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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Takshin Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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194 lbs
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World class MT
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takshin Sagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagat moves into the clinch.
Hamed slows down the pace here.
Hamed tries to work over Sagat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hamed has Sagat pushed against the ropes.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hamed is defending well for now.
Sagat stalling in the clinch but Hamed improves position.
Hamed stalls.
Sagat is looking to control Hamed's arms but Hamed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sagat has his back to the ropes.
Sagat landing knees to the body.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Hamed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamed is trying to maintain a safe position but Sagat gets an underhook and turns Hamed into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sagat's elbow.
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sagat throws an elbow but it misses.
Hamed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hamed tries to stall but Sagat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Hamed - that landed with a thud.
Hamed controlling the action here for a moment.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sagat can't find room to land a body shot as Hamed controls the action.
Sagat blocking some punches.
Sagat is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hamed wants to stall.
Hamed misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed stalling against the ropes.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamed won't want to take too many of those.
Hamed lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sagat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hamed - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamed gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the ropes.
A short left from Hamed.
A body shot lands from Hamed.
Hamed is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Hamed blocks an uppercut.
Sagat misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed gets through Sagat's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat looking to stall.
Hamed misses with a body punch.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sagat trying to stall but Hamed improves his position.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamed as Sagat tries to tie him up.
Hamed holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat looking to slow down the pace here.
Hamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.
A short body shot lands from Hamed as the two fighters clinch.
Hamed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Hamed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sagat pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Hamed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sagat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Hamed.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Hamed avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamed lands a nice uppercut.
Hamed avoids a wild elbow strike from Sagat.
Sagat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed dominated that round.
That's time! Sagat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice jab there from Sagat.
Sagat has closed the distance and engaged Hamed in a clinch.
Sagat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hamed in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sagat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamed's defenses.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamed.
Hamed pushes Sagat back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hamed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sagat takes a shot to the head.
Hamed lands a shot to the body.
Hamed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
Hamed avoiding damage.
Hamed blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed misses with a punch to the body.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Hamed slowing the pace effectively.
Hamed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sagat is keeping busy.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sagat taking a breather.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Hamed misses with a body punch.
Sagat scores a nice knee to the body.
Sagat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike.
Hamed stalling in the clinch but Sagat improves position.
Naseem Hamed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sagat wants to stall.
Hamed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamed has Sagat pushed against the ropes.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamed looking to stall.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Sagat looking to slow down the pace here.
Hamed throws a punch but it's blocked by Sagat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hamed scores with a shot to the side of Sagat's head.
Hamed lands a nice uppercut.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Sagat is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamed gets an underhook and turns Sagat into the ropes.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hamed.
Hamed lands a shot to the body.
Hamed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hamed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Hamed blocks with his arms.
Hamed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Hamed scores with a hook to the body.
Sagat throws an elbow that misses.
Good body shot from Hamed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Hamed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamed managing to block the knees to the body from Sagat.
Hamed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sagat is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sagat dodges the punch combination from Hamed.
Hamed gets tackled into the ropes by Sagat. Sagat maintains the clinch.
Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Hamed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sagat missing with knees to the body.
Sagat stalling in the clinch but Hamed improves position.
Nice body punch from Hamed.
Hamed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sagat looking to slow down the pace here.
Hamed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sagat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
Hamed avoiding damage as Sagat throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamed working aggressively here.
Hamed has a couple of punches blocked by Sagat.
Hamed lands a left hand.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
Sagat is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from Hamed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamed looking to stall.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takshin Sagat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Hamed - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hamed lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sagat throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Hamed.
Hamed lands a hook that snaps the head of Sagat backwards.
Hamed goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Hamed scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamed tries to throw a body punch but Sagat avoids it by throwing Hamed back against the ropes.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamed working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hamed works on Sagat's body with a couple of short punches.
Hamed blocks an elbow strike from Sagat.
Hamed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sagat up against the ropes.
Sagat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamed.
Hamed lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Sagat is rocked!
Hamed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Sagat is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamed taking a breather.
Sagat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hamed cracks Sagat with a nice body shot.
Sagat trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamed as Sagat tries to tie him up.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamed leaning his opponent against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamed creates a bit of distance and cracks Sagat with a big uppercut! Sagat goes down! The referee pushes Hamed away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Sagat make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! Hamed takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Naseem Hamed!
After winning the bout, Naseem Hamed thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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