Chapter 541: The Third Cushion Match
Tonight's third mat bout is an IBF bantamweight world title bout, with Utah's boxer Nagas taking on current IBF bantamweight champion Austin from Mexico.
In the tradition of boxing matches, the American boxer Nagas, who is the challenger, takes the lead first.
Nagas is a black boxer, today wearing a pair of shorts embroidered with the American flag pattern, unlike most fighters, Nagas is dancing on the stage, his coaching team follows him from a distance, after Nagas stepped into the ring, he also danced around the ring, it can be seen that Nagas is a more flamboyant fighter with a more flamboyant personality.
With the challenger Nagas taking the stage, the host also announced Nagas's professional record in a timely manner. ‘
"Challenger Nagas from Utah, USA, is 25 years old and has a professional record of winning all 20 fights, including 13 knockouts."
Nagas is a strong rookie fighter with no loss in a fight, and today is his first attempt at the World Professional Title.
With Nagas's debut and introduction, the protagonist of the third mat match, the bantamweight champion of the IBF, Mexican Austin, appeared.
Austin walked out of the tunnel wearing a pair of black shorts and a Mexican-style straw hat, which was completely different from the way challenger Nagas played, who was much more low-key, walking out of the ring surrounded by the coaching staff like most fighters.
The host in the ring also introduced the professional record and other information of the defending boxing champion Austin in a timely manner.
"Let's welcome the IBF bantamweight world champion Austin from Mexico, who is now Chinese New Year's Eve one year old and has a professional record of 29 fights and 27 victories, including 13 knockouts. Today marks his third defense of the IBF bantamweight title. ”
Although the reigning champion Austin does not have a winning record and has two career losses, it is also a pretty good result for a fighter who has fought nearly 30 fights, and considering that Austin is the current bantamweight champion in the IBF and has defended his title three times, it is clear that at least a few of the fighters he has fought are world champions.
Both fighters have very impressive professional records, but neither has a very high knockout rate, which is relatively low compared to the top fighters in the middleweight division and higher, which is also the reason why the knockout rate of such a small division is not high because the bantamweight division is relatively low.
When the host finished introducing the two fighters, the two fighters on the field had already taken off their coats with the assistance of the team, walked to the sides of the referees on the field, and waited for the final start of the game.
After the referee made the final announcement of the precautions of the match, the two fighters walked to their respective corners, the rest of the ring evacuated, and the fight officially began.
Bite!
With a bell, the two fighters quickly clenched their fists and slid closer to their opponents.
The two fighters in this bout were more technical and more rigorous, and after the first round began, the two met in the center of the ring, and instead of rushing to start a fight, they threw punches to test each other.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Defending champion Austin threw the first punch, unleashing a flurry of jabs, followed by a right backhand that felt the distance and tested challenger Nagas.
The challenger Nagas also showed great composure, seeing Austin make a continuous punch, Nagas immediately slid back to open up the distance, and after Austin's three punches were empty, Nagas immediately slid forward again, closing the distance with Austin.
Boom! Boom!
Nagas was quick, and after closing the distance between himself and Austin, he immediately unleashed two straight combinations in a row to hit Austin.
However, Austin reacted quickly and immediately made a dive that made Nagas lose his target, and Nagas's left-handed and left-handed combination punched straight over Austin's head and missed.
Boom!
Austin got up from the dive and threw a left-handed hook to hit Nagas's gap, but Nagas saw Austin's punch and immediately made a sliding move to distance himself from Austin again.
Austin's left-hand hook, though fast, was dodged by Nagas, who quickly stepped back.
The distance between the two widened, and Austin stepped forward and continued to test Nagas with back-to-back jabs.
This time, instead of sliding back, Nagas shook his head and relied on his gloves to block and shake or block Austin's jab.
Boom! Boom!
After dodging Austin's jab, Nagas also immediately landed a forehand jab and a right backhand to test Austin.
Austin, on the other hand, dodged Nagas's punch with a drop back and immediately countered with a straight forehand.
Boom!
