Chapter 495: Hamed's Title Defense (2)
Amid the introduction of the host and the shouts of the fans, Nasim Hamad came to the rope side of the ring.
Immediately afterwards, Nassim Hamad used his characteristic method, grasping the rope with both hands, and a front flip, relying on the elasticity of the rope to flip into the field.
This was Nasim Hamed's signature move, and the moment Nassim Hamad rolled into the arena, it drew cheers from many fans in the audience.
Nassim Hamed's team followed closely behind and also got into the field.
Nassim Hamad entered the Circle as if he didn't see his opponent and didn't look at American fighter Soto for even half a second, and Nassim Hamad raised his hands and nodded in salute to the fans.
After the excitement of the entrance ceremony, it will soon be the official start of the bout, which will see Nasim Hamad defend his WBC and WBO featherweight belts.
At the signal of the referee on the court, Nassim Hamad and the challenger Soto stood in the center of the ring, on either side of the referee, the referee on the court grabbed one fist glove for each of the two fighters in his left and right hands, and told the two fighters about the final precautions of the game.
The rest of the teams on both sides, mainly the coaching team, stood closely behind the two fighters at this time, listening to the referee announcing the precautions of the game, waiting for the start of the fight.
Challenger Soto has a relatively calm personality, he bows his head slightly, like a normal boxer, listening to the referee in the ring reminding him of the precautions of the game.
Defending boxing champion Nassim Hamed, on the other hand, looked at Soto with his head up, a malicious smile on his face, and a sigh in his eyes, as if he was teasing Soto and had some meaning of looking down on his opponent.
"Prince" Nassim Hamed can be said to be a fighter with unique skills, and his personality is even more unruly, not to mention that no one is completely in his eyes, his attitude towards his opponent before the game is the same, just like the way he looks at Soto now, Nassim Hamad will unabashedly show that he looks down on or even contempts his opponent, of course, Nassim Hamad's performance shows his disdain for his opponent from the beginning, in addition to really not taking the opponent in his eyes, in fact, it is also mixed with some ideas that anger the opponent.
For Nasim Hamed, a very unique fighter who relies on movement and speed in his defense and offense, and does not even raise his fists in the fight, what he likes most is that his opponent loses his mind and neglects his defense in the fight against him, so that Nassim Hamad can find an opportunity to knock out his opponent with his speed and power.
"Don't hit the back of the head!"
"Don't hit below the waist!"
After the referee on the field said the final precautions, he signaled that the game was about to start.
As the teams left the ring, Nasim Hamad and challenger Soto walked to their own boxing, and the crowd, especially some British fans who liked Naseem Hamed very much, were very nervous at this time, but they also kept their voices quiet and waited for the start of the fight.
At this time before the start of the match, the veteran host of Sky Sports also lost no time in asking two special guests, former WBC and IBF super lightweight champion Costa Zu and former Olympic boxer and current super lightweight powerhouse American fighter Diaz.
"Two distinguished guests, tonight's third bout will be the start of the current WBC and WBO featherweight champion Nasim Hamad and challenger Soto. This is also the second co-main event of tonight's fight after Wang Hao and Yudah, and the fans, especially the British fans, are also very enthusiastic. How did the two guests watch this match, can Nassim Hamad win easily? Will the fight end in a knockout? ”
Due to the disparity in strength and record of the two fighters, the host of the scene also believed that Nassim Hamad would most likely win, so his question was whether Nassim Hamad could win easily and whether he could knock out his opponent to win.
Kosta Zu answered the question first, and Costa Zu said: "I think Nassim Hamad can easily knock out Soto and win this fight, as he does in most of his fights, because Nassim Hamad is too fast and too powerful for Soto!" ”
After Costa Zu finished speaking, Diaz next to him also expressed his opinion, but his opinion was a little different from Costa Zu, Diaz said: "There is still some gap between Soto and Nassim Hamad in terms of strength, but this does not mean that Soto has no hope of winning this game, but relatively speaking, Nassim Hamad has a better chance of winning." If Soto prepares well and plays rigorously, he will cause problems for Nassim Hamed, who has not always been able to easily defeat technically serious fighters, especially those who are technically good and have good fighting ability. ”
Wang Hao was in the lounge preparing for the event, while waiting for the start of the match between Nassim Hamad and Soto, and Costa Zu and Diaz also fell on Wang Hao's ears with their predictions for this match.
However, Wang Hao felt that Costa Zu and Diaz's views were not very objective, and he brought some personal preferences in it.
Costa Zu is an Australian national, strictly speaking a boxer from the British Commonwealth, so he will be more inclined to British boxers when fighting, while Diaz is a native American boxer, so he will naturally prefer Soto, who is also an American boxer.
Bite!
As Wang Hao was mentally commenting on the speeches of guest commentators Costa Zu and Diaz, the bell rang for the start of the first round between Nassim Hamad and Soto.
As the bout began, the two fighters walked to the center of the ring almost simultaneously.
However, Soto clenched his fists and walked forward with standard boxing steps, while Nasim Hamad lowered his hands and didn't make any defensive moves, while his steps were very casual, as if he were walking.
This is the unique feature of Nasim Hamad as a very characteristic boxing champion, and it can also be said that he is a master of the arts, with excellent reflexes and physical flexibility, which allows Nassim Hamad to avoid the opponent's attack without relying on the hug, just relying on the shaking and pace of the body.
The two men got closer, and before Soto could throw a punch, Nassim Hamad landed three combinations with a left and right hand.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Straight punch with left hand! Right-handed small hook fist! Left hand hook!
Nassim Hamad was very fast, just throwing three punches in an instant.