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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kira Miyata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kang Xi Jia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miyata kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boa - Energetic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 cm
35
153 lbs
29 - 18 - 0 |
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170 cm
32
150 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kira Miyata! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Xi Jia! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miyata looks to throw the jab but Xi Jia is out of range. Xi Jia jabs at Miyata's body. Miyata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xi Jia has time to react. Xi Jia throws a shot from downtown. Miyata moves away and avoids it. Miyata fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Xi Jia throws a sloppy head kick and Miyata moves out of range easily. Miyata drops down looking for a counter takedown but Xi Jia sprawls and moves away. Miyata scores with a nice right hand.
Miyata gets tackled into the cage by Xi Jia. Xi Jia maintains the clinch. Miyata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xi Jias head. Xi Jia lands a shoulder strike. Xi Jia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyata's elbow. Miyata slows down the pace here.
Miyata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Miyata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Miyata has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID280K) in the buildup to the fight. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Xi Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miyata throws a nice outside leg kick. Miyata misses with a looping left. Miyata throws a hook but Xi Jia blocks it. Xi Jia closes the distance looking to clinch and Miyata counters with a series of strikes. Xi Jia will be more careful next time no doubt. Miyata just misses with a punch to the body.
Xi Jia wants to clinch up but Miyata keeps it at a distance. Xi Jia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miyata counters with a nice double leg into guard. Xi Jia keeping moving, preventing Miyata from controlling successfully. Xi Jia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miyata defends it easily. 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miyata passes into half guard. Xi Jia is trying to get back to full guard. Miyata is controlling the pace.
Miyata looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Xi Jia trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Miyata controlling the action here. Xi Jia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Miyata misses with a head shot. Xi Jia uses the momentum to regain guard. Miyata sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Xi Jia is trying to control the position but Miyata postures up. Miyata wants to control from the top but Xi Jia keeps moving. Miyata wants to pass the guard but Xi Jia is keeping the position. Miyata trying to control but Xi Jia is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Miyata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xi Jia has time to react. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Miyata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miyata lands a nice shot that snaps Xi Jia's head back.
Miyata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Xi Jia in his tracks. Xi Jia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miyata. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kira Miyata dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Miyata. Miyata throws a jab but it's blocked by Xi Jia. Kira Miyata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Xi Jia lands a jab to Miyata's midsection. Miyata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xi Jia manages to avoid it. Xi Jia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miyata paws at him with a jab and circles away. Xi Jia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xi Jia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miyata.
Xi Jia wants to counter the offense by Miyata and move into the clinch position. Xi Jia throws out a loose jab but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it. Xi Jia wants to clinch and Miyata connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Miyata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Xi Jia can do to turn this around? Miyata throws a lazy right hand but Xi Jia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xi Jia connects with a nice looking jab.
Xi Jia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miyata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Miyata is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Xi Jia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Xi Jia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Nice cross by Xi Jia. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Xi Jia connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Xi Jia misses with a looping right. Miyata throws a shot from downtown. Xi Jia moves away and avoids it. Xi Jia throws a sloppy head kick and Miyata moves out of range easily. A counter left hand to the body from Miyata misses its target. Miyata bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Xi Jia fails to land with a series of punches.
Xi Jia lands a jab to the nose. Miyata doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Xi Jia stuffs the takedown attempt from Miyata. Miyata gets slowly back to his feet. Xi Jia lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Xi Jia moves into range and clinches up with Miyata. Xi Jia misses with a short punch on the inside. Xi Jia struggles to land a body shot inside as Miyata controls his hands.
Xi Jia misses with a body punch.
Xi Jia lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xi Jia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Miyata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Xi Jia digs a right hand into Miyata's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miyata's gas tank. Miyata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Xi Jia prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Xi Jia lands with a left to the head. Xi Jia scores with a shot to the side of Miyata's head. Xi Jia tries to work over Miyata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Xi Jia scores with a hook to the body. Miyata misses with some punches.
Xi Jia is working Miyata over against the cage. Miyata trying to control the position but instead, Xi Jia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miyata into the cage. Miyata is looking to take this one to the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kira Miyata. That's going to take a lot out of him. Xi Jia is leaning against Miyata and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. A right hand to the body from Xi Jia.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Xi Jia swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xi Jia stops a takedown attempt from Miyata.
Xi Jia swings wildly with an uppercut but Miyata uses good head movement to avoid it. Xi Jia misses with some punches.
Miyata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miyata lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyata. Miyata has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Xi Jia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Xi Jia gets underhooks to prevent Miyata's takedown attempt.
Miyata blocks an uppercut.
Miyata blocks a body shot from Xi Jia. Xi Jia lands with a short head shot on the inside. Xi Jia lands a hook to the side of the head. Xi Jia misses with a body punch.
Xi Jia lands a right hand. Xi Jia lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Xi Jia lands with a right to the head. Xi Jia scores with a shoulder strike. Xi Jia lands an uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Miyata tries to score a body lock takedown but Xi Jia shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Miyata is trying to drag Xi Jia to the mat but Xi Jia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Xi Jia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Xi Jia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xi Jia is working Miyata over against the cage. Xi Jia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miyata's elbow. Miyata is trying to force a seperation but Xi Jia has the dominant position. Miyata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miyata. A short right from Xi Jia on the inside. A left hand lands to the body for Xi Jia.
Xi Jia lands a hook that snaps the head of Miyata backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Xi Jia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Xi Jia misses the shot to the body. Xi Jia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Xi Jia moves away from the strike by Miyata. Xi Jia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Xi Jia is looking to clinch. Miyata fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Good standup being displayed there by Miyata as he connects with a hook. Miyata just misses with a punch to the body.
Xi Jia tries to counter with a clinch but Miyata shakes him off and moves away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Xi Jia tests Miyata's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kira Miyata is winning the standup battle so far. Miyata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Miyata drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. This has been an exciting period of action! Xi Jia gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miyata passes to side control. Xi Jia tries to bench press Miyata off him but Miyata keeps the position. Miyata is chipping away with strikes.
Miyata working away. Xi Jia is looking to regain half guard here but Miyata keeps moving and retains side control. Miyata gets to mount! Xi Jia was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. Xi Jia is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Xi Jia sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Xi Jia keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. Miyata throwing shots but Xi Jia is blocking nicely. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Miyata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Xi Jia is controlling Miyata's trapped leg to prevent Miyata from advancing to side control. Miyata is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Miyata trying to mount his opponent but Xi Jia defends it. Xi Jia wants to get back to full guard. Miyata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Kira Miyata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Miyata is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Miyata wants to take a breather but Xi Jia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Xi Jia moves into full guard.
Miyata wants to control from the top but Xi Jia keeps moving. 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Xi Jia has closed the distance and engaged Miyata in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Miyata has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Xi Jia clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Miyata is hanging on to Xi Jia's back as he tries to escape.
And that's the end of the fight! Kira Miyata showed his dominance in that final round. I think Miyata has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
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. The defeated Kang Xi Jia had this to say: 'I lost because I wasn't drunk enough. Simple as that.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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