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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cahill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cahill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freaks & Geeks. The crowd seem to be enjoying Malham's choice of entrance music: Amorphis - House of Sleep. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cahill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahill steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malham.
Cahill blocks a jab.
Cahill misses with a low kick.
Cahill throws a shot to the body.
Matt Cahill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cahill throws a solid leg kick but Malham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cahill.
Malham connects with a body shot.
Cahill slips a jab from Malham.
A jab from Malham misses.
Cahill lands a glancing blow to the side of Malham's head.
Cahill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cahill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Malham blocks a head kick by Cahill.
Cahill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill tries a head kick but it misses.
Cahill lands a jab-cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Cahill. Beautiful body shot.
Cahill lands with a straight right. Malham didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Cahill misses.
Horrible takedown by Malham or perhaps it was just good defense by Cahill which made him look bad.
Cahill checks the leg kick.
Malham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cahill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cahill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cahill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Cahill misses its intended target.
Malham cracks a nice hook into Cahill's ribs.
Cahill throws a right and a left that Malham avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill throws a right and a left that Malham avoids nicely.
Malham swings for the body but Cahill moves out of range.
Malham throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cahill lands a jab.
Malham scores with a head kick. Cahill tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cahill misses with a looping right.
Cahill just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malham. Cahill does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cahill. Malham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matt Cahill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cahill thows a body shot but no joy.
Malham clobbers Cahill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malham scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Matt Cahill has been cut.
Cahill fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Malham. Cahill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malham throws a sloppy body shot
and Cahill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malham blocks a head kick by Cahill.
Malham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cahill tries to bum rush Malham with a series of wild strikes but Malham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Malham misses.
Cahill throws a lazy right hand but Malham sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cahill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malham staying out of range there.
Malham throws an overhand right that lands on Cahill's shoulder, as Cahill tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill jabs Malham right on the nose. Malham blinks but takes it well.
Cahill misses with a body punch
and Malham counters with a straight right hand.
Cahill throws a combination that misses
and Malham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malham misses with a low kick.
Cahill lands a jab-cross combination.
A jab from Cahill finds it's way through Malham's defenses.
Cahill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cahill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cahill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cahill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cahill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Malham.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cahill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cahill misses the jab.
Malham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cahill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cahill's cut.
That's time! Cahill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cahill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malham throws a shot from downtown. Cahill moves away and avoids it.
Cahill moves out of range as Malham strikes.
Matt Cahill is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Cahill misses.
Cahill misses with a hook.
Malham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Malham lands a right hook to the body.
Malham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cahills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Malham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cahill circles away.
Malham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cahill counters with a low kick, right behind Malham 's knee.
Cahill swinging wildly here.
Cahill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malham.
Cahill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cahill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cahill lands with a nice body punch.
Malham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Malham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cahill throws a sloppy head kick and Malham moves out of range easily.
Cahill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Malham.
Cahill misses with a body punch
and Malham counters with an inside leg kick.
Cahill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malham under the eye.
Malham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cahill.
Malham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cahill. Cahill obviously looking to wear him down.
Malham throws a lazy head kick
and Cahill counters with a left to the body.
Malham is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Malham misses.
Cahill on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cahill lands a lovely overhand right.
Malham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cahill.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cahill tries to clinch but Malham moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cahill.
Cahill thows a body shot but no joy.
Malham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cahill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Malham takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Malham is looking to chop away at Cahill's legs.
Malham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cahill misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cahill throws a leg kick which misses Malham's front leg but catches the back leg as Malham tries to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Malham
and Cahill counters with a big head kick but Malham shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cahill.
Cahill misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Malham counters with a nice uppercut.
Malham misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Cahill.
Cahill tries to clinch but Malham is having none of it.
Cahill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malham misses with a jab to the body
and Cahill counters with a body kick that stops Malham in his tracks momentarily.
Cahill throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Cahill misses
and Malham counters with a three punch combo that has Cahill backing up. Cahill nods at Malham to acknowledge the strikes.
Malham takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malham throws a body punch but Cahill moves out of range.
Cahill throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Malham walks into a straight right hand from Cahill.
An inside leg kick lands from Cahill.
Cahill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cahill lands a nice hook to Malham's body. Malham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malham needs to keep his hands up - Cahill had a free shot at his head there.
Cahill jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cahill throws a left and a right that both miss
and Malham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cahill dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cahill'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.
Cahill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Malham backs up against the ropes.
Malham slips under a jab from Cahill.
Cahill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Malham.
Malham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cahill misses with a hook.
Cahill throws a series of punches but Malham avoids them all with ease.
Malham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cahill misses with a wild combination.
Cahill throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
Cahill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cahill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cahill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham throws a body kick the misses
and Cahill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Malham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cahill manages to avoid it.
Cahill thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malham if he has to take too many more of those.
Cahill is looking to clinch but Malham is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cahill.
Malham swats away the attempt to clinch by Cahill.
