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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pendragon comes to the cage accompanied by Ghostface Killah - The Champ. Graves has chosen Pastor Troy - Who Ya Gonna Call as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Graves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Graves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pendragon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like James Graves has been cut.
Pendragon throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters by moving into the clinch.
Pendragon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Pendragon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pendragon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Pendragon throws a punch but it's blocked by Graves.
A short right from Graves on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pendragon working hard to break the clinch.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pendragon.
Pendragon lands a body punch.
Graves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pendragon.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pendragon connects with a knee to the head.
Graves lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Graves.
Pendragon is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves avoiding damage.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pendragon or not.
Graves lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon tries to work over Graves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pendragon has a couple of punches blocked by Graves.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pendragon working aggressively here.
Graves scores with a shoulder strike.
Pendragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Pendragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pendragon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Pendragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves pushes Pendragon up against the cage in a clinch.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Pendragon.
Graves lands a left hand.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves cracks Pendragon with a nice body shot.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Nice elbow from Pendragon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Graves turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Graves manages to end up in side control.
Pendragon tries to bench press Graves off him but Graves keeps the position.
Pendragon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Graves missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graves wants to get back to his feet.
Pendragon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Graves lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graves throwing shots but Pendragon is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves tries to clinch up.
Good work by Graves as he checks the leg kick.
Graves lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pendragon misses with a hook.
Graves clinches up with Pendragon and pushes him back against the cage.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Pendragon has had enough of the clinch but Graves keeps him there for the moment.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Graves scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Graves.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Pendragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Graves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves gets a clinch.
Pendragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pendragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Pendragon misses
and Graves counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves doesn't manage to clinch there - Pendragon circles away.
Pendragon throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
Pendragon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pendragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Graves connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Graves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pendragon misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Graves both land. Nice combination.
Pendragon swats away the attempt to clinch by Graves.
Arthur Pendragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pendragon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pendragon.
Left hook, right uppercut from Graves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Graves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Graves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Pendragon misses the target.
Pendragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pendragon looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Pendragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pendragon throws an overhand right that lands on Graves's shoulder, as Graves tries to avoid the shot.
Graves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves scores with a three punch combo!
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pendragon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice shot by Graves.
Graves gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pendragon lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon tries a body shot but Graves blocks it.
Pendragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pendragon lands a left hand.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pendragons head.
Graves is trying to stall.
Pendragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Graves lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Graves lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pendragon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves is breathing heavily.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Pendragon breaks the clinch.
Pendragon throws a front kick aimed at Graves's knee but Graves avoids it well.
Graves throws a series of strikes that have Pendragon backpedaling.
Pendragon misses with a jab to the body
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Graves does no damage.
Pendragon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pendragon's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Graves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pendragon.
Arthur Pendragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pendragon throws a leg kick but Graves checks it.
Good shot there by Graves.
A punch combination from Graves misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves looks to land a combination. Pendragon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Graves darts in and clinches Pendragon up against the cage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves has Pendragon pressed against the cage, preventing Pendragon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pendragon.
Pendragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Pendragon's head.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Pendragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Graves blocks it with crossed arms.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graves lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Pendragon lands a right hand.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Pendragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves blocks a body shot from Pendragon.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
Pendragon is working Graves over against the cage.
Pendragon is trying to break the clinch but Graves is controlling him.
Graves lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves lands a shoulder strike.
Graves working aggressively here.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves pushes Pendragon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves gets through Pendragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pendragon lands a shoulder strike.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pendragon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Graves on the side of the head.
Pendragon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James Graves seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pendragon is working Graves over against the cage.
Graves slowing the pace effectively.
Pendragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pendragon misses with a punch to the body.
Pendragon lands a left hand.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Pendragon presses Graves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pendragon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graves or not.
Graves lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pendragon throws a head punch that misses.
Pendragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pendragon 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 Graves has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Graves and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pendragon throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Graves drives through and clinches with Pendragon against the cage.
Graves prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
A right handed body shot lands from Pendragon.
Pendragon blocking some punches.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pendragon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Graves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pendragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Graves checks it well.
Graves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pendragon throws out the jab.
Pendragon throws a combination that misses
and Graves counters with a two punch combo.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves clinches up against the cage.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pendragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pendragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Graves's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
Graves wants to clinch up but Pendragon keeps it at a distance.
Pendragon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Graves throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Pendragon counter with a right hand.
Pendragon throws a low kick, looking for Graves's leg but Graves calmly moves out of range.
Pendragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Graves moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Still in the clinch, Graves scores with a nice short uppercut.
Graves stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Graves lands a hook that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pendragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graves throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graves blocks an elbow strike from Pendragon.
A short uppercut from Graves.
Pendragon pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pendragon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Pendragon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pendragon.
Graves pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon slowing the pace effectively.
Pendragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Graves lands a right hand.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Graves stalling in the clinch but Pendragon improves position.
Pendragon crunches a lovely knee into Graves's ribcage.
Graves pushes Pendragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pendragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pendragon throws a push kick but Graves slaps the foot to one side.
Arthur Pendragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Pendragon misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Pendragon falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves clobbers Pendragon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pendragon misses with a combination
and Graves counters with a left and a right that stings Pendragon.
Graves fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pendragon, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Graves.
Pendragon takes a shot to the head.
Pendragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Graves lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Graves.
A body shot lands from Graves.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Pendragon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graves is struggling to control the position.
Graves lands with a light punch inside.
Graves prevents a body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pendragon blocks an uppercut.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Pendragon.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Graves.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pendragon can't break the clinch.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pendragon backwards.
Pendragon lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon pushes Graves back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon manages to break the clinch.
Pendragon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Graves is able to avoid easily.
Pendragon throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Graves avoids the head kick by Pendragon.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graves.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Graves just leaning against Pendragon, taking a breather.
Arthur Pendragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Pendragon fails to land.
Pendragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pendragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Graves avoids the damage to the body.
Pendragon lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Graves.
A right handed body shot lands from Graves.
Graves softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Pendragon.
Graves lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graves.
Pendragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Pendragon.
Pendragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pendragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Pendragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pendragon.
Nice body punch from Graves - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Pendragon.
Pendragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pendragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pendragon breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a nice looking combination but Graves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pendragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
James Graves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graves connects with a jab.
Graves scores with a shot to the body.
Graves moves into range and clinches up with Pendragon.
Pendragon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Graves as the two fighters clinch.
Graves blocks an uppercut.
Graves scores with a nice hook to the head.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Graves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Graves 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Graves!
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