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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mos Def (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Def has chosen Mathematics as his entrance music. Mos Def will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mos Def!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North swats away the attempt to clinch by Def.
Def tries to close the distance and clinch up but North swats him away and circles back towards the center.
North buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Def doesn't manage to clinch there - North circles away.
Def takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from North. Def does a little dance to reset his feet.
North throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
North tries to land a leg kick but Def saw it coming and moves away.
Def dodges the punch combination from North.
North jabs at Def's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Def checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Def looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
North tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Def was well out of range. Poor timing from North.
Def moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Def throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but North blocks it with crossed arms.
North misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Def is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Def blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
North manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
North trying to control the position but instead, Def has worked for underhooks and has pushed North into the cage.
Def tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and North avoids it.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Def pressing his opponent against the cage.
North misses with the head strike.
Def stalling against the cage.
Def tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
North wants to stall.
Def connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Nate North has been cut.
North has Def pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Def.
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North taking a breather.
North working aggressively here.
North misses with a punch on the inside.
Def lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Def landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Def will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning North up against the cage.
Def misses with a knee strike.
Def is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
North takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Def taking a breather.
North has a couple of punches blocked by Def.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Def controls the action.
Def blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Def.
Def using the Thai plumb to throw knees but North has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Def stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Def.
A head punch on the inside from North fails to land.
North misses with a short punch on the inside.
Def utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
North misses with a short punch on the inside.
Def misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from North.
Come on North - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
North tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Def's elbow.
Def's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Def as North tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
North on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Def with an attempt at a knee that misses.
North misses with some punches.
North misses with a hook from the clinch.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
North misses with some punches.
Def misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Def tries a knee to the head but North blocks it.
North displaying some good clinch control by pressing Def up against the cage.
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mos Def dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate North's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Def blocks a leg kick.
North digs a good hook to Def's body.
Def tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
North throws a chopping leg kick but Def manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Def keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
North looks to land a left hand but Def moved out of range nicely.
North connects with the punch.
It looks like Mos Def has been cut.
Def feints and then cracks North's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow North down.
North is looking to wear down Def with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
North lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
North throws out a loose jab but Def uses good head movement to avoid it.
Def connects with a high kick.
North throws out a loose jab but Def uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
North misses with a leg kick
and Def finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
North swings away with a body shot that misses
and Def counters with a nice low kick that buckles North's knee momentarily.
North throws a big shot that misses.
Nate North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Def tries to clinch up.
North tries to score with a low kick but Def moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Def slips under a jab from North.
Def closes the distance and pushes North back into the cage.
Mos Def seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
North lands a left hand that snaps the head of Def backwards.
A knee to the head by Def.
Def stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Def putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has North in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Def.
North fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
North goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Def crunches a lovely knee into North's ribcage.
North struggles to land a body shot inside as Def controls his hands.
North throws a head punch that misses.
North has a couple of punches blocked by Def.
Def looking to throw knees to the head but North is blocking nicely.
North has a couple of punches blocked by Def.
Def connects with a nasty looking knee right to North's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
North looking to slow down the pace here.
North misses with a hook from the clinch.
North lands a shoulder strike.
North is trying to stall.
Maybe North would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
North seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Def is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nate North.
Def connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Def. That's going to slow North down.
Def wants to clinch up but North keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from North is predictable there
and Def counters with a nice low kick that buckles North's knee momentarily.
Def blocks a low kick nicely.
North misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Def is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
North misses with a series of wild punches.
Def steps to the side to avoid the strikes from North.
North throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
North throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Def closes the distance and clinches.
Def tries to stall but North uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
North is stalling here.
Def landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Def throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Def tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Def tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Def tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Def lands a knee to the head.
North throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Defs head.
North is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Def is keeping busy.
North tries to work over Def's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Def landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Def lands a nice knee to the body.
Def throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but North blocks it with crossed arms.
Def putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has North in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
North is trying to stall.
Def connects with a knee to the head.
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section. North lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Def scores with a knee to the head.
Def utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
North takes a knee right on the jaw!
Def utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mos Def showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Def fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and North has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
North swings away with a body shot that misses
and Def counters with a nice leg kick.
North throws a leg kick but Def sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Def wants to clinch.
Def is looking to clinch but North is avoiding it.
Def takes the fight into the clinch.
Def putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has North in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
North letting Def take a breather here.
Def lands a knee to the head.
Def lands a nice knee to the body.
North throws a punch but it's blocked by Def.
Def misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from North.
North is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Def tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
North tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North takes a knee right on the jaw!
Def lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Def unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Def misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from North.
North blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
North is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
North lands a hook to the side of the head.
Def crunches a lovely knee into North's ribcage.
North takes a knee right on the jaw!
Def tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and North avoids it.
A shot in the inside from North.
Def wants to stall.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Def lands a knee to the body.
Def misses with a knee to the head.
Def takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
North wants to stall.
North managing to block the knees to the body from Def.
North stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
North is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Def wants to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Def throws a knee to the head but misses.
Def avoiding damage.
North misses with a body punch.
Def blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Def.
Def scores a nice knee to the body.
North working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Def looking to throw knees to the head but North is blocking nicely.
Def trying to land knees to the body.
North looking to stall.
North misses with a body punch.
North takes a knee to the side of the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by North as Def tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Def obliges.
Def tries to land knees in the clinch but North avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Def.
Def blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Def is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and North has denied him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
North misses with a punch on the inside.
North is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
North tries to work over Def's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
North takes a knee to the side of the body.
North tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
North takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Def.
Def lands a knee to the head.
Def with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
North working aggressively here.
Def throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but North blocks it with crossed arms.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Def controls the action.
Nate North has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mos Def is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Def leaning against his opponent.
North tries to throw a body punch but Def avoids it by throwing North back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mos Def comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Def 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mos Def!
Mos Def very nearly forgot to thank Sydney BEAST Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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