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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bostic (ranked 1544 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Adrian Sterling (ranked 135 p4p, 148 weight class). Bostic's entrance music is Move. A fine choice. Sterling has chosen Snake by Lil Keed 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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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Bostic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adrian Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bostic defends well and Sterling ends up having to push Bostic into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bostic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sterling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sterling slips a jab from Bostic.
Bostic stuffs the takedown.
Bostic lands a jab to Sterling's midsection.
Bostic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sterling looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sterling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling looks to move to half guard but instead Bostic has passed into mount! Damn!
Bostic controlling from mount.
Bostic wants to control the pace but Sterling is squirming around nicely.
Bostic controlling the position easily from mount.
Sterling wants to hold on but Bostic pushes him away.
Sterling is working to get back to half guard.
Bostic working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic wants to control the pace but Sterling is squirming around nicely.
Bostic working Sterling over with strikes here.
Bostic trying to control but Sterling is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Bostic has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sterling is trying to escape the mount.
Sterling tries to hold on but Bostic pushes him away.
Bostic lands a heavy elbow.
Bostic landing strikes from the mount and Sterling is in trouble!
Bostic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sterling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bostic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sterling is rocked!
Bostic working for a submission but Sterling is keeping him at bay.
Bostic with shots to the head and body - Sterling looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bostic avoids the attempt from Sterling to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bostic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sterling working to try and regain half guard.
Bostic breaks from Sterling's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sterling really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bostic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bostic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sterling is in a horrible position here. Bostic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sterling is still in real trouble! Can Bostic finish him?
Bostic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bostic drops a big elbow. That's hurt Sterling! More shots from Bostic and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bostic!
An out of breath Michael Bostic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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