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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Arcuri (ranked 510 p4p, 68 weight class) and Pat Verbeek (ranked 651 p4p, 83 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Arcuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pat Verbeek!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verbeek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arcuri has time to react.
Arcuri checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arcuri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Verbeek just misses with a punch to the body.
Arcuri drops down looking for a counter takedown but Verbeek sprawls and moves away.
Arcuri takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Verbeek ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arcuri moves away.
Arcuri throws a low kick but Verbeek moves out of range easily.
Arcuri shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Verbeek's guard.
Arcuri wants to control from the top but Verbeek keeps moving.
Arcuri throws an elbow that misses. Verbeek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Arcuri's guard. Nice move by Verbeek!
Verbeek trying to control but Arcuri is working from the bottom.
Verbeek is stalling in the full guard.
Arcuri looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcuri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Verbeek is aware though and is defending well.
Arcuri looking for a guillotine here but Verbeek defends easily.
Arcuri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Arcuri is looking for a triangle but Verbeek pushes his legs off easily.
Arcuri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arcuri is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Verbeek is aware though and is defending well.
Verbeek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Verbeek advances position into side control!
Arcuri tries to improve position but can't.
Verbeek working away.
Arcuri is looking to regain half guard here but Verbeek keeps moving and retains side control.
Arcuri is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Verbeek's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Verbeek with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Verbeek is thwarting Arcuri's attempts to control the position.
Verbeek with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Verbeek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arcuri wants to slow Verbeek down by chopping away at his legs.
Verbeek looks for the body kick but Arcuri saw that one coming.
Arcuri appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arcuri throws out a loose jab but Verbeek uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Verbeek misses
and Arcuri counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Arcuri misses its intended target.
Verbeek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arcuri has time to react.
Verbeek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arcuri. Verbeek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arcuri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arcuri misses with a straight left.
Verbeek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Verbeek.
Jab, jab by Verbeek - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Verbeek takes a swing at Arcuri's ribcage but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arcuri misses with a body shot
and Verbeek makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Arcuri really felt that one!
Verbeek misses with a straight right.
Arcuri misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pat Verbeek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arcuri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arcuri throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Verbeek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arcuri.
Verbeek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verbeek slips a straight right by Arcuri.
Verbeek misses with a left hand
and Arcuri counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arcuri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verbeek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arcuri throws a shot from downtown. Verbeek moves away and avoids it.
Verbeek throws a body kick that misses
and Arcuri counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri has a takedown stuffed.
Verbeek swings for the body but Arcuri moves out of range.
Arcuri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arcuri stuns Verbeek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pat Verbeek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Verbeek tries to clinch but Arcuri moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcuri lands with a nice body punch.
Verbeek clobbers Arcuri with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Verbeek finds it's target.
Pat Verbeek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verbeek misses with an attempted mid kick.
Verbeek blocks a jab.
Verbeek misses with a lunging right hand
and Arcuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Verbeek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arcuri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arcuri ducks under a wild hook from Verbeek.
Verbeek buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arcuri slips a jab from Verbeek.
Arcuri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arcuri blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arcuri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Verbeek throws out the jab.
Arcuri swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Verbeek loads up on a big right hand but Arcuri slips the punch.
Verbeek looks to score with a jab to the body but Arcuri is just out of range.
Verbeek defending well as Arcuri loads up on a big left hand.
Verbeek scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arcuri in his tracks.
Verbeek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pat Verbeek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arcuri thuds his right hand into Verbeek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Verbeek throws a hook but Arcuri blocks it.
Arcuri checks a low kick from Verbeek.
Verbeek throws out a loose jab but Arcuri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verbeek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arcuri can pounce on him.
Verbeek's corner calls for a 1-2. Verbeek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Verbeek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcuri manages to avoid it.
Arcuri throws a body punch but Verbeek moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arcuri showed some decent athleticism there.
Arcuri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Verbeek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Arcuri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Verbeek defending well though.
Verbeek is trying to get back to full guard.
Arcuri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arcuri trying to control from half guard but Verbeek is working away.
Arcuri throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri prevents Verbeek from improving his position.
Arcuri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Verbeek knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arcuri slips a nice elbow through Verbeek's hands, connecting with Verbeek's forehead.
Arcuri sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Verbeek defending well though.
Arcuri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arcuri has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Verbeek tries to get to full guard but Arcuri has control of the leg.
Arcuri seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Phil Arcuri will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Verbeek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arcuri is looking to chop away at Verbeek's legs.
Arcuri thuds a left hand into Verbeek's body.
Verbeek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Verbeek thumps Arcuri with a low kick.
Verbeek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arcuri.
Arcuri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Verbeek.
Verbeek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Verbeek. That's going to slow Arcuri down.
Arcuri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Verbeek.
Verbeek fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arcuri is out of range.
Verbeek misses with a wild body shot.
As Verbeek backs away, Arcuri returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arcuri looks to land a left hand but Verbeek moved out of range nicely.
Verbeek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verbeek rushes Arcuri and presses him up against the cage.
Arcuri prevents a body shot from Verbeek.
Arcuri prevents a body shot from Verbeek.
Arcuri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arcuri working aggressively here.
Verbeek tries to work over Arcuri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Verbeek.
Arcuri jumps into guard, dragging Verbeek to the mat.
Verbeek stands and throws Arcuri's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Verbeek working away.
Arcuri is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arcuri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Phil Arcuri overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri is trying to control but can't.
Verbeek trying to control from half guard but Arcuri is working away.
Arcuri trying to control here.
Arcuri is trying to get back to full guard.
Arcuri wants to control but Verbeek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Arcuri is looking for a sweep. Verbeek is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arcuri is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arcuri is looking to control Verbeek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arcuri avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Verbeek scores with a jab. Arcuri acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arcuri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Verbeek lands a leg kick that knocks Arcuri off balance momentarily.
Arcuri cracks the inside of Verbeek's front leg.
Arcuri throws a hook but Verbeek blocks it.
Arcuri scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verbeek 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arcuri crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Verbeek - the referee stops the clock and Arcuri gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Verbeek. Arcuri manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Verbeek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arcuri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Verbeek. Verbeek obviously looking to wear him down.
Verbeek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arcuri at a distance.
Verbeek 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verbeek stuns Arcuri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Verbeek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Verbeek comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Verbeek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arcuri's sensitive parts.
Verbeek thuds a left hand into Arcuri's body.
Arcuri swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Verbeek makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Arcuri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Verbeek as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Verbeek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Verbeek 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Verbeek!
Pat Verbeek thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Phil Arcuri was interviewed post fight and said 'IQ 132'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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