Austin's straight forehand was quick, and before Nagas could get back to the defense, Austin landed and hit Nagas in the forehead, which was a clear hit. Jin Yong Chinese
Austin didn't stop when he landed a straight forehand punch, and immediately rushed forward quickly, and continued to hit Nagas quickly with a series of left-handed combinations.
Boom! Boom!
Nagas responded immediately, sliding backwards, but was still hit in the face by Austin's first straight left hand, and Austin's straight right hand followed by Nagas's dive, grazing Nagas's scalp and hitting the air.
Austin seemed to have finished his tentative phase against Nagas and started to play aggressively.
Nagas, who received two straight punches from Austin in a row, was also furious and immediately got up and fired back, landing a left uppercut and a right-handed flat uppercut.
Boom! Boom!
Nagas was also clearly very skilled, and the two uppercuts were fast, the first left uppercut hit Austin in the chin, followed by the second right flat uppercut that grazed Austin's face as he stepped back.
Sou!
Nagas slid forward to continue chasing Austin and unleashing a wave of attacks, but when Nagas started, Austin landed a left-handed return punch as well.
Boom!
Austin's left-hand hand-to-hand met Nagas, who was moving forward, causing the latter's body to slow down, and a ferocious straight right hand he had just landed was also deformed and did not hit Austin.
Boom!
It was a well-timed comeback punch that hit Nagas, and Austin immediately landed a right back hand to try to hit Nagas hard.
But by this time, Nagas, who had just been hit by an incoming punch, had already clenched his fist and began to retreat, and Austin's right back hand lost distance and was empty.
Nagas, who dodged Austin's straight right hand, clenched his fist and began to shake his body close to Austin, as if he wanted to get close to Austin and launch a wave of attacks.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, Austin's speed and timing are also very good, and when he saw Nagas come forward, Austin immediately launched a series of straight punches to control and meet Nagas.
Nagas quickly ducked, and although he didn't get hit by Austin's counterpunch again, he couldn't get close to Austin easily.
Slowly the first round entered the second half, the two fighters ended the initial mutual testing and began to play a very aggressive offensive and defensive role, judging from the ability shown by the two fighters, the defending champion Austin is a little more skilled, and the timing of the fight is also very good.
Although the challenger Nagas's technical ability is not as rich as that of the defending boxing champion Austin, it is also very good, and in terms of speed, Nagas is almost as fast as Austin, which makes it easier for Nagas to play effective defensive counterattacks.
And Nagas, who has a slightly smaller arm span, seems to be a little stronger, although he doesn't hit Austin with many heavy punches, but the effect of striking is relatively obvious.
Bite!
As the bell rang, the first round of the match between the two was over, and in the first round, the two men were almost the same in points, and the defending champion Austin was slightly better, but the first round was acceptable to anyone.
At the beginning of the second round, both fighters had no temptations and began a fast-paced offensive and defensive battle.
Because they are small-level fighters, the punching speed and movement speed of the two fighters are very fast, and the audience at the scene is also dazzled.
From the second round to the twelfth round, both fighters threw punches at a high tempo, and both hit a lot of heavy punches, but because the two fighters were relatively small and lacked the power to make a final decision, there were no knockdowns in the whole fight.
However, both fighters were injured in the face by each other, the defending champion Austin's two eye circles were already a little purple, and his face was also bruised, while the challenger Nagas was also beaten high and swollen in his right eye socket in addition to the bruise on his face, and the arch of the left eye was also opened.
The two men fought for twelve rounds, and the bout eventually reached the point decision stage.
The scores were very close, with all three off-court judges giving 115-113 scores, indicating that all three off-court judges agreed that the difference between the two fighters was within one round.
Although the three judges scored the same number of points, two of them awarded 115 points to defending champion Austin, and only one judge awarded Nagas 115 points, so in the end, the defending champion Nagas defended the IBF bantamweight belt by a very narrow point margin.
When the IBF bantamweight title match between Austin and Nagas ended, the main event between Wang Hao and Campas was about to take place, and the atmosphere of the scene began to change, and the audience was already boiling and began to hold back their enthusiasm.
If the fierce high-level match between Austin and Nagas can be called pleasing to the eye, then the match between Wang Hao and Campas has not yet started, and it has already made the audience enthusiastic.