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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Xavier Amilcar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naseem Hamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Amilcar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Untouchable . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Amilcar !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Naseem Hamed!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Amilcar .
Hamed walks into a jab.
Hamed tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Amilcar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amilcar .
Amilcar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Amilcar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hamed clinches up with Amilcar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hamed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amilcar or not.
Hamed managing to block the knees to the body from Amilcar .
Amilcar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamed stalling in the clinch.
Hamed blocks the elbow strike.
Hamed throws a head punch that misses.
Hamed swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hamed tries to throw a body punch but Amilcar avoids it by throwing Hamed back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamed pushes Amilcar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hamed.
Hamed misses with the head strike.
Hamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hamed lands an uppercut.
Hamed can't find room to land a body shot as Amilcar controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed pushes Amilcar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hamed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hamed lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Amilcar throws an elbow but misses.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
Hamed tries to throw a body punch but Amilcar avoids it by throwing Hamed back against the ropes.
Hamed lands with a light punch inside.
Amilcar taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Hamed is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Amilcar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamed has him pressed against the ropes.
Amilcar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Amilcar misses with an elbow strike.
Hamed holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamed.
Hamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Amilcar throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Hamed to work.
Amilcar can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amilcar scores with a knee to the head.
Hamed avoiding damage.
Hamed cracks Amilcar with a nice body shot.
Hamed is leaning against Amilcar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amilcar tries a knee to the head but Hamed blocks it.
Amilcar with a knee to the head.
Amilcar blocks a body shot from Hamed.
Hamed presses Amilcar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hamed stalling against the ropes.
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Amilcar controls his hands.
Amilcar tries to break free but Hamed pushes him back against the ropes.
Amilcar stalling in the clinch but Hamed improves position.
Amilcar pushes off an throws an elbow but Hamed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Amilcar wants to get back to striking at distance but Hamed won't allow it.
Amilcar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Hamed digs a right hand underneath Amilcar 's ribcage. Amilcar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamed has Amilcar pushed against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Amilcar throws an elbow but misses.
Hamed effectively controlling the action here.
Amilcar throws an elbow that misses.
Amilcar missing with knees to the body.
Amilcar wants to stall.
Amilcar seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hamed is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amilcar .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed misses with some punches.
Amilcar scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Hamed.
Hamed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amilcar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hamed has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Amilcar 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hamed avoids the elbow strike from Amilcar , against the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hamed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
Hamed scores with a shot to the side of Amilcar 's head.
Amilcar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hamed is looking to control Amilcar 's arms but Amilcar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hamed has his back to the ropes.
Amilcar lands an elbow inside that Hamed shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hamed.
Amilcar lands an elbow inside that Hamed shrugs off.
Amilcar is looking to control Hamed's arms but Hamed gets an underhook and turns him. Now Amilcar has his back to the ropes.
Hamed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Amilcar up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hamed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamed connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Amilcar throws a jab but it's blocked by Hamed.
Hamed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amilcar throws out the jab.
Hamed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Amilcar to score with a decent uppercut.
Hamed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hamed tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Amilcar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amilcar lands a leg kick that knocks Hamed off balance momentarily.
Hamed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hamed tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Amilcar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hamed throws a series of punches but Amilcar avoids them all with ease.
Hamed gets a clinch.
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!
Amilcar lands a good knee to the midsection. Hamed won't want to take too many of those.
Amilcar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hamed blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amilcar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Amilcar is looking to break free of the clinch but Hamed has double underhooks.
A short left from Hamed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Amilcar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hamed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hamed digs a right hand underneath Amilcar 's ribcage. Amilcar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamed lands a shot to the body.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Hamed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
Hamed pushes Amilcar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hamed takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Hamed.
Hamed is struggling to control the position.
Amilcar wants to break free but Hamed has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amilcar is trying to break free.
Hamed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Amilcar lands a nice elbow.