Cahill scores with a nice strike.
Malham defending well as Cahill loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Cahill finds it's target.
Cahill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cahill lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill wants to clinch up but Malham keeps it at a distance.
Malham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cahill.
Cahill connects with a leg kick. Malham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cahill scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cahill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malham.
Malham walks into a straight right hand from Cahill.
Cahill misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Cahill.
Cahill dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malham. That did some damage!
Cahill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malham's sensitive parts.
Malham takes one on the button.
Cahill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill lands with a slapping head kick.
Malham has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cahill scores with a head kick.
Malham is rocked!
Malham keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cahill.
Malham is still on wobbly legs! Can Cahill finish him?
Cahill scores with a punch to the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Malham might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cahill has got the better of the exchanges.
Cahill scores with a decent looking hook.
Malham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cahill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malham.
Cahill tries to close the distance and clinch but Malham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cahill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Malham seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Cahill, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malham takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Cahill misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill tries to clinch up.
Malham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cahill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malham was well out of range. Poor timing from Cahill.
Cahill throws a head kick that misses.
Cahill tries to clinch up but Malham circles away and keeps his distance.
Cahill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cahill goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Cahill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malham rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cahill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cahill moves away from the strike by Malham.
Cahill throws a lazy body kick
and Malham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cahill's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cahill clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cahill's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cahill looks to land a combination but Malham avoids it well.
Cahill swings away with a body shot that misses
and Malham counters with a nice uppercut.
Malham throws a head kick but Cahill moves out of range.
Cahill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Malham can do to turn this around?
Malham misses with an uppercut. Cahill saw that one coming.
A low kick from Cahill misses
and Malham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malham misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Malham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cahill thows a leg kick but Malham checks it
and Malham counters with a three punch combo that has Cahill backing up. Cahill nods at Malham to acknowledge the strikes.
Cahill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cahill leaves Malham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malham is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cahill lands with a straight right. Malham didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahill throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Malham counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malham prevents Cahill from getting back to his feet.
Malham tries to free his leg and advance position but Cahill is retaining full guard.
Cahill wants to get back to his feet but Malham is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Malham sitting in guard here, content to control.
Malham wants to control from the top but Cahill keeps moving.
Malham prevents Cahill from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahill keeping moving, preventing Malham from controlling successfully.
John Malham has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cahill.
Cahill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Malham.
Malham throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cahill thows a leg kick but Malham checks it
and Malham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malham on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cahill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malham lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cahill throws a head kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Cahill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cahill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Malham stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cahill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Malham stops Cahill from standing up.
Malham tries to free his leg and advance position but Cahill is retaining full guard.
Malham prevents Cahill from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Malham finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Malham fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cahill, right into the meat.
Cahill defending well as Malham loads up on a big left hand.
Malham looks to throw the jab but Cahill is out of range.
Cahill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malham.
Malham scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cahill is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cahill's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cahill fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malham.
A decent looking cross lands there for Malham.
Malham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cahill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cahill. Those never looked like landing.
Cahill lands a right hook to the body.
Cahill connects with a single shot there.
Cahill throws the left hand but Malham avoids the punch easily.
Cahill tries to clinch there but Malham circles away.
A left lands for Cahill.
Malham fails to land the takedown.
Cahill misses with a body punch
and Malham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cahill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham connects with a body shot that sends Cahill's belly button to the back.
Malham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cahill.
Cahill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cahill avoids the body shot from Malham.
Cahill misses with a wild combination.
Malham lands a right hook to the body.
Malham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cahill was well out of range. Poor timing from Malham.
Malham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malham misses with a head kick.
Malham is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cahill takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John Malham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cahill to score with a decent uppercut.
Cahill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Malham throws a jab but it's blocked by Cahill.
Cahill feints and then cracks Malham's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Malham down.
Cahill comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malham misses the body punch
and Cahill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cahill.
Cahill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Cahill - that landed with a thud.
Cahill lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cahill just leaning against Malham, taking a breather.
Cahill lands with a left to the head.
Cahill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cahill pushes Malham back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Cahill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahill misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Cahill as the two fighters clinch.
Cahill is working Malham over against the ropes.
Cahill working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Malham takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Cahill.
Cahill lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cahill lands a body shot.
Cahill lands a body shot.
Cahill leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Cahill digs a right hand underneath Malham's ribcage. Malham let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cahill is working Malham over against the ropes.
Cahill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cahill tries a body shot but Malham blocks it.
Cahill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cahill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cahill digs a right hand into Malham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Malham's gas tank.
Cahill lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Cahill lands a shoulder strike.
Cahill stalls.
Cahill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Malham blocks a body shot from Cahill.
Malham wants to get back to striking at distance but Cahill won't allow it.
Cahill misses with the head strike.
Malham throws a punch but it's blocked by Cahill.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cahill.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malham misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cahill.
Cahill lands a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cahill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cahill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cahill!
Matt Cahill retains his light heavyweight title!
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