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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Malcoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Cathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Malcoms !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cathaway misses with an uppercut
and Cathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cathaway fails with a takedown attempt.
Cathaway misses the body punch
and Malcoms counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malcoms moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Malcoms .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cathaway is defended easily by Malcoms .
Malcoms throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malcoms misses with a head kick.
Cathaway closes the distance but Malcoms moves to the side
and Cathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcoms leaves Cathaway with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malcoms doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Cathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cathaway fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Malcoms , pushing him back against the cage.
Cathaway leaning against his opponent.
Malcoms lands a nice uppercut.
Malcoms goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cathaway has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malcoms avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Malcoms breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malcoms throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cathaway closes the distance looking to clinch
and Malcoms counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway throws a combination that misses
and Malcoms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cathaway lands a two punch combo.
Malcoms slaps away a takedown attempt from Cathaway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cathaway slips a straight right by Malcoms .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut
and Malcoms makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malcoms counters with a straight right hand.
Cathaway swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Malcoms counter with a right hand.
Malcoms keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malcoms leaves Cathaway with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Malcoms feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Malcoms misses.
Cathaway doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malcoms counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms cracks Cathaway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cathaway with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malcoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malcoms bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cathaway's head backwards.
Malcoms gets caught napping as Cathaway dives in and scores a takedown. Malcoms manages to retain guard.
Malcoms trying to keep a closed guard but Cathaway is proving a slippery customer.
Malcoms is controlling Cathaway's posture.
Malcoms working a defensive guard here.
Malcoms lands some strikes from the bottom.
Cathaway drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Malcoms manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cathaway has Malcoms in his guard.
Cathaway has his foot on Malcoms 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malcoms works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms trying to control the position from guard on top but Cathaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cathaway tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malcoms content to stall in guard here.
Cathaway isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Malcoms stacks Cathaway on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Malcoms !
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cathaway manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Malcoms 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.
Malcoms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jimmy Cathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cathaway tries for a takedown but Malcoms circles away easily
and Malcoms counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cathaway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cathaway moves into the clinch successfully.
Malcoms has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cathaway tries for a takedown. No joy.
Malcoms scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malcoms scores with a shot to the side of Cathaway's head.
A nice left hand lands by Malcoms .
Malcoms has a couple of punches blocked by Cathaway.
Malcoms working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcoms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malcoms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malcoms stops a takedown attempt from Cathaway.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Cathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malcoms working aggressively here.
Malcoms blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cathaway has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Malcoms avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cathaway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cathaway has picked Malcoms up - he's going for a ride! Cathaway dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cathaway is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malcoms sees it coming and defends easily.
Malcoms has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Malcoms tries to get to full guard but Cathaway has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms gets full guard.
Cathaway trying to control the position from guard on top but Malcoms is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malcoms is adopting a defensive guard.
Malcoms is trying to keep Cathaway in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Malcoms dives on top into guard.
Jimmy Cathaway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malcoms working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Malcoms 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Malcoms is looking to work some ground and pound but Cathaway has wrist control.
Cathaway has his foot on Malcoms 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malcoms works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cathaway is on top in guard.
Cathaway wants to control from the top but Malcoms keeps moving.
Cathaway being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malcoms looking for a sweep. Not yet Malcoms , not yet.
Malcoms keeping moving, preventing Cathaway from controlling successfully.
Malcoms trying to control the position.
Malcoms trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malcoms will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Malcoms showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cathaway looks for a takedown but Malcoms sprawls well.
Malcoms throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Malcoms there.
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway lands a lovely overhand right.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malcoms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malcoms throws a leg kick which misses Cathaway's front leg but catches the back leg as Cathaway tries to avoid it.
Malcoms displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cathaway.
Cathaway with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malcoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Cathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Malcoms .
Cathaway fails with the takedown
and Malcoms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cathaway throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cathaway doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Malcoms counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donk. Malcoms catches Cathaway right on the button with a cross.
Cathaway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab, jab by Cathaway - just one landing.
Cathaway scores with the left hand. Malcoms knows he should have avoided that one.
Cathaway 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.
Cathaway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Malcoms manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Daniel Malcoms is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cathaway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cathaway misses with a takedown attempt
and Malcoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Malcoms misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Cathaway is predictable there
and Malcoms counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Malcoms uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malcoms throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Malcoms counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniel Malcoms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cathaway throws a right hand that misses
and Malcoms counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cathaway's knee momentarily.
Malcoms dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cathaway tries to clinch
and Malcoms counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cathaway slips under a jab from Malcoms .
Cathaway gets a takedown into half guard.
Malcoms trying to control but Cathaway postures up.
Cathaway is looking to advance position but Malcoms won't allow it.
Malcoms makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malcoms .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cathaway postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Malcoms is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cathaway, into his guard.
Malcoms slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Malcoms makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Malcoms is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malcoms avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malcoms wants to control from the top but Cathaway keeps moving.
Cathaway not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jimmy Cathaway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cathaway utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniel Malcoms is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Malcoms postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Malcoms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Malcoms winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Malcoms !
In his post fight interview, Daniel Malcoms started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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