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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Smoove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata comes to the cage accompanied by NANO - no pain, no game. Jason Smoove will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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153 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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184 cm
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kira Miyata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Smoove!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyata ducks under a wild hook from Smoove.
Smoove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyata manages to avoid it.
Smoove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smoove misses with a looping left.
Miyata closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Smoove did well to prevent Miyata getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyata tries to pass to full mount but Smoove defends it.
Miyata is working for a kimura but Smoove is defending it quite comfortably.
Miyata is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Smoove looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smoove is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but Smoove is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miyata to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove is trying to maintain the position but Miyata is very close to passing his half guard.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smoove is looking for a sweep. Miyata is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miyata wants to work for an arm triangle but Smoove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smoove wants to control but Miyata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smoove is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Miyata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miyata controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove trying to control from the bottom.
Miyata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smoove gets full guard.
Smoove is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miyata controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Miyata is looking to pass into half guard but Smoove pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Smoove is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoove trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyata keeping moving, preventing Smoove from controlling successfully.
Miyata keeping full guard, as Smoove tries to pass.
Smoove looking to sit in guard and control but Miyata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smoove is looking for a triangle but Miyata pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Miyata advances position into side control!
Miyata thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miyata is trying to get an arm triangle but Smoove is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miyata is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Smoove has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smoove misses with a takedown attempt
letting Miyata counter with a right hand.
Miyata steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smoove.
Smoove takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smoove connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miyata. Miyata circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Miyata misses.
Smoove scores with the left hand. Miyata knows he should have avoided that one.
Smoove throws a lazy uppercut
and Miyata counters with a nice uppercut.
Smoove throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miyata counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smoove's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smoove trying to control the position.
Miyata slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smoove not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kira Miyata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoove can't keep his opponent in guard - Miyata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smoove wants to control but Miyata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smoove is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Miyata is staying active.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Miyata slows the pace down in half guard.
Miyata wants to take a breather but Smoove is having none of it.
Smoove works his way to full guard. Good work.
Smoove keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove looking to control.
Smoove can't keep his opponent in guard - Miyata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smoove wants to get back to full guard.
Miyata is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miyata is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smoove sees it coming and defends easily.
Miyata wants to control but Smoove is keeping him busy.
Smoove trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyata seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smoove does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miyata in particular looking to stall.
Smoove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyata is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miyata wants to work for an arm triangle but Smoove is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Miyata is looking to take a break and control but Smoove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smoove tries to get to full guard but Miyata has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata is working for a submission of some sort.
Miyata is thwarting Smoove's attempts to control the position.
Smoove is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miyata pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Miyata in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smoove won't allow Miyata to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miyata moves into the clinch.
Miyata avoiding damage.
Smoove landing knees to the body.
Smoove prevents a body shot from Miyata.
Smoove trying to land knees to the body.
Smoove has Miyata pressed against the cage, preventing Miyata from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyata tries for a takedown but Smoove manages to get underhooks.
Miyata avoiding damage as Smoove throws knees to the body.
Smoove landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miyata pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Smoove.
Smoove misses with a knee to the head.
Miyata lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyata is stalling in the full guard.
Smoove controls Miyata momentarily but Miyata frees himself.
Miyata passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Smoove tries to improve position but can't.
Smoove struggling a bit here.
Smoove trying to remain calm as Miyata controls from the top position.
Smoove is not content to let Miyata control the position.
Jason Smoove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoove tries to improve position but can't.
Miyata advances nicely into full mount.
Miyata looking to control but Smoove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyata prevents Smoove from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyata trying to control but Smoove is having none of it.
Miyata controlling his opponent.
Miyata looking to control but Smoove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smoove wants to hold on but Miyata pushes him away.
Smoove is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyata tries to control but Smoove wriggling away.
Miyata controlling his opponent.
Smoove tries to control Miyata's body but Miyata pushes him off. Smoove squirms to his side and now Miyata has his back!
Miyata keeps control of the position easily here as Smoove tries to buck him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smoove is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kira Miyata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miyata, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kira Miyata!
Kira Miyata decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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