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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Puska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grayson comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. The crowd seem to be enjoying Puska's choice of entrance music: You Ain't Stoppin Me !!!! . Mike Puska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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159 lbs
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
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
26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Puska!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grayson, as that shot connected.
A big left from Grayson misses.
Puska misses with a double jab
and Grayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puska shoots in for a takedown but Grayson shows good takedown defense.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puska - that will leave a mark!
Mike Puska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Grayson.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grayson moves out of range of the body kick from Puska.
Puska connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Puska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grayson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska lands a left hand.
Grayson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grayson tries to break the clinch but Puska is controlling the position.
Puska is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grayson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Marcus Grayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Grayson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grayson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puska working aggressively here.
Grayson lands a nice shot to the body.
Puska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grayson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice shot by Puska.
The fighters circling - Puska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayson lands with a nice body punch.
Grayson checks a low kick from Puska.
Puska throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Grayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayson lunges at Puska with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Puska's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puska tries a low kick but Grayson avoids it.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puska with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grayson counters with a leg kick.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayson throws the left hand but Puska avoids the punch easily.
Marcus Grayson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puska takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Puska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
Grayson misses with a hook.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puska misses with an uppercut.
Puska throws a leg kick which misses Grayson's front leg but catches the back leg as Grayson tries to avoid it.
Grayson looks to score with a jab to the body but Puska is just out of range.
Puska pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grayson back to the cage. Puska follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska throws an overhand right that lands on Grayson's shoulder, as Grayson tries to avoid the shot.
Grayson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grayson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Puska scores with a head kick. Grayson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice takedown defense from Grayson. No joy for Puska on that attempt.
Puska misses with a double jab.
Grayson stuffs the takedown.
Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
Puska throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grayson slips under a jab from Puska.
Grayson slips a jab and a cross from Puska.
Puska has a takedown stuffed.
Puska is looking to chop away at Grayson's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson takes a swing at Puska's ribcage but misses.
Puska with a hook.
Puska fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grayson sprawls well initially but Puska persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Grayson is looking to control Puska's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grayson avoid being mounted?
Grayson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Puska is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Puska is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grayson sees it coming and defends easily.
Grayson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grayson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayson is keeping the position for now.
Grayson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grayson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mike Puska will probably get the nod.
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.
Grayson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Puska, right into the meat.
Puska misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Puska.
Puska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayson.
Puska shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grayson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Grayson tries to bench press Puska off him but Puska keeps the position.
Grayson struggling a bit here.
Puska is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grayson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Puska tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Puska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Puska working away.
Puska is trying to get an arm triangle but Grayson is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grayson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grayson is defending against the submission attempts here by Puska.
Puska tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grayson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grayson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grayson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Grayson is looking to control Puska's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grayson avoid being mounted?
Grayson is trying to get back to full guard.
Puska trying to control from half guard but Grayson is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grayson moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Puska misses the target.
Grayson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Puska.
Puska throws a hook but Grayson avoids it easily.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Puska tries to land a leg kick but Grayson saw it coming and moves away.
Grayson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puska looks to land a left hand but Grayson moved out of range nicely.
Puska gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grayson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puska 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 Grayson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grayson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Puska.
Grayson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Puska lands a nice looking body shot.
Puska misses with a hook
and Puska takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayson scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puska slips a jab from Grayson.
Grayson looks to land a left hand but Puska moved out of range nicely.
Grayson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grayson tries to score with a low kick but Puska moves his leg out of the way.
Grayson digs a good body shot into Puska's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
Puska misses with a shot to the body
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Puska takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Puska will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Puska scores with a jab.
Puska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayson manages to avoid it.
Puska misses with an uppercut. Grayson saw that one coming.
Puska throws a head kick that misses.
Puska dives in and grabs Grayson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grayson pushes down on Puska's head and hops out.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Puska stuns Grayson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Puska fails with the takedown
and Grayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson connects with a single shot there.
Puska takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
Puska misses with a takedown attempt
and Grayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marcus Grayson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Puska.
Puska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson connects with a looping right hand.
Puska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.
Grayson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Puskas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Puska slips a jab from Grayson.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Puska was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Puska throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Puska fails to land the takedown.
Grayson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grayson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Puska in his tracks.
Grayson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grayson moves away from the strike by Puska.
Grayson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grayson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayson misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Puska.
Grayson cracks Puska with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puska ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayson moves away.
Grayson misses with a hook to the body
and Puska counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Puska is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grayson.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Puska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marcus Grayson is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson scores with a jab. Puska acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grayson connects with a nice looking jab.
Puska looks for the body kick but Grayson saw that one coming.
Grayson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Puska's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grayson throws a front kick aimed at Puska's knee but Puska avoids it well.
Grayson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Grayson misses.
Grayson lands a jab to Puska's midsection.
Puska misses with a looping left.
Mike Puska is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puska lands a really nice looking cross but Grayson seems unphased.
Grayson throws a head kick but Puska moves out of range.
Puska thows a body shot but no joy.
Grayson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Puska keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puska misses with a straight left.
Grayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus Grayson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Puska connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grayson scrambles back to his feet.
Puska looks to land a right hand but Grayson moved out of range.
Puska connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grayson misses with a right hand
and Puska counters with a nice body kick.
Puska scoring well with a low kick there.
Some wild striking there from Puska.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puska, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Grayson misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Puska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Puska lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Puska as he connects with a hook.
Grayson misses with a straight left.
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.
I think Puska 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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