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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Skye has chosen Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Damion Skye told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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159 lbs
21 - 12 - 1 |
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151 lbs
28 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye lands with a nice body punch.
Grayson digs a good hook to Skye's body.
Grayson takes one on the button.
Grayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skye throws out the jab.
Grayson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson slips a straight right by Skye.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grayson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skye moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Skye.
Skye misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Skye is just out of range.
Grayson 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.
Skye swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skye looks to throw the jab but Grayson is out of range.
Skye gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Grayson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grayson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Skye keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.
Grayson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Skye's head.
Skye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grayson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Skye looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grayson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a big right hand that misses.
Skye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grayson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skye is keeping the position for now.
Skye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Skye pulls Grayson in close to his closed guard and prevents Grayson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Skye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grayson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Skye is trying to keep Grayson in close.
Skye keeping full guard, as Grayson tries to pass.
Grayson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Skye misses with a straight left.
A jab from Skye misses.
Skye looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayson is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skye throws a leg kick but Grayson moved away.
Skye throws a series of punches but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Grayson.
Skye lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skye misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skye.
Grayson scores with a hook to the body.
Grayson prevents a body shot from Skye.
Grayson blocks a body shot from Skye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A hook to the body from Grayson.
Grayson tries to score a body lock takedown but Skye shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Skye throws a head punch that misses.
Skye can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Grayson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skye throws a jab but it's blocked by Grayson.
Skye pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skye misses with a hook.
Skye needs to keep his hands up - Grayson had a free shot at his head there.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Skye is just out of range.
Grayson lands with a nice body punch.
Grayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
Grayson moves out of range as Skye strikes.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skye. That did some damage!
Grayson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Skye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Grayson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grayson's sensitive parts.
Grayson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skye.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skye digs a good body shot into Grayson's ribs.
Skye throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Skye checks a low kick from Grayson.
Grayson lands a jab to Skye's midsection.
Skye connects with a looping right hand.
Skye takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grayson is looking to wear down Skye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Skye looks to throw the jab but Grayson is out of range.
Skye on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skye misses with a two punch combination.
Grayson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skye has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grayson throws a shot to the body.
Skye misses with a looping right.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
Grayson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skye. That did some damage!
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Grayson. Those never looked like landing.
Skye looks for the body kick but Grayson saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Grayson.
Skye uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Grayson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grayson throws a nice looking combination but Skye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grayson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skye tries to move into range but Grayson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Grayson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grayson.
Skye scores with a decent looking hook.
Grayson avoids the head kick by Skye.
Skye connects with a body shot that sends Grayson's belly button to the back.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayson shoots in and gets a takedown into Skye's guard.
Skye is trying to control the position but Grayson postures up.
Grayson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Skye's guard.
Grayson controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Grayson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayson uses his free foot to push down on Skye's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Skye.
Grayson with shots to the head and body - Skye looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grayson landing strikes from the mount.
Grayson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grayson lands a big shot there that rocks Skye but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grayson scoring with strikes but Skye is staying in there.
Grayson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skye is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Grayson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Grayson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skye swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Skye is just out of range.
Skye on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skye connects with a leg kick. Grayson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Skye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayson misses with a head kick.
Skye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grayson takes a swing at Skye's ribcage but misses.
Grayson thows a body shot but no joy.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Skye. Beautiful body shot.
Grayson throws a hook but Skye blocks it.
Skye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grayson throws out the jab.
Grayson swinging wildly here.
Grayson tries to clinch but Skye is having none of it.
Jab by Skye.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Skye misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marcus Grayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye avoids the body shot from Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skye throws out the jab.
Grayson ducks under a wild hook from Skye.
Skye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skye throws a body punch but Grayson moves out of range.
Skye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skye.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skye.
Sloppy strikes from Skye. Those never looked like landing.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Grayson.
Grayson cracks Skye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skye thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye takes a swing at Grayson's ribcage but misses.
Skye misses with a low kick.
Skye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Skye's head.
Grayson jabs at Skye's body.
Skye avoids the head kick by Grayson.
Marcus Grayson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch lands to the side of Grayson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skye misses the shot to the body.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skye moves away.
Skye walks into a left hand.
A good leg kick by Grayson.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye lands with a nice combination. Grayson backs away looking to recover.
Skye swings for the body but Grayson moves out of range.
Grayson misses with a few strikes there.
Skye throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skye throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayson was well out of range. Poor timing from Skye.
Grayson misses with a body punch
and Skye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Grayson misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grayson - that will leave a mark!
Skye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skye was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Grayson.
Well Grayson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Grayson!
Marcus Grayson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Empire Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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