American Anthony Kim will meet Ross Fisher of England in the final of the Volvo World Match Play Championship after both players won their respective semifinals on Saturday.

Kim, 24, defeated Australian Robert Allenby for the second time this month while Fisher emerged victorious from a 39-hole marathon against Masters Tournament champion Angel Cabrera of Argentina.

Los Angeles native Kim - a star of the United States Ryder Cup victory last year - secured a five and four victory over Allenby, whom he beat five and three at the Presidents Cup three weeks ago, and will now meet Fisher on Sunday.

In their scheduled 36-hole semifinal, Fisher went from two up to one down against Cabrera with five to play but came back into the match by winning the 32nd and 33rd holes.

He then paid the price for laying up at the par five last, where Cabrera made birdie from the rough to force a sudden death playoff.

The pair returned to the final tee three more times before Fisher hit a brilliant fairway wood to 12 feet. Cabrera, who had bunkered and then hit over the green, then conceded defeat.

Kim and Allenby had been level with 13 to play, but Kim then won five of the next seven, four of them with twos - one of which was an eagle two at the 27th.

Kim admitted the match had special importance for him.

"It was such a big match for me - it was important for me to win this. I wanted to play well," he said.

"Robert and I both played pretty well for the most part," added Kim.

"I just turned it on on the second 18 and felt like some putts were falling and a couple breaks were going my way - I feel very fortunate to come out of here."

Allenby admitted that he "just didn't quite play quite until enough this afternoon, and he hit a lot of great shots and made a lot of good putts."

Fisher was given a boost as he bids to win this year's The Race to Dubai title, and he can move up from seventh to fourth in that respect if he beats Kim on Sunday.

But the Englishman is not placing his bets just yet.

"This is a great venue and a great test not just of golf, but also fitness levels. I've played 93 holes already," he said.

"I always knew it was going to be very difficult playing a great champion like Angel, Masters Champion. He hits the ball miles and with no fear, and he showed that today.

"I felt like I gave him a few holes this morning and I could have taken the initiative and unfortunately didn't but I fought back really well to give myself a great chance this afternoon."

Looking ahead to his match with Kim, he added: "Dare I say it, it could be a possible Ryder Cup match for the future."

Sunday's final will be played over 36 holes in head-to-head match play, with the winner taking home 750,000 of the total prize fund of 3.25 million euros.