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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrim Cauthon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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174 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matrim Cauthon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nando De Leeuw !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leeuw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cauthon moves away.
Cauthon moves out of range as De Leeuw strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Leeuw .
Nando De Leeuw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leeuw lands with a shot to the body.
Cauthon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Leeuw lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Leeuw 's corner calls for a 1-2. De Leeuw obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Matrim Cauthon has been cut.
De Leeuw throws a head kick that misses.
Cauthon takes one to the chin there.
De Leeuw feints and then cracks Cauthon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cauthon down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Leeuw throws a head kick that misses.
De Leeuw jabs Cauthon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Leeuw scores with a spinning back kick!
De Leeuw changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw scores with a push kick.
De Leeuw stuffs the takedown.
De Leeuw moves out of range as Cauthon throws a body kick.
De Leeuw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cauthon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Leeuw misses with a low kick.
De Leeuw stuns Cauthon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice combination there by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cauthon rather than just go for the knockout.
Cauthon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cauthon ducks right into an uppercut from De Leeuw .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leeuw is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Leeuw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cauthon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Leeuw uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cauthon has time to react.
A clash of legs there as De Leeuw blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Leeuw , right into the meat.
De Leeuw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cauthon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cauthon.
Cauthon shoots in looking for a takedown but De Leeuw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cauthon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Leeuw misses with a head kick.
De Leeuw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
De Leeuw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon throws a head kick but De Leeuw moves out of range.
De Leeuw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cauthon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Leeuw throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cauthon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cauthon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cauthon misses with a kick to the body.
De Leeuw lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De Leeuw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cauthon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Leeuw slaps away a takedown attempt from Cauthon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matrim Cauthon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Leeuw looks for the body kick but Cauthon saw that one coming.
De Leeuw lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Leeuw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Leeuw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cauthon.
De Leeuw throws a sloppy head kick and Cauthon moves out of range easily.
Cauthon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cauthon throws a low kick but De Leeuw avoids it.
De Leeuw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cauthon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leeuw .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cauthon throws a leg kick
and De Leeuw counters with a nice body kick.
De Leeuw moves out of range as Cauthon throws a body kick.
Cauthon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando De Leeuw dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matrim Cauthon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cauthon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Leeuw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Leeuw cracks the inside of Cauthon's front leg.
De Leeuw looks to score with a jab to the body but Cauthon is just out of range.
A head kick misses from De Leeuw .
Cauthon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Leeuw checks a low kick from Cauthon.
De Leeuw checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Leeuw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Leeuw scores with a shot to the body.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cauthon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Leeuw 's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon connects with a couple of short punches.
De Leeuw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cauthon is controlling him.
De Leeuw throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cauthon pushing down on De Leeuw 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
De Leeuw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cauthon.
Cauthon working over De Leeuw with some ground and pound. De Leeuw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cauthon winds up and cracks De Leeuw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cauthon lands strikes from half guard.
De Leeuw moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
De Leeuw has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Cauthon from controlling successfully.
De Leeuw controls Cauthon momentarily but Cauthon frees himself.
Cauthon tries to free his leg and advance position but De Leeuw is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw looking for a sweep. Not yet De Leeuw , not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cauthon lands a couple of elbows.
Cauthon stops De Leeuw from standing up.
Cauthon advances to half guard.
Cauthon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Leeuw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cauthon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cauthon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cauthon lands a nice short elbow.
Cauthon prevents De Leeuw from standing back up.
Cauthon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
De Leeuw is rocked!
Cauthon in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. De Leeuw tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Cauthon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matrim Cauthon!
Matrim Cauthon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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RATING
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