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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Arnolds (ranked 2423 p4p, 1790 weight class) and Matija Maestro (ranked 208 p4p, 159 weight class). Arnolds comes to the cage accompanied by Free and Easy - The Almighty. Maestro has chosen Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Arnolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matija Maestro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestro misses with a body shot.
Arnolds throws an overhand right that lands on Maestro's shoulder, as Maestro tries to avoid the shot.
Arnolds looks to land a left hand but Maestro moved out of range nicely.
Arnolds looks to land a left hand but Maestro moved out of range nicely.
Maestro has closed the distance and engaged Arnolds in a clinch.
Maestro tries to work over Arnolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Maestro.
Arnolds lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arnolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arnolds blocks an uppercut.
Maestro misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maestro.
Maestro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arnolds gets underhooks to prevent Maestro's takedown attempt.
Maestro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maestro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arnolds gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro wants to get back to full guard.
Arnolds is pressing down on Maestro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maestro is holding on for now.
Maestro has hold of Arnolds's hands but Arnolds slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maestro wants to get back to full guard.
Maestro is pressing down on Arnolds's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maestro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maestro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maestro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Our spies down at at LA FIGHT BARN inform us that Maestro has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Maestro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestro 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 tries to get to full guard but Maestro has control of the leg.
Arnolds is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Arnolds tries to get to full guard but Maestro has control of the leg.
Arnolds preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maestro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Arnolds's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestro is looking for a kimura here.
Arnolds is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maestro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Arnolds manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arnolds wants to sweep here but Maestro controlling him for the moment.
Arnolds utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arnolds is controlling Maestro's posture.
Arnolds's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maestro looking to sit in guard and control but Arnolds gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that round.
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.
Maestro avoids the head kick by Arnolds.
Maestro lands with a shot to the body.
Maestro jabs at Arnolds's body.
Maestro tries to keep at a distance but Arnolds has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Maestro.
Arnolds turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Arnolds manages to end up in side control.
Maestro is not content to let Arnolds control the position.
Maestro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Arnolds's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Arnolds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maestro can do to turn this around?
Arnolds takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arnolds slows the pace down in half guard.
Arnolds is thwarting Maestro's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnolds is keen to just control but Maestro is a slippery customer.
Arnolds passes to full mount!
Maestro is desperately trying to improve his position but Arnolds has a good base and remains in mount.
Arnolds controlling from mount.
Maestro is bucking up trying to escape but Arnolds cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maestro regains half guard.
Arnolds prevents Maestro from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds is pressing down on Maestro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maestro is holding on for now.
Maestro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arnolds is pressing down on Maestro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maestro is holding on for now.
Arnolds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arnolds looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maestro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, if Arnolds is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Maestro is trying to maintain the position but Arnolds is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds is keen to just control but Maestro is a slippery customer.
Alan Arnolds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnolds scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arnolds is thwarting Maestro's attempts to control the position.
Arnolds looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Arnolds is looking to take a break and control but Maestro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maestro trying to hold on to Arnolds's head to control him but Arnolds postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arnolds trying to control the action but Maestro is working from the bottom.
Maestro is looking for a sweep. Arnolds is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arnolds performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arnolds dives in and scores a takedown into Maestro's guard.
Arnolds engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maestro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Maestro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Arnolds passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Arnolds dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Arnolds gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arnolds using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maestro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnolds.
Maestro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right handed body shot lands from Maestro.
Arnolds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnolds tightens his grip and picks Maestro up, before dumping him to the ground. Maestro manages to land in guard.
Arnolds makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Arnolds chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestro looking for a sweep. Not yet Maestro, not yet.
Arnolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maestro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Arnolds is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestro looking for a guillotine here but Arnolds defends easily.
Arnolds not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Arnolds slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Arnolds trying to control the action but Maestro is working from the bottom.
Maestro can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Maestro sneaks back into half guard.
Arnolds working over Maestro with some ground and pound. Maestro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Maestro trying to hold on to Arnolds's head to control him but Arnolds postures up.
Arnolds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arnolds frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arnolds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maestro is working to get back to half guard.
Arnolds raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnolds controlling from mount.
Maestro is trying desperately to improve position.
Arnolds controlling from the full mount.
Arnolds trying to control but Maestro is having none of it.
Alan Arnolds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maestro tries to hold on but Arnolds postures up.
Arnolds prevents Maestro from getting the reversal.
Matija Maestro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Arnolds controlling the pace for now.
Maestro is trying desperately to improve position.
Arnolds controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Arnolds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arnolds, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
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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