didn't understand what really happened but he knew that he had to protect his eyes.
Grandmaster Cacoy's eskrima had incorporated different forms of martial arts. Seth used a peek-a-boo boxing guard and moved forward. Sagen was jumping around and continued hitting Seth's guard.
But with Seth's determination he pushed on until Sagen was within his reach. When Sagen released another wide left hook, Seth performed a series of hits to Sagen's head and body.
He was dominating Sagen when he suddenly stopped and tried to protect his eyes from something. Finally, Nash discovered the reason why Seth was hit in the second round.
Someone in the crowd had been using a red laser pointer and was blinding Seth. Nash was about to go to the source of laser pointer when he noticed that there was another one coming from his left side.
There were at least two people who were blinding his brother. Sagen quickly took advantage of the dirty distraction and hit Seth with a powerful uppercut.
Somehow, Seth managed to block the blow with his left hand. He guessed that Sagen was going for his chin again. Being extremely cautious paid off.
While Seth was backing off he was hit with another laser pointer to the eye. The laser pointer was really strong and was causing him to see double images of Sagen.
Seth's eyesight were out of focused. As he was seeing after images of Sagen, he couldn't tell which one was real.
Sagen continued punching Seth while he was still adjusting his eyes. Nash tried calling for the referee's attention about the laser pointers but the referee was too focused on the match to notice Nash's yelling.
It took a while for Seth's eyes to regain their normal sight. Seth was sure that if he doesn't score a down before the round ends, Sagen will win the championship.
Desperate, Seth risked the chance and attacked Sagen. He was able to hit Sagen's chin when Sagen was using his wide punches.
The blow clearly affected Sagen as he was about to fall down to the mat. Unfortunately, Sagen managed to clinch Seth and hold his arms down.
A laser pointer managed to hit his eyes once more before he closed them. The laser pointers were very bright that it caused his eyes to be really sore and itchy.
At the same time as he was clinching, Sagen was doing pathetic body blows in order to rack in more points while Seth's eyes were still hurting.
Two minutes finally ended, marking the end of the finals match for the 14-17 Division of AUTOMATA. Nash was furious.
If the judges didn't notice the underhanded tricks that Sagen was using then he didn't need to hear the results from the judge's score card.
The judges gave the following scores, 28-27, 28-27, 28-28. Giving Sagen the majority decision, two out of the three judges gave him the win.
Nash was about to run to Sagen's corner when grandmaster Cacoy and Donny grabbed hold of him.
"Nash, this isn't the time or the place. We don't have any proof of what they just did. Look, Seth is coming. You need to be strong for him."
A somber looking Seth was coming there way. He was clearly trying to smile but it was clear that his heart was aching.
"Seth, are you alright? I'm so sorry I didn't catch what they were doing on time."
"Don't worry about it. I don't want you to go after him. I think he has at least six bodyguards with him. Let's just charge this to experience. Now, I know that I rely too much on my eyes. I'll find some way to beat him on an official match next time."
"I'm sorry, I can't do that. I don't care if he has a hundred bodyguards. I won't let him get away for what he did. You were clearly the better fighter."
"Nash, let's just go home. Placing second in my first AUTOMATA isn't so bad, besides Mima will be worried if we get into any trouble. Remember, you are the one who told us that we should only use Eskrima for