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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhymin Slayin (ranked 293 p4p, 340 weight class) and Arthur Pendragon (ranked 50 p4p, 57 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rhymin Slayin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arthur Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slayin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pendragon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slayin at a distance.
Slayin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pendragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Pendragon.
Slayin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT in the buildup to the fight.
Slayin takes a swing at Pendragon's ribcage but misses.
Slayin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pendragon.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Slayin moves out of range.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Slayin counters with a thumping low kick.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Slayin moves out of range.
Slayin slips a straight right by Pendragon.
Slayin throwing a counter right hand but Pendragon manages to avoid it.
Pendragon connects with a right hand. Slayin shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Slayin's shoulder, as Slayin tries to avoid the shot.
Pendragon looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.
Slayin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Pendragon takes one to the side of the head.
Pendragon misses with a hook
and Slayin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pendragon with a hook.
Slayin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Slayin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Slayin has managed to clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Slayin.
Slayin prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Slayin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pendragon tries to work over Slayin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slayin misses with some punches.
Pendragon digs a right hand into Slayin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayin's gas tank.
Slayin throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pendragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pendragon digs a right hand into Slayin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayin's gas tank.
Slayin has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Slayin blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slayin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Slayin blocks it.
Slayin lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Arthur Pendragon has been cut.
Pendragon tries to work over Slayin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayin controls his hands.
Pendragon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Slayin trying to land knees to the body.
Slayin has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Slayin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pendragon's elbow.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Slayin can't find room to land a body shot as Pendragon controls the action.
Pendragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slayin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pendragon blocks it with crossed arms.
Slayin throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Slayin throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a body punch.
Slayin lands a shoulder strike.
Slayin pushes off an throws an elbow but Pendragon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slayin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Slayin takes a shot to the head.
Slayin lands a body punch.
Slayin swings wildly with an uppercut but Pendragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Slayin lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayin controls his hands.
Slayin lands a shoulder strike.
Pendragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Slayin controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Pendragon.
Slayin throws an elbow that misses.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon presses Slayin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slayin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pendragon.
Slayin is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slayin's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Pendragon.
Pendragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Slayin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pendragon is defending well for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slayin.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Slayin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slayin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Slayin blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon cracks Slayin with a nice body shot.
Pendragon lands a shot to the body.
Pendragon lands a right hand.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Pendragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Slayins head.
Pendragon is leaning against Slayin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Pendragon.
Pendragon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pendragon digs a right hand into Slayin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Slayin's gas tank.
Pendragon misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Pendragon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
That's time! Slayin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pendragon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Slayin takes the fight into the clinch.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pendragon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slayin throws a leg kick but Pendragon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pendragon 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.
Slayin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pendragon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Slayin counters with a two punch combo.
Slayin thumps Pendragon with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin drops his hands momentarily and Pendragon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Slayin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pendragon stuns Slayin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pendragon tests Slayin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon throws a right hand that misses
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Slayin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slayin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pendragon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pendragon looks to score with a jab to the body but Slayin is just out of range.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Slayin ducked under it nicely.
Pendragon scores with a decent looking hook.
Pendragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pendragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pendragon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Slayin tries to clinch up but Pendragon circles away and keeps his distance.
Pendragon throws a body punch but Slayin moves out of range.
Pendragon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Slayin throws a big shot that misses.
Pendragon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pendragon sizes up Slayin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pendragon jabs Slayin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pendragon misses with a lunging right hand
and Slayin counters with a stiff right hand.
Pendragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Pendragon does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slayin.
Slayin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Slayin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Slayin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pendragon cracks Slayin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Slayin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slayin scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
enabling Slayin to counter with a crisp jab.
Pendragon misses with a straight left.
It looked like Slayin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slayin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pendragon is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pendragon! But no joy.
Pendragon scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slayin connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slayin throws a nice head kick!
Pendragon just misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Slayin misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Pendragon blocks the low kick.
Slayin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon looks to land a left hand but Slayin moved out of range nicely.
Slayin doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendragon circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pendragon! But no joy.
Pendragon throws a hook to the side of Slayin's head but Slayin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slayin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pendragon throws a lazy uppercut
and Slayin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Pendragon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pendragon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slayin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Slayin avoids the body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Pendragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slayin moves away.
Slayin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Pendragon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut.
Slayin throws a big counter combination but Pendragon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Pendragon throws a hook but Slayin blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pendragon misses with a looping left.
Pendragon stuns Slayin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Slayin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Slayin tries to move into range but Pendragon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayin connects with a solid leg kick.
Pendragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Slayin.
Pendragon misses with a right hand
and Slayin counters with a straight right hand.
Pendragon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pendragon misses with a left hand
and Slayin counters with a stiff right hand.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Slayin throws a lazy head kick
and Pendragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slayin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Slayin is looking to counter with head kicks.
A big left from Pendragon misses.
Pendragon missing with a left hand there. Slayin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pendragon tests Slayin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rhymin Slayin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pendragon checks it well.
Pendragon throws out a counter right but Slayin avoids it with no problem.
Slayin drives through and clinches with Pendragon against the cage.
Pendragon lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Slayin.
Pendragon lands a hook that snaps the head of Slayin backwards.
Pendragon pushes Slayin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pendragon.
A short left from Pendragon.
Pendragon scores with a shoulder strike.
Pendragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Slayin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Pendragon is working Slayin over against the cage.
Pendragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pendragon presses Slayin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Slayin has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Slayin.
Slayin takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Slayin blocks a jab.
Pendragon misses with a looping left.
Pendragon swings for the body but Slayin moves out of range.
Slayin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Slayin ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a hook but Slayin avoids it easily.
Pendragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slayin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Slayin.
Slayin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pendragon slips a jab from Slayin.
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Slayin slips the punch.
Slayin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pendragon just manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a shot from downtown. Slayin moves away and avoids it.
Slayin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheers as Pendragon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Slayin doesn't seem phased though.
Slayin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Pendragon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slayin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Pendragon clobbers Slayin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slayin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slow jab from Pendragon misses its intended target.
Slayin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slayin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slayin scores with a head kick.
Slayin ducks under a wild hook from Pendragon.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Pendragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pendragon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pendragon!
In his post fight interview, Arthur Pendragon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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