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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boogie Knight (ranked 4171 p4p, 511 weight class) and Phil Arcuri (ranked 1337 p4p, 199 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Boogie Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Arcuri!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcuri misses with a right hand
and Knight counters with a one-two to the body.
Arcuri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Knight really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Arcuri misses.
Knight tries to clinch but Arcuri is having none of it.
Arcuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arcuri.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arcuri.
Knight misses with a takedown
and Arcuri counters with a straight right hand.
Knight keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knight is defended easily by Arcuri.
Arcuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arcuri wants to counter with a clinch but Knight pushes him away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arcuri, right into the meat.
Phil Arcuri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Arcuri.
Arcuri throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Arcuri only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arcuri.
Knight drops his hands momentarily and Arcuri takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Knight shoots in and drives through. Arcuri sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boogie Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knight.
Arcuri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Arcuri scores with a body shot.
Knight is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arcuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Arcuri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Knight throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arcuri lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight clinches up against the cage.
Knight blocks a body shot from Arcuri.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arcuri has him pressed against the cage.
Arcuri gets through Knight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knight blocks a body shot from Arcuri.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arcuri.
Knight can't get the takedown.
Knight is trying to pull guard but Arcuri has him pressed against the cage.
Knight blocks an elbow strike.
Arcuri throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Arcuri.
Arcuri misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight drags the fight down to the ground.
Knight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Arcuri controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to stand and escape but Arcuri is having none of it.
Arcuri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Knight can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arcuri controls the pace.
Arcuri trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arcuri passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight taking some punishment here, with Arcuri in his half guard.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Arcuri slips a nice elbow through Knight's hands, connecting with Knight's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to get back to his feet.
Arcuri winds up and cracks Knight with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Knight keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arcuri lands a nice short elbow.
Knight is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Arcuri manages to move to mount!
Arcuri can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Knight is looking to escape.
Arcuri with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Arcuri dominated that round.
That's time! Knight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good shot there by Arcuri.
Knight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Knight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arcuri circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight fails with the takedown.
Arcuri stuffs the takedown attempt from Knight. Knight gets slowly back to his feet.
Arcuri tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Knight ducks under a wild hook from Arcuri.
Arcuri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phil Arcuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arcuri lands with a hook. Knight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Knight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arcuri moves out of range of the body kick.
Knight shoots in but Arcuri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boogie Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arcuri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcuri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arcuri digs a good body shot into Knight's ribs.
Knight fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Arcuri.
Arcuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arcuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arcuri paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arcuri fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arcuri connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arcuri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arcuri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arcuri forces Knight back against the cage and clinches.
Arcuri lands an elbow that stopped Knight in his tracks for a moment.
Arcuri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arcuri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Arcuri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knight seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arcuri can turn it around.
Arcuri breaks the clinch.
Arcuri lands with a cross.
Arcuri moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arcuri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arcuri connects with a body shot.
Knight fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arcuri swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch but Arcuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arcuri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arcuri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arcuri has a couple of punches blocked by Knight.
Arcuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Knight.
Arcuri jumps guard and drags Knight to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Arcuri working a defensive guard here.
Arcuri lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Arcuri wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
Knight is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Arcuri dives into side control.
Knight tries to escape but Arcuri is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight taking a bit of punishment here - Arcuri scoring with strikes.
Knight is trying to buck Arcuri off.
The strikes coming from Arcuri are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Knight is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Arcuri has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Phil Arcuri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knight prevents Arcuri from improving position.
Arcuri landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Arcuri is looking to take a break and control but Knight is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Arcuri seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Arcuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Arcuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Knight walks into a stiff left hand from Arcuri.
Arcuri blocks a leg kick.
Knight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boogie Knight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arcuri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Arcuri catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
Knight slips a jab from Arcuri.
Good standup being displayed there by Arcuri as he connects with a hook.
Knight is rocked!
Arcuri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knight quickly recovers to half guard.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arcuri lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arcuri working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Arcuri lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Knight quite badly. Knight pulls Arcuri in close trying to recover. Arcuri postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Knight on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Knight doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Arcuri!
In his post fight interview, Phil Arcuri started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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