Hamed digs a right hand underneath Amilcar 's ribcage. Amilcar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hamed lands with a right to the head.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
Hamed takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hamed - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamed pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hamed blocks an elbow strike from Amilcar .
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
Hamed displaying some good clinch control by pressing Amilcar up against the ropes.
Hamed taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hamed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Amilcar controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Amilcar as Hamed tries to tie him up.
Hamed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hamed lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amilcar .
Hamed is trying to stall.
Amilcar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hamed misses with some punches.
Naseem Hamed seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amilcar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Hamed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hamed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amilcar 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hamed as Amilcar tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee calls for Hamed to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Naseem Hamed.
Amilcar is looking to slow Hamed down with leg kicks.
Amilcar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Amilcar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hamed tries to clinch but Amilcar moves out of range.
Hamed closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hamed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Amilcar misses with a hook.
Naseem Hamed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamed ducks right into an uppercut from Amilcar .
Hamed gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hamed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Amilcar .
Hamed struggles to land a body shot inside as Amilcar controls his hands.
Hamed is trying to stall.
Hamed managing to block the knees to the body from Amilcar .
Hamed is trying to maintain a safe position but Amilcar gets an underhook and turns Hamed into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hamed.
Hamed has a couple of punches blocked by Amilcar .
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Amilcar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hamed's brow.
Hamed scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed has Amilcar pushed against the ropes.
Hamed receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Amilcar takes a shot to the head.
Amilcar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hamed's defenses.
Amilcar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hamed misses with a punch on the inside.
Hamed slowing the pace effectively.
Amilcar blocks an uppercut.
Amilcar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hamed blocks an elbow strike from Amilcar .
Hamed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hamed trying to control the position but instead, Amilcar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hamed into the ropes.
A short left from Hamed.
Hamed stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amilcar looking to throw knees to the head but Hamed is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hamed.
Amilcar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Amilcar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Amilcar is trying to break the clinch but Hamed is controlling him.
Hamed trying to stall but Amilcar improves his position.
A hook to the body from Hamed.
Hamed pushes Amilcar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amilcar tries to land a knee to the head but Hamed blocks with his arms.
Amilcar throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Hamed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamed wants to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hamed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hamed lands with a short shot to the head.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Hamed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hamed misses with a body punch.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amilcar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Amilcar lands a shoulder strike.
Hamed managing to block the knees to the body from Amilcar .
Hamed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Amilcar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamed.
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!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Amilcar throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amilcar misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Amilcar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hamed lands with a left to the head.
Hamed digs a right hand underneath Amilcar 's ribcage. Amilcar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamed lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Amilcar or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamed.
Hamed scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamed lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hamed lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hamed pushes Amilcar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hamed is working Amilcar over against the ropes.
Hamed leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Hamed.
Hamed stalling against the ropes.
Hamed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amilcar backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naseem Hamed really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hamed lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Amilcar is rocked!
Hamed moves in looking to clinch but Amilcar pushes him off.
Oh Amilcar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sloppy strikes from Hamed. Those never looked like landing.
Amilcar seems to have got his legs back now.
Hamed throws a leg kick which misses Amilcar 's front leg but catches the back leg as Amilcar tries to avoid it.
Naseem Hamed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hamed lands a leg kick that knocks Amilcar off balance momentarily.
Amilcar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hamed.
Good work by Hamed as he checks the leg kick.
Amilcar walks into a left hand.
Hamed is looking to clinch but Amilcar is avoiding it.
Amilcar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hamed closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Amilcar blocking some punches.
Amilcar is trying to maintain a safe position but Hamed gets an underhook and turns Amilcar into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hamed.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hamed is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amilcar 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.
Amilcar missing with knees to the body.
Hamed stalling the fight.
Hamed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hamed.
Amilcar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hamed lands with a short shot to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hamed creates a bit of distance and cracks Amilcar with a big uppercut! Amilcar goes down! The referee pushes Hamed away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Amilcar 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 1:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Naseem Hamed! Naseem Hamed retains his middleweight title!
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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