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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kesuke Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Dinh Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miyagi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Your'e The Best Around. Nguyen has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it Black as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
19 - 3 - 1 |
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146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kesuke Miyagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dinh Nguyen!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Miyagi.
Miyagi misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nguyen. That's going to slow Miyagi down.
Miyagi throws a head kick but Nguyen moves out of range.
Miyagi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nguyen is out of range.
Nguyen misses with a leg kick
and Miyagi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miyagi throws a head kick that misses.
Miyagi throws a body kick that misses
and Nguyen counters with a thumping low kick.
Miyagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nguyen throws a right hand that Miyagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Miyagi also avoids with ease.
Miyagi tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Nguyen.
Nice defenses there by Miyagi.
Miyagi cracks the inside of Nguyen's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miyagi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nguyen. Miyagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nguyen throws a shot from downtown. Miyagi moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen avoids the head kick by Miyagi.
Miyagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miyagi tries to clinch but Nguyen is having none of it.
Nguyen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miyagi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nguyen checks it well.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut. Miyagi saw that one coming.
Miyagi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nguyen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nguyen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miyagi can pounce on him.
Miyagi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nguyen. That did some damage!
Miyagi wants to clinch up but Nguyen keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen jabs Miyagi right on the nose. Miyagi blinks but takes it well.
Nguyen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nguyen misses with a low kick as Miyagi jumps back.
Nguyen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi throws a solid leg kick but Nguyen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyagi.
Miyagi throws a solid leg kick but Nguyen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyagi.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyagi manages to avoid it.
Miyagi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen missing with a left hand there. Miyagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheers as Nguyen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miyagi doesn't seem phased though.
Miyagi throws a sloppy head kick and Nguyen moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Miyagi forces Nguyen back against the cage and clinches.
Miyagi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miyagi is trying to maintain a safe position but Nguyen gets an underhook and turns Miyagi into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nguyen.
Nguyen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyagi's face.
Nguyen letting Miyagi take a breather here.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyagi's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyagi backwards.
Nguyen avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Miyagi working Nguyen over with knees to the body.
Miyagi missing with knees to the body.
Nguyen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nguyen avoiding damage as Miyagi throws knees to the body.
Nguyen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miyagi's defenses.
Nguyen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miyagi avoids it.
Nguyen managing to block the knees to the body from Miyagi.
Miyagi is pushing Nguyen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nguyen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miyagi motions for Nguyen to come forward. Miyagi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nguyen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miyagi connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyagi connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nguyen misses with an uppercut. Miyagi saw that one coming.
Nguyen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Miyagi misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miyagi!
Nguyen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miyagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miyagi is looking to score with low kicks.
Nguyen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nguyen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miyagi.
Nguyen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nguyen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyagi thows a leg kick but Nguyen checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nguyen looks to land a left hand but Miyagi moved out of range nicely.
Nguyen moves to clinch but Miyagi breaks away
and Miyagi counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kesuke Miyagi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nguyen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miyagi doesn't seem bothered though.
Miyagi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Nguyen counter with a right hand.
Miyagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nguyen.
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.
Nguyen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nguyen checks a low kick from Miyagi.
Nguyen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nguyen scores with a nice right hand.
Nguyen misses the shot to the body.
Miyagi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miyagi throws a low kick but Nguyen moves out of range easily.
Miyagi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nguyen counters with an outside leg kick.
Nguyen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Miyagi connects with a leg kick. Nguyen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Miyagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nguyen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kesuke Miyagi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyagi is looking to land body kicks.
Nguyen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miyagi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miyagi throws a head kick that Nguyen semi-blocks.
Nguyen is rocked!
It looks like Van Dinh Nguyen has been cut.
A head kick misses from Miyagi.
Nguyen is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyagi finish him?
Miyagi and Nguyen are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Miyagi throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Nguyen into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Miyagi knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kesuke Miyagi!
Kesuke Miyagi retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Kesuke Miyagi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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