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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puska's entrance music is You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . A fine choice. Grayson has chosen Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
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159 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puska with a nice cross.
A low kick from Grayson misses
and Puska cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puska swinging wildly here.
Puska takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grayson as he jumps to the side.
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puska connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Puska throws a head kick that misses.
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grayson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Grayson throws an overhand right that lands on Puska's shoulder, as Puska tries to avoid the shot.
Puska misses with a head kick.
Puska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puska misses with a double jab.
Puska on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson throws a body kick that misses.
Puska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Puska.
Grayson lands with a good body shot.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt
and Grayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson misses with a hook.
Puska slips under a jab.
Grayson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puska. Puska circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Mike Puska has been cut.
Puska throws a wild body kick that Grayson sees coming a mile off.
Puska scores with a punch to the head.
Puska changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grayson pinned against the cage. Grayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Puska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Puska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayson blocks a jab.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson lands with a nice combination. Puska backs away looking to recover.
Grayson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Puska's head backwards.
Puska lands the left hand.
Puska lands a jab to the nose.
Puska has a takedown stuffed.
Puska stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grayson.
Puska takes a swing at Grayson's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Grayson lands.
Puska takes the fight into the clinch.
Puska lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grayson scoring well with a low kick there.
Grayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.
Grayson takes a swing at Puska's ribcage but misses.
Puska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puska throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marcus Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puska fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grayson on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puska, as that shot connected.
Puska shoots in and gets a takedown into Grayson's guard.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grayson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is controlling Puska's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Puska wants to control from the top but Grayson keeps moving.
Puska is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Grayson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Puska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch combination from Grayson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Grayson.
Puska lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Puska tries to land a front kick but Grayson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puska moves out of range as Grayson strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Puska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grayson slips under a jab from Puska.
Nice body punch from Grayson.
Grayson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Puska has his takedown stuffed
and Grayson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Puska really felt that one!
Grayson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Puska.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grayson!
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puska changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grayson tries to avoid it but Puska manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grayson to the ground. Grayson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Puska looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puska.
Puska tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Grayson defends well and Puska ends up having to push Grayson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Puska. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grayson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grayson is trying to break the clinch but Puska is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to the body from Grayson misses
and Puska counters by moving into the clinch.
Grayson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Puska misses with a punch on the inside.
Grayson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grayson breaks the clinch.
Puska lands a nice looking body shot.
Puska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
Puska misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Grayson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grayson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Puska on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grayson slips under a jab.
Grayson looks to throw the jab but Puska is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson loads up on a big right hand but Puska slips the punch.
Grayson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puska lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Puska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Grayson slips under a jab.
Puska gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grayson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Grayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Grayson.
Grayson throws a one two combo.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Puska.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt
and Grayson counters with a nice body shot.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Grayson as he connects with a hook.
Grayson slaps away a takedown attempt from Puska, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grayson scores with a body shot.
Grayson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
A jab from Grayson finds it's way through Puska's defenses.
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Puska scores with a jab.
Grayson scores with a shot to the body.
Grayson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Puska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grayson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grayson connects with the punch.
Puska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Puska misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grayson moves out of range as Puska strikes.
Puska throws a nice outside leg kick.
Puska connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Grayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Puska throws a looping overhand right but Grayson ducks down to avoid it.
Grayson scores with the left hand. Puska knows he should have avoided that one.
Puska throws a head kick but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson defending well as Puska loads up on a big left hand.
Marcus Grayson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puska takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Grayson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puska's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grayson under the eye.
Grayson punishes Puska's body with a nice straight punch.
Grayson scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Grayson tenderised Puska's leg. Puska is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puska.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
Grayson scores with a three punch combo!
Puska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice defenses there by Grayson.
Puska defending well as Grayson loads up on a big left hand.
Puska tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Puska sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but Puska moved out of range.
Puska throws a series of punches but Grayson avoids them all with ease.
Grayson lands a right hook to the body.
Puska has closed the distance and engaged Grayson in a clinch.
Puska is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puska.
Grayson leaning against his opponent.
Puska lands a shoulder strike.
Grayson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puska keeps control of Grayson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grayson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puska.
Puska swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grayson slips under a jab from Puska.
Grayson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puska.
Puska checks the leg kick nicely there.
Puska scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Puska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Puska swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Donk. Puska catches Grayson right on the button with a cross.
Grayson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Puska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grayson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice shot by Puska.
Puska dips to his left and cracks Grayson with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Grayson there.
Puska cracks Grayson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Puska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska misses with a wild combination.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska tries to land a body kick
and Grayson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puska tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Puska.
A head kick misses from Puska.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grayson pinned against the cage. Grayson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Puska dodges the punch combination from Grayson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grayson throws a shot from downtown. Puska moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Grayson really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grayson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Puska looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puska looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grayson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grayson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Puska has time to react.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Puska misses.
Grayson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puska drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Puska. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grayson counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Puska on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grayson throws a big shot that misses.
Puska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puska takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Puska's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grayson under the eye.
Grayson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puska scores with a head kick.
Grayson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grayson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grayson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grayson misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puska looks to throw the jab but Grayson is out of range.
Jab from Grayson.
Grayson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Puska counters with a one-two to the body.
Puska blocks a jab.
Grayson misses with a hook.
Jab, jab by Puska - just one landing.
Puska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grayson.
Grayson with a nice cross.
Grayson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Puska avoids the body shot from Grayson.
Grayson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grayson slips a straight right by Puska.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puska has managed to clinch.
Puska throws a head punch that misses.
Puska swings wildly with an uppercut but Grayson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayson struggles to land a body shot inside as Puska controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Puska.
Puska escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puska uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grayson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grayson scores with a punch to the head.
Puska jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grayson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grayson takes a swing at Puska's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws a head kick that misses.
Puska rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puska.
Grayson lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Puska tries to land a leg kick but Grayson saw it coming and moves away.
Grayson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Puska lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puska lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puska moves away.
Puska misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Marcus Grayson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Puska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grayson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Puska has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Grayson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puska's sensitive parts.
Puska fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grayson ducks under a wild hook from Puska.
Puska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
Puska throws a jab when Grayson was well out of range.
Puska swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puska.
Grayson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puska in his tracks.
Grayson walks into a jab.
Puska fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grayson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson slips under a jab.
Puska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grayson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puska stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puska throws a lazy head kick
and Grayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Grayson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puska tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Puska shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayson sprawls well. Grayson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Puska gets slowly back to his feet.
Grayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puska has Grayson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska working aggressively here.
Puska has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Grayson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayson trying to control the action but Puska just sinks the hooks in.
Grayson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Grayson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Grayson wants to control but Puska is having none of it.
Puska swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Grayson is now in Puska's guard. A big mistake from Puska there, giving up the dominant position!
Puska looking for a sweep. Not yet Puska, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska has control of Grayson's left arm, preventing Grayson from doing any damage.
Mike Puska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayson pushes down on Puska's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marcus Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grayson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grayson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Puska's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Grayson is looking to take a break and control but Puska is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Grayson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Puska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Puska blocks a jab.
Puska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Puska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Puska throws an overhand right that lands on Grayson's shoulder, as Grayson tries to avoid the shot.
Grayson blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcus Grayson.
I think Grayson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 46:49
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Grayson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcus Grayson made sure he mentioned //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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