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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Moses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fedor Arshavin!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arshavin looking for subs from the bottom but Moses mounts him!
Arshavin tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Arshavin has given up his back here.
What can Arshavin do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Will Moses go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Moses is trying to stick to Arshavin's back but Arshavin is turning into Moses. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Moses's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arshavin.
Arshavin trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moses looking for a sweep. Not yet Moses, not yet.
Arshavin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arshavin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arshavin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moses manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Arshavin has Moses in his guard.
Moses keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Arshavin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Arshavin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arshavin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Moses has passed into half guard!
Arshavin trying to hold on to Moses's head to control him but Moses postures up.
Arshavin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arshavin looks gassed!
Moses lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Moses works his way into full mount!
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.
Arshavin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Moses lands a heavy elbow.
Moses trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moses is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Arshavin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Moses controlling from the full mount.
Arshavin is squirming around, avoiding Moses's attempts to control the action.
Moses lands a big shot there that rocks Arshavin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses wants to control the pace but Arshavin is squirming around nicely.
Moses 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.
Arshavin is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Moses.
Moses wants to take Arshavin's back but he can't do it this time.
Moses looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Moses prevents Arshavin from getting the reversal.
Moses jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Arshavin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Moses wants to control but Arshavin is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Arshavin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Arshavin has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Moses escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Moses!
Arshavin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Moses off and has taken his back!
Arshavin throwing sloppy strikes.
Arshavin not allowing Moses to control his hands.
Moses tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Moses is looking to improve his position but Arshavin isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Moses dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arshavin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moses.
Arshavin misses with a takedown attempt
and Moses counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Moses slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arshavin is trying to improve his position.
Arshavin wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Moses cracks Arshavin with a big right hand but Arshavin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Moses lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Moses trying to control the position but Arshavin is working away.
Arshavin is trying to control Moses's posture but Moses avoids it.
Arshavin is breathing heavily.
Moses looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arshavin keeps working.
Arshavin is looking to reverse the position.
Mark Moses overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moses working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moses working away.
Arshavin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Moses's best efforts.
Arshavin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Arshavin.
Moses trying to control but Arshavin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arshavin has his foot on Moses's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moses works his way back into a safe position though.
Moses stays in close to Arshavin's body and controls the position.
Moses is pushing down on Arshavin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arshavin is fighting to maintain full guard but Moses has managed to sneak the leg through.
Arshavin is refusing to be controlled, as Moses sits in half guard.
Moses keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Moses is working for a kimura but Arshavin is defending it quite comfortably.
Moses seems to be working for a kimura but Arshavin defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Moses there.
Arshavin actively working from the bottom here.
Arshavin wants to control the action here but instead Moses manages to pass to full mount!
Moses will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A nice elbow there by Moses.
Arshavin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Moses landing punches.
Arshavin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Moses punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moses tries to control but Arshavin wriggling away.
Arshavin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arshavin is trying to escape the mount.
Arshavin tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Moses moves to the back.
Moses struggling to keep hold of the position.
Moses patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Arshavin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Moses off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Moses working for a choke but Arshavin is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arshavin trying to control the position but Moses manages to sink in the hooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Moses dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.
Moses has his takedown stuffed
and Arshavin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Moses won't be happy with that.
Moses dodges the ground and pound from Arshavin.
Moses manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Moses is trying to control the action in half guard but Arshavin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moses is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Arshavin is looking to control Moses's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arshavin avoid being mounted?
Moses thows a huge punch but Arshavin dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arshavin is trying to stand up here but Moses is controlling him well.
Moses looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Arshavin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moses passes to side control.
Arshavin is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moses tries for a kimura but Arshavin is defending well.
Moses trying to control the action but Arshavin is working from the bottom.
Arshavin struggling a bit here.
Moses tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Arshavin tries to bench press Moses off him but Moses keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moses tries for a kimura but Arshavin is defending well.
Arshavin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Arshavin looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Moses.
Moses is trying to control. Arshavin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moses is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Moses trying to control from half guard but Arshavin is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arshavin wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.
Moses bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Moses wants to control but Arshavin is keeping him busy.
Arshavin wants to control but Moses postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arshavin is trying to improve his position.
Arshavin wants to control but Moses postures up.
Moses wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arshavin keeps working.
Arshavin tries to bench press Moses off him but Moses keeps the position.
Moses working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moses shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arshavin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Arshavin is looking to regain half guard here but Moses keeps moving and retains side control.
Arshavin is being controlled here.
Arshavin is not content to let Moses control the position.
Fedor Arshavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moses landing strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Moses showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Moses, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Moses!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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