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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Pacucci (ranked 4032 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Kobe Knight (ranked 479 p4p, 464 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Pacucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Knight!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacucci avoids the body shot from Knight.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Pacucci wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacucci.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
As Knight tries to get set, Pacucci tries to push him back and clinch up but Knight manages to avoid the attempt.
Knight wants to land a leg kick but Pacucci is out of range.
Pacucci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight throws a shot to the body.
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pacucci rather than just go for the knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacucci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knight feints a counter leg kick.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pacucci closes the distance but Knight moves to the side
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pacucci won't be happy with that.
Knight stands up.
An inside leg kick lands from Knight.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Pacucci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacucci manages to avoid it.
Pacucci on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Knight. Knight obviously looking to wear him down.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacucci tries to clinch but Knight is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Knight 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 Pacucci has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pacucci and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pacucci moves into the clinch.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knight has Pacucci pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Knight pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pacucci tumbling to the mat - Knight dives into Pacucci's guard.
Knight stands and steps away. Pacucci gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight takes a swing at Pacucci's ribcage but misses.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knight manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pacucci moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knight forces Pacucci back against the cage and clinches.
Knight is trying to break the clinch but Pacucci has him pressed against the cage.
Pacucci jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Knight walks away with a smile on his face. Pacucci gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knight makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pacucci really felt that one!
Pacucci seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pacucci tries to clinch up.
Tony Pacucci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight scores with a one two! Pacucci had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Knight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Pacucci tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Pacucci wants to clinch.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knight connects with a body shot that sends Pacucci's belly button to the back.
Pacucci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Pacucci wants to clinch but Knight slips to the side
and Knight counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pacucci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pacucci takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knight misses with a body shot.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacucci doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pacucci tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacucci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight swats away the attempt to clinch by Pacucci.
Knight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Knight dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Pacucci tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Knight manages to circle out of the way.
Kobe Knight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacucci is looking to clinch but Knight is avoiding it.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pacucci manages to avoid it.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacucci was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Pacucci moves in looking to clinch but Knight pushes him off.
Knight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pacucci doesn't seem bothered though.
Knight lands a right hook to the body.
Knight keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pacucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pacucci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pacucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knight blocks a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to pull guard but Knight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knight prevents a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Pacucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacucci misses with a body punch.
Knight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Knight.
Knight just misses with a punch to the body.
Pacucci wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pacucci tries to clinch up but Knight circles away and keeps his distance.
Knight stuns Pacucci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Pacucci checks the leg kick.
Pacucci tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Pacucci is looking to clinch.
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pacucci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pacucci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knight rushes Pacucci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knight wants to break free but Pacucci has control.
Pacucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacucci stalling against the cage.
Pacucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pacucci stalling.
Pacucci trying to stall but Knight improves his position.
Pacucci tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Pacucci back against the cage.
Pacucci tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Pacucci looking to slow down the pace here.
Knight blocks a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pacucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pacucci has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pacucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pacucci tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacucci tries to pull guard but Knight holds him up against the cage and eventually Pacucci drops back down to his feet.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pacucci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knight is trying to break free.
Pacucci misses with a body punch.
Pacucci jumps guard but Knight turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pacucci trying to control the position but instead, Knight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pacucci into the cage.
Knight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Knight tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight tries to land a front kick but Pacucci steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knight shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Knight has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pacucci is proving hard to escape from.
Knight stands and steps away. Pacucci gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knight swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Knight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pacucci wants to clinch
and Knight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pacucci sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knight throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Knight.
Pacucci fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pacucci showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knight.
Pacucci doesn't manage to clinch there - Knight circles away.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight throws a sloppy head kick and Pacucci moves out of range easily.
Knight pushes Pacucci away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Pacucci moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
Pacucci checks a leg kick nicely.
Pacucci tries to close the distance and clinch but Knight swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Knight misses.
Knight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pacucci tries to clinch there but Knight circles away.
Pacucci checks a leg kick.
Pacucci is looking to counter the offense by Knight and move into the clinch.
Pacucci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knight.
Pacucci tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pacucci wants to clinch up but Knight keeps it at a distance.
Knight throws out a leg kick but Pacucci moves out of range and Knight only half commits.
Pacucci blocks a head kick by Knight.
Knight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knight drives through and clinches with Pacucci against the cage.
Tony Pacucci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Knight controls his hands.
Knight prevents a body shot from Pacucci.
Pacucci tries to work over Knight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pacucci tries a body shot but Knight blocks it.
Pacucci gets control of Knight's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pacucci will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pacucci is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacucci has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pacucci's guard.
Knight wants to stand but Pacucci is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pacucci working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Pacucci's closed guard. He's half up but Pacucci has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Pacucci pivots and extends the arm, Knight falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Pacucci! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Pacucci!
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