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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glass Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arshavin's choice of entrance music: The Arsenal Mastermind. Glass Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glass Joe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrei Arshavin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arshavin clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Arshavin as the two fighters clinch.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin fails to land with a series of punches.
Arshavin clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Arshavin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Arshavin as the two fighters clinch.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arshavin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arshavin closes the distance and clinches.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Arshavin moves into the clinch successfully.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arshavin misses with a wild combination.
Arshavin gets a clinch.
Arshavin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arshavin lands a shot to the body.
Arshavin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arshavin has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Joe being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from Arshavin.
Arshavin digs a right hand into Joe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joe's gas tank.
Arshavin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arshavin connects with a knee to the head.
Arshavin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arshavin scores with a hook to the body.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrei Arshavin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arshavin rushes Joe and presses him up against the cage.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arshavin lands an uppercut.
Joe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arshavin pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arshavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Arshavin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arshavin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arshavin throws out the jab.
Arshavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from Arshavin.
Arshavin scores with a shot to the body.
Joe tries to move into range but Arshavin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arshavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arshavin connects with a body shot.
Joe takes one to the chin there.
Arshavin closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Arshavin as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arshavin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arshavin taking a breather.
Arshavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Arshavin clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
Arshavin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe.
Arshavin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arshavin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arshavin slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrei Arshavin.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arshavin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Arshavin clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Arshavin - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Joe.
Arshavin throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arshavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arshavin rushes Joe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arshavin breaks the clinch.
Arshavin clinches up against the cage.
Arshavin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Arshavin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Joe circles away quickly and effectively.
Arshavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Arshavin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe tries to pull guard but Arshavin holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
Arshavin is struggling to control the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Arshavin.
Arshavin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arshavin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arshavin throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Arshavin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joe up against the cage.
Arshavin breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arshavin.
Arshavin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arshavin moves into the clinch.
Arshavin crunches a lovely knee into Joe's ribcage.
Arshavin lands with a short shot to the head.
Arshavin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arshavin digs a right hand into Joe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joe's gas tank.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arshavin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arshavin is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arshavin cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Andrei Arshavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arshavin clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Arshavin.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arshavin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glass Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arshavin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arshavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arshavin rushes Joe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arshavin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin moves into the clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Arshavin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arshavin gets a clinch.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arshavin smiles and moves away.
Arshavin moves into the clinch successfully.
Arshavin stalls.
Joe tries for a takedown but Arshavin manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arshavin connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arshavin.
Arshavin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arshavin throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Arshavin does no damage.
Arshavin clinches.
Arshavin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arshavin stalling the fight.
Arshavin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arshavin scores with a hook to the body.
Andrei Arshavin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Arshavin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Arshavin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good body shot from Arshavin.
A shot in the inside from Arshavin.
Arshavin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arshavin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arshavin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arshavin closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Arshavin.
A right hand to the body from Arshavin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arshavin.
Arshavin slows down the pace here.
Arshavin breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Arshavin has Joe pushed against the cage.
Arshavin presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Arshavin as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arshavin presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arshavin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe letting Arshavin take a breather here.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin moves into the clinch.
Arshavin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arshavin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Arshavin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Arshavin lands but Joe takes it in his stride.
Arshavin clinches.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Arshavin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Arshavin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arshavin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arshavin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Arshavin.
Arshavin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Arshavin clinches up against the cage.
Arshavin presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arshavin is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arshavin manages to break the clinch.
Arshavin closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the cage.
Arshavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrei Arshavin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arshavin rushes Joe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Arshavin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arshavin works on Joe's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Arshavin.
The is referee keeping an eye on Arshavin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arshavin lands an elbow inside.
Arshavin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Arshavin lands a jab.
Arshavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arshavin rushes Joe and presses him up against the cage.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arshavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Arshavin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Arshavin lands a nice elbow.
Arshavin stalling.
Arshavin presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arshavin presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arshavin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arshavin scores with a hook to the body.
Arshavin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arshavin.
A bit of stalling here from Arshavin.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arshavin misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arshavin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
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.
Arshavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Arshavin lands a right hook to the body.
Arshavin darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage.
Arshavin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arshavin scores with a hook to the body.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arshavin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arshavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joe's calf.
Arshavin closes the distance and clinches.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arshavin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arshavin has Joe up against the cage in a clinch.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Arshavin misses.
Arshavin forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Arshavin cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arshavin.
Arshavin moves into range and clinches up with Joe.
Arshavin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arshavin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arshavin scores with a kick to the body.
Arshavin clinches with his opponent.
Arshavin stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arshavin has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Joe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arshavin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nice body punch from Arshavin - that landed with a thud.
Arshavin connects with a knee to the head.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin misses with a head kick.
Arshavin lands a slapping body shot.
Arshavin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arshavin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arshavin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arshavin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Joe up against the cage.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arshavin slows down the pace here.
Arshavin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arshavin cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Arshavin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arshavin lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin stalling the fight.
Arshavin manages to break the clinch.
Joe walks into a left hand.
Arshavin moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Arshavin to work.
Arshavin gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arshavin breaks the clinch.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Arshavin takes the fight into the clinch.
Arshavin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arshavin is pressed up against the cage. Joe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arshavin down to the mat. Arshavin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arshavin drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arshavin dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arshavin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arshavin clinches.
Arshavin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arshavin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin has managed to clinch.
Arshavin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arshavin moves into the clinch.
Arshavin digs a right hand into Joe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joe's gas tank.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arshavin stalling.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arshavin obliges.
Arshavin slowing the pace effectively.
A short uppercut from Arshavin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin scores a nice knee to the body.
Arshavin scores with a shoulder strike.
Arshavin landing knees to the body.
Arshavin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arshavin is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arshavin lands a good knee to the midsection. Joe won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Arshavin.
Arshavin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arshavin throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
A jab from Arshavin finds it's way through Joe's defenses.
Arshavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Arshavin rushes Joe and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries for a takedown but Arshavin manages to get underhooks.
Arshavin breaks from the clinch.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arshavin leaves Joe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arshavin takes the fight into the clinch.
Arshavin is pushing Joe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arshavin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arshavin throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Arshavin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arshavin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arshavin moves into the clinch.
Arshavin lands a damaging elbow.
Arshavin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arshavin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Arshavin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to move to mount but Arshavin blocks the move with his legs.
Joe swings around for an armbar but Arshavin sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Joe's guard.
Arshavin wants to stand but Joe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Joe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arshavin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arshavin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arshavin tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arshavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arshavin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 41:50
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 41:50
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 41:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arshavin!
Andrei Arshavin is the new middleweight champion!
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