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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Nahtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyagi's entrance music is Your'e The Best Around. A fine choice. Nahtic has chosen Sleeping My Day Away as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
12 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
51 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Nahtic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nahtic throws a lazy right hand but Miyagi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lou Nahtic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nahtic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nahtic's corner calls for a 1-2. Nahtic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nahtic tries to bum rush Miyagi with a series of wild strikes but Miyagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nahtic tries to clinch up.
Miyagi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nahtic is out of range.
Miyagi throws a chopping leg kick but Nahtic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nahtic moves into the clinch successfully.
Nahtic breaks the clinch.
Nahtic lands with a hook. Miyagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miyagi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Miyagi tenderised Nahtic's leg. Nahtic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miyagi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nahtic throws a series of punches but Miyagi moves out of range.
Nahtic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyagi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahtic.
Nahtic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nahtic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miyagi thumps Nahtic with a low kick.
Miyagi throws a leg kick which misses Nahtic's front leg but catches the back leg as Nahtic tries to avoid it.
Miyagi throws a low kick, looking for Nahtic's leg but Nahtic calmly moves out of range.
Miyagi slips under a jab from Nahtic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nahtic.
Miyagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miyagi scores with a head kick. Nahtic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Miyagi throws a wild body kick that Nahtic sees coming a mile off.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nahtic misses with a low kick.
Miyagi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nahtic just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miyagi instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahtic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Miyagi misses.
Nahtic throws out a counter right but Miyagi avoids it with no problem.
Nahtic misses with a two punch combination.
Nahtic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Miyagi is looking to chop away at Nahtic's legs.
Nahtic throws the kick towards the body but Miyagi avoids it.
Miyagi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Miyagi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nahtic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nahtic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miyagi throws a big counter combination but Nahtic scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nahtic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miyagi slips a jab from Nahtic.
Nahtic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nahtic throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nahtic's knee momentarily.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Nahtic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miyagi can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a head kick that half lands.
Nahtic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyagi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Miyagi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nahtic looks for the body kick but Miyagi saw that one coming.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nahtic lands a lovely overhand right.
Miyagi moves out of range as Nahtic strikes.
Nahtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi blocks a low kick nicely.
Nahtic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Nahtic instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic breaks from the clinch.
Nahtic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miyagi can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyagi throws a solid leg kick but Nahtic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyagi.
Nahtic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyagi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nahtic checks a leg kick.
Nahtic is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Nahtic scores with a head kick.
Nahtic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nahtic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miyagi counters with a nice body kick.
Miyagi misses with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nahtic blocks the leg kick.
Nahtic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miyagi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nahtic checks a leg kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nahtic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nahtic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nahtic wants to clinch.
Miyagi appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Nahtic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nahtic moves into the clinch.
Miyagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nahtic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
A cross from Nahtic lands.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Miyagi misses.
Miyagi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nahtic throws a head kick that half lands.
Lou Nahtic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nahtic darts in and clinches Miyagi up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Nahtic.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miyagi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nahtic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miyagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nahtic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nahtic lands with a hook. Miyagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nahtic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nahtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Nahtic moves out of range easily.
Miyagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahtic.
Nahtic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Miyagi feints and then cracks Nahtic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nahtic down.
Nahtic is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.
Nahtic tries to clinch up.
Nahtic closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side
and Miyagi counters with a good low kick that Nahtic was not able to check.
Nahtic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick
and Nahtic counters with a series of strikes. Miyagi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nahtic throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyagi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nahtic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miyagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nahtic.
Miyagi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miyagi cracks the inside of Nahtic's front leg.
Miyagi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nahtic scores with a nice right hand.
Miyagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Miyagi moves out of range.
Nahtic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nahtic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nahtic blocks a head kick by Miyagi.
Nahtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nahtic doesn't manage to clinch there - Miyagi circles away.
Nahtic throws a wild body kick that Miyagi sees coming a mile off.
Nahtic throws a series of punches but Miyagi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nahtic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nahtic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyagi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Lou Nahtic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nahtic is looking to clinch but Miyagi is avoiding it.
Miyagi is looking for a counter combo.
Miyagi scores with a leg kick.
Nahtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nahtic misses with the combination.
Miyagi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nahtic checks a leg kick.
Nahtic lands the left hand.
Nahtic throws a body kick that misses.
Nahtic gets a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Nahtic.
Miyagi tries a knee to the head but Nahtic blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nahtic looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyagi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nahtic throws a nice head kick!
Miyagi clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nahtic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miyagi breaks from the clinch.
Nahtic moves out of range as Miyagi throws a body kick.
Miyagi rushes Nahtic and presses him up against the cage.
Miyagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nahtic throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyagi counters with a head kick.
Miyagi slips a jab from Nahtic.
Nahtic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nahtic throws a leg kick that misses.
Nahtic checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lou Nahtic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Nahtic is looking to clinch.
Miyagi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nahtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Nahtic moves out of range easily.
Miyagi swats away the attempt to clinch by Nahtic.
Nahtic scores with a hook.
Miyagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nahtic. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miyagi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nahtic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nahtic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nahtic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyagi lands a leg kick that knocks Nahtic off balance momentarily.
Nahtic misses with a head kick.
Miyagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nahtic tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Nahtic misses.
Miyagi tried to counter with a leg kick but Nahtic avoided it.
An inside leg kick lands from Miyagi.
Miyagi is looking to slow Nahtic down with leg kicks.
Miyagi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Nahtic.
An inside leg kick lands from Miyagi.
An inside leg kick lands from Miyagi.
Nahtic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miyagi slips a straight right by Nahtic.
Miyagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nahtic tries to clinch up but Miyagi circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyagi has Nahtic up against the cage in a clinch.
Nahtic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi misses with a leg kick.
Miyagi dodges the punch combination from Nahtic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Nahtic feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Nahtic misses the target.
Miyagi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nahtic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Nahtic blocks the low kick.
Nahtic is looking to clinch.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miyagi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Nahtic backs away, Miyagi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nahtic lunges at Miyagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyagi's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nahtic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miyagi half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nahtic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nahtic moves into the clinch successfully.
Miyagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Miyagi is having none of it.
Nahtic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Miyagi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nahtic lunges at Miyagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miyagi's hand.
Nahtic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nahtic forces Miyagi back against the cage and clinches.
Nahtic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nahtic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nahtic closes the distance but Miyagi moves to the side
and Miyagi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nahtic's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi misses with a head kick.
Lou Nahtic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nahtic avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nahtic lands with an uppercut that bounces Miyagi off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyagi moves away from the strike by Nahtic.
Miyagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Nahtic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nahtic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyagi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyagi half committed to a counter leg kick.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nahtic wants to clinch up but Miyagi keeps it at a distance.
Miyagi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nahtic looks to land a combination but Miyagi avoids it well.
Nahtic tries to clinch but Miyagi moves away
and Miyagi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kesuke Miyagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyagi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kesuke Miyagi.
Well Nahtic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lou Nahtic!
After winning the bout, Lou Nahtic 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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hype
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