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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Grayson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
26 - 10 - 1 |
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159 lbs
24 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
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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
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grayson avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Grayson tries to land a leg kick but Kelly saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Grayson.
Kelly slips under a jab from Grayson.
Kelly swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Grayson with a hook.
Grayson shoots in and drives through. Kelly sprawls well.
A big left from Grayson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marcus Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Grayson throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grayson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grayson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grayson throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Grayson jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Grayson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
A nice combination there by Grayson.
Grayson throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Grayson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Grayson throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Kelly lands a nice shot that snaps Grayson's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grayson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Grayson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Connor Kelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Grayson misses.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grayson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kelly swivels and escapes.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Grayson.
The crowd cheers as Grayson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grayson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grayson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kelly.
Kelly blocks the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grayson.
Kelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Grayson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kelly throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
A combination from Grayson does no damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson shoots for a takedown but Kelly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Grayson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayson scores with a jab to the body.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grayson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grayson thinking.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
Marcus Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grayson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson lands a jab-cross combination.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Grayson misses with a hook.
Grayson misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kelly throws a series of punches but Grayson avoids them all with ease.
Grayson lands a slapping body shot.
Grayson fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Grayson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kelly tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson lands a right hook to the body.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelly.
Grayson misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
Grayson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kelly fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a cross.
A jab from Grayson finds it's way through Kelly's defenses.
Grayson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayson slips a straight right by Kelly.
Grayson misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Grayson.
Kelly scores with a sloppy right hand. Grayson should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelly moves away.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Grayson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kelly lands an overhand right.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Kelly.
Grayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Grayson misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson scores with a shot to the body.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grayson.
Nice takedown defense from Kelly. No joy for Grayson on that attempt.
Grayson checks a leg kick nicely.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson cracks Kelly with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kelly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grayson connects with a right hand. Kelly shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grayson, as that shot connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grayson.
Grayson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Grayson 's knee.
Grayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Grayson working aggressively here.
Kelly prevents the takedown attempt.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is trying to break the clinch but Kelly is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kelly controls his hands.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Grayson controls the action.
Kelly has Grayson pushed against the cage.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grayson as Kelly tries to tie him up.
Grayson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grayson feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Grayson swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marcus Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grayson scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly connects with a single shot there.
Grayson misses with a jab to the body
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grayson throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
Grayson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Grayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Kelly checks a leg kick nicely.
Connor Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kelly circles away quickly and effectively.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kelly doesn't manage to clinch there - Grayson circles away.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayson throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Grayson.
I've got Grayson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcus Grayson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Grayson made sure he mentioned Empire Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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