrect', so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Royster.
Royster misses with a wild body shot.
Royster throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bostic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royster thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster tests Bostic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Royster scores with a nice head shot.
Royster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bostic.
Royster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Royster is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Royster throws a chopping leg kick but Bostic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Royster misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bostic misses the target.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bostic was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Bostic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bostic misses with a shot to the body
and Royster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bostic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Royster walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bostic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Royster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bostic has time to react.
Royster 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.
Bostic dodges the punch combination from Royster.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royster slips a straight right by Bostic.
Bostic avoids the body shot from Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick but Bostic sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bostic misses the target.
Bostic misses with a body shot.
Bostic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bostic moves away from the strike by Royster.
Royster has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Bostic blocks the leg kick.
Laertes Royster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bostic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bostic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Royster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bostic.
Royster misses with a head kick.
Royster connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Royster.
Bostic throws a hook but Royster blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster throws a lazy right hand but Bostic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Bostic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bostic has time to react.
Bostic is looking to wear down Royster with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Royster throws a jab but it's blocked by Bostic.
A quick step to the side and Bostic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Royster throws out a leg kick but Bostic moves out of range and Royster only half commits.
Royster misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Royster coming out on top.
Bostic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Royster's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Royster tries to score with a low kick but Bostic moves his leg out of the way.
Royster misses with an uppercut. Bostic saw that one coming.
Bostic throws the left hand but Royster avoids the punch easily.
A low kick from Royster is predictable there
and Bostic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Royster's guard.
Royster keeping full guard, as Bostic tries to pass.
Bostic looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster trying to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royster controlling the position.
Bostic looking to pass the guard.
Bostic throwing strikes from guard but Royster blocks nicely.
Bostic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bostic looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Laertes Royster dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bostic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royster.
Royster stuffs the takedown.
Bostic scores with a decent looking hook.
Bostic looks to score with a jab to the body but Royster is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bostic blocks the low kick.
Royster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bostic checks a leg kick nicely.
Bostic slips a jab from Royster.
Bostic shoots in and drives through. Royster sprawls well.
The crowd cheers as Royster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bostic doesn't seem phased though.
Bostic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bostic misses the shot to the body.
Royster feints a counter leg kick.
Royster misses with a low kick as Bostic jumps back.
Royster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Royster lands but Bostic takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster sizes up Bostic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Royster misses with a hook
and Bostic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Royster's guard.
Bostic wants to pass the guard but Royster is keeping the position.
Royster keeping moving, preventing Bostic from controlling successfully.
Bostic distracts Royster with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Royster controlling Bostic's posture.
Bostic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bostic seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Royster for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic throws a big right hand that misses.
Bostic works over Royster with some ground and pound from guard.
Bostic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bostic slips nicely into half guard.
Bostic content to control rather than advance.
Bostic working Royster over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
Royster is trying to maintain the position but Bostic is very close to passing his half guard.
Royster is refusing to be controlled, as Bostic sits in half guard.
Bostic controlling the action here.
Bostic wants to control but Royster is keeping him busy.
Bostic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bostic lands a nice short elbow.
Bostic slips a nice elbow through Royster's hands, connecting with Royster's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostic is trying to control the action in half guard but Royster is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bostic content to control rather than advance.
Bostic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Royster does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bostic controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Royster is looking to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Bostic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Royster scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bostic in his tracks.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bostic.
Royster stuffs the takedown.
Royster thuds a left hand into Bostic's body.
Bostic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royster.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bostic.
Bostic blocks a low kick nicely.
Royster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bostic.
Royster swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Bostic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Royster.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bostic scores with a body shot.
Bostic throws a body punch but Royster moves out of range.
Laertes Royster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Royster scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick from Royster misses
and Bostic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bostic 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.
Bostic trying to control the action but Royster is working from the bottom.
Bostic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Royster's head.
Bostic working over Royster with some ground and pound. Royster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bostic is thwarting Royster's attempts to control the position.
Bostic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bostic is taking a breather. Royster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bostic wants to pass the guard but Royster is defending well.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Royster keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Royster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bostic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bostic is pressing down on Royster's thigh, looking to free his foot. Royster is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bostic in particular looking to stall.
Bostic seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A slow jab from Bostic misses its intended target.
Bostic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Royster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Royster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bostic.
Royster jabs Bostic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Royster connects with a solid leg kick.
Royster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Royster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Laertes Royster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Royster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bostic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Royster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Royster feints and then cracks Bostic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bostic down.
Royster throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bostic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Bostic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Royster.
Royster lands with an overhand left.
Royster throws a series of punches but Bostic moves out of range.
Bostic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bostic throws a body punch but Royster moves out of range.
Royster misses with an uppercut.
Royster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bostic.
And that's the end of the fight!
Laertes Royster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Royster 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Laertes Royster!
Laertes Royster seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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