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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 1288 p4p, 1724 weight class) and Jimmy McGee (ranked 119 p4p, 149 weight class). Arnolds comes to the cage accompanied by Free and Easy - The Almighty. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnolds swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGee counters with a left and a right that stings Arnolds.
Arnolds tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
Jab, jab by Arnolds - just one landing.
McGee connects with a body shot that sends Arnolds's belly button to the back.
The fighters circling - Arnolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGee misses with a hook to the body
and McGee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arnolds lands with a kick to the temple. McGee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
McGee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arnolds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arnolds throws a lazy right hand but McGee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnolds is just out of range.
Arnolds cracks McGee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arnolds slips a jab from McGee.
McGee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 throws a big shot that misses.
McGee connects with a body shot.
McGee misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnolds misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnolds. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arnolds.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnolds is just out of range.
McGee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arnolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arnolds throws a series of punches but McGee moves out of range.
Arnolds tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from McGee.
Arnolds misses the shot to the body.
Arnolds slips a jab from McGee.
McGee misses with a body shot.
Arnolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGee.
Arnolds swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGee swinging wildly here.
McGee lands with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds throws a head kick but McGee moves out of range.
Arnolds dodges the punch combination from McGee.
Arnolds has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnolds keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arnolds closes the distance and clinches.
Arnolds lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Arnolds fails to land.
Arnolds lands a left hand.
Arnolds on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGee blocking some punches.
Arnolds has a couple of punches blocked by McGee.
Arnolds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Arnolds lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee blocks a body shot from Arnolds.
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGee jumps guard but Arnolds turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnolds.
McGee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from McGee.
Alan Arnolds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnolds avoids the body shot from McGee.
McGee swings for the body but Arnolds moves out of range.
Arnolds swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McGee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGee scores with a three punch combo!
McGee scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arnolds, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnolds lands an overhand right.
Arnolds throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGee thuds a left hand into Arnolds's body.
McGee jabs Arnolds right on the nose. Arnolds blinks but takes it well.
McGee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arnolds rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds misses with a hook.
McGee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arnolds is rocked!
It looks like Alan Arnolds has been cut.
McGee lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Arnolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Decent striking displayed by Arnolds there.
McGee walks into a straight right hand from Arnolds.
Arnolds tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McGee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McGee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arnolds seems to have got his legs back now.
Arnolds misses with an uppercut. McGee saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGee.
McGee cracks a nice hook into Arnolds's ribs.
McGee throws a series of punches but Arnolds avoids them all with ease.
Arnolds throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arnolds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGee has time to react.
Arnolds is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnolds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arnolds.
McGee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy McGee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alan Arnolds's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Arnolds pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
Arnolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Arnolds makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arnolds has him pressed against the cage.
Arnolds working aggressively here.
Arnolds throws a punch but it's blocked by McGee.
McGee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McGee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arnolds is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alan Arnolds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy McGee.
McGee is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Arnolds misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee prevents a body shot from Arnolds.
Arnolds struggles to land a body shot inside as McGee controls his hands.
McGee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Arnolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGee is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arnolds trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arnolds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arnolds postures up.
Arnolds drops back looking for a leg! McGee is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McGee manages to kick Arnolds off! Arnolds jumps back into McGee's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnolds content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arnolds is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Arnolds scoring with some ground and pound.
Arnolds landing some decent shots from guard.
McGee pulls Arnolds in to control the position.
Arnolds trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Arnolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arnolds passes McGee's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee wants to get back to his feet.
McGee is looking to control Arnolds's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McGee avoid being mounted?
Arnolds is trying to control. McGee wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McGee regains full guard. Nicely done.
McGee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Arnolds from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arnolds misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGee swinging wildly here.
McGee walks into a left hand.
Arnolds is looking to clinch but McGee is avoiding it.
McGee just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Arnolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnolds pushes McGee up against the cage in a clinch.
McGee is stalling here.
McGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arnolds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnolds creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arnolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alan Arnolds'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. This is the final round!
McGee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnolds was well out of range. Poor timing from McGee.
McGee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arnolds looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnolds. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arnolds.
Arnolds misses with a looping right.
McGee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McGee tries to bum rush Arnolds with a series of wild strikes but Arnolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arnolds throws a quick counter head kick but McGee was just out of range.
Nice shot by Arnolds.
McGee takes a swing at Arnolds's ribcage but misses.
Arnolds misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arnolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGee lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Arnolds misses with a jab to the body
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arnolds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGee digs a good hook to Arnolds's body.
Jimmy McGee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnolds missing with a left hand there. McGee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds lands with a straight right. McGee didn't see that one coming.
Arnolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnolds misses with a hook
and McGee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arnolds wants to clinch.
A cross from Arnolds lands.
Arnolds doesn't manage to clinch there - McGee circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGee.
Arnolds misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Arnolds coming out on top.
Arnolds avoids the body shot from McGee.
Arnolds tries to clinch but McGee moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee lands a right hook to the body.
Arnolds throws a body kick that misses.
Arnolds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGee was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnolds.
McGee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGee swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnolds.
McGee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McGee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arnolds tries to clinch but McGee moves out of range.
Arnolds moves into the clinch.
Arnolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
McGee receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee blocks an uppercut.
Arnolds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee has hold of one of Arnolds's legs. Arnolds is fighting the takedown attempt but McGee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Arnolds wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arnolds bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGee's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as McGee holds on and takes a little breather.
McGee wants to stand but Arnolds is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee is pulling down on Arnolds's head. It's preventing any offense from Arnolds, at least for the moment.
McGee keeping moving, preventing Arnolds from controlling successfully.
McGee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arnolds working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McGee's head.
Arnolds trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arnolds working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy McGee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McGee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy McGee!
A victorious Jimmy McGee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Alan Arnolds stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors.'.
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