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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 1168 p4p, 1940 weight class) and Volodimir Borrisinov (ranked 107 p4p, 173 weight class). Arnolds comes to the cage accompanied by Free and Easy - The Almighty. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Volodimir Borrisinov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Volodimir Borrisinov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borrisinov misses with a takedown attempt
and Arnolds counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Borrisinov is just out of range.
Borrisinov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnolds misses the shot to the body.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Arnolds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Borrisinov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arnolds on his heels. He'll look to pass Arnolds's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arnolds is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borrisinov is keeping the position for now.
Arnolds won't allow Borrisinov to sweep him here.
Arnolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Borrisinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Borrisinov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arnolds is one step ahead there.
Arnolds keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Borrisinov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrisinov is retaining full guard.
Arnolds cracks Borrisinov with a solid left hand.
Arnolds with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arnolds looking to pass the guard.
Borrisinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borrisinov has Arnolds pulled in close to control his posture.
Arnolds passes Borrisinov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Borrisinov is holding on to half guard well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov tries to get to full guard but Arnolds has control of the leg.
Borrisinov wants to get back to full guard but Arnolds has mounted him!
Borrisinov is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnolds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Borrisinov is desperately trying to improve his position but Arnolds has a good base and remains in mount.
Arnolds misses with a head shot.
Borrisinov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arnolds lands a couple of good shots and Borrisinov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Arnolds keeps control of the position as Borrisinov tries to break free.
Arnolds wants to control but Borrisinov is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Arnolds manages to miss with strikes from the back.
You can see the frustration on Borrisinov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Arnolds lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Borrisinov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arnolds tightening his grip on Borrisinov, looking for the choke.
Arnolds controlling well, preventing Borrisinov from escaping the position.
Arnolds throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Borrisinov!
Borrisinov is in bad spot here.
Borrisinov is still trying to improve position.
Borrisinov preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Arnolds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Arnolds gets his way!
Borrisinov tries to roll but Arnolds sticks to his back.
Arnolds is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Borrisinov up.
Borrisinov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Arnolds.
Arnolds 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.
Arnolds lands punches and elbows.
Arnolds gets his hands free as Borrisinov looks to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnolds looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Borrisinov wants to control his opponent's hands but Arnolds gets his hands free.
Arnolds softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Borrisinov is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arnolds.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Borrisinov.
Arnolds misses with a straight left.
Borrisinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnolds misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnolds. Borrisinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borrisinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnolds manages to avoid it.
Borrisinov misses the shot to the body.
Borrisinov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borrisinov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnolds.
Arnolds swings for the body but Borrisinov moves out of range.
Borrisinov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arnolds cracks Borrisinov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borrisinov is still on wobbly legs! Can Arnolds finish him?
Arnolds shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arnolds's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arnolds's back!
Arnolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Borrisinov can do to turn this around?
Borrisinov controlling well, preventing Arnolds from escaping the position.
Borrisinov seems to have recovered his senses.
Borrisinov cracks Arnolds with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Arnolds from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Borrisinov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Arnolds is trying to break free.
Arnolds wants to control his opponent's hands but Borrisinov gets his hands free.
Borrisinov has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Arnolds.
Alan Arnolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnolds covering up well and avoiding damage.
Borrisinov is trying to stick to Arnolds's back but Arnolds is turning into Borrisinov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Borrisinov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Arnolds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving.
Borrisinov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Arnolds controls the pace.
Arnolds trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borrisinov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Arnolds wants to sweep here but Borrisinov controlling him for the moment.
Borrisinov connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arnolds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borrisinov manages to get himself to full guard.
Borrisinov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Borrisinov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Arnolds wants to get back to full guard.
Borrisinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arnolds keeps working.
Ground and pound from Borrisinov.
Arnolds tries to roll over but Borrisinov keeps him under control.
Borrisinov is keen to just control but Arnolds is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds looking for submissions off his back.
Borrisinov lands with a punch from half guard.
Borrisinov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arnolds is refusing to be controlled, as Borrisinov sits in half guard.
Borrisinov trying to control from Arnolds's half guard. Arnolds has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Borrisinov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Borrisinov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borrisinov scoring with some ground and pound.
Arnolds is rocked!
Borrisinov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oh Arnolds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Borrisinov with a nice head shot there.
Arnolds not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alan Arnolds will probably get the nod.
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. 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.
Borrisinov closes the distance and clinches up with Arnolds, looking for a takedown. Borrisinov pushes Arnolds against the cage but Arnolds circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arnolds seems to have got his legs back now.
Arnolds's corner calls for a 1-2. Arnolds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arnolds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Borrisinov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arnolds takes a swing at Borrisinov's ribcage but misses.
Borrisinov lands a jab to Arnolds's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Arnolds finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Borrisinov connects with a body shot.
Arnolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arnolds showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds is trying to control. Borrisinov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Borrisinov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Arnolds.
Borrisinov wants to improve his position but Arnolds is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Arnolds there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borrisinov controlling the position for now.
Borrisinov trying to control here.
Arnolds lands strikes from half guard.
Borrisinov taking some punishment here, with Arnolds in his half guard.
Borrisinov manages to get to full guard.
Arnolds connects with a couple of short punches.
Borrisinov controlling Arnolds's posture.
Arnolds trying to control but Borrisinov is working from the bottom.
Volodimir Borrisinov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borrisinov looking for a sweep. Not yet Borrisinov, not yet.
Arnolds tries to free his leg and advance position but Borrisinov is retaining full guard.
Borrisinov is trying to control the position but Arnolds postures up.
Arnolds looking to pass the guard.
Borrisinov is pulling down on Arnolds's head. It's preventing any offense from Arnolds, at least for the moment.
Arnolds wants to control from the top but Borrisinov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borrisinov lands a right hook to the body.
Borrisinov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borrisinov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arnolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Arnolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Borrisinov.
Arnolds lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Arnolds misses with a body shot.
Borrisinov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Arnolds defends it well.
Alan Arnolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Borrisinov has his takedown stuffed
enabling Arnolds to counter with a crisp jab.
Alan Arnolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Volodimir Borrisinov.
Borrisinov fails with a takedown attempt.
It looks like Arnolds has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Arnolds lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arnolds lands with a straight right. Borrisinov didn't see that one coming.
Borrisinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arnolds pinned against the cage. Arnolds gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Borrisinov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borrisinov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnolds lands a right hook to the body.
Arnolds is looking to wear down Borrisinov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arnolds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arnolds closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Borrisinov's guard.
Borrisinov pulls Arnolds in close to prevent any damage.
Arnolds sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Borrisinov's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Arnolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arnolds has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alan Arnolds!
A victorious Alan Arnolds